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Want a great exit? Build a great culture.
Asked about the importance of culture in making an acquisition, he didn’t hesitate for a second. Guido Jouret, Cisco’s CTO of Emerging Technology, said ”We pass on acquisitions if the culture isn’t...
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When employees steal your soda, ur doin it rong
“One day, a sign appeared on a soda fridge saying: Drinks cost Microsoft millions of dollar a year. Sodas are your perk at work. Don’t bring them home.” It turns out the “soda incident” was the most...
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7 Principles of Startup Happiness (v 0.1)
We’re seeing a new type of entrepreneur starting companies lately; they are approaching their company culture with almost as much passion as the business idea itself, with the goal of creating the type...
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Startup Happiness Values Deck: Find your team’s cultural DNA
In 7 Principles of Startup Happiness we wrote: We’re seeing a new type of entrepreneur starting companies lately; they are approaching their company culture with almost as much passion as the business...
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6 Keys to Happiness When Your Startup is Acquired
Acquisitions aren’t easy, but they don’t have to be miserable. Here’s a guide for anyone at a company being acquired (most applies to acquirers as well). Last week James Home and Marcy Swenson hosted a...
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Why startup teams resist hiring a new leader, and what to do about it
I’ve run across this situation with startup CxO coaching clients three times in the past week, so it felt like a good time to write about it… Here is the scenario: You realize that you need to hire a...
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Growth Edge: Waiting too long to hire leaders can be disastrous
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