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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. The reality of most startups is about survival. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. It’s a new year – 2016.

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How SaaS + Mobile has changed our world.

Scalable Startup

Angel Investor early stage founder Hawaii SaaS Scalability startup startup CEO Tom Nora angel investor CEOing first revenue leadership software Software Development The Next Level tom nora twitter venture capital' You know it will happen. > > Connect with me here and on twitter @tomnora.

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Why “Job Boards” and applying online do not work

Scalable Startup

Angel Investor Business Development early stage Hawaii Hiring Jobs Scalability acquisition Cash Flow first revenue hiring jobs Leader leadership tom nora' The way computers and social media and machine learning are used to streamline the hiring process must change and augment reality as it is today, not try to alter it.

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Silicon Valley Uber Alles? I think so… Some of their Secret Weapons.

Scalable Startup

Take Boulder, Colorado as a model, they’ve successfully created their own very strong economy for startups. There’s a startup for every 50 or so people there. They have all the pieces and they are heavily connected to Silicon Valley without envying them.

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What does it feel like to be the CEO of a start-up? 3 FULL TIME JOBS.

Scalable Startup

Being the CEO of a startup is crazy, fun, very hard work, inclusive, humbling and of course can be quite rewarding. When you’re the CEO of a startup, a real startup with product and some cash in the bank and/or revenue, there are 3 FULL TIME JOBS. Selling – The CEO of a startup must ABS, always be selling.

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If, Why, and How Founders Should Hire a “Professional” CEO

Reid Hoffman

20 years ago, the classic startup model was to have young founders start a breakthrough company, then bring in “grey hair” in the form of experienced executives once it was time to scale the business. s Tim Koogle helped build Jerry Yang and Dave Filo’s startup into the world’s most valuable internet company.

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Founders and dysfunctional families « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

It’s why all of you operated so well in the unpredictable environment that all startups face.” What makes an individual a great startup founder (versus an employee) has been something I had been thinking about since I retired. Therefore, I’ll posit one possible path for a startup founder – the dysfunctional family theory.

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