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Mentoring Is the Secret to Innovation Say Silicon Valley’s Top VCs and Entrepreneurs

Leapfrogging

While the new approach recently arose from Silicon Valley, the model knows no geographic, cultural or technical boundaries. Winners receive grant money, Google Cloud credits, and – most importantly – mentorship from a who’s who of experts like: Patrick Collison, Cofounder & CEO of Stripe.

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What Does an Aspiring Founder Need to Know?

Harvard Business Review

Cofounders are crucial. So, the crucial skill is learning how to form a founding team that can cover the gaps. A founder must be able to assess their own strengths and weaknesses and know how to recruit and motivate complementary founding team members.” ” Founders must prioritize and be able to take feedback.

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How to Deal with a Chronically Indecisive Boss

Harvard Business Review

For example, “Is it possible your boss isn’t telling you how to do every little thing because he is waiting to see if you step up?” Seek out colleagues who have influence over your boss and ask for their advice on how to handle the situation. ” Rothbard agrees. ” And indecision is sometimes defensible.

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What New Team Leaders Should Do First

Harvard Business Review

People form opinions pretty quickly, and these opinions tend to be sticky,” says Michael Watkins, the cofounder of Genesis Advisers and author of the updated The First 90 Days. “If Here’s how to start your team off on the right foot. The first few weeks are critical. You either pay upfront or you pay later.” Get to know each other.

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Escape the Moore's-Law Traffic Jam

Harvard Business Review

When Gordon Moore, the cofounder of Intel, asserted nearly 50 years ago that the number of transistors on integrated circuits would double roughly every two years, he was charting a path for the company that would dominate the industry — and dictate the direction of technology — for decades. It's anybody's race to win.

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Keeping It Professional When You Work in a Family Business

Harvard Business Review

Fallouts with family over work can cause a tremendous amount of anger, sadness, and shame , says Rob Lachenauer, CEO and cofounder of Banyan Family Business Advisors. ” Here’s how to effectively work alongside relatives. “When ordinary people get fired, they get another job,” he says.

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How Israeli Startups Can Scale

Harvard Business Review

So how early should the founders pack their bags and ship out to the U.S.? Although the technical team often remains in Israel, many of the executives interviewed recommend departing for the U.S. It took some time to gain momentum and learn how to attract local talent.” as early as a year or two after founding.