Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I understand that Adam Grant is a fairly popular professor at Wharton and has a book that some people loved called “Originals” (for me it interesting but not mind blowing, and I have some first-hand knowledge of some of its inaccuracies). Having read his latest op-ed on email I know why I erred towards the side of of not loving his book as much as some did.

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Haystack

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

About 3.5 years ago, we met Michael and Lillian from SecondMeasure while they were in Y Combinator. We were lucky to invest not only during this time, but also doubled down in an extension. And this week, the company announced it had raised a super-sized $20M Series A financing co-led by Kent Bennett from Bessemer Venture Partners and also Goldman Sachs.

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NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Christmas is long gone and the short weeks caused by public holidays are behind us until April. Before you plan the rest of your year, it’s time to take stock and look at conducting this ever-important “annual health check” on your business. The current New Zealand economic climate is buoyant and businesses are well positioned for growth. This means it’s even more important that Boards and owner-operators conduct regular health checks on their business to ensure their operations have a solid fou

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

An accidental entrepreneur. That’s how cofounder of retail company Blue Illusion , Donna Guest , describes herself. Being a business owner was not something that she envisioned when she married her husband and business partner, Danny Guest. Becoming a CEO of a company was not something she contemplated before they started the business 20 years ago.

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