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6 Keys To Finding The Right People For A Winning Team

Startup Professionals Musings

People who are anxious to improve, or reluctant to take an initiative, really need your direct guidance and coaching to learn what they need to do. Recent articles report that companies where everyone is focused on the big picture can increase their returns by up to 400 percent. The right people will recognize the big picture.

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Brickfish Snags Sales Exec From Google

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San Diego-based Brickfish , a developer of social media and networking software being used by brands, reported today that it has hired on a Paul Botto, most recently Head of Analytics for the North American Sales Organization at Google, as its Vice President of Sales. Brickfish is venture backed by DCM, Draper Richards L.P.,

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5 Actions To Convince Your Boss You Are Accountable

Startup Professionals Musings

Are you often frustrated that people reporting to you, or key peers, seem to dodge accountability for their actions? Perhaps you need to do more to be a role model for accountability , and provide more coaching on exactly what it means. Communication must be positive and consistent, both up and down the line.

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10 Ways An Entrepreneur Can Build A Winning Culture

Startup Professionals Musings

There is no rule that marketing needs to report to the founder, or that every startup needs a chief operating officer. Some of the best startup cultures have no hierarchical reporting, yet everyone knows who drives each of the initiatives. Customize your organizational structure based on individuals' strengths.

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140conf Live From The LA Music Box Theater

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Carlos R (@CarlosHernandez) - Social media educator & co-creator of Social Media for the Uncomfortable. Cathy Brooks (@CathyBrooks) - Strategic Communications Coach. Jennifer Cisney (@kodakCB) - Kodak's Chief Blogger & Social Media Manager. Cathy Dahn (@GastronomyBlog) - Food Blogger.

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The LinkedIn Guru: Lewis Howes

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He also represents sports companies and professional athletes with social media marketing and branding. Guess I'll have to wait until all of LinkedIn Servers get updated but will definitely report back with results. SportsNetworker.com is a site that connects sports professionals in the industry.

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

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Report Content February 27, 2010 at 11:05am by Antone Johnson Great interview. It will be exciting to see what they can accomplish, but I think its challenging to get the same level of exposure in tech business media as Bay Area startups -- although sites like Lalawag and TrendSlate are trying to change that.