Resilience & grit

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Sexual harassment in tech: a female founder's perspective

Noah Kagan November 3, 2017

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Resilience & grit 7

Communication 6

• Every woman who has raised money has encountered harassment.
• Power imbalances turn flirtation into professional coercion.
• Women maintain constant vigilance men rarely notice or understand.

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Founder interviews

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How generosity with families builds more business than networking

Cameron Herold November 2, 2017

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Founder interviews 10

Prospecting & outreach 7

• Care for the family, and business relationships take care of themselves
• A small-town attorney out-dealt rivals through generosity, not skill
• Personalised gifts work because they signal relationship, not transaction

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Processes & SOPs

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How much meetings are really costing your company

Cameron Herold November 1, 2017

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Processes & SOPs 8

Communication 6

• Meetings consume 12–25% of total payroll — most teams don't know
• A $1M payroll can waste up to $250k a year on meetings
• Most employees are never taught how to run or attend meetings

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Time management

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A simple weekly planning system using calendar blocking and daily priorities

Noah Kagan November 1, 2017

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Time management 9

Productivity & habits 7

Deep work & focus 5

• Scheduling tasks in your calendar beats writing them on a to-do list
• Automate recurring commitments so your brain stays free for real work
• Protect Wednesday–Thursday for deep work; keep Friday deliberately open

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Hiring & recruitment

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How to recruit, hire, onboard, and grow a COO

Cameron Herold November 1, 2017

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Hiring & recruitment 9

Outsourcing & delegation 6

Vision & mission 5

• Hire an EA before a COO — it frees 50% of your time immediately.
• A-players aren't job-hunting; you must poach them via a search firm.
• After hiring, stop starting things — every idea flows through the COO.

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