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Praying to the God of Valuation

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SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Almost no financings, many VCs and tech startups cratered for the second time in less than a decade following the dot com bursting.

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Fuel50: Helping Employees Figure Out Their Career Path, With Anne Fulton

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Anne Fulton: Fuel50 is a career pathing startup, part of the HR technology landscape. We're a disruptor, the third wave in human resources technology. You can find a mentor, a coach, a project, or experience, to help you prepare for the role you are looking for. What is Fuel50? The whole space has been neglected.

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10 Ways An Entrepreneur Can Build A Winning Culture

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That’s why they insist on spending a day with your team as part of the due diligence process. Technology can be used to facilitate customer support and sales, as well as enhance your product. Successful leaders are good coaches and mentors, as well as being on the lookout for personal learning opportunities.

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5 Ways To Improve Startup Founder Team Productivity

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I have personally used this approach in leading startups as well as large organizations, in highly technical roles as well as business development and marketing. For one-on-one coaching from the startup founder, I call this approach five-minute mentoring. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 4/17/2015.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

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Reviewing financial & operational performance. By now you have many smart people around your board but probably people who don’t totally understand the nuances of your employees, customers, sales reps, marketing messages, technology challenges, competitors and strategic choices. Mentorship. As You Start to Mature.

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7 Key Maxims of a Mindset Focused on Growth

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A mindset of simplicity is what it takes to overcome a customer’s natural fear of change and new technology. Traditional push marketing is losing effectiveness due to information overload. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 11/11/2015. Foster leadership and accountability at all levels of the company.

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Where You’d Least Expect Them

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In 2015, the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals were held in Marrakesh, Morocco. In 2016, the renowned international university programming tournament — attended by student competitors, coaches, and parents — took place in Phuket, Thailand. But longtime ICPC student coach Antonette Logar, Ph.D.,

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