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Why Entrepreneurs Fail [IdeaBridge WhitePaper Series 1999-2002]: Failure to track financial condition of biz, Failure to focus on results.

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Why Entrepreneurs Fail [IdeaBridge WhitePaper Series 1999-2002]: Too many initiatives, Failure to pre-sell ideas, Missed deadlines.

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Why Entrepreneurs Fail [IdeaBridge WhitePaper Series 1999-2002]: Failure to follow-through on commitments

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Why Entrepreneurs Fail [IdeaBridge WhitePaper Series 1999-2002]: Lack of decisiveness

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Why Entrepreneurs Fail [IdeaBridge WhitePaper Series 1999-2002]: Haphazard hiring practices/wrong people

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Why Entrepreneurs Fail [IdeaBridge WhitePaper Series 1999-2002]: Lack of execution

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Why Entrepreneurs Fail [IdeaBridge WhitePaper Series 1999-2002]: CEO is too ego-driven

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Networking: Last year I talked w/ a well-known medical research strategist for 5 minutes. 2009 she called back to propose working together.

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Networking: A very small percentage, 5% to 25% of jobs are advertised. Consider everyone you meet at a networking event an interview.

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Networking: 65% - 85% of jobs are found through networking.

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The weather has been cold lately in Silicon Valley.

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Is there a good networking ebook online?

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What Networking Gurus don't want you to know about successful networking: Learn to ask, "How can I help you?"

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10 Major Mistakes Networking: First 2 are forgetting your business cards and talking too much.

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Networking has a higher probablity of landing a job than sending out resumes. Think of every person you meet as a mini job interview.

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Communicating with Marissa Mayer, VP, Search Product & User Experience at Google, she would like to see more women in engr leadership roles.

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another reminder on the importance of networking: http://tinyurl.com/cgk3gm

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I learned that if you give an engineer 10 reasons, he will not be able to act upon the information because it's overwhelming. Tell him one.

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I learned that when working with engineers, I need to define a process clearly if a successful outcome is desired.

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Engineering networking phobia: what are they?