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Why Active Management Will Prevail Over The Annual Performance Review

YoungUpstarts

by Ty Tucker, CEO of REV. The annual performance review is quickly becoming a thing of the past. With companies like Adobe, GE, Microsoft and Netflix completely ending the practice, it is without a doubt that others will begin to follow. Cost, time and effectiveness are all reasons why this business staple is fading. However, the most significant reason is that the annual performance review is simply unable to sustain, measure, or improve employee productivity in the workplace in a way that is e

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11 Attributes Of Great Entrepreneurs I Have Known

Startup Professionals Musings

At some point in their life, hopefully everyone strives to be the best in their chosen profession. Most people think that being the best requires more intelligence, more training, and more experience. In reality, in business or even in sports, the evidence is conclusive that it is as much about how you think, as what you do. I saw this illustrated a while back in the classic sports book, “ Training Camp: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else ”, by Jon Gordon.

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So Here’s What I’ve Been Thinking…

Steve Blank

I was interviewed at the Stanford Business School and in listening to the podcast, I realize I repeated some of my usual soundbites but embedded in the conversation were a few things I’ve never shared before about service. Listen here: Steve Blank on Silicon Valley, AI and the Future of Innovation. Download the.mp3 here: Download Episode Filed under: China , Hacking For Defense , NSF (National Science Foundation) , Science and Industrial Policy , Secret History of Silicon Valley , Teaching

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How to Perform Inception on a VC

This is going to be BIG.

One of my favorite phrases is "performing inception". Inception is one of my favorite movies and I love the idea of meticulously planning out the placement of an idea in someone else's head. That's basically what founders have to do when they fundraise, because you'll never be more successful with an investor who thought it was their brilliant idea to invest in your company, not yours.

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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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So Here’s What I’ve Been Thinking…

Steve Blank

I was interviewed at the Stanford Business School and in listening to the podcast, I realize I repeated some of my usual soundbites but embedded in the conversation were a few things I’ve never shared before about service. Listen here: Steve Blank on Silicon Valley, AI and the Future of Innovation. Download the.mp3 here: Download Episode Filed under: China , Hacking For Defense , NSF (National Science Foundation) , Science and Industrial Policy , Secret History of Silicon Valley , Teaching

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Princess Astrid of Belgium Visits Austin, San Antonio and Other Texas Cities on an Economic Mission

SiliconHills

Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium is visiting Texas this week on an economic trade mission. On Sunday, Princess Astrid, the sister of Belgium’s current monarch King Philippe, attended a reception at the University of Texas at Austin hosted by its President Greg Fenves. About 200 business executives, trade representatives and members of the […] The post Princess Astrid of Belgium Visits Austin, San Antonio and Other Texas Cities on an Economic Mission appeared first on Sil

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Who to follow on Twitter after reading the book Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

Jeff Hilimire

The book, Born to Run , is a must read for any runner. I listened to it on Audible while running, which I’ve learned is a great way to get motivated. When you read about people running in extreme situations, it really makes your three mile run seem easy. There are incredible characters in the book, and I found myself wanting to see what they were up to day-to-day.