StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Adapted from “The Leadership Star: A Practical Guide to Building Engagement” by Brian Hartzer ©2021 and is reproduced with permission from Wiley. From time to time I’ve used other coaches as well who bring particular skills and insights that have helped me deal with difficult situations and grow as a leader. Learn more.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2019

In their book Cracking Complexity , David Komlos and David Benjamin share the steps to working through any complex business problem—both quickly and using existing talent, not consultants. Leaders often approach complex problems using experts and interview-based, analytical techniques that have been honed for complicated challenges.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Examples of VC platform services include: recruiting, marketing, design support, inside sales reps, consulting, accounting services and so forth. Each VC has their own take on which services to provide and mostly they’re free but some smaller VCs charge portfolio companies for use of these services but usually at a cheap cost.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Kikoff is hiring for 10 roles (a mix of hybrid and remote), including senior product manager, associate product manager, senior product designers, engineers and a growth marketing manager. It’s great to see more women in leadership roles in the fintech community. a way to see what positions are available out there.

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ExactHire - Startups

JUNE 3, 2021

When considering how to make a tough hiring decision, develop a data-driven hiring process that artfully mixes objectivity with sound intuitive judgement to choose the best candidate. Recruiters often find the internet brings mixed blessings in their search for top candidates. Stellar candidates can easily get lost in the mix.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

RS: If you look at a decade ago when I worked for the Tor Project and they got funding, we set out to teach reporters how to use the Tor Browser. I later consulted for the Freedom of the Press Foundation doing somewhat similar work, and also then working on SecureDrop. We need to have more of a conversation around that.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

Before you hire a marketing consultant who doesn’t understand your products or commit to a CMO who has several years of experience — but none in your sector — consider influencer marketing. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members.

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ExactHire - Startups

JUNE 3, 2021

When considering how to make a tough hiring decision, develop a data-driven hiring process that artfully mixes objectivity with sound intuitive judgement to choose the best candidate. Recruiters often find the internet brings mixed blessings in their search for top candidates. Stellar candidates can easily get lost in the mix.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

In this episode, a wood furniture maker, a Church leadership recruitment firm executive, and a design agency founder talk about how they’ve been a success. Not a mentor, not a paid consultant but a sounding board who’s directly invested into the growth of YOUR (and their) business. Narrow Focus. However, be careful.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 17, 2023

I would give them an algorithmic problem to solve and ask some technical questions to probe their understanding of past technologies they had used. Mix curiosity with a passion for technology, and you can get an incredible hire that can diagnose complicated root causes and bring innovation to the company. How did they achieve it?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The common thread linking all three experiences is that, chances are, you used an app that relies on workers in the gig economy. Instead of hiring full- and part-time workers exclusively, you will probably hire a mix of core employees and gig economy workers as your business grows. Final thoughts.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

OK, this will be a test of whether using real curse words in your title or post gets all of your stuff blocked by spam filters or from appearing on HackerNews or the like. I grew up in the US but lived in England for so long I can never remember from which country my slang comes. Is this phrase a US or a UK phrase?

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Here are the fifteen unique strategies these leaders use to ensure seamless communication among cross-functional teams. Michael Sena , CEO & Lead Analytics Consultant, Senacea Ltd. It made us all feel more connected and kept everyone on the same page without dumping too much information on us.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 13, 2023

At that point in my life, I was living in a hotel room four to five days a week as an e-learning consultant. Unwavering Customer Focus When building LearnDash, I knew that to build something of value, something that users would love and stick to, I had to listen to the people using it. It was much more than that.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 1, 2015

I learned about leadership again in my first job out of school. I was hired by Andersen Consulting in 1991 during the midst of a recession. And for my sins I was then handed a mixed team that was both clients and Andersen employees. But it was different and required different leadership styles. The post On Leadership.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

He also advised the Obama White House on digital strategy and communications, Slack, and created two other communications consultancies. All background that makes his latest bet all the more interesting: Mixing Board , a startup to bring together communications and marketing leaders in one spot to help clients avoid “the BS PR stuff.”.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

If it’s just another run-of-the-mill company, a consultant can charge them a lower amount of money and set up Facebook ads, but what we are looking for are high-growth businesses. Right now, that means focusing on looking at the whole picture rather than by channel and working on mix-modeling attribution.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 3, 2019

We use it for news, gossip, communication, relationships, recommendations, research and, yep, for cat photos and showing off too. Basically, all of the things that make us human! According to online magazine Human Resources Director 92% of companies are using social media as part of their recruitment strategy.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Our program mixes the best of both Washington and Silicon Valley, bringing together stakeholders in policy and technology to train the next generation of policy entrepreneurs. Aspen Tech Policy Hub. The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a West Coast policy incubator, training a new generation of tech policy entrepreneurs. Google AI for Social Good.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

HR Signal wants to make retention easier by using algorithms to predict which employees are most likely to seek another job. The startup uses very little internal data from its clients in order to preserve employee privacy and make onboarding new clients faster, the founders say. We do not want to use it to exercise biases or inequity.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 15, 2021

To cope with various forms of internal resistance, a certain amount of resilience and a good portion of no-nonsense attitude and unpretentiousness can be useful here. In digital leadership, it is now that we come to areas such as change management , while at all other levels, it is about a pathological love of change and improvement.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Our program mixes the best of both Washington and Silicon Valley, bringing together stakeholders in policy and technology to train the next generation of policy entrepreneurs. Aspen Tech Policy Hub. The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a West Coast policy incubator, training a new generation of tech policy entrepreneurs. Google AI for Social Good.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

And as I act as a consultant for other organizations, I use this phrase to drive the point that apathy is not only dangerous; it’s a one-way ticket to obsolescence and business failure. I did not blame her for the mix-up. This mindset has helped me take a non-profit, technology organization from virtual bankruptcy to success.

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JUNE 17, 2015

Presumably, hundreds or thousands of investors will purchase shares of your stock, which gives you money that you can use to expand or improve the business. You’ll have to hire lawyers, underwriters, accountants and consultants just to help you with the basics, and every step of the process will add new complications and new headaches.

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