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April 2011 Blog Posts (3)

Are You a Start Up Employee?

I've been thinking a lot about this lately, what makes a successful start up team? I'm not sure "start up employee" is the best term. Entrepreneurs generally cringe at the thought of being an employee. But, we all need to *work* in and on our businesses. Most entrepreneurs would agree that starting a business by oneself is a daunting task. We often suffer from the Lone…

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Added by Frank Podlaha on April 26, 2011 at 2:28pm — 2 Comments

"Beauty is in the Ears of the Listener" from OOTG

Once in a while, we are presented with the opportunity where we must eat our own dog food. The Oak Ridge National Lab sponsored "Bridging the Gap" which was an opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors to come see a few of their most promising technologies that are well positioned for commercialization. Our job was to put "investor quality" pitches together and present…

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Added by Shawn Carson on April 7, 2011 at 2:34pm — No Comments

Communication is essential in Project Management

If projects are not managed well, clients and employees alike may not be happy or productive.

A key element to solid project management is communication. Goals and expectations must be clearly communicated. If the information people need to be effective in their roles is not…