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It’s the season for resolutions—but soon the partying will pass and we'll have that sober conversation with ourselves: Now that another year is starting, how should I change? What will make me better? What should my 'New Year's Resolution' be? (And how...
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About halfway through David Fincher’s The Social Network, three characters—Mark Zuckerberg, his partner Eduardo Saverin, and Eduardo’s girlfriend Alice—are waiting in a posh California restaurant. The college students whisper about whether or not they’ll be carded. The person for whom...
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It can be difficult to explain what you want most in the world. To a mountain climber, for instance, it would be difficult to explain to most people why you’d be willing to risk your life on one of the...
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Recently we attended a panel of speakers, all executives at growing companies. The first speaker—let’s call him Peter—charmed and commanded from the very first moment. There was laughter throughout his speech, and at the end there was resounding applause. The second...
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Last week, we talked about continuous improvement: what it is, its basic parts, and why it’s super-important for startups. But—as is the fault of any intro—we were short on specifics. So this week, we’ve got some more details, which you can custom-fit to...
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