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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

I think that mindset is useful to remind entrepreneurs that it is a shared journey and capital (whether active or passive) is a part of your success and your ability to access it when you need to and for the amounts you need is a very critical differentiator between successful companies and unsuccessful one. Mentorship.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

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It’s a new year – 2016. A great leader knows customers and has direct relationships with them. She can anticipate reactions to price increases or product changes by customers and she can sustain competitive challenges because she knows the customer will stick by her. Chip Kelly had bunker mentality.

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8 Initiatives To Make Your Customers Loyal Advocates

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If you can’t provide a memorable customer experience, your startup won’t survive very long these days. You now need more than loyalty from your customers -- they need to be your best advocates. The days of pushing new and marginal performers into customer service are gone. Every job on your team drives your customer experience.

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Small Businesses A Great Fit For The New Nimble Marketplace

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Small- to medium-size enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly successful because they’re nimble, quick to adapt and generally speak to customers in a more personal voice. Here are three megatrends that all businesses should be aware of, as well as some tips that will help them better engage with customers and grow their businesses globally.

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Textio’s Founder Kieran Snyder on the Two Advantages Startups Have in AI (While Remaining Skeptical Of The Funding Gold Rush)

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That is to say, I DMed her on Twitter in 2016, impressed by the work she was doing but without a preexisting relationship. I love working with customers to support them in meeting their goals. Startups can build habits with customers in narrow wedge markets that might at first look too small for a big company to care about.

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Customer Differentiation in Competitive Markets – SxSW Interactive 2016

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Please vote, comment on, and share our panel idea: Customer Differentiation in Competitive Markets before September 2, 2016. Anne-Marie Bitman, Director, Customer Success, Oracle. Aruni Gunasegaram, Principal, Customer Concentric. Happy Customers = Happy Employees = Happy Customers!

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[Interview] Bo Zou, Toronto-Based Digital User Experience Specialist And Thought Leader

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It also showcases how getting it right can transform startups into players: Pokemon Go caused software startup Niantic’s revenues to skyrocket by $600 million within just three months of its mid-2016 launch. He also believes that startups often have an advantage in using technological advances to help them innovate customer experiences. “In