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But the bigger risk was “educating the market” - giving people information or other insights inadvertently. That is, the people who get sensitive information may accidentally misuse it without intentionally doing so. When you have lots of meetings with a lot of information flow and brainstorming, it’s not unusual to not only not remember where you got a particular insight but to actually mistake it for your own. MORE
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As we continue deconstructing the Techstars Mentor Manifesto , today’s item is about keeping information confidential. In exchange, mentors will hold information in confidence. If you are uncertain, ask the person who you got the information from. But assume we are respectful, conscientious about what we can and can’t share, and fundamentally default to holding information in confidence. MORE
Ever notice that, today, when you ask an email correspondent for their contact information (those who don''t include it in their e-signature), what one gets is different than a few years ago. Today, one gets: one or more email addresses, cell phone #, Twitter handle, various URL''s to information on the web (usually LinkedIn, Facebook, the person''s blog/tumblr, et al.); lawyers, accountants, consultants), who, no surprise, give reams of contact information. MORE
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The new hire when informed of the history should be allowed to determine whether the tasks are better performed from scratch or picked up where left last. Personnel turnover is inevitable. There is no way to eliminate it and you must learn to work with the changes that take place. Hiring new people takes time. When you find the right candidate, everyone is excited to get the replacement on the team and working. MORE
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That passion eventually lead to starting a website to share information about personal training, which eventually became a six figure online membership site, then several and eventually a multi-million dollar information publishing business. MORE
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