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By: What Makes an Entrepreneur (4/11) – Resiliency | CloudAve

What Makes an Entrepreneur (4/11) – Resiliency | CloudAve — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:49:47 +0000

[...] up. You’ve got to look your staff in the eyes daily and let them know not to worry. You’ve got to put the competition into perspective. Not lose your cool. Tenacity is about pushing forward every and not accepting “no’s” [...]

By: What Makes an Entrepreneur (4/11) – Resiliency

What Makes an Entrepreneur (4/11) – Resiliency — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:04:57 +0000

[...] give up. You’ve got to look your staff in the eyes daily and let them know not to worry. You’ve got to put the competition into perspective. Not lose your cool. Resilience is one of the tell tale signs of an [...]

By: jasoncrawford

jasoncrawford — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:13:44 +0000

Good post, thanks; a lot of good points here. I would like to hear more about the balance between being open with your team and candid about bad news, vs. not being *too* open and, as you say, taking them along for the roller-coaster ride.

By: Looking in the mirror | KUNU

Looking in the mirror | KUNU — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:32:11 +0000

[...] Since Kunu is a start-up and I have worked with a lot of start-ups through the years I thought this article would be of value to a lot of folks. It’s called Start-ups are all Naked in the Mirror. [...]

By: Mark Suster

Mark Suster — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:57:55 +0000

Hey, Alex. I know you were certainly there during the crazy times, too. You had to be there to believe it, hey?

By: Mark Suster

Mark Suster — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:57:23 +0000

thanks, Mark. I number of former employees have written since the post – we certainly built a bond having gone through it all together. thanks for the comments.

By: Mark Geller

Mark Geller — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:46:51 +0000

Mark, Great post–as someone who will probably need to address a situation like this at some point in the future, this is very helpful. The message you sent to your employees itself was inspiring. Also, I agree successfully working through an experience like this gives a team a bond and a level of confidence that is tough to achieve any other way.

By: Alex Kelleher

Alex Kelleher — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:26:05 +0000

Mark, great post, so true, we’re all conditioned to believe everything we read about our competitors – much like we believe most of what’s in the papers, give or take. The power of the written word… Those of us who’ve been through the ups and downs with our own businesses should write more about it, great that you’re doing that. Bottom line, like you said, is staying solid on delivering something of benefit to customers, the competitive noise will come and go.

By: Mark Suster

Mark Suster — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:57:02 +0000

Hey Chris! Totally. Thanks for the feedback. I think we all learned from our experiences and became much better people for it. That’s what people who go to work at start ups need to focus on more than the quick buck. Hope you’re well.

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Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:18:38 +0000

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