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Full circle: consulting, Silicon Valley start-ups, co-founding the TSA, venture capital, and back to Kearney
Full circle: consulting, Silicon Valley start-ups, co-founding the TSA, venture capital, and back to Kearney. The story of how I ended up around Kearney for 25 years from a small town in Alabama.
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Posted in A.T. Kearney, Kearney, Relationships, Silicon Valley
Tagged A.T.Kearney, alabama, Ben T Smith IV, Carnegie Mellon, Football, Kearney, relationships, Spoke Software, Startups, venture capitalists, web entreprenuer
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The Dumb Things We Say in the Startup World
I recently co-authored an article, “The Dumb Things We Say in the Startup World” with Mark Menell, a former partner at Rustic Canyon and the past COO & CFO of ShopRunner. Having worked together on several ventures, Mark and I … Continue reading
Posted in Silicon Valley, Startups
Tagged advice, business, lessons, pandodaily, relationships, Startups, tips
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Six Ways to Show Appreciation to Your Employees
In the spirit of National Employee Appreciation Day, I’d like to share this article about some of the ways I show appreciation to employees. Over my years of managing people and teams, I’ve learned that when you show people appreciation, you get back … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships, Silicon Valley, Wanderful Media
Tagged business, Company, Employment, google, GSD, Management, relationships, Trust, Wanderful Media, Work
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Ben Smith, Mark Boslet: Career Building Like A Startup: Thoughts On Reid Hoffman’s “The Start-up of You”
In the 40 years since the publication of What Color Is Your Parachute, the job market has collapsed, collapsed again and changed almost unrecognizably. The time has come for a new job hunter’s bible. Our vote goes to Reid Hoffman’s … Continue reading
Posted in A.T. Kearney, Deals, Personal, Relationships, Silicon Valley, Spoke Software
Tagged A.T.Kearney, Carnegie Mellon, LinkedIn, Mark Pincus, McKinsey & Company, merchantcircle, relationships, Risk, Startups, Tepper, UC Davis
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The less discussed, other sinister plot at groupon. – surya says too much. – surya says too much.
For all the critics from the sidelines of any game, politics, business, investing, startups, parenting, charity, and even football. Some people are hitting Groupon now. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the … Continue reading
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Justin Oberman, Ben Smith: America’s Biggest Startup And Its Lessons For Entrepreneurs | peHUB
Can you name America’s largest startup? It’s not Facebook or Amazon or even Home Depot. It isn’t even a technology company. This little known giant is the Transportation Security Administration and its massive scale up offers a roadmap for entrepreneurs … Continue reading
Posted in A.T. Kearney, Politics, Relationships, Startups, TSA
Tagged A.T.Kearney, Ben T Smith IV, hot startups, norman mineta, relationships, Startups, transportation security administration, TSA
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peHUB » Will Startup Jumpers Hit It Big? Silicon Valley’s Latest Debate Is Portfolio vs Persistence
When gambling on high-risk startups, the more bets you place the better, right? Maybe not. There is an unspoken discussion going on in Silicon Valley now about the value of “Portfolio” versus “Persistence,” especially among people who have never started … Continue reading
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Tagged facebook, hot startups, portfolio model, relationships, Startups, venture capitalists, web entreprenuer
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peHUB » Ben Smith: Silicon Valley Is A Multi-Inning Game, Relationships Are How You Play
I heard two things recently. “Silicon Valley is a multi-inning game, relationships matter.“ And. “I am all business, I don’t care about relationships.” The first statement came from a seasoned venture capitalist with 20 years of experience. His point is … Continue reading
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Tagged jeff weiner, merchantcircle, relationships, Startups, venture capitalist, venture capitalists, web entreprenuer
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