TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Diversity in the workplace starts with an inclusive culture. Done right, an inclusive culture should help to foster a sense of belonging and shared values. The words you choose to bring your business to life will make the difference: Words are influential ambassadors of your workplace’s culture.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In his book YES IS THE ANSWER. How Faith In People and a Culture Of Hospitality Built a Modern American Restaurant Company, Mitchell shares the keys to his company’s 25 years of success: including a steadfast commitment to a nurturing culture, a “people first” philosophy, and the humility to recognize reckless and ego-driven decisions.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

He brings knowledgable experts from varying points of view but never books anybody that engages in yelling matches. I haven’t read the book nor deeply reviewed Project Aristotle but the conversation on this morning’s show really resonated with me. I have a board meeting coming up this week and I just reviewed the agenda.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

They sought case studies and examples of successful companies they could model, anticipating their boards’ reaction to the digital transformation plans they were considering: “Has this been done before? Of course, these boards were missing the point. . Bird in hand, they said! The result? Why do we exist?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2023

Then, we develop a communication strategy to convey the value of these face-to-face tasks to hybrid employees, to get their buy-in on coming to the office for high-impact work pursuits. In-depth training A survey by The Conference Board reveals the key role of professional development for employee retention.

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Gust

JUNE 8, 2014

Experts on this subject, including Yael Zofi, in her book, “ A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams ,” has identified eight key characteristics of high-performing virtual teams that I have observed, and every startup founder should understand and enable: Members exhibit a global mindset – they look outward, not inward.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Excerpted from “Culture Ignited: 5 Disciplines for Adaptive Leadership,” by Jason Richmond (Ideal Outcomes, Inc., As Vibhas Ratanjee, Senior Practice Expert, Organizational and Leadership Development, Gallup, says, “You may not be ready to think about the next catastrophe, not now when the unknowns outnumber the knowns.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

PubNub tells me that its messaging, presence and other data-based APIs today are used across some 600 million devices in more than 70 countries, with some 900,000 developer projects generating some 21 petabytes of data on a monthly basis. It says that customer bookings have grown 200% year-over-year in 2021.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

After numerous discussions we held the line and all agreed as a board that profitability was much more important than chasing new markets and that perfecting our systems and methods was critical before we expanded and just increase the scope of our problems to solve. Startups are messy and development is seldom linear and up-and-to-the right.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2021

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy founded theBoardlist , a premium talent marketplace that helps diverse leaders get discovered for board and executive opportunities. A technology executive and entrepreneur, board member and investor, she has 25 years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google, Amazon and Yodlee.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 24, 2020

We got community managers, marketing managers, sales managers, and all kinds of developers. I picked this idea from the ex-CEO of Intel and the book “High Output Management”: “CEOs always act on leading indicators of good news, but only act on lagging indicators of bad news.” I believe it is about our psychology. We hesitated.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

In the initial phases of any new market you’re developing a product (hopefully with a minimal set of features), getting feedback from customers, refining your product based on user feedback and then re-launching your product. Markets develop for a complex set of factors that are often beyond all of our control.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 6, 2017

Reading a blog article here or in HBR article there, a business book or an academic paper only goes so far because these summaries of knowledge lack one key ingredient. How do you determine if someone is a good cultural fit? Figuring out how to become an apprentice time and again is a key to developing great judgement.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

I have intentionally designed the working environment and culture and have not left it to chance. I have created a board of formal and informal advisors to learn from and to give me feedback. I have developed my storytelling skills to such an extent it is now one of key strengths. Leading a scale up is even harder.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We chose the word “upfront” to represent our culture. A great leader knows when there are team rivalries that need to be settled and when some team members need to be let go because they are breeding a bad culture internally. It’s why I was always critical of the “acquihire culture” at places like Yahoo !

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

make sure you have a strong company culture for them to enter into. . What we want to do is we want to build a team around the culture. There are also penalties that businesses can face if other legal documents aren’t filled out properly when a hire comes on board. All you need to do now is . fill out the right business forms,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2016

Later, I went to a Quaker high school that was a boarding school, although I was a day student. It occurred to me early on that we had a corporate life and we could really develop that and show up with a way of operating that mattered to us, that was consistent with being loving, excellent, and concerned about the broader community.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 26, 2021

If you don’t have the willpower to say “no” to shiny distractions, form an “advisory board” consisting of two to three friends who know you well, understand your goals, and have a good business mind. I wrote kids’ yoga books and about my experiences with cars and racing. Second, develop a morning routine. Peter Hernandez.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2011

If you develop something novel that catches a spark you’ll have the world gunning for you over night. If I bring them on board now, how do I not reduce the motivation from those that I have already hired? Culture matters. Along the same lines as aptitude I would say that “company culture” matters. Don’t over-sell.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

But the app also bypassed some best practices around user privacy by requesting full access to users’ address books to get started. “So the starting point for building a social app typically is the address book because that’s the place where we can get information.” ” Image Credits: Poparazzi.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

.” What I’ve observed is that the email generation has shifted cultural norms. ” Culturally people know that it’s not acceptable to text or call you on your cell phone unless they know you. I had a 3-hour board meeting with another. Research & Development. Is that OK? I think so. [I

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Most of my experience is in B2B SaaS, so this advice is tailored to founders in a similar space: #1 Hire an experienced leadership team to define the culture and vision A brand new startup only has one asset?—?the This cultural interview is critical. the people in the room. That kind of thinking will kill your company.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 4, 2018

After just two hours there, we boarded the bus again to make our way to Sorrento and Pompeii. I’ve also been serving as the president of the EO South Florida chapter that I joined just seven years ago, volunteering many hours each week, while developing critical leadership skills and experience. But I was also a little sad.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 8, 2022

Internal stakeholders include other teams or board members. As Patrick Lencioni points out in his book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team , you want a balance between artificial harmony and mean-spirited personal attacks. personality, cultural background?—?and External stakeholders are customers, suppliers, and partners.

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JUNE 24, 2015

Your board and investors even consider you the Mark Zuckerberg or Evan Spiegel of your industry. I had stakes in companies that created custom CDs online, programmed Internet radio stations, launched music subscription services and developed a myriad of other new innovative ways to monetize digital music. Follow @JaySamit.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 28, 2022

is predicated on developing countries polluting their local environments in order to produce nickel, copper, cobalt, and other key industrial commodities. The meteoric rise of Bitcoin from nothing to a $1 trillion dollar plus asset in the span of a decade created the HODL culture. HODLers will not sell their Bitcoin at any price.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In an interview with TechCrunch, CEO Nick Cromydas said that the new capital will be put toward further developing the platform while growing Hunt Club’s national footprint. Hunt Club , a senior talent recruiting platform powered by AI, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series B round co-led by WestCap and Sator Grove.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 14, 2022

Instead of giving shoes One for One, TOMS is committing 1/3 of profits to grassroots goods, developing deep partnerships with local organizations, and providing them with cash grants. And building a culture tethered to a test and learn mentality. Develop contingency plans and processes. It shouldn’t be. Can you accept bitcoin?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I bought a book and I learned how to program macros and build spreadsheets. I came from a board meeting to here. I was saying to this CEO at the board meeting, I said, “I don’t know, I just have this blind belief that you guys are going to create an enormous success. Let’s go create a ridesharing site. [00:26:32]

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

A couple of years ago I read the popular book, “The Four Hour Workweek &# by Tim Ferriss. Let me start by saying I’m a huge business book cynic. I think too many books are written by charlatans and have too much management jargon / double speak that I can’t stand. Always developing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

These things, in turn, exert a determining influence on our culture.”. A 2012 study of company performance showed that more than 150 listed German firms excelled when they had at least 30% women representation on their executive boards. Even more interesting, another study argues that women make better board directors than men.

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Startup Blogpost

MAY 19, 2023

Not only can mentors evaluate new avenues for the startup, but they can connect the board to established professionals if they need further guidance in other areas of the business, such as marketing, sales, or design. No course, mentor, or book alone will provide the key to success. A mentor doesn’t have to break the bank.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The case of Theranos is a symptom of this very problem: It’s important to note how a culture of world-changing products drives aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to think that there’s only one way to build a business in today’s climate. Former Theranos CEO and founder Elizabeth Holmes is now facing criminal charges.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

And as Travis mentioned, we’ve had lots of great recent guests, Hollie Wegman, CMO at Segment, Adam, the head of developer relations at HashiCorp, G.C. After having read Elad Gil’s book, I understand why. In fact, one of the defining chapters in that book was her user instructions for her as a manager.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

I sometimes feel that the Silicon Valley culture and we as technologists more broadly can breed monoculture in our approach to entrepreneurship, problem solving, market analysis and technology solutions. The patriarch of the family works his arse off developing expertise in making gloves for other people. But then the world changes.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

How to win consulting, board and deal roles with PE and VC funds. We are brainstorming a new solution to a widespread challenge in many countries: How to develop a self-sustaining, independent local tech ecosystem. More posts by this contributor. 6 career options for ex-founders seeking their next adventure.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The case of Theranos is a symptom of this very problem: It’s important to note how a culture of world-changing products drives aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to think that there’s only one way to build a business in today’s climate. Former Theranos CEO and founder Elizabeth Holmes is now facing criminal charges.

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