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Monday, February 5, 2018

From the Operators

Yonatan Kagansky of NewSpark challenges Simon Sinek and his Golden Circle and believes that stories are behind the most influential marketing model of our times in "Don't Start with Why"

Steve Blank of Stanford University (and serial startup founder) wants you to date advisors and marry board members in "Don't Give Away Your Board Seats" 

Juliet Lara of Pilipinas Hoops believes standups can either be a tool or a chore, depending on how they're orchestrated in "You are doing Stand-ups wrong!"

Seth Godin wants you to understand it's okay to say no, even when you can understand your customer's pain in "Empathetic doesn't mean doormat"

From the Investors

Lauren Loktev of the Collaborative Fund shares the struggles of going off the grid and the opportunity companies have to help their employees truly unplug in "The Next Wave: Digital Detox"

David Frankel of the Founder Collective explains why you can't run your startup like a small business in "Are You Working on a Side Project or a Startup?"

Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures confirms why old school investing strategies remain best practices in "Splitting The Deal" 
 

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