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Mentors 6/18: The Best Mentor Relationships Eventually Become Two-Way

Feld Thoughts

I still remember the first time I met Len, sitting in a restaurant in downtown Boston, wondering to myself “who is this guy and what does he want?” Charlie started his own company, The Feld Group, in 1992 , when my company (Feld Technologies) was five years old. I treasure every moment I have with each of them.

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Pioneering Women in Venture Capital: Kathryn Gould

Steve Blank

When I was where you are, 36 years ago (can ya believe it) I didn’t have a plan—but I did have an aspiration: I wanted to go to Silicon Valley and I wanted to work in startups. But they weren’t really in Silicon Valley at the time—they were in Boston, Minneapolis, New York. Eventually I left Oracle, wanting to do another startup.

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8 Ways To Leverage The “I Like To Watch” Ubertrend

ReadWriteStart

Were you surprised that the Boston Marathon bombers were caught on video? ” While this segment may be well-covered by television networks, what about facility and supply management? You shouldn’t have been. How about a meteor falling in Russia ? Then there’s that plane crashing on a Russian highway.

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A Good Place to Work

Ben's Blog

At Opsware I used to teach a management expectations course because I deeply believed in training. In it, I made it clear that I expected every manager to meet with her people on a regular basis. If that’s how the managers listen to me, then why do I even bother coming to work? No medallions, dreadlocks, or black fists.

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Words of widsom from my youth

Altgate

@altgate Startups, Venture Capital & Everything In Between Skip to content Home Furqan Nazeeri (fn@altgate.com) ← Seeking CTO in Boston for Healthcare IT startup Popular Posts → Words of widsom from my youth Posted on September 6, 2009 by fnazeeri I’m preparing for a presentation in about a month at the University of Michigan.

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A Good Place to Work

Ben's Blog

At Opsware I used to teach a management expectations course because I deeply believed in training. In it, I made it clear that I expected every manager to meet with her people on a regular basis. If that’s how the managers listen to me, then why do I even bother coming to work? Dre, Let Me Ride. No 1:1 in over six months?