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30 Entrepreneurs Explain the Role of a Mentor in Their Business

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: James Green. Thanks to James Green, Build a Head ! . #5- hired a hypnotherapist to help me apply mindfulness practices to my creative business. And while he doesn’t technically work for the rest of my business, I feel like he does through me. Thanks to Ravi Parikh, RoverPass ! #4- 4- Identifies blind spots.

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How to Create a Marketing Playbook for Consistent Campaigns

ConversionXL

As Maryanne Wolf notes in the Guardian , skim reading is the new normal: “Many readers now use an F or Z pattern when reading in which they sample the first line and then word-spot through the rest of the text.”. Think about your playbook from the perspective of a new hire. What information do they need to execute a task immediately?

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Sixteen Signs You May Be Practicing Cowardly Leadership

YoungUpstarts

Then, you rationalize why you didn’t do what you really needed to do: I wanted to go to the national trade show, but we just couldn’t get the prototype ready by the deadline… or I’ve always thought we should take part in the green initiative, but the CEO would just shoot down the suggestion, so there was no point in bringing it up.

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We crowdfunded $1.7 million for a new online news publication. This is our story so far.

The Next Web

From then on, we had five months to build a platform and hire an editorial staff to keep our crowdfunding promise of launching in September 2013. former leader of the Green Party Femke Halsema and documentary journalist Jelle Brandt Corstius?—?accompanied Two of them?—?former Building the platform and our CMS. Our custom-made CMS?—?called

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Speed in Sales at Startups

Austin Startup

Hire Fast, Fire Fast Many startups live by the principle of “Hire Slow, Fire Fast.” If you remove uncertainty around the team, you can move much faster-the rest of the company benefits. On the flip side, I disagree with the “hire slow” part. Startup B hires 5 AEs to start on January 1 and 5 AEs to start February 1.

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Struggling with Sales? Change Your Packaging to Sell More Products

The Startup Magazine

For instance, the butter alternative brand Parkay hired Burd & Fletcher to create a thinner carton that would meet the company’s sustainability goals.Other famous brands have hired the same company to create recyclable ice cream cartons and more. That’s a big deal considering standard ice cream cartons aren’t recyclable.

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Being A Solar CEO: What It’s Taught Me About Workplace Energy

YoungUpstarts

Believe me, the ‘take it easy’ mantra annoys me just as much as it annoys any other executive, so rest assured that’s not what this section is about. Green business has always been a part of Scott’s life. Cut Your Workweek to a 50-Hour Max to Activate Remote Modes of Thought. Caring Energy: The Best Marketing and Sales Strategy.