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Which Circle Do You Want To Be In…The Blue One (NHL) or the Red One (TED)?

Eric Greenspan

Both are highly desired places to stand, speak or skate. But the best way to get to either is to focus on what will get you there, not on getting there. As parents, isn’t it our responsibility to nurture them and help them achieve? It reminds of the Mark Zuckerberg Facebook story. I believe it is.

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10 Examples of Companies With Fantastic Cultures

Tech Coast Venture Network

Having great company culture is no longer just an option. In fact, fantastic company culture is almost expected along with other traditional benefits. It has established what the company culture is, and fitting into that culture is the most important thing managers look for when hiring. What does that culture look like?

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10 Examples of Companies With Fantastic Cultures

Tech Coast Venture Network

Having great company culture is no longer just an option. In fact, fantastic company culture is almost expected along with other traditional benefits. It has established what the company culture is, and fitting into that culture is the most important thing managers look for when hiring. What does that culture look like?

Examples 100
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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

00:00:52] MARK: Sure. MARK] I started comp sci. MARK] The thing is, it was 1991 and it was a terrible recession. In a way, I think I was unfortunate to get a job because I really did have these entrepreneurial skills. By the way, this was still pre-Netscape, pre-Internet. I grew up in Northern California.

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What Startups Can Learn About PR and Crisis Management

Both Sides of the Table

I was recently approached by Fast Company to comment on “crisis management&# at startups in the wake of the Airbnb “ranksackgate&# story. I agreed to do the interview because the story was about what other companies can learn rather than about airbnb in particular. Attacking back makes you both look petty.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

COMPANY FB COMPANY|FB. COMPANY GOOG COMPANY|GOOG. COMPANY YHOO COMPANY|YHOO. COMPANY MSFT COMPANY|MSFT. COMPANY TSLA COMPANY|TSLA. PERSON Zuckerberg, Mark PERSON|Zuckerberg, Mark. NAME Mark Zuckerberg. NAME Mark Suster. SmartMoney.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

And so it goes with social networking. AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. AOL controlled the services, taxed companies to access users and decided what was good or bad. If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers.