Up and Running

MARCH 7, 2018

In my time, I learned a thing or two about the importance of preventing employee turnover. Aside from the time-consuming tasks of screening potential employees, interviewing, and re-hiring , losing and replacing employees is expensive. On average, it costs nearly three times an employee’s salary to replace them.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

As a starting point the board is intended to have legal and financial responsibilities to a few key constituencies: shareholders, debt holders, creditors, employees, government and major parties with whom the business operates. ICOs certainly have a place in startup financing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2018

One of the lessons I have learned over the years as a business executive, and now as a mentor to entrepreneurs, is that if you really want employees who enthusiastically take ownership of their work, you have to start treating them like owners, not renters. Employees can’t be owners if they don’t understand the business targets and realities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2022

I was shocked to read an old Gallup study that indicates only 13 percent of employees worldwide are actively engaged at work, and more recent data shows only a small change in the right direction. I believe that increasing your team’s motivation will be more effective than providing new and advanced tools for increasing productivity.

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View from Seed

APRIL 27, 2020

Others are just starting out, but the financial safety net they thought they had from a spouse’s job or highly appreciated stock options has disappeared. But the courage and leadership I am witnessing each day is inspiring. Some are staring into the abyss and they know they are not going to get out. This is scary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2022

Yet, I’m convinced that connected leadership can be learned proactively, as opposed to waiting for painful negative experiences. Here are my suggestions for focus and actions that will build and maintain your connected leadership with any team: Listen and relate to every team member as a person. Of course, listening alone isn't enough.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

Being faced with the same issues as Zumba a couple of years earlier, either you spend tons of money for major artists or you’re left with commonplace stock tracks, we realized a middle ground was needed. At the same time, brands and agencies struggled to find great music. That’s when SoStereo really came to life.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

As a leadership coach, going into 2021, I intend to shift how I acquire new clients to support in their leadership journey as an aspiring or first-time leader. I am looking to reopen offices in a smaller capacity when it is safe to do so and when my employees are comfortable with returning. Photo Credit: Edward Gorbis.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Nonprofit leadership is struggling. That’s why leadership development is so important. The problem is an old, hierarchical approach to leadership—one adopted from the for-profit sector. This top-down leadership style is based on one person controlling direct reports, but it’s no longer effective.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 7, 2013

This check is for The Community Foundation and for the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado (EFCO) and results from a gift of 24,793 shares of common stock from Rally at the time of its first financing that represented approximately 1% of the equity of the company. I remember numerous conversations with Ryan about this.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2014

by Forbes magazine publisher Rich Karlgaard and author of “ The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success “ Avid market watchers know that the last two months have been devastating to fast-growth Internet stocks. Investor sentiment has shifted away from growth stocks with high price/earnings multiples.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2019

Especially such experts are in demand in business consulting, analytics, financial sector, and the stock market. gained leadership skills or advanced soft skills. Thus, the business sector needs PhD specialists as qualified and competent employees. Qualification is a must-have for an employee. Why are they needed there?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2020

I was shocked to read an old Gallup study that indicates only 13 percent of employees worldwide are actively engaged at work, and more recent data shows only a small change in the right direction. I believe that increasing your team’s motivation will be more effective than providing new and advanced tools for increasing productivity.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 2, 2018

You will also learn about practical issues related to growing a business such as the need to grow stock inventory, gain extra storage and recruit and retain high quality staff. At the end of the week, the most hard working employees are rewarded and improved training and working conditions are put in place for others.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. Your firm worked with an investment banking firm that underwrote and offered stock (typically on the NASDAQ exchange) to the public.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Thanks to the pandemic, we’ve been taking stock of every damn thing. So when a large percentage of employees were removed from their daily environment and routine at an office, and sent home to work, their landscape changed. Mid-career employees who were facing employee dissatisfaction decided to look for better, and found it.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Stock option questions startup employees should ask | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/1n8lUje. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 23, 2022

Instead of hiring from outside, my goal for 2022 is to focus on growth and provide leadership chances within our firm. The very least a business owner can do in exchange for an employee's loyalty is to provide them with greater chances. As a full-time employee, I spend most of my day at work in front of a computer.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 9, 2019

Ultimately, they seek a way of operating that encourages all employees to bring their gifts and passions to the table for the betterment of the workers and the bottom line. Very intentionally, and it starts with the top leadership then engages leaders throughout the organization. Second, communicate your vision to your leadership team.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2016

Recruiting good employees takes effort and a keen eye. You need to be able to recognise what skills a position requires as well as what level of commitment you need from your employees. Once you’ve hired your employees, that’s not your team-building mission complete. Keep yourself well stocked with safety supplies.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 8, 2014

employees have a medium-to-high risk of being displaced by smart robots and machines powered by artificial intelligence. So, Intuit employees created an app for mobile phones that provided farmers with daily prices from various markets. You may know that over the next 10 to 20 years, according to two experts, 66 percent of U.S.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2022

However, this is only possible when an organization has educated employees at its core. An excellent corporate culture is tolerant, utilizes technology, and ensures equal treatment of all employees no matter where they stand on the hierarchical ladder. 3. Makes You Prioritize Leadership. Image Source.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 17, 2020

Are you paying money for SaaS services that are no longer relevant or can be taken on by employees? Support Your Employees. Maintaining employee morale is crucial at a time like this, especially when budgets and responsibilities are being reallocated and you may have to make significant staff cuts or changes.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Some businesses even have tenured employees who are used to older processes. Companies hadn’t drawn the line at walking checks around for signatures, keeping a safe full of check stock, or renting an offsite storage space for paper files. You’d have to keep them supplied with check stock. What’s one more step?

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 8, 2013

My partner Dave and I took the number, made a list of all employees, and figured out how much we were going to give each of them. Then, the CEO and the leadership get to allocate the bonus to each person on a direct performance basis at the end of the year. At Feld Technologies, we had a very simple bonus program.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

After all, it takes an investment of your time, effort and resource to grow the business, keep your employees engaged and build your brand and reputation. What if you’ve overlooked a highly valuable driver in achieving business growth, employee engagement and customer loyalty? Your leadership reputation.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 12, 2019

No matter how well my team did I knew that at the end of the year I would earn a predetermined salary with a small bonus that was based on the company stock performance. Everything had potential, but as an employee, my power to act upon the opportunities I saw was limited. 6- Gaining success for your employees.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

Large companies are sending employees to work at home. If you’re running a startup or small business, your first priority (after your family) is keeping your employees and customers safe. To answer the first question, take stock of your current gross burn rate i.e. how much cash are you spending each month. Burn Rate and Runway.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 15, 2013

When employees feel this way, they hide out, procrastinate, or say what the boss wants to hear instead of what she needs to hear. Maybe there are different sets of rules for different employees: “exempt” people and “non-exempt” people. Preferential treatment is a leadership behavior and it’s extremely damaging.

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Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 14, 2014

But tough times don’t mean that you should just forget about rewarding your employees! There are many ways that you can reward employees without handing them money, and many of these are things you can do right now, with very little effort. Let the employee dump the one project they like least to you. A reserved parking spot.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 4, 2021

As we take stock of our business and personal lives, I think we should re-establish a lesser-recognized concept: return on experience. It’s about setting yourself and your employees up to live and work in a high-quality environment—one that encourages personal and professional development.

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Mike Michalowicz

JULY 26, 2017

Social entrepreneurship can actually boost your employee retention rate and their productivity. By blending your company’s for-profit goals with larger societal goals, your employees will feel more accomplished and satisfied with how they’re using their time. Something that translates into more than just a 9-to-5 job.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

You can’t crack your employees’ heads open and look inside (well you can, but legal will probably advise against it) so how do you uncover what drives individual employees to work hard, stay focused and be more creative? Are they seeking more money, stock options, a pat on the back? On the same page. Putting the WE in TEAM.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

He stressed the significance of employee dishonesty insurance as a protective layer against potential embezzlement, a critical step often overlooked by many small businesses. 03:08] What is employee dishonesty insurance? [04:25] 04:25] How do you ensure employees do not feel distrusted when internal controls are implemented? [06:10]

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Failing at that business, terminating my employees, and shutting the doors was the most challenging thing I had done. I admire Howard Schultz for using his thinking skills in taking over a company name where he previously worked as an employee. Photo Credit: Ryan Niddel. This included health insurance and making them domestic partners.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2020

by Deb Boelkes, author of “ Heartfelt Leadership: How to Capture the Top Spot and Keep on Soaring “ A couple months ago, a crisis hit the world — one that changed almost everything about how companies operate. Were you patient as employees struggled to balance their newly remote jobs with home schooling and child care?

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, which defines a small business as a firm with fewer than 500 employees, states there are over 30 million such enterprises in the U.S. Along with the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a change in the nation’s political leadership means there could be more regulation.

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