Terry Starbucker

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15 Nuggets of Wisdom From 15 Entrepreneurs

Terry Starbucker

I jotted down a lot of notes during the day, and I wanted to share what I thought were the 15 best nuggets of wisdom from the event: “Pay attention (to everything)” – Eric Winquist , CEO of Jama Software , who is delivering enterprise-grade software solutions to product development challenges.

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9 Awesome Things You Can Learn From Drinking Coffee With Entrepreneurs

Terry Starbucker

Innovation (with Purpose) - Steve Jobs has to be smiling from above these days, because just about everyone I speak to wants their product to change the world (or at least make someone’s life better). Also, this naivete extends to the service and/or product idea itself (i.e.

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Hackers and Hummingbirds: Leadership Lessons from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Terry Starbucker

At Facebook, allegiance to the hacker way permeates every aspect of the business, from product innovation to organizational structure to management and training. You are recognized and respected based on your contributions to the improvement of the product; your résumé or your age doesn’t matter.

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Bring It: 7 Keys To A Great 3 Minute Startup Pitch

Terry Starbucker

To use a couple widely used phrases, it’s your “ essential value proposition “, and the “ problem you are trying to solve “ We don’t want to have to guess what it is – put it front and center.

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Why Leaders Should Always Take The Blame (And Never The Credit)

Terry Starbucker

But I can tell you that the minute you commit to this mind-set, this perspective, this letting go …… Your leadership leaps up to a totally different and productive place. It’s all too easy to let our often fragile egos get in the way. People know you have their back.

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Why Social Media Is The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread – And.

Terry Starbucker

Why else would all new products or innovations be compared to it since it was first sold in 1928 ? Second, it can spread you too thin – and can therefore erode your productivity as well ( It’s no coincidence that I just wrote a whole piece on productivity – that message was for myself too ).

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Those Dreaded Meetings and Why You Should Learn to Love Them

Terry Starbucker

However, I challenge organizations to be more innovative with the format of their meetings. Let’s be innovative with our “how&# so we can perhaps get to richer discussions during the process. Otherwise, they’re just a big, inncesary load on our shoulders and a miserable waste of productive time.

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