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So, what’s a company board good for, anyway?

Berkonomics

Where to learn more… In other posts (and in our book, “Building Great Boards” – available on Amazon and other booksellers) we cover legal responsibilities of a board, how to pay board members, the limits of their responsibilities, dealing with under-performing or “noisy” board members, and more. Generative.

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Do you “over-welcome” your new employees?

Berkonomics

Then she topped her explanation with: “A few days before the start, a package arrived from us at the employee’s home with a welcome letter, a copy of the CEOs book, and a giant fortune cookie, with the fortune cookie message streamer clearly visible.”. Email readers, continue here…] It started me thinking. the fortune stated.

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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Take On Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment

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As I noted in Why Most Business Books (Still) Suck , I am generally not a fan of business books. If you are a leader at a startup and you are reading a business book, you are not closing customers, raising capital, improving your product, or spending time with your loved ones. The short version of my review is: “Enchanting?

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“Over-welcome” your new employees.

Berkonomics

Then she topped her explanation with: “A few days before the start, a package arrives from us at the employee’s home with a welcome letter, a copy of the CEOs book, and a giant fortune cookie, with the fortune cookie message streamer clearly visible.”. Email readers, continue here.] “You will be successful at our company!”

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Does your business need money? Read this!

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. Dave’s book and ebook on raising money available on Amazon.com. More on raising money in BERKONOMICS book, also available on Amazon.com.

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An Enchanting Conversation With Guy Kawasaki

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Guy’s latest book, Enchantment , was released in March of 2011, to overwhelmingly upbeat reviews. I enjoyed the book as well, as evidenced by the review I wrote at the time of its release, which you can read HERE. I even plan to use it in my upcoming UC Santa Barbara Entrepreneurial Selling class. It wasn’t the Guy fan base.

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Kenya Dream Eptimozies The Art Of “Fun-raising” Philanthropy

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After an Adviser at his Cupertino High School told Nithin and his fellow Freshmen classmates about a school in Kenya that needed help with their educational facilities, Nithin, along with another student, created Kenya Dream and ran it as Co-Presidents. At another school we are buying books for a library. Our last project is a big one.

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