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7 Keys To Being An Exceptional Business Leader Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Today, with the Internet and social media, if you aren’t visible in a positive way to everyone, including customers, your leadership efforts will be lost. The old models of leadership, including autocratic, defensive, and narcissistic, won’t brand you as a leader these days. Build relationships with known business leaders.

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[INTERVIEW] Glen McKay, Newfoundland Business Leader, Co-Founder of Newfoundland Hard-Rok, Inc.

YoungUpstarts

is not the only business leadership experience Glen has gained over the years; nor is the explosives industry the only industry he has worked in. In 1997, Glen co-founded Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc., Such leadership in my business must come from the chair that I sit in. Simple but very effective.”.

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What is the secret to remote work? Just ask your Sales team.

Austin Startup

Lastly, Leaders should mimic the approach of Salespeople and ensure shared documents are updated after important meetings and expect everyone at the company (not just Leadership) to contribute. Read how Bezos applies this approach at Amazon. What is the secret to remote work? Just ask your Sales team.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

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Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph to combat late fees for video rentals. Before Jobs returned to the business in 1997, its sales, and popularity all steadily declined for 12 years, nearly driving it into bankruptcy. Thanks to Will Yang, Instrumentl ! #4- 4- Netflix. Photo Credit: Jen Wan.

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Funding for Women-Owned Businesses

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Female entrepreneurship has been on a steady rise in the United States, with the number of women-owned businesses nearly doubling between 1997 and 2017. Annual summit brings together Dell executives and 200 selected DWEN-member entrepreneurs for collaboration, thought leadership, and networking.

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Meet our Startup Chica Committee Members

Austin Startup

Paulina Cabrera, Operation Coordinator for Solar Winds and Latinitas Volunteer Paulina Cabrera Paulina Cabrera grew up in Arlington, TX, but had the wonderful experience of living in Neiva, Colombia from 1997 to 2000. Sadly, this diversity is not present in the job market, politics, in leadership positions in general.It

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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

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Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. Case Foundation didn’t have a website until 2005, although founded 1997. We look for leadership, collaboration, and innovation.

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