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3 Startup Financing Myths You Should Avoid

Leading Blog

I personally blame my MIT classmate Aileen Lee, formerly with Kleiner Perkins, who coined the term Unicorn , a private company valued at over a billion dollars. Some people blame it on Justin Timberlake (playing Sean Parker) in the movie The Social Network , who famously said that one million wasn’t cool, one billion was.

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Prompt, Precise Performance Reviews

Tony Mayo

If your coworkers aren’t accountable, you’ll be doing their work for the rest of your career. The day before meeting, your coworker brings you a list of five or six key objectives, detailing her progress on each. You might wonder, “If I manage like this, how will I ever get my own work done?” Consider the alternative.