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When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

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The Mother of All Exclusivity Agreements – the iPhone Wouldn’t Exist . The original agreement was rumored to be a 5-year agreement but had enough “out clauses” that after a couple of years Apple started selling through other carriers. How to Craft Exclusivity Agreements.

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Why Investors Are Watching–And Judging–Your Work-From-Home Policy

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Clear policies set the stage for how teams operate, aligning everyone toward shared goals. Investors are keen on checking the level of employee agreement, as it indicates a company’s ability to keep top talent, build a positive work culture, and maintain high productivity levels, even in remote or hybrid settings.

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Leadership In the Future: Practical Tips for Leading From Home

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Next, I have found that the best meetings are founded on these key agreements: Agreement 1: To The Point. Therefore, the first operating principle for meetings is exactly that: Meetings are short and everyone’s full attention is required. Agreement 2: Involve Them All. Agreement 3: The Yoda. Practice with it.

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Knowing what you know now, how would you have prepared for COVID-19?

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Also, ensure that supplier agreements allow special dispensation in times of a pandemic. Jamie Skella, chief operating and product officer at Mogul. Put more in the coffers for rainy days, and operate as lean as possible whilst still producing exceptional work. Ensure your staff stay informed. How fast do I need to act?

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Why You Don’t Want to Give Financial Information to All of Your Investors

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Generally speaking in venture capital financings the legal documents will specify that only “major investors” (a threshold set in the agreement – which can be $500,000 investor or more). The wolves operate. There’s another issue I can add to your list of things to be aware of – information rights.

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4 EO Members Share Lessons From Early Entrepreneurial Projects

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I, and my business partner, saw an opportunity to secure a distribution agreement for a product and service that we are passionate about. Don’t sign any agreement in a hurry. We had been in operation for two months, and I thought I would soon leave Polaroid. Jamie Skella, chief operating and product officer at Mogul.

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How Great, Operationally-Focused CFO’s Can Transform Your Business

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Didn’t have employees sign non-solicitation agreements? We hired Steve Pease to run finance and then eventually all operations and it has transformed how we operate. One area I’ve had much discussion with the companies in which I’ve invested in is bringing on board an operationally focused CFO. Shame on you.

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