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3 Startup Financing Myths You Should Avoid

Leading Blog

I personally blame my MIT classmate Aileen Lee, formerly with Kleiner Perkins, who coined the term Unicorn , a private company valued at over a billion dollars. a game, we are looking for a product that ends up becoming wildly popular, more popular than anyone thought it could be in the early days.

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Prompt, Precise Performance Reviews

Tony Mayo

Once the employee develops a solution, coach her through the following steps: Establish an action plan. The day before meeting, your coworker brings you a list of five or six key objectives, detailing her progress on each. If you tell rather than ask, you will not have accountable employees. Be patient. Cohen Popularity: 1% [ ?

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Can Design Save Silicon Valley?

Harvard Business Review

I didn’t take their interest seriously until I saw the news in December that John Maeda, the former President of the Rhode Island School of Design, joined venerable VC firm Kleiner Perkins. He’s the Valley’s first-ever Design Partner. That’s a serious step into the mover-shaker circle for the design profession.

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GE's Eco-Innovation Platform

Harvard Business Review

It started as a business strategy that wrapped a handful of greener products into one brand story about helping both the environment and customers. GE and its venture capital (VC) partners such as Kleiner Perkins and Rockport Capital have invested $134 million (of $200 million allocated) in a small selection of these businesses.