Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Scale – Expanding potential through technology, delegation and partnership. Our networks grew exponentially through all the events and conferences we attended in the Bay Area. Storytelling is key. Storytelling helps you build a tribe. The Launch – Deep-diving into prototyping and getting the venture moving.

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Sales Wolf Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

  He is an excellent storyteller and has no problem communicating a clear and powerful message in these very short video segments.    He is an excellent storyteller and has no problem communicating a clear and powerful message in these very short video segments.    Not big on online video?

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Even though Bell Labs invented cellular telephone technology in 1946 , received the patents for it, and piloted mobile telephone service from the 1940’s through 1980’s, AT&T didn’t offer it on a broad commercial basis because, among other things, it didn’t meet the same “perfect” quality standards as wired telephone service.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2016

Over the past decade, technology companies and their leaders have launched diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, hoping to make employees of all backgrounds and experiences feel welcome in our industry. Both perspectives came together recently in a talk that I gave at the Professional Business Women’s Conference.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

I also prepare our C-suite executives with stories and statistics so they can promote innovation through the ranks and out to the rest of the world through speeches, media exposure, and conferences. That gave hundreds of leaders, physicians, nurses, and other frontline staffers a chance to try out the technology and hear Jenny’s story.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2013

Over the last few years, Dirk began to realize that the business model for wholesale distribution was dramatically changing as manufacturers increasingly sell direct to consumers, and large firms like Amazon and Grainger use their technology and scale to squeeze out the traditional middlemen. As he says, "It's the right thing to do.".

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

But if the technology to help us exists and is not price prohibitive, then why are most marketing teams lagging behind other functional areas in adopting an analytical mindset? What other activities did they take part in — webcasts, other conferences, sales calls? Using Data to Change the Status Quo. Using Different Metrics.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2016

” The learner might sit in on a conference call to hear how the expert pitches clients or attend a meeting to observe her soliciting input from colleagues in another department. ” Case Study #2: Lead storytelling sessions for colleagues and replacements. Consider it “an accelerated apprenticeship.”

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

Alice, an outstanding 24-year-old engineer working for a top technology company, wants to launch her own startup within the next five years, but she doesn’t yet have a venture concept. What knowledge and skills does Alice need to lead a technology venture? Juan Díaz-faes for HBR. Cofounders are crucial.

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