Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2022

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. The control and growth dilemma.

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MAY 30, 2019

There are tons of studies that we've done that show when a brand is not good, that employment brand, it impacts your entire brand and the people you can get to come work for your company, and the people you can get to stay. Statistically, you are 10x more likely to get hired through a referral by an employee than a non-referral.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2019

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. The control and growth dilemma.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2013

Whether it’s a business or personal interaction, multiple studies show that as much as 50-65% of the communication is nonverbal. An example would be sitting down to meet with a key vendor, rather than standing to deliver demands. Email volume just continues to increase. Good managers practice this one for personnel issues.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

In a famous study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, Harvard professor Noam Wasserman found that half the Founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. The control and growth dilemma.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2012

Whether it’s a business or personal interaction, multiple studies show that as much as 50-65% of the communication is nonverbal. This total rate for 2011 has been estimated at 7 trillion, or nearly 225,000 text messages sent every second, according to the Quora statistics website. Good managers practice this one for personnel issues.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2017

In a famous Harvard study of 212 new ventures a few years ago, USC professor Noam Wasserman found that half the founders were no longer at the helm after three years, and over time 80% were forced out. That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. The control and growth dilemma.

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