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Design Your Company Culture Like The World’s Largest Hedge Fund

David Teten

A few years ago he publicly set down his core Principles for living, managing, and investing. Bridgewater uses these codified rules for recruiting, training, and most important, managing the firm’s culture. It’s harder but possible to educate people in how to manage others. Managers almost always jump to proximate causes (i.e.,

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How To Start A Startup – For Busy People

YoungUpstarts

Airbnb knew their first employee would be critical to their culture, so to find their first engineer they conducted hundreds of interviews over four to six months. At Stripe, all 170 employees have open access to every email sent in the company – which makes for a very transparent company – but a very crowded inbox.

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Addicted to Ruthless Efficiency

OnlyOnce

Two things popped up in the last few days that are making it clear to me that there’s another issue all of us — whether you’re a CEO or CXO or an entry level employee — will face. has been a deeply-ingrained part of my leadership Operating System for 20-25 years now. Sometimes I even get one done in 15 minutes.

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22 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2020

Hearpreneur

We were not forced to lay anyone off and actually added employees during the pandemic. I would say this is what I am most proud of but I am also proud of the traction that my new business has built in its first full year of operation. Photo Credit: Justin A. This was not the easiest task but we trusted in our process and it worked.

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Entrepreneurs, Don't Just Create Products or Services?Create a Legacy!

Small Business Force

He designed and built houses, managed the construction of significant office buildings, even built two stadiums. Why do folks flock to a store like Stew Leonard's in Connecticut? To do that you have to build a company that is founded to be customer-sensitive and employee-focused. My Dad was a builder.

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Feb. 28, Stamford, CT: HBS Event on Angel Investing 101 – Best Practices

David Teten

Susan Balloch, Managing Director, Golden Seeds; formerly Executive Director and Principal, The Blackstone Group. Susan Balloch, Managing Director of Golden Seeds. Susan Balloch is a Managing Director of Golden Seeds, an angel fund that invests in early stage companies founded or led by women. Click here to make a reservation.

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Entrepreneurs, Don't Just Create Products or Services.Create a Legacy!

Small Business Force

He designed and built houses, managed the construction of significant office buildings, even built two stadiums. Why do folks flock to a store like Stew Leonard's in Connecticut? " - Stew Leonard "Your culture is your brand, your employees are your brand ambassadors." My Dad was a builder.