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  • Leadership,  Team Building

    Executive Mindset

    Jen Baird / February 26, 2022

    An executive mindset does not depend on the job title but on the ability to synthesize, direct, and know when to enforce and when to break the rules.

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    The Most Important Thing

    February 6, 2021

    The Value of Being Decisive

    February 11, 2023

    People Management for Startup Leaders

    February 18, 2023
  • Communication

    The Great Divide

    Jen Baird / February 19, 2022

    Sometimes the communication gulf between technical and non-technical people crushes forward progress, yet too often, both sides throw up their hands, and the gaps remain unbridged. Startup leaders cannot afford to let such chasms persist.

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    Keep in Touch: Engaging Your Investors in Your Company’s Story

    July 29, 2020

    The Three Strikes Communication Rule

    May 6, 2023

    Pants and People

    July 9, 2022
  • CEO Essentials,  Fundraising

    I Am Not Your Friend

    Jen Baird / February 12, 2022

    Shortly after we closed our financing round, my investor sat across the table from me, drinking coffee, and declared, “I am not your friend.”  Uh, what?

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    An Ownership Mentality

    October 16, 2021

    Wait to Spend Until the Money is in the Bank

    October 7, 2023

    The Stress-Management Power of Thankfulness

    November 27, 2021
  • CEO Essentials,  Leadership

    Keeping Eyes on Your North Star

    Jen Baird / February 5, 2022

    Finding the right north star for your startup's stage of development is a powerful focusing tool to maximize your progress.

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    Critical Success Factor: Decision-Making

    August 24, 2024

    The Illusion of Control

    April 27, 2024

    Making Luck

    October 26, 2024

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