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Why You Don’t Want to Give Financial Information to All of Your Investors

Both Sides of the Table

I have blogged about some of the downside consequences of the changes and the private information I have says the consequences are much worse than is reported in the press since few people publicly talk about. There’s another issue I can add to your list of things to be aware of – information rights. You betcha.

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Why Startup Entrepreneurs Need to Communicate More Like George Bush Than Al Gore

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I use George Bush vs. Al Gore as allegory and I’ve been using it with entrepreneurs for years to sink in a simple point about how to communicate with the market. Most Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs I know are more like Al Gore. how informed will they be about our product / service? It is election season.

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Three Words Entrepreneurs (and VC’s) Should Take to Heart

Both Sides of the Table

We are expected to know everything and many people rush to conclusions given a limited set of information. For me, after nearly a decade in the trenches of being an entrepreneur I felt I was un-brainwashed from trying to pretend I had all the answers. And I encourage entrepreneurs to triangulate as well. It is unknowable.

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Entrepreneurs: Employment law is not on your side!  

Berkonomics

Ah, and those required posters in the lunchroom [Email readers, continue here…] Notice that every poster that is required to be displayed in a company public area (usually the lunchroom) is posted for the benefit of the employee to inform them of rights granted by law. ” The post Entrepreneurs: Employment law is not on your side!

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Entrepreneurs: Employment law is not on your side!

Berkonomics

[Email readers, continue here…] Notice that every poster that is required to be displayed in a company public area (usually the lunch room) is posted for the benefit of the employee to inform him or her of rights granted by law.

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5 Strategies To Thrive Despite Information Overload

Startup Professionals Musings

Mr. Dawson is a world-leading futurist, entrepreneur, and public speaker, who offers five key principles, which I can amplify, for turning information into value: Purpose: thriving requires an understanding of why. Your first challenge is to decide what information and why it is relevant to your business.

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10 Traits Demonstrate Entrepreneur Character Strength

Startup Professionals Musings

As I was watching the investor show, Shark Tank , on TV the other night, I was struck by how quickly and how extensively the sharks focused on the background and character of the entrepreneurs, compared to time spent evaluating their products. Today’s world of business is highly driven by social issues and environmental concerns.