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This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). The Challenge of Seeing the Truth In BE 2.0, Jim Collins makes a powerful observation: the most successful organizations don’t stagnatethey continuously self-correct.
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Moving Forward If you found these insights valuable, I encourage you to share this post with your network. For more from David Boyle, check out his work at Audience Strategies or explore his PROMPT series of books on practical AI implementation.
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This is going to be BIG.
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Talk about everyone else but yourselfbecause they all have networks, communities and followings. By spotlighting them in collaborations, youre able to borrow from their networks and gain like-minded followers of those folks that you share values with. Instead, talk about your customers, your inspirations, and the people you learn from.
StartupNation
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Map the informal networks and understand who people listen to and why. In my book Secrets of the Career Game, we call this “creating your influencer list,” and we go beyond the title or the seniority to determine who actually makes the rules. Is it the head of product, the founder’s former roommate, the most vocal engineer?
Paul G. Silva
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This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 Preparing Strategically Invest in your team’s capabilities Build and maintain professional networks Create a culture ready to seize opportunities 3. Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). In BE 2.0,
Hunter Walk
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The phrase needle in a haystack is commonly credited to the book Don Quixote from the early 1600s (“needle is a bottle of hay”) but there’s also a Fujian proverb “To dive into the sea, to feel for a needle” that is thought to be even older and gets to the same point. First, a piece of literary history.
StartupNation
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For example, we worked with a technology startup that used our business plan software and, within four months, managed to raise a $500K investment from an investor connected through our network. This real-world example serves as a powerful benchmark for investors, demonstrating how our platform directly leads to SME growth and market success.
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