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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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    How and Why I Got into Startups

    May 8, 2020

    Are You Ready to Commit to Founding?

    January 25, 2025

    Compensating Tiny Teams

    March 3, 2023
  • Focus
    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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    Clear-Eyed Optimism

    July 6, 2024
    Connecting the Why

    Connecting the Why

    December 12, 2020

    Building a Fireproof Team

    April 23, 2022
  • 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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    Are You Ready to Make the Decision?

    October 2, 2021

    Building a Fireproof Team

    April 23, 2022

    Succession Planning Even in Startups

    March 22, 2025
  • 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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    How and Why I Got into Startups

    May 8, 2020

    Co-Founder Dreaming

    February 25, 2023

    Beginning Again

    January 1, 2022

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