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6 Ways To Reinforce Team Behavior For Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

In my consulting work, when I ask team members in startups and small businesses how they know whether they are doing a good job, the typical response I get is “Nobody has yelled at me today,” or “No news is good news.” Tell them why it is important and how good you feel. Time is of the essence here.

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Understanding the Power of Your Human Networks

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It reminds me of a line my wife and I often jokingly say to each other after seeing the awesome film “ Notorious ” about the life of Biggie Smalls. “I know mothafuckas who know mothafuckas.” After my first Tweet with the Notorious mothafucka quote , I thought about my role as a VC and I Tweeted the following.