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Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve taken to saying, “Email is our personal to-do list that anybody adds to – whether they know us or not.” about their marathon 4-hour sessions to get to zero inbox or somebody else claiming email bankruptcy ( definition if you don’t know it already ). I have taken to limiting my outbound email.

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

Both Sides of the Table

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you.

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Effective Email Introductions or Why Blind Intros Suck

InfoChachkie

A well-intentioned colleague introduced me to a stranger via email, without first confirming with me that the intro was welcomed. The Art Of The Email Matchmaking. Screen First – If you believe that an introduction has a low likelihood of netting either party a substantive gain, dissuade the person requesting the introduction.

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Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands

TechCrunch LA

When it comes to content, the group wants Netflix to increase its funding of trans and non-binary talent, bring employee resource groups into conversations about potentially harmful content, hire more trans and non-binary content executives, and revise internal procedures around commissioning and releasing sensitive works. brb walking out.

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Is there gold in your old intellectual property?

Berkonomics

and be redirected to a screen form that would allow the user to identify themself, pay any fees required for use and agree to the terms of service. It wasn’t about paying for service we now expect at no extra cost just about everywhere, it was about a patent that covered that expansive service. Sound familiar?

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. It’s predictable, there is no reason to get mad about it and with a well-designed play book you can overcome this much of the time. everything.

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How To Network With Really Busy People

InfoChachkie

Prior to the digital age, high-profile people deployed brute force to screen out unsolicited, inbound communications. Sam trusted his Assistant to set his calendar and screen out irrelevant encounters. Then immediately follow up with an email or direct message, noting the reason you left a voicemail. Old School Charm.