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    Co-Founder Dreaming

    Jen Baird / February 25, 2023

    There is a time in the inception phase of a startup as an idea takes shape and a team assembles when a shared dream emerges. By dreaming together, co-founders lay the foundation of a shared vision, an understanding of each others’ inspirations and motivations, and the beginnings of trust.

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    How Do You Start a Company?

    July 1, 2020

    How and Why I Got into Startups

    May 8, 2020

    Startup Genesis: Choosing a Problem to Solve

    September 5, 2020
  • CEO Essentials,  Leadership

    People Management for Startup Leaders

    Jen Baird / February 18, 2023

    One of the greatest challenges of founding and growing a startup company is learning to manage a team of people to accomplish amazing things on a shoestring as fast as possible.

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    Driving for Speed with Finesse

    March 13, 2021

    The Preeminence of the Customers’ Problem

    December 10, 2022

    What is that Light?

    August 27, 2022
  • Leadership,  Management

    The Value of Being Decisive

    Jen Baird / February 11, 2023

    Being able to decide without all of the information you might wish for is a critical startup leadership skill. Often, a clear direction to move drives more value creation than taking time and resources to achieve an incrementally better decision.

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    Intentionally Empowering Each Other

    March 20, 2021

    Catch Them Being Good

    February 13, 2021

    Critical Success Factor: Decision-Making

    August 24, 2024
  • Product Development

    Startup Patent Strategy

    Jen Baird / February 4, 2023

    Patent strategy for startups is complicated and nuanced, yet it can be the essence of creating protected assets that can ultimately be transferred to other organizations. Being smart and intentional up front is essential to generating such value for a startup.

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