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7 Ethical Fictions Lead Many New Entrepreneurs Astray

Startup Professionals Musings

One 11-year study of over 200 companies over a decade ago, detailed in the book “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. I saw a good summary of these in the classic book, “ Ethical Leadership ,” by Andrew Leigh, an expert in this area.

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How long can Zuckerberg afford to bankroll the AR/VR market?

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Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review ! The company’s stock tanked by more than 26 percent, representing a $230 billion reduction in market cap and a $31 billion drop in Zuckerberg’s personal net worth. Last week, we talked about about the “de-stonkifying” of the market.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. Let’s set up a framework.

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Dot Hill Completes Cloverleaf Acquisition

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Carlsbad-based Dot Hill Systems said today that it has completed its acquisition of Cloverleaf Communications , a developer of storage virtualization and management software. Dot Hill said it expects the buy to help it expand beyond the storage array market, into the higher margin storage software market. cloverleaf is based in Israel.

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7 Delusions About Business Ethics Limit Future Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

One 11-year classic study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. I saw a good summary of these in a classic book, “ Ethical Leadership ,” by Andrew Leigh, an expert in this area.

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7 Cultural Myths That Can Destroy Your Moral Compass

Startup Professionals Musings

One 11-year classic study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. I saw a good summary of these in a recent book reissue, “ Ethical Leadership ,” by Andrew Leigh, an expert in this area.

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Startup Founders Face Serious Business Culture Myths

Startup Professionals Musings

One 11-year study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. I saw a good summary of these in a recent book, “ Ethical Leadership ,” by Andrew Leigh, an expert in this area. Ethics can’t be managed.

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