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6 Ways To Reinforce Team Behavior For Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

In my consulting work, when I ask team members in startups and small businesses how they know whether they are doing a good job, the typical response I get is “Nobody has yelled at me today,” or “No news is good news.” Don’t wait for the next performance appraisal, or for an accumulation of good events.

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6 Keys To Transforming Yourself Into A Startup Leader

Startup Professionals Musings

Most people I know in business begin by capitalizing on technical strength or passion for change , such as engineering, or focus on saving the environment. Luckily, you can learn needed leadership skills. Luckily, you can learn needed leadership skills. Own your mistakes and don’t make excuses.

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Understanding the Power of Your Human Networks

Both Sides of the Table

It reminds me of a line my wife and I often jokingly say to each other after seeing the awesome film “ Notorious ” about the life of Biggie Smalls. “I know mothafuckas who know mothafuckas.” After my first Tweet with the Notorious mothafucka quote , I thought about my role as a VC and I Tweeted the following.