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Good to Great to Excellent: A Roadmap

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Knicks coach Pat Riley got average players like John Starks to play way over his pay grade, but even the master manipulator couldnt make him Michael Jordan. Phil Jackson took a different approach: he chose to coach Michael Jordan, and then Kobe and Shaq. Competition is fiercer, winners win more and every vertical has many more losers.

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Startup Tools

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I sold to you & PR function back in the day (SuperMac) and others to the many companies dating back, but finally E.piphany ~ MediaMap (now is Cision). Reply Jarek , on February 27, 2011 at 11:51 pm said: What about CRM? Very helpful and worth taking time to go through most of them. Thanks for a Great Post. Reply Mary B. , Amazing list.

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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

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Post-Mortem Title : My eHarmony for Hiring Failure. – made compromises in early hiring decisions – choose expediency over talent/competency. Too much PR, too early. Author : Jordan Cooper. Hiring was a challenge we found difficult throughout the life of our Company. Company : YouCastr. Too much money.