Steve Blank
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
. … whether that’s partners or employees that you bring on. Being in Ohio, which lacks the startup ecosystem of an entrepreneurial cluster like Silicon Valley, made it difficult for Will to get funding for his first startup, Huddlewoo : The type of business that we were building needed an investment of capital ahead of revenue.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 13, 2011
I routinely tell my employees that I’m not their father and won’t babysit them, and that if they tell me they’re going to do something, they’d better make good on that assurance. After opening initial laboratory test stores in Florida and Ohio, a national roll-out is now underway.
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YoungUpstarts
JUNE 27, 2011
That said, there’s bound to be a situation when you want to resort to sending a nasty e-mail to get your point across to an employee, vendor, or customer who has upset you. After opening initial laboratory test stores in Florida and Ohio, a national roll-out is now underway. Take a breather before pressing “send.”.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 2, 2011
The “benevolent” part means always putting the entity, the employees, and, most importantly, the customer, first. The “dictator” piece simply means that somebody in a new venture (i.e., You certainly don’t want to alienate potential investors, customers, or employees by harassing them for a more favorable answer. Take a chance.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 3, 2011
After OfficeMax’s first year, we’d actually grown nicely and were operating stores in Ohio, New York, and Michigan. I also always made it clear to my employees how much I appreciated and valued them. After opening initial laboratory test stores in Florida and Ohio, a national roll-out is now underway. ’ Avoid the b.s.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 3, 2011
Employees can send a constant stream of information to their leaders — and that’s a problem that’s bleeding into face-to-face interactions, too. You may even have your HR or PR department provide brief scripts for employees who have trouble keeping their messages short. Then supervise the shortening process. updates from key people.
online.wsj.com
SEPTEMBER 23, 2012
SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. The National Venture Capital Association estimates that 25% to 30% of venture-backed businesses fail. NAME David Cowan.
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