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5 Keys To Spending Your Time On The Right Work Items

Startup Professionals Musings

In an eye-opening Franklin Covey study, respondents indicated that 40 percent of their time was being spent on things that were not important to them or their companies. That means identifying the few most important roles you play in the startup right now, giving a framework for balance, motivation, and fulfillment.

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Science37: Using Technology To Enable Remote, Clinical Trials, with Belinda Tan

socalTECH

They have jobs, they have kids, they have to deal with day to day activities of life. It's really hard to do the study which requires you to drive weekly to a clinic, find parking, deal with traffic, and wait in a waiting room. Belinda Tan: Most of our trials are Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies. Thanks, and good luck!

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Many Entrepreneurs Are Too Busy, But Not Productive

Startup Professionals Musings

In a recent FranklinCovey study, respondents indicated that 40 percent of their time was being spent on things that were not important to them or their companies. That means identifying the few most important roles you play in the startup right now, giving a framework for balance, motivation, and fulfillment. That’s productivity.

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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

He talked in the video about how he finds it helpful in companies to think about practical theory and frameworks for thinking about company strategy. We both agree that VCs are better off not doing “seed investing as an option” type activities. But Nate actually worked directly for Clay for a year-and-a-half!

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Interview with Michael Witz, Mob Science

socalTECH

We had a little success with Coffee Bar, Magic Mall, and Sony's Infinite Anarchy, and those games keep getting better and we kept learning about the framework, and added more talent to our team. Michael Witz: Building out our team We're actively looking for product managers, artists, engineers, PHP engineers.

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5 Key Actions To Maximize Entrepreneur Productivity

Startup Professionals Musings

In a classic Franklin Covey study, respondents indicated that 40 percent of their time was being spent on things that were not important to them or their companies. That means identifying the few most important roles you play in the startup right now, giving a framework for balance, motivation, and fulfillment. That’s productivity.

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In-House Business Innovation Requires a New Mantra

Startup Professionals Musings

He asserts that the problem is lack of inspiration, and he supports this with twenty years of real case studies from his own experience. This mantra is complemented by a framework known as the five M’s, which are five key principles for unleashing creativity in any environment: Mood.