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[Review] Good To Great

YoungUpstarts

Finally, cutting edge technologies ought to at least have an impact on greatness, right? To do so, it is suggested that companies can form a council comprising the leading executive and between 5 to 12 key members of the management. b) Good-to-great companies use Technology as an Accelerator , not a creator of momentum.

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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. He just hired Meg Whitman. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies.

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Reading what was written and the VC age question

This is going to be BIG.

I also (as Fred describes us youngins) "work hard, put in ridiculous hours, are on top of all the latest trends, companies, technologies, etc. It's like saying that diversity of perspective in any business is a good thing--only if you say "We should hire/fund/promote more women" that's when you stir up the peanut gallery into a tizzy.

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4 Tips To Build A Deep Virtual Bench Of Talent

YoungUpstarts

days and data from DHI Hiring Indicators shows that the average job opening remained unfilled for 28.1 days in 2001-2003. Leverage Cutting-Edge Technology. Recruiters’ time spent reviewing applications decreased by 75%. Glassdoor reports that since 2009, interview processes have grown from 3.3

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Projects not directly related to those activities never got serious management attention and/or resources. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times. The result?

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. Projects not directly related to those activities never got serious management attention and/or resources. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times. The result?

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Do Your Employees Think Like Owners? 10 Tips For Building An Entrepreneurial Culture.

YoungUpstarts

Hire for hustle. A great way to separate the entrepreneurial thinkers from those who aren’t is to place a special emphasis on hiring people with a sense of urgency; people who can and will move quickly; people who don’t always have to be told what their next step should be. Do you find it difficult to delegate important projects?

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