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15 Ways to Facilitate Communication Among Cross-Functional Startup Teams

Startup Blogpost

We’ve gathered insights from CEOs, founders, and top executives on their most successful methods, from combining chat and asynchronous video to actively listening and documenting meetings. Here are the fifteen unique strategies these leaders use to ensure seamless communication among cross-functional teams.

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Ashna Mahepal to Young Entrepreneurs: Identify Your Source of Empowerment

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Before launching YHS, Ashna participated in a number of student leadership activities and was already an active member of her community. The Importance of Mentorship. As a driven and passionate young leader, she recalls her entrepreneurial journey really feeling like it got started when former U.S.

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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like. And often it is hard to motivate people to take on big tasks like strategy re-evaluations because everybody is busy doing investment work. So I find that less “management” happens at these firms.

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What has KOBO360 been up to in the last 2 years?

TechCrunch

Logistics operators in Africa suffer from various problems, from inconsistent pricing, which stems from a fragmented supply-and-demand market, to paper documentation and little or no access to financing. The strategy proved to be a success. For comparison, it’s 6% in the U.S. When it’s not working, it can get lonely.

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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

TechCrunch

In 2019, the Malaysian government also issued its Shared Prosperity Vision 2030, a 10-year framework for restructuring its economy that includes building an Islamic fintech hub as a key part of its strategy.

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What Makes a Great Independent Board Member?

Both Sides of the Table

Local means more hands-on mentorship. I was a SaaS company and he had been on the Executive Board and the Strategy Council for Larry Ellison at Oracle and he taught me some key lessons about sales and he served as a useful buffer between my investors and me. Otherwise, I value involvement over brand. Local means likely more time.

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Software Engineer Turned Youtuber – Jarvis Johnson

Y Combinator

I didn’t want to do a big commute, so– Yelp was a good fit there, and I just had such good mentorship that I wanted to come back full-time. I think that if I were to rejoin the tech industry now, I don’t know whether or not I would go for a leadership role or an IT role. Craig Cannon [00:37:56] – Weird strategy.