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[Review] Warren Buffett’s Management Secrets

YoungUpstarts

What few people know is that Buffett is not just a savvy investor but a great manager and business leader. Find a Manager with the Right Qualities. Find a Manager with the Right Qualities. Buffett looks for managers and leaders with integrity, intelligence, and a passion for the business. Motivate Your Workforce.

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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 4: Customer Hypotheses

Steve Blank

This week, our first team up was PersonalLibraries (the team that had software to help researchers manage, share and reference the thousands of papers in their personal libraries.) They also talked by phone to organic farmers in Nebraska and the Santa Cruz mountains. The news from customers was not good. Let the real learning begin.

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Ending the Toll Roads to LP Fundraising

This is going to be BIG.

Picture this: Your family builds a tremendous business in Nebraska over four generations making black socks. They didn't care about you when you needed commercial credit, but now--now they want to manage your money. The problem is that there are fantastic opportunities out there with completely trustworthy managers.

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2 Real Time-Saving Hacks That Every Entrepreneur Should Know

YoungUpstarts

When Bill Gates was asked by a student at Nebraska State what superpower he would want to have, Gates famously replied, “Being able to read super-fast”. If you are able to eliminate less technical, time-consuming tasks such as proofreading, email management/filtering and calendar management you can often free up half of your working day.

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Is EOS Worth It For Businesses

The Startup Magazine

Ensuring Role Compatibility EOS reinforces the principle that success isn’t just about hiring right, but also about assigning the right roles. The General Manager of Chief Carriers remarks, “Embarking on this journey with Tracy was a bold move, and now, we can’t envision running our business without EOS.

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Transcript of Business Lessons Learned on the Baseball Field

Duct Tape Marketing

How would you say that that element of managing the wins and losses and the emotional roller coaster, the sort of ultimate, did we make it to the World Series? So our websites are really content management systems, but they’ve kind of work like one. They just hired a new manager, Mike Matheney. crosstalk 00:09:31].

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Trusting Your Gut Can Be A Dangerous Move. Here’s Why…

Mike Michalowicz

The president of the company decides to forego the urban center of New York City in favor of the grass roots appeal of a small town in Nebraska. Whether you’re deciding to hire or fire an employee, or whether you’re weighing the risk of expanding your product line, basing your decisions on what’s been proven to work is your best bet.