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BE 2.0: Focus on Responsibility, Not Tasks – The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything

Paul G. Silva

Establish clear definitions: Responsibilities: Outcomes you own Objectives: Benefits the organization needs to achieve Tasks: Activities that help reach objectives As I tell founders: “No one actually cares about the to-dos. particularly pages 87-95 where Collins discusses role definition and accountability. The result?

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Can Company Culture Be Too Strong?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In many companies corporate culture is never explicitly defined, but rather implied. Culture is defined through the satisfaction of the employees and the clients, the way the office is set up, and the benefits offered to employees. Creating a strong company culture has become a priority for many leaders over the last decade or so.

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The Thin Skin of the Venture Capital Market

This is going to be BIG.

I think it''s likely that it will unfocus the company and what it definitely does is eliminate the possibility of exiting for anything less than two and a half billion dollars. I just respectfully don''t see the same opportunity as her investors do, and I reserve the right to be 100% wrong. I''ve been wrong many times before.

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

Both Sides of the Table

“Lean” is great in the early days but if you discover an attractive market opportunity you need to get “fat” really quickly or somebody else will. And this is fueled by the VC culture in Silicon Valley. But my definition of the word is much broader. ” I don’t love that culture.

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How We Put Culture First to Find the Ideal Business Partner

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When Netsurit decided to seek an opportunity to expand into the North American market, networking with our colleagues at Entrepreneurs’ Organization was the logical first step in finding a like-minded company in the US. Netsurit’s core competencies overlap Marathon’s opportunities for improvement and vice versa. Lessons Learned.

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Thinking About the Next Chief Digital Officer of New York City

This is going to be BIG.

The turnover would be detrimental to company culture. Sterne is tasked with helping to make NYC.gov more user-friendly, ensuring that agencies integrate social media opportunities and serving as an advocate for the digital media industry in New York City.". It''s a bit weird to comprehend for those on the outside.

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VC meets the land of opportunity

TechCrunch

When we think about the opportunity beyond Silicon Valley, we are really speaking of America. In reality, there will be some lag time before the checks being written by these same VCs are consistent with both the outward hype and existing market opportunity. America is the opportunity and we are worthy of investment, aren’t we? “We”