Sat.Jul 05, 2014

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Entrepreneur Leadership Today Demands A Human Focus

Startup Professionals Musings

'Most entrepreneurs assume that success is dependent on their product expertise, coupled with some knowledge of how to run a business. In fact, I have found from personal experience and mentoring that both of these are necessary, but not sufficient, for building a business. Successful entrepreneurs today must practice human-centered leadership to compete and win.

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Do People Treat Me Differently Since I Talk Openly About Depression?

Feld Thoughts

'As Amy and I get ready to return to Boulder today and physically re-enter the human race, I woke up this morning thinking about how I’m feeling emotionally. We’ve had an excellent three weeks up at our house in Homer, Alaska, far away from the people we know. Our only friends up here are our neighbors (whom we adore) so other than one visitor ( Matt Shobe – who we also adore) it’s been a very solitary and physically introverted time.

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4 easy tricks to personalize your marketing strategy

The Next Web

'Ritika Puri is a content marketer, freelance business writer, and media entrepreneur. This post originally appeared on the Evergage blog. As a seasoned marketer, you’re well-aware of the need to ‘reach the right audiences at the right time with the right message.’ You’ve heard this expression over and over — so we won’t belabor the point. You already know why you need to do it.

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Is there a difference in expectation and attitude between Angels in the USA vs those in other Geographical regions and are there disadvantages because of this?

Gust

'Surprisingly, no. Angels of a certain ‘level of professionalism’ have more in common with each other regardless of geography, than do novice and ‘super angels’ in the same city. I am friends with many professional angels from around the world, and my analyses (allowing for our individual investment preferences) are virtually identical to those of Dave Berkus in Southern California, Matey de Nedkov in Montreal, Phillippe Gluntz in Paris and Dušan Stojanovic in Sweden.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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How companies are tracking their best people without becoming big brother

The Next Web

'Andre Lavoie is the CEO of ClearCompany, the first talent alignment platform that bridges the gap between talent management and business strategy by contextualizing employees’ work around a company’s vision and goals. Privacy is a huge buzzword in today’s digitally-connected world. Companies are trying to strike a balance between transparent organizational structures that encourage collaboration and innovation, and respecting the privacy and boundaries of workers.

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My First 15 Minutes of Work Each Day

Hunter Walker

'So with the year halfway gone, I’m taking a look at how I schedule my time. Semi-related, was charting some of my daily “workflows.” Here’s the first 15 work minutes of my day, which usually occurs ~6:30am PT. What do your first 15 minutes of work look like? Get up and grab my phone: 1. Check Techmeme site to see read new headlines. 2.

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