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Human Capital: Moving away from ‘master/slave’ terminology

TechCrunch LA

When racism is built into the technical framework of a company, it perpetuates a false idea that white people are superior to Black people. . A new poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that it’s going to be a close election. Meanwhile, we’re seeing ads for Yes on 22 inside on-demand apps.

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7 Tough Leadership Challenges Gauge Your CEO Ability

Startup Professionals Musings

I have found that many people are great critics, or can study a problem forever. The challenge of reinventing almost every aspect of a company on an ongoing basis can be overwhelming to everyone, so you are expected to provide the passion, framework, and incentives for continuous innovation.

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Why Your Startup Needs a Sales Methodology

Both Sides of the Table

And when you achieve product / market fit your company often ramps revenue very fast and you need to build an organization to address it from demand generation (aka marketing) to sales discovery to implementation and after-sales support. I’m going to set up the framework today and in future posts I’ll drill down into each area.

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Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You

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The framework of his book has profoundly altered how I think about the technology market and affects how I thought about building my businesses and how I think about investing in venture capital. This is important because the customers they serve (the red line) demand a product that meets their complex requirements.

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

Both Sides of the Table

The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. But being best-in-class at online marketing is also a sine qua non to standout from your peer group.

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On Leadership, Teams, Success & Happiness

Both Sides of the Table

They often are very good at getting information out of people, helping create a framework for making decisions and pushing for support amongst the organization from those that back the decision and those that do not. She’s protecting them from the most intellectually demanding activities. Leaders are intelligent, for sure.

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