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LA-based Maslo pivots to professional services, launching an AI product for executive coaching

TechCrunch LA

When the Los Angeles-based startup Maslo launched its first product in early 2018 , the company was focused on a direct-to-consumer tool designed to encourage mindfulness and self-awareness through a machine learning enabled avatar that would respond to individual’s inputs. Image courtesy of Maslo.

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Extending your Runway!

Berkonomics

There are five types of resources a great board or active investor can add to a company. Further, just because someone volunteers to invest doesn’t make that person into a coach or expert, although many seem to think their investment gives them the right to be that coach or expert. Extending the Runway book available at Amazon.

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5 Strategies Of A Startup Founder To Inspire The Team

Startup Professionals Musings

You need to make sure that everyone on the team, from the clerical assistant to the chief financial officer, knows your vision and product, and doesn’t hesitate to actively engage and be an effective proponent with anyone who might be of value to the business. In fact, having one marketing guru on the team alone won’t get you very far.

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5 Keys To A Startup Team That Can Develop Any Market

Startup Professionals Musings

You need to make sure that everyone on the team, from the clerical assistant to the chief financial officer, knows your vision and product, and doesn’t hesitate to actively engage and be an effective proponent with anyone who might be of value to the business. In fact, having one marketing guru on the team alone won’t get you very far.

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6 Marketing Specifics That Apply To Every New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. I like the guidance from marketing coach David Newman’s classic book “ Do It! Don’t waste your time following up.

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5 Keys To Leadership While Working With Remote Teams

Startup Professionals Musings

Team members who work remotely are also easily forgotten in their need for shared play activities outside of work. Provide coaching and facilitate mentorship from others in the company for growth. Be excited about change and the new beginnings it brings for your team. Make time for play as well as work.

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Tech Startup Culture May Have Changed For Good

Tech.Co

So, we decided to offer a ‘wellbeing coach’ to give the team the opportunity to express their feelings and get things off their chest.” ” It's hard to imagine the startup bros of old hiring a wellbeing coach or considering the impact of work on their employees' mental health.

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