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"That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard”, said Bill Campbell in typical fashion, to an employee in a meeting. Back then, he was a tyrannical boss, and it took a near mutiny from his staff for him to see the error of his ways and change. According to this book, he was a classic “diminisher”. He was not yet the legendary mentor to Silicon Valley CEOs like Steve Jobs and the Google founde Read more
[By Mark Kosoglow , former VP for Sales and the first employee.] Today Outreach has a valuation of $4.4 Billion. March 2016. Outreach hit $3M in ARR. 3 competitors hot on our tail. Getting to $10M so we could raise a Series A was becoming nerve wracking as our runway was shrinking fast. What'd we do? 1. We picked a competitor to pick on - We targeted ToutApp, Inc. (Acquired by Marketo, Inc.) . Their Read more
Interesting movie about the two Dassler brothers that founded Adidas and their eventual falling out. "Adidas" is a contraction of Adi Dassler, the younger brother who was the master cobbler and tinkerer. He was the Wozniak to Rudi's Steve Jobs. Rudi (Rudolf) left to found Puma, his nickname, for his predatory reputation with the ladies. He even once slept with his brother’s wife! Like Jobs, Rudi was a nat Read more
Has anyone used WooShark for drop shipping? How well did it work for AliExpress?
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What do Allstate Insurance, Discover Card, Coldwell Banker, Craftsman tools, Kenmore appliances have in common? They are all successful brands created by Sears, while Sears itself went bankrupt. Allstate alone has a market cap of $34 billion. According to Annie Duke , The story of Sears is the story of not knowing when to quit. Or more precisely, ignoring all the signs that you should quit something. While successful Read more
