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Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity

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That great productivity drain that we somehow all buy into. I shifted my thinking a few years ago after I read Tim Ferris’s book The Four Hour Workweek (link is to a short summary I wrote). You’re writing a freaking blog post! I try to bucket my tasks into major categories and spend some time doing each of them.

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7 Lessons On How Startups Use Social Media To Succeed

Startup Professionals Musings

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Assess social media relevance to your product or service. These days, video production is also a useful skill.

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Best Alternatives to the Amazon Affiliate Program

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Since April 21, Amazon has slashed its rates across a wide range of product categories, in some cases dropping as much as 70%. Here are some of the top options available in 2020 to anyone who wants to earn a living or a side hustle by recommending products online. Amazon started with books, so we will too. The impact?

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8 Tips For Startups Preparing For The Media Spotlight

Startup Professionals Musings

There are lots of expensive public and media relations firms out there who can give you the full treatment, but I recommend starting with a good book on the subject, like the classic by media training expert Brad Phillips, “ The Media Training Bible.” Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

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7 Keys To Optimizing Your Investment In Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. Assess social media relevance to your product or service. These days, video production is also a useful skill.

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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

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” The local kennels were full as many people had pre-booked for vacations. She sprung into action and called the house I wanted to book directly (they obviously don’t provide phone numbers for you to call directly although a Twilio integration couldn’t hurt!). ” Booked it. “Oh s**t.”

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Some Thoughts about Selling at Startups

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If you haven’t read Adam Lashinsky’s awesome new book about Apple , you should. Jeff (also an HBS alum) co-teaches the LTV course with Professor Eisenmann about a student of theirs who had written a blog post about sales taking on some of my previous assertions.

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