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A good case study is worth many paid ads.

Berkonomics

Dave’s book: Positioning. Email readers, continue here.] There are a number of ways to do this effectively, including the use of social networks to create buzz, seeding product acceptance through early adopters or celebrities, or by creating a small niche market that shows unusual acceptance and more.

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This is the Dumbest Op Ed I’ve Read in a While

Both Sides of the Table

I understand that Adam Grant is a fairly popular professor at Wharton and has a book that some people loved called “Originals” (for me it interesting but not mind blowing, and I have some first-hand knowledge of some of its inaccuracies). Apparently he’s an “organizational psychologist professor and thinks that it’s rude not to answer email.

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Are you still flexible enough to be coached?

Berkonomics

Teaching about the five types of resources In my book, “Extending the Runway” (Second Edition, Berkus Press 2014), I explore the thesis that there are five basic types of resources an entrepreneur must exploit in growing a successful business: time, money, process, relationships and context. Speed of change is inevitable.

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7 Strategies To Improve Your Thruput In Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Studies of software teams, for example, show differences as great as ten to one in productivity between working team members. Along these lines, I was impressed with the classic book, “ The Productivity Project ,” by Chris Bailey, who conducted dozens of interesting personal productivity projects on himself. Don’t be a perfectionist.

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7 Personal Productivity Tactics To Get More Work Done

Startup Professionals Musings

Studies of software teams, for example, show differences as great as ten to one in productivity between working team members. Along these lines, I was impressed with the classic book, “ The Productivity Project ,” by Chris Bailey, who conducted dozens of interesting personal productivity projects on himself. Don’t be a perfectionist.

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Can you name the two most powerful words for business?

Berkonomics

Email users, continue here…] One of the many important tactics in negotiation is the strategic use of the words, “Help me,” when attempting to understand the position of an adversary. I am a student studying your industry for a term report. There is no shame in admitting ignorance in even the most unusual of circumstances.

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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. For insight, I recommend the details provided in the classic book “ The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity, ” by Kory Kogon, Adam Merrill, and Leena Rinne.

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