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Should You Really Sit on Other Boards When You’re a Startup Founder?

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We have Ian Rogers , the CEO of Topspin Media on our board. I think it’s been tremendously helpful to us because the founder of Awe.sm ( Jonathan Strauss ) has a mentor who is going through similar issues but is a few years ahead in terms of company development. Ryan Carson made me promise not to do it.

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Startups Are Tribal – Are You A Shaman Or A Hunter?

InfoChachkie

At your venture, the hunter is the rainmaker, in the form of a Business Development Executive, VP of Sales or Corporate Development Officer. By whatever name, the Shaman is the person who devises and develops the innovations upon which your business is based. Photo Credit: Daniel Carson/AFL Media/Getty Images.

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Where You’d Least Expect Them

Xconomy

Creative Cities Austin, Texas, and Iowa City, Iowa, were also there, representing UNESCO’s Media Arts and Literature sub-networks, respectively, as were three Creative Cities candidates — Carrara, Italy; Kansas City, Missouri; and Lexington, Kentucky. describes as being for “people, planet, and prosperity.”.

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