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Influence Meets Innovation: How Founders and Cultural Leaders Can Work Together

Andreessen Horowitz

The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) team is often asked by portfolio founders how exactly cultural leaders can be a game-changing asset for their companies. The benefits of founder x cultural leader partnerships work both ways. For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment.

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8 Tips To Navigate Cancel Culture So Your Business Survives

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Here’s what she shared: In the digital era, cancel culture has become a formidable force, holding public figures, top executives, and established businesses to a rigorous accountability standard. The unpredictability of cancel culture means it can surface without warning, carrying with it profound implications for businesses.

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Attract Talent by Creating an Empathetic Company Culture

StartupNation

What used to be a highly organized, cold, productive-oriented environment is now striving toward flexibility, collaboration, and empathy. However, even with more focus on values such as inclusion and flexibility, we still have a strong hustle culture that puts productivity and success above all else.

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4 Ways to Leverage Podcasting to Grow Your Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A podcast is a marketing channel – and it can be a key part of a strategic marketing mix. While blogs and posts on social media are used to connect with your audience, podcasting has a unique place in the social media landscape. The podcast was me: my voice, my thoughts, the types of guests I felt excited about speaking to.

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How to Balance Vision and Execution in Startup Leadership

Startup Blogpost

How to Balance Vision and Execution in Startup Leadership Balancing vision with execution is a key challenge for startup leaders. Johan Hajji , CEO and Founder, UpperKey Employ a Formal Product Roadmap The most useful tool to balance the big-picture vision with the day-to-day operations is a formal product roadmap. Neither is good!

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What I’ve Learned After Holding One Thousand Interviews

Entrepreneur's Handbook

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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Build Engagement by Turning People’s Jobs Into Careers

StartupNation

Adapted from “The Leadership Star: A Practical Guide to Building Engagement” by Brian Hartzer ©2021 and is reproduced with permission from Wiley. That’s why career development must become an integral part of your organization’s culture. So how can you create a learning culture in your organization? Learn more.