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On Building Teams: Experience or Talent?
DZone | September 10, 2014
Category: General
Obviously when you hire, you want to find a good mix of experience and talent. But a perfectly balanced straddle between the two is impossible. So when forced to choose between them, which do you choose: experience or talent?
How an Entrepreneur’s Passion Can Destroy a Startup
Wall Street Journal | August 25, 2014
Category: General, Venture Capital
Call it the paradox of entrepreneurship: The very thing it takes to start a business often ends up destroying it.
Every CEO Must Do 3 Things … Yes, Just 3
Entrepreneur | August 25, 2014
Category: General, Venture Capital
A CEO does only three things. Sets the overall vision and strategy of the company and communicates it to all stakeholders. Recruits, hires, and retains the very best talent for the company. Makes sure there is always enough cash in …
Do Entrepreneurs Make the Best VCs?
Austin Business Journal | August 22, 2014
Category: General, TEXO GP Publications, Venture Capital
The balance between the responsibility to command subordinates and the accountability of duty to superiors lies at the essence of leadership, but there are no guaranteed prerequisites for being a great leader.
Devicemaker sales reps being replaced in the OR
Modern Healthcare | August 16, 2014
Category: Healthcare, Sector Specific
To cut the price of orthopedic implants and curb the influence of manufacturers, some hospitals are training their own employees to provide technical assistance to operating room staff, displacing company sales representatives who have offered this service to surgeons for decades.