Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2014

I have added my own insights, based on my experience advising and working with entrepreneurs and startups: Pay for results, rather than pay for work. In startups, and even corporate environments, I see the spread of collaborative social media platforms such as Yammer. Another study predicts this number could grow to 24 million by 2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2015

I have added my own insights, based on my experience advising and working with entrepreneurs and startups: Pay for results, rather than pay for work. In startups, and even corporate environments, I see the spread of collaborative social platforms such as Slack and Yammer. Measuring results in itself is not new.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Entrepreneurs seeking funding should emulate Addie''s efficient and focused pursuit of perfection. When securing funding, entrepreneurs must balance the desire for perfection with the urgent need to ensure the process is efficient. Ebay+Soundcloud = us" and "FLIMBY=Yammer+Delicious+Gotomeeting.". One-liners. Math Doesn''t Lie.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2013

One of my friends, the CIO of a large healthcare system, did a study with Verizon of their facility, and found that there were 3 million SMS messages sent in a month. We''ve very much taken a play out of the Yammer playbook. Yammer used this to create lead generation from the top down. That''s important in how we market.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). Studying for the SAT, LSAT, GMAT, TOEFL, MCAT and other standardized tests in the US is a massive market that has been dominated for years by Kaplan and Princeton Review. And I know that great startups like Yammer are doing well. Enter Xobni.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

These are the skills I look for in entrepreneurs and leaders. It is the very fabric of what I believe forms the entrepreneur DNA. I meet entrepreneurs all the time who tell me one of the following things: “I’ve had trouble raising money. Real entrepreneurs are able to attract others to their calling.

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