Guys and Gals: Startup Your Business Global

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As we write about constantly here at this blog, the world is your market and - thanks to the Internet, you can tap into it from day one with your startup.

According to HBS Associate Professor William R. Kerr:

But building a startup as a global business requires managers with skills and strategy much different from their predecessors of even a generation ago. If you are a global entrepreneur, says Harvard Business School Associate Professor William R. Kerr, "you have to think much earlier and much faster."

 Read the entire article:  Built for Global Competition from the Start

Related article: Launching Your Start-Up Globally

Side note:  I've been writing a new book on exporting to be published December 2013 by Apress.  I talk a lot about the concept of "born global" in it.  I'll keep you posted when it is close to official publication date.

Does Every Entrepreneur Dream of Going Global?

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According to "Gidsy Shows How to Take Your Start-Up Global" (Tech Europe - WSJ - August 28, 2012):

Every entrepreneur dreams of going global.

That made my day.  See if it does for you too!

Related article:  Taking Your Startup Global (ReadWrite - July 23, 2012)