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Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity

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I will even take to emailing people I don’t know offering small bits of advice. He turned me down for a job in 2005. Customer support – After my pre-breakfast meeting I had my actual breakfast meeting. If you do randomly write me I have advice. I am looking at a company that provides a service supporting node.js

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 But this strategy great depends on point 3.

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How Open Should a Startup CEO be with Staff?

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We funded one in 2005 and lost a lot of money. I worked with a startup CEO who decided he wanted to sell his company. I wasn’t in favor but when the CEO decides it’s the right thing to do you support him. You do know we work at a startup and that has more risk than working at Barclays Bank. Startup Advice'

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Seth Sternberg – Meebo

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They have been supportive when we’ve been doing well and also when we’ve made changes to the business. And I’d recommend them to any talented startup founders out there.&#. The firm’s brand is important, as is your relationship with the individual who can go to bat for you and support you within the firm.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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I was meeting with a first-time CEO of a very promising young startup recently and offering my advice on what his priorities should be. I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things.