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CEO Kryptonite - What Savvy Company Leaders Avoid At All Costs

YoungUpstarts

Superman knows he must to avoid kryptonite at all costs if he wants to continue fighting for “truth, justice, and the American way”. Like Superman, there are certain things that savvy CEOs will avoid at all costs in order to stay strong. Similarly, CEOs, albeit powerful, are also susceptible to specific poisons. Wear Many Hats.

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20 Entrepreneurs Share Their Business Goals for 2018

Hearpreneur

Based upon the results of recent trips to key cities in the US and overseas, our data shows that business travel is critical to our continued growth and industry leadership. This year we will hit our 100,000th person on experiential tours of Detroit and launch a new program that shares lessons learned with other leaders.

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Seven Leadership Tips That Make People Feel Great And Achieve Incredible Results

YoungUpstarts

by Jon Gordon, author of “ The Power of Positive Leadership: How and Why Positive Leaders Transform Teams and Organizations and Change the World “ Any business leader will tell you that running a world-class organization is no easy feat. There is a power associated with positive leadership. The opposite is also true.

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How the iPhone Got Tail Fins – Part 1 of 2

Steve Blank

But by 1901, Ransom Olds invented the basic concept of the assembly line and in the next decade was quickly followed by other innovators who opened large scale manufacturing plants in Detroit – Henry Packard, Henry Leland’s Cadillac, and Henry Ford with the Model A. For a brief moment, half the cars in the world were now Fords.

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The Future of America’s Innovation Economy- Progress and Challenges at the USPTO

David Teten

laughter) Kappos: The current fees ($10-$15K) are way below our real cost ($30-$40K). Kappos: Over time we’re going to have to reoptimize to use the new Detroit office. People in Detroit are very excited about this. Some people are asking, ‘can we select Detroit to evaluate us?’ What’s the update?

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4 Startup Lessons I Learned From ‘SimCity’

YoungUpstarts

A successful risk management plan should include a good insurance policy, money in the bank for unexpected costs, and a backup plan in case someone quits or a process fails. Startups can be tempted to take a loan or convertible debt to get over a short-term cash crunch, but this cash comes at a cost. Take debt carefully.

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New Markets Mean More Than Just New Area Codes

YoungUpstarts

For that reason, managers who relocate into a very different area should look into leadership coaching to ensure that they can interact effectively with established employees. The Great Plains energy boom is generating millions in income, while Detroit continues to crumble into oblivion.