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- #1 Persistence. The “$4 billion dollar story” of how Excite landed the Netscape button deal is a must-read for every entrepreneur.
- Hiring is key. The cost of hiring someone bad is so much greater than missing out on someone good. I think this was a rule they took very seriously the second-time around. They wanted “no false positives.”
- You make what you measure. Merely measuring something regularly will help you to improve it. And not measuring it will almost guarantee failure.
- Hiring is key. The cost of hiring someone bad is so much greater than missing out on someone good. I think this was a rule they took very seriously the second-time around. They wanted “no false positives.”
- You make what you measure. Merely measuring something regularly will help you to improve it. And not measuring it will almost guarantee failure.
10 Recommended Recommendation Engines – ReadWriteWeb
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What’s Next on the Web: a ReadWriteWeb Toolkit for 2008 – ReadWriteWeb
Springwise: new business ideas for entrepreneurial minds.
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Cake Financial Now Lets You Track Your Friends’ Stock Portfolios on Facebook
Books of the year 2007 | Pick of the bunch | Economist.com
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March 3, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Regarding measuring, when we first launched our productivity program, measurements were made. The awareness itself of being measured accounted for a noticeable increase in productivity. Then people suggested action plans and anxiously awaited next measure. It is indeed necessary if you want gains in productivity, how can you manage what you can’t measure in the first place.
You might like to know about the Young Entrepreneur Society from the http://www.YoungEntrepreneurSociety.com. A great resource for entrepreneurs.