Remove Metrics Remove Slides Remove Social Network Remove Writing
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6 Essential Leadership Practices Raise Accountability

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, instead of quick slide presentations, teams at Amazon write six-page memos to lay out ideas in narratives to be read in silence at the start of a meeting. Make sure they are seen as based on metrics, and belong to the performer. Provide regular feedback on execution and results.

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This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

Both Sides of the Table

We both felt that the critical reasoning skills and writing skills were critical to our career development. Company grew by more than “400% each year” for past few years [assume growth metric = revenues]. Metrics: 2.5mm members, 1,000 brands, 2,500 sale events to-date. Social network app developer and ad network.