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Culture Quote from Twitter
“Assume the best but hire paranoid people.” ~Evan Williams, Co-Founder, Twitter
Culture Quote from Groupon
“Hire great people and give them freedom to be awesome.” ~Andrew Mason, Founder, Groupon
Culture Quote from Zappos
“We believe that it’s really important to come up with core values that you can commit to. And by commit, we mean that you’re willing to hire and fire based on them. If you’re willing to do that, then you’re well on your way to building a company culture that is in...
Culture Quote from Nike
“We have a culture where we are incredibly self critical, we don’t get comfortable with our success.” ~Mark Parker, CEO, Nike
Culture Quote from Evernote
“We try to have the kind of a culture that doesn’t value excuses in the sense that when you’re supposed to accomplish something, and you’re at a high level, then your job is to accomplish it, in spite of difficulty. And you’re rewarded for dealing with that.” ~Phil...
Culture Quote from HubSpot
“Culture is to recruiting as product is to marketing.” – HubSpot’s Culture code
Beware of the CEO Who Doesn’t Need Coaching
This article originally appeared on Entrepreneur.com Working with an executive coach can give invaluable support to entrepreneurs, sometimes making the difference between failure and success. When entrepreneurs are open-minded and enterprising enough to seek help,...
7 Vital Steps to Position Your Company for Acquisition
This article originally appeared on Entrepreneur.com You’ve built a company from scratch and now you’re ready to sell it. First off, congratulations! You’ve done something that most people will never do, and that’s pretty amazing. Selling your company is a big deal....
11 Leadership Takeaways From Burning Man
This article originally appeared on ReadWrite.com Burning Man may seem like a strange place to glean business lessons. But it's where I've learned invaluable leadership skills, gained a ton of experience around human motivation, and brought these abilities to bear on...