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Understanding the Power of Your Human Networks

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The critical skill is not just your immediate network but the network beyond that you can tap into if you’ve earned the right through nurturing your 1-degree relationships. Building Your Network. Either you have a well established network or you don’t. “I know mothafuckas who know mothafuckas.”

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Three Words Entrepreneurs (and VC’s) Should Take to Heart

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She told of the teaching of the Talmud – a book which scholars use to debate doctrine and from which Jewish people are reminded to always learn and to debate. This weekend was Yom Kippur, holiest of the Jewish holidays and the day of atonement. She started with a story — a parable — as Jewish people are wont to do.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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I say this as somebody who recruited several Harvard, Wharton and similar MBAs at my first company (the one where I acknowledge that I made every mistake in the book). I say this as somebody who recruited several Harvard, Wharton and similar MBAs at my first company (the one where I acknowledge that I made every mistake in the book).

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

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But being best-in-class at online marketing is also a sine qua non to standout from your peer group. Yesterday I wrote a post about “ growth hacking ” and why I thought it was wrong that people were hating on the term unnecessarily. It’s worth a quick read. My argument is pretty simple. This will fail.

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How to thwart collaboration overload by working smarter

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This makes following some of the practices I discuss in the book to streamline collaboration critical for both performance and well-being. These “warm” relationships then prove to be critical when opportunities enable a person who has done this well to see a possibility and mobilize a network. What is dysfunctional collaboration?

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The Most Interesting Online Video Trend

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The future of TV will follow the rule of Deflationary Economics as I outline influenced by the book The Innovator’s Dilemma. By now many of you know the Harlem Shake but what you may not appreciate is the broader trend behind the video and it has mirrored my general views on how TV will work in the future. 200 million views.

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Steven Blank Kills It at Greycroft CEO Summit

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Let me start by saying two things: Events like this are invaluable to startups because the significant value comes from building the network across portfolio companies and the discussion one can have with your peer group. I’m going to save that for a future blog post.