InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 25, 2013
Tech entrepreneurs' consternation with MBAs does not rise to the level of loathing. Rather, entrepreneurs' frustrations are often due to an incongruence between an MBA's expectations versus the value they can deliver to a startup. As I stated in my Quora answer, "hate" is the wrong word. Startups Need Execution, Not Administration.
Southern California Edison Blog
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Train Your Staff and Offer Skill Improvement Opportunities. One of the most consistent ways to increase office productivity is periodically training staff on new technology, techniques, and processes to continue building their skills. Not all types of training have to be live, however.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 14, 2013
I’ve been involved with technology product design in one form or another for nearly 25 years and seen one mistake consistently repeated. The single biggest mistake most product teams make is building technology for what they believe the user would want rather than what the actual end-user needs. I learned the hard way.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 21, 2016
Next comes the more arduous process of reviewing every applicant, looking for key attributes including the following. On a business team, the ability to communicate verbally and in writing is more important than technical depth. Get it reviewed and approved by peers, including salary and perks. Good communication skills.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
Natalie has pulled together a program, including training, hearing from traditional venture capitalists and GPs who speak about their experience and how they work through deal flow, all the way through impact investing. We have a few innovations we provide, such as being able to do high quality, due diligence for virtually no cost.
InfoChachkie
APRIL 14, 2014
It performs "due diligence" before it makes "investments" and it measures results as a "return on its investment.". Sound Organization: financially healthy and operationally viable, with strong funder relationships, well-trained staff and reliable systems and infrastructure. We differentiate ourselves in four ways.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 16, 2010
Bill Gates once famously said that people tend to overestimate the impact of technology in the 1-year timeframe and underestimate its impact in the 10-year timeframe. I tend not to go into heat when I hear the latest buzz on the tech blogs about the latest gadgets. Their first batch of shipping is due out in the next few weeks.
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