The 12 Days of Start-Up: An Entrepreneur Holiday CarolIf you're a bah-humbug type you may not find this amusing. But if you can pull yourself out of your Scroogeness, you may just find yourself singing along.

ByJill Schiefelbein

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Warning: Holiday cheer ahead.

If you're a bah-humbug type you may not find this amusing. But if you can pull yourself out of your Scroogeness, you may just find yourself singing along.

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Get ready to jingle all the way. May your days be merry and bright. And may columnists overuse holiday clichés to bring you new renditions of classic holiday songs.

I give you my version of the 12 Days of Christmas for a Startup.

On the first day of start-up my business yielded me:

The first round of seed funding.

On the second day of start-up my business yielded me:

Two employees

和第一轮种子资金。

On the third day of start-up my business yielded me:

Three iterations

Two employees

和第一轮种子资金。

On the fourth day of start-up my business yielded me:

Four A/B tests

Three iterations

Two employees

和第一轮种子资金。

On the fifth day of start-up my business yielded me:

Free pub-lic-i-ty!

Four A/B tests

Three iterations

Two employees

和第一轮种子资金。

On the sixth day of start-up my business yielded me:

如果x investors calling

Free pub-lic-i-ty!

Four A/B tests

Three iterations

Two employees

和第一轮种子资金。

On the seventh day of start-up my business yielded me:

Seven more employees

如果x investors calling

Free pub-lic-i-ty!

Four A/B tests

Three iterations

Two employees

和第一轮种子资金。

On the eighth day of start-up my business yielded me:

Eight thousand users

Seven more employees

如果x investors calling

Free pub-lic-i-ty!

Four A/B tests

Three iterations

Two employees

和第一轮种子资金。

On the ninth day of start-up my business yielded me:

Nine consultants knocking

Eight thousand using

Seven people selling

如果x investors calling

Free pub-lic-i-ty!

Four A/B tests

Three iterations

Two employees

和第一轮种子资金。

On the tenth day of start-up my business yielded me:

Ten slides for pitching

Nine consultants knocking

Eight thousand using

Seven people selling

如果x investors calling

Free pub-lic-i-ty!

Four A/B tests

Three iterations

Two employees

和第一轮种子资金。

On the eleventh day of start-up my business yielded me:

Eleven months of doubting

Ten slides for pitching

Nine consultants knocking

Eight thousand using

Seven people selling

如果x investors calling

Free pub-lic-i-ty!

Four A/B tests

Three iterations

Two employees

和第一轮种子资金。

On the twelfth day of start-up my business yielded me:

Twelve months of profit

Eleven months of doubting

Ten slides for pitching

Nine consultants knocking

Eight thousand using

Seven people selling

如果x investors calling

Free pub-lic-i-ty!

Four A/B tests

Three iterations

Two employees

和第一轮种子资金。

Here's to a productive and profitable 2016! Thanks for your readership. I look forward to bringing you more content in the new year.

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Jill Schiefelbein

Professional Speaker and Business Communication Expert

Jill Schiefelbeinis a former professor, professional speaker, and business communication expert. From analyzing documents obtained from military raids of terrorist camps to dissect jihadi communication strategies, building an online education office serving more than 60,000 students, to her own award-winning entrepreneurial ventures, Schiefelbein loves a strategic challenge. Her business,The Dynamic Communicator, creates and executes communication strategies that help companies solve problems, retain talent and produce revenue. Pre-order her new bookDynamic Communication(Entrepreneur Press, March 2017) today.

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