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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions.

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SuperMac War Story 6: Building The Killer Team – Mission, Intent.

Steve Blank

Department Mission Statements – What am I Supposed to Do Today It wasn’t that we somehow had inherited dumb employees. To do that we will create end-user demand and drive it into the sales channel, educate the channel and customers about why our products are superior, and help Engineering understand customer needs and desires.

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The Steps of the Recruiting Process … and How to Identify Failure Points

www.ere.net

Instead, recruiters (or your employees through the referral program) will have to identify them, contact them, build a relationship, and eventually convince them to apply through direct sourcing. Common reason for failure: no metric or feedback mechanism to measure the percentage of applications that were routed to the wrong job.

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Eight Silly Data Things Marketing People Believe That Get Them Fired.

Occam's Razor

Many used some data, but they unfortunately used silly data strategies/metrics. And silly simply because as soon as the strategy/success metric being obsessed about was mentioned, it was clear they would fail. It is a really good metric. There are many spectacular reasons for why Like (and +1s, Followers) is a horrible metric.

Metrics 166