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5 Key Attributes Of A High-Performing Business Leader

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus, ever after years as an executive in IBM and other companies, I’m still looking for the magic. Studies show that public peer recognition programs are often more effective than big bonuses or cash rewards. As well, you must continuously communicate through multiple channels, such as walking-the-talk, email, and town hall meetings.

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How The Right Employees Have An Innovation Advantage

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, a Wharton Business School study in this decade of the “Top 30 Innovations of the Last 30 Years,” concluded that only eight were first conceived by entrepreneurs, and twenty-two were conceived by employees. We hear about corporate employees, strangled by slow-moving bureaucracy, that are blocked from making transformative discoveries.

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How I Got My Teen from Cs to Bs in Two Weeks

Eric Greenspan

I emailed each of his teachers for confirmation. I helped him study and I made it fun. I began my career at IBM and over the past 20 years have built several companies from the “third bedroom” that all have one thing in common: “mind blowing customer service!” I listened and I got involved. Yep, really.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

My family had the very first edition of the IBM XT computer with a 10 MB hard drive. I also know many people who never studied business as an undergrad who appreciated the knowledge that they gained as an MBA. Many MBAs took marketing courses but have never been on the front line of A/B testing, email campaigns or PR initiatives.

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VC Confessions: We Passed On Twilio’s Seed Round

InfoChachkie

billion) and ISS (sold to IBM $1.3 <Note: I edited a few comments from Jeff's email, none of which related to our meeting in 2008.> Below is my email to Jim and Kevin, following my debriefing with the VoIP expert, who requested to remain anonymous. > -jeff. To: < *@gmail.com > Hi , Greetings from Twilio!