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13 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Best Business Advice

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The best business advice I was given was in my year 10 woodwork class by my teacher—who was teaching woodwork to boys who were both frivolous and quick to make decisions on cutting into beautiful pieces of timber. The best advice I have ever received came from one of my mentors from the US. Demi Markogiannaki—founder at WeTeachMe.

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The Four Tenets of Conscious Capitalism

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Kent Gregoire is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member and founder of Symphony Advantage, which helps CEOs achieve ongoing success through strategic thinking, advice and planning. The caring culture he developed also points to his genuine concern for stakeholders. Caring culture. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Is Going for Rapid Growth Always Good? Aren’t Startups So Much More?

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Viewing the article through the lens of a venture capitalist there’s much to agree with under the mantra of “growth!” ” And when you read the article carefully it allows for a period of discovery in your business. And this is fueled by the VC culture in Silicon Valley. For example. Or pivoted too quickly.

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Pomp and Reality: Real advice for today’s graduates

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Contributed by Robert Glazer , a former EO Boston member who is the founder and chairman of the board of Acceleration Partners , a global partner marketing agency and the recipient of numerous industry and company culture awards. and more articles from the EO blog. . He is also the host of The Elevate Podcast.

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Scaling Sales: Arming & Aiming – A’s, B’s & C’s

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This article was originally posted in a much more concise version over GigaOm if you prefer the shorter version. Ultimately he & I had a bad cultural fit. I was stuck in startup culture and he was stuck in big company culture and their was a chasm between us that couldn’t be rectified.

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Why Investors Are Watching–And Judging–Your Work-From-Home Policy

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Dozens of investors have approached me for advice on assessing the effectiveness of such policies. Clear WFH rules help sync up different departments, building a culture of openness and trust. On the flip side, it nurtures a trusting, empowering culture, creating a sense of belonging among employees.

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Here are 10 Tips from BuzzFeed to Make Your Content Go Viral

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We talked about a lot of great stuff in the video including how to do sales calls and a how a new “culture of writing&# is emerging as a critical skill set in business today. There’s tons of more great advice from real-world experience from Jon so please watch when you have time. That’s why people turn up to Buzzfeed.

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