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The other middle manager in my same position is leaving and C-level wants me to take his over team
Good afternoon, I am 31F, been working in a start-up since 2020. I first joined as a scientist after my Ph.D. and have worked my way up to operations manager. I currently supervise a team of 10 people. I am one of two middle managers in a company with 5 C-levels. My current team has 11 people... -
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Transitioning a 7-Year-Old Cleaning Company into a Tech-Based Venture in the U.K
I've been running a cleaning company for the past 7 years and I've been striving to revolutionize the home cleaning industry for the last 3 years. However, I haven't received funding nor have I really pursued it, but it has always been on my mind. My ultimate goal is to transform my current... -
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How I failed 6 side-projects in 10 months
After losing my job in December of 2019, I decided to step into bootstrapping my own ideas for a while. First (don't do this), I worked for more than 6 months on my first idea, a very simple one, but difficult to execute. An email service provider. It wasn't easy, but I did it. I launched. 1... -
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You don’t need a big product launch, it will most likely lead to failure anyway (crosspost from /r/entrepreneur)
Why does a big product launch almost always mean a failed product in tech, think products like: Airtime (Spent millions in marketing) competing with Chat Roulette and lost) Google Glass (Sergey Brin parachuting into Moscone Center) Quibi (Currently spending millions, but looks like they will... -
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EV Charging Network : Airbnb Style
Hello Everyone: As we all know EV‘s are all the craze currently and most likely will become even more important over the next years. So I decided to start on the journey of starting a share network that basically allows people to list their own home charger or businesses to list their chargers...