Entrepreneurs, and those who work at startups, are a special part of the workforce. They embrace innovation and Read More
Today’s entrepreneur: Shawn Ivey
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10 lessons for entrepreneurs going into 2011
p>At VatorNews, we believe in building on the shoulders of giants. That’s why we’ve dedicated years into building Read More
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Ronen advises “people who should not listen”
Avner Ronen, CEO and founder of Boxee, set the tone for his talk at Vator Splash with one Read More
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How an organization gains leverage
Organizations can accomplish more by increasing the “impactfulness” of their employees. In general, there are three ways for Read More
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. (Albert Einstein) For decades Read More
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Eric Ries on learning, failing, and pivoting
Author, speaker, and consultant Eric Ries spoke at Thursday’s Amplify event, where the former Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Read More
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Hiring a big company exec for your startup?
Fast growing startups need experienced big company execs to take them to the next level, right? Wrong. Big Read More
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Hubris vs humility: The $15B difference
Describing your product as “new and “never been done before” instead of “we’re just like those others guys, Read More
A few weeks back we talked about stock options in some detail. I explained that the strike price Read More
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What is the job of a CEO?
This is the second part of my 45-minute interview with Steve Blank, author of The Four Steps to Read More
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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo’s lessons learned
Dick Costolo, who was just appointed Twitter CEO, stepped off the stage here at Vator Splash, where he Read More
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The Peter Pan syndrome
One of the ironies of being a startup is that when you are small no one can put Read More
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How do you compensate key executives?
Since both startups and buyouts depend in large part on extraordinary performance by managers, one principal aim of Read More
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What a CEO does
I am posting this as a MBA Mondays post. But I did not learn this little lesson at Read More
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The CEO mentor and coach
I’ve written about this topic before. I think many people with the ambition and the opportunity can become Read More