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BE 2.0: Focus on Responsibility, Not Tasks – The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything

Paul G. Silva

As I shared in a previous post , when I was president of Click Workspace, a startup coworking space, our board chairman delivered feedback that hit me hard: I wasn’t paying enough attention to our financials. A Contrasting Example: When Task-Focus Fails Another startup I worked with initially resisted this framework.

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Eight accounting tips every Kiwi startup needs to know

NZ Entrepreneur

Launching a startup in New Zealand is exciting, but navigating the accounting side of things can be tricky. Choose the best business structure for you Choosing the right business structure for your startup is a crucial first step. A budget, on the other hand, provides a financial framework for the startup’s operations.

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Careers in Tech Startups & Innovation: What will I learn?

This is going to be BIG.

If you're the first marketing hire and you don't have the privilage for working for someone you can learn from, as is often the case in a young startup, you're going to have to look elsewhere for guidence. Find the best startup CMOs while also branching out to your peer group to learn as a cohort.

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My Number One Advice for Startups or VCs: Conviction > Consensus

Both Sides of the Table

When the partner hears all of the input he or she goes away to do more research, gather more information and get ready to face the doubters. The same is true at startups. You’re a startup, not GE. I’ll take a good decision now over a perfect decision in 6 months any day of the week in a startup.

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Be Careful About Being a Meddling Startup CEO

Both Sides of the Table

Fred Wilson also wrote on a similar topic in his usual more succinct manner , with a great quote being: “One thing I know for sure is that those who advise and invest in startups cannot and should not meddle in the day to day decision making. It’s harmful and hurtful to the startup and those that lead it. Startup Lessons'

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Startup Recruiting Hacks

This is going to be BIG.

Actually, startups tend to drop the ball on recruiting the same way they mess up in PR. Startups need to aim for a constant buzz in the media in the same way that they should be bringing in a consistent flow of high quality talent--there's rarely a time when a growing company is out of the market for either. Talent Acquisitions.

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Why Docracy is the Most Revolutionary Company of Our Time

This is going to be BIG.

But there's way too much information to decode the Matrix. Whether you believe in 1% conspiracies or not, most would agree that those in power want to stay in power and a complicated legal framework helps stall social innovation and maintains the status quo. Neo: Do you always look at it encoded? Cypher: Well you have to.