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Don’t be a Grin Fucker

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I grew up in the US but lived in England for so long I can never remember from which country my slang comes. But then I started to see it happening internally. I mean Porter’s Five forces is a useful framework but it’s basically microeconomics with a pretty wrapper. Unsurprisingly, this one way best.

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The Benefits of Top-Down Thinking & Why it is Critical to Entrepreneurs

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For the first 5 years of my career I was a “bottom up&# thinker and worker. I know it might sound a bit esoteric so let me explain: I started my career as a programmer. I started by doing billing systems. This is bottom-up planning. He coached me that I had to start with the answers.

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Be Careful About Being a Meddling Startup CEO

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Fred Wilson also wrote on a similar topic in his usual more succinct manner , with a great quote being: “One thing I know for sure is that those who advise and invest in startups cannot and should not meddle in the day to day decision making. It’s harmful and hurtful to the startup and those that lead it. Startup Lessons'

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The Importance of Teams and Why the Best Leaders Cultivate Them

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It is a hugely compelling show because Zakaria covers world issues that will affect all of us in ways that are accessible and with frameworks for processing disparate information. I have a board meeting coming up this week and I just reviewed the agenda. The best leaders I work with tend to obsess about teams.

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Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures, On Mental Health And Investing In Founders

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This week, Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures announced a brand new effort to provide health and wellness to the founders of companies it invests in, helping those founders with well being, mental health, stress management, coaching, and leadership development. That's the framework we've build with Evolution.

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7 Metaphors That Every Aspiring Leader Should Emulate

Startup Professionals Musings

Existing business frameworks are the recipes, and great entrepreneurs creatively use new tools and strategies to hone these frameworks, just like a master chef. Works with other team members on mutual aspirations (coach metaphor). Up-line this may be your interaction with your Board, investors, and family.

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Don’t Be A Product Leader Still Failing In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Existing business frameworks are the recipes, and great entrepreneurs creatively use new tools and strategies to hone these frameworks, just like a master chef. Works with other team members on mutual aspirations (coach metaphor). Up-line this may be your interaction with your Board, investors, and family. Marty Zwilling.

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