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… . when a company multiplies in size, the management jobs become brand-new jobs. As a result, everybody needs to requalify for the new job, because the new job and the old job are not the same. Running a two-hundred-person global sales organization is not the same job as running a twenty-five-person local sales team. If you get lucky, the person you hired to run the twenty-five-person team will have learned how to run the two-hundred-person team. If not, you need to hire the right person for the new job. This is neither an executive failure nor a system failure; it is life in the big city. Do not attempt to avoid this phenomenon, as you will only make things worse.
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Key piece of advice from Ben Horowitz’s excellent book, The Hard Thing about Hard Things: Building a Business When There are No Easy Answers. (via chaddickerson)
Another solid insight from Horowitz…
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The story must explain at a fundamental level why you exist. Why does the world need your company? Why do we need to be doing what we’re doing and why is it important?
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Tumblr declares war on the internet's identity crisis
Love that they’re staying true to the idea.
Reblogged from David's Log
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It would be so much easier to get trapped in incrementalism but that’s not what startups are about.
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by Albert Wenger (via marksbirch)
Probably the most important thing to watch out for in the growth stage.
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A Slope-Side Bar Inspired by the National Park Service, Aspen Edition: Remodelista
Inspired by a nostalgia for the A-frame and a love for the National Park Service, LA design firm Scout Regalia creates a slope-side bar and restaurant.
My old apres ski hang, with a much improved design aesthetic.
Great packaging.
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The rest of his life defined by a missed quarter? Few people understand just how difficult it is to be an entrepreneur.
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Disappearing into the Fire | Jerry _
one of the greatest blog posts written about entrepreneurship. it’s almost four years old now and its getting better with age.
(via fred-wilson)Solid stuff here for the entrepreneurial.
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