Even if you fail to achieve your financial goals, at least you will have the satisfaction of doing something you enjoy and you will never have to ask yourself, " What If? " Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series. MORE

Some people draw satisfaction by pointing at you and saying, “See! In 2006 I started using Facebook and most of my friends & colleagues thought I was strange. They thought it was like MySpace and why did I need a MySpace page? MORE

More important, a servant leader involves employees in the process of decision–making, focusing upon the performance and satisfaction of employees. It’s a term rooted in ancient philosophy. Robert Greenleaf may have been the first to resurrect the concept in his book published in 1970. MORE

Check out the latest edition of the SCribe Newsletter. Catch up on the latest news, see our upcoming event schedule, or visit the Websites of the sponsors that make this all possible. VentureNet tickets will sell out soon - so don’t wait to secure your seats! www.VentureNet.org Here are quick links to the feature articles in this issue: Term Sheet MORE

In announcing the reviews API, Google presented customer case studies of numerous publishers who shared a lot of evidence that talking to their customers has significantly improved their app ratings, customer satisfaction, and retention. MORE

Cornerstone Engage allows companies to measure employee engagement factors, such as sentiment toward office culture and satisfaction with direct managers, according to the company. Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand has launched a number of new products today, including Cornerstone Realize, a software implementation service, and Cornerstone Engage and Cornerstone Benchmark, two products aimed at employee engagement and benchmarking. MORE

Founder Jill Bigelow (who is not related to me) said the brace includes a removable heat or ice pack feature that provides increased mobility, mood, and birth satisfaction. MORE

Will the requested outcome advance any of your goals – or just provide an increment of satisfaction? Are we who issue orders to associates or employees ever acting as jerks? We’d never like to think so, or we wouldn’t do it in the first place. MORE

Years later the Beatles recalled their rejection by Decca with bitter satisfaction. A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. The words "failure" and "the Beatles" seldom appear in the same sentence. MORE

After an exhausting and exhilarating 13-years as a senior startup executive, I looked back on my career with satisfaction, having helped several companies create significant wealth, including: Computer Motion: IPO and later sold to Intuitive Surgical $148 million. MORE

For engineering it focuses one’s energy on a critical date and there is the satisfaction of being able to see the immediate results of your hard work in front of a large audience. There’s an old joke in software development, “How much time does it take to design software?” MORE

It wasn''t until I turned 50 that I fully adopted basketball legend John Wooden''s definition of victory: "Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.". MORE

Be Sharing - Mentors are often motivated by the satisfaction they derive from vicariously sharing in your success. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. Note: This is part II of a series exploring the power of mentorships. Access part I HERE. MORE

He gave his talk (with plenty of jokes and punchlines to keep it light-hearted) with a level of certainty of someone who’s given similar advice to many others, on some cases been ignored, and probably had the satisfaction of having a few ‘I told you so’s. MORE

However, they clearly have a long term impact on the customer’s overall satisfaction and thus their propensity to purchase additional products in the future. A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. MORE

Well, how about the satisfaction that – at least for some of our customers – we have achieved that lofty mission we set out to create way back when all this started. Repeat customers, raving fans, angry backlashers, commodity shoppers. Oh boy, what a range of loyalty these represent. MORE

The goal of these meetings should be twofold: (i) to remain apprised of changes within your customer''s organization that might allow you to deliver additional value, and (ii) to stay apprised of the customer''s satisfaction level and reduce the risk they may abandon you for an alternative solution. MORE

Thanks to the increasing modularity of SaaS, entrepreneurs can now "snap in" a scalable solution that increases their efficiency while enhancing customer satisfaction. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. MORE

But I remember her dedication and something more I could sense: she was enjoying a supreme sense of satisfaction as she fulfilled her ambitious dreams. MORE

Such scores attempt to quantify a company’s overall customer satisfaction by asking customers, "How likely is it that you would recommend our company to a friend or colleague?" The higher a company’s NPS, allegedly the higher its customer satisfaction. MORE

Brighter said that dentists who are in health insurance networks are using the service to highlight their strengths to new patients and take advantage of its "Brighter Score", which rates dental providers based on pricing, patient satisfaction, and other factors. Santa Monica-based Brighter , the dental healthcare company led by startup veteran Jake Winebaum, said this morning that it now has almost 75,000 dentists on its marketplace. MORE

The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.”. MORE

Following are some of the powerful benefits of using business management software to transform business processes in a manner that produces the type of results that will improve a company’s customer satisfaction rating. MORE

I am proud that students who express satisfaction with my classes also note that they involve a significant time commitment. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. MORE

On the day after Intel announced its acquisition of San Diego machine learning startup Nervana Systems, investor Steve Jurvetson told me he was feeling a sense of satisfaction about a call he made three years ago, and how it has been playing out. MORE

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Sure You Track Satisfaction, But Whose Success Are You Monitoring? These teams gauge customer satisfaction by tracking net promoter scores, customer churn, renewal rates, etc. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. MORE

Vora also founded Oblix, which was acquired by Oracle, and sits on the boards of Get Satisfaction and NextPrinciples, among other positions. Pasadena-based software developer Central Desktop said this morning that it has added software veteran Kumar Vora to its board of directors. Vora is the CEO of Acrolinx, and also had served as entrepreneur-in-residence at Foundational Capital, as well as a VP at Oracle and Adobe. MORE

We keep our eye on a handful of metrics, but we’re focused on customer satisfaction. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. Always the bridesmaid? While it still emotionally sucks, at least it will no longer break the bank; that is, if Kelsey Doorey has it her way. MORE

They gain satisfaction and status from knowing “stuff” and one-upping other men in sharing and debating facts. Brad Feld seems to write books faster than I can read and write about them. MORE

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his commission, the Prospect’s satisfaction and his company’s revenue) more than compensates him for the short-term discomfort associated with a rejection born of ignorance. Note: This is part II of a five part series. MORE

His role is to ensure KeyInfo retains its technological leadership and remains focused on client satisfaction. MORE

Booyah, Brightroll, Chegg, Evernote, Dailybooth, Formspring, Get Satisfaction, Inner Circle Labs, Klout, Miso, Nokia, Parisoma, Plancast and Twilio. Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the provider of a technology based, employee fringe benefits programs, said today that it is planning to expand to Orange County, San Diego, Austin, and New York in the next month. MORE

PC Mall said that its focus with OnSale is helping provide long term profitability and satisfaction to its merchant partners. Torrance-based PC Mall , the IT solutions provider and catalog retailer, said today that it has officially opened up its OnSale daily deals business. MORE

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