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5 Questions to Get Your Brand Crystal Clear

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Create a single document outlining your brand in vivid detail, then design training to educate all new hires, and implement performance metrics based on brand values. It is helpful to have those four concepts clearly outlined for reference as you brainstorm supporting actions. How can you do this? Check out our example.

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Getting serious about Series B: 3 documents that will help founders control the narrative

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As an entrepreneur, you have limited time to project that maturity to prospective funds. You want to proactively manage the order in which people access information and focus their attention on a few key documents that they can return to when they fall down a rabbit hole. An elegant strategy memo is your most important document.

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Don’t Cede Control: Why You Need to Cut out Middle Men in Negotiations

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Yet a critical mistake I see many entrepreneurs make is that they hand over too much control to their third-parties. Often recruiters want to handle the final negotiations on package and/or do the reference calls. I’m also reluctant to hand over reference calling. Unfortunately that’s how reference checking works.

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7 Productivity Tips for Entrepreneurs

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I’ve spent quite a long time working as an entrepreneur, but not all of that time has been productive. This is a term used by photographers in reference to a special time of day ideal for taking nature photographs. However, it’s also used by entrepreneurs and productivity gurus to refer to the first hour of the day after you wake up.

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How to Know if You Have ADD and What to Do About It

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I believe many entrepreneurs have ADD. Executive function refers to a number of mental processes that are required to regulate, control, and manage daily life tasks. I am good at cranking out documents, memos, presentations, letters and spreadsheets. “I did that f **g documents yesterday! Embrace it.

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Simon Says: Have “The Talk” with your parents

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We are often referred to as the Sandwich Generation—caught in the middle between aging parents and children. You also need to know who are the executors, trustees, and beneficiaries of all your parents’ legal documents. As we get older and hopefully wiser, more responsibilities fall upon us.

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5 Qualities to Look for in a Remote Employee

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Whether you’re an entrepreneur eager to get your business off the ground, or you’re a business owner exploring ways to rechart your company’s course in light of this crisis , prioritize these qualites in your next remote hire: . When inquiring about their experience, you should request references from previous employers. Tech-Savvy.

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