Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Two main challenges that remote work presents are the physical distance between employees and identifying the right technology to bridge this gap. To address the core challenges of remote work and to bolster employee efficiency and engagement, businesses can utilize the following approaches: Building an authentic work culture.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

Creativity aside, I do use it to generate blog article ideas. It's not a bad way to get the creative juices flowing if you're ever stuck or short on time. And don't bother asking it for travel tips unless you want insipid advice like "pack comfortable shoes!" Bard isn't going to book anything for you.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 11, 2011

We talked about a lot of great stuff in the video including how to do sales calls and a how a new “culture of writing&# is emerging as a critical skill set in business today. In working with brands, Jon says: “ Vary creative, try lots of things, the costs are so low, why would we put up one piece of branded content?

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Start with your own judgment, but don’t hesitate to ask for advice from a seasoned investor. Major universities, like Stanford and MIT, are flush with smart people from all cultures, many of whom would bring a whole new energy and creativity to your startup. Start the search with business networking. Talk to people at work.

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Derek Sivers

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

They asked me to mentor at business schools, where people would bring in PowerPoint presentations showing their financial projections, and talk about raising rounds of financing, and all this stuff I had never dealt with and knew nothing about. It’s personal expression, creative exploration, testing out ideas just to see what happens.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 31, 2015

“By managing our energy more effectively throughout the day, taking breaks consistently and training our brains to be more engaged in the present moment, we can have more energy to spend in the time we do have with friends and family. The key is training ourselves to show up fully in the moments that matter most.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

We realized that operating a business in distributed markets presented multi-city coordination efforts that we weren’t prepared for. presented pricing challenges when compared to a whole new set of offline competitors we didn’t know well. If I could close with some advice for startups and boards …. were more distributed.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 17, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. Humans react poorly when presented with losses. Do not take this as financial advice. Non Fungible Tokens?—?are

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

In business, she suddenly became more responsible for the creative side of the venture. Thankfully, Donna could rely on her friend of 30 years and the company’s people and culture manager. As in most startups, difficulties were always present. Losing a business partner is one thing. Losing a spouse is another matter.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

So, in keeping with our mission, we present to you today a list of Ukrainian tech companies and initiatives you can support, the products you can use, and the startups which you – if you’re an investor – can look at funding. Google presented 25 startups with a grant to help them continue operating and growing.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Being direct is critical, because by their very nature, startups are after fast and transformative outcomes, not never-ending presentations and lengthy processes, so a hands-on approach is crucial. That may seem strange advice for a new startup, but the economy is volatile and things change very fast.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 8, 2022

Teamwork is almost always lacking in companies which fail and is present within companies that succeed. My advice is that even the senior team should set its own distinctive purpose so that it can set its own performance goals to measure itself against. personality, cultural background?—?and

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Reforge

JULY 12, 2022

Frequent behavior modeling can easily create fixed cultural norms about what management looks like and does at your company. is a directing-oriented question, focused on giving advice based on context or expertise you may have. Elena Luneva - Be present. Asking “ Have you tried these 3 things? ” Keep eye contact.

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Y Combinator

MAY 15, 2019

One of our core hypotheses is that if you look at the amount of culture in the world and the amount that we’re investing in it as a proportion of our overall GDP and what we’re paying for it, is that too low, too high or just right? When you think of the time and value people get from the business of culture.

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Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

It felt like my whole life was consumed by this industry, when really, there’s more dimensions to me as a person, and also, what I wanted to do creatively. There was kind of a culture of glorifying that a little bit, where everybody’s wearing company swag, and then it becomes a thing that everybody wants.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? There is an incredible, thriving entrepreneurship culture that breeds fascinating companies weekly. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? Our early advice to founders was to ensure runway for 18 months in order to weather the storm.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Not the specifics of his offer — I don’t negotiate on behalf of the company, just provide advice to both sides — but more about how he should think about it vis a vis his previous employers. And don’t go to the startup if they can’t get above it in some easy or creative way. What do you want your equity to be worth at exit?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 30, 2016

We did what many VC funds did – we presented our annual results, we stood up and talked about our portfolio companies, we invited a few to also present and then we had dinner & drinks at some posh restaurant. Before making this change I called our LPs to ask for advice and input. Enough was enough.

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