Laura Roeder

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Every professional knows that an eight-hour workday rarely means eight straight productive hours of “real” work. Sometimes there are distractions and emergency situations to attend to throughout the day; other times, your calendar is so booked with meetings that it’s hard to find time in between to concentrate on your to-do list. When you only get a few hours per day to tackle your most important tasks, it’s critical to find ways to keep your focus. To help you, we asked members of Young Entrepreneur Council for their advice. Below they shared nine strategies for stretching your productivity and why each is so effective.

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Startups have the potential to be massive earners for an investor. Getting in on the ground floor enables investors to make the most out of a startup's innovations. However, not all startups are successful. Quite a large number of them seem to have good ideas but fail to implement them properly. When you examine the successful startups, however, a few shared elements become apparent. Smart investors know what those elements are and how to determine if a startup has that potential for massive growth. Eight associates of Young Entrepreneur Council delve into the critical aspects investors should keep an eye out for when prospecting startups, and how these elements affect their decision to invest.

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No other feeling comes close to hitting the ball out of the park for your investor pitch meeting. Unfortunately, many business owners see these small wins as overcoming the largest hurdle. The truth is that nailing the investor pitch is only the first significant hurdle. Once you get the right eyes on your project and have them interested in what you're doing, you need to follow up and keep the momentum. But what is the first thing an entrepreneur should do after landing the pitch to a potential investor? We asked seven contributors to Young Entrepreneur Council what their first step after landing their pitch is, and why they take that road. Here's what they told us.

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