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  • Beginning,  Founding

    How to Get a Job as a Founding CEO

    Jen Baird / September 26, 2020

    Sometimes people ask me how one gets a job as a Founding CEO. They seem to think that you update your resume and send it to someone (who?) and apply for the job.

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    Startup Genesis: Choosing a Problem to Solve

    September 5, 2020

    Beginning Again

    January 1, 2022

    How and Why I Got into Startups

    May 8, 2020
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    CEO Essentials,  Leadership,  Risk & Decision-Making

    Focus Means Saying No

    Jen Baird / September 19, 2020

    Everyone knows that maintaining focus is essential to startup success, yet distractions are both tempting and endless. A vital tool for the startup leader’s toolbox is the ability to say no.

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    Choices

    July 19, 2025

    The Hidden Value of Board Meeting Preparation

    July 25, 2020

    You Cannot Learn All You Need to Know on the Internet

    June 17, 2023
  • Risk & Decision-Making

    And A Tree Fell Across the Path: Responding to Startup Adversity

    Jen Baird / September 12, 2020

    Unforeseen problems. Disrupted plans. Surprising changes. Startups are all about ups and downs and responding to adversity. When the unexpected occurs, it is time to swing into action.

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    Discerning Signals in the Noise

    April 6, 2024

    The Deep End of the Pool

    March 12, 2022

    What is that Light?

    August 27, 2022
  • Beginning,  Founding

    Startup Genesis: Choosing a Problem to Solve

    Jen Baird / September 5, 2020

    Forming a startup means that the founder(s) has an opportunity to choose what problem they will invest themselves in solving. Choose wisely!

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    Side Hustle vs. All-in

    August 5, 2023

    Co-Founder Dreaming

    February 25, 2023

    How to Get a Job as a Founding CEO

    September 26, 2020

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