Create it. Deploy it. Listen to feedback. Revise it. I go through this cycle with speed and efficiency and try to keep emotion out of it. As vice president and head of consultant relations at FIS Global, Sona Jepsen has created and nurtured relationships with more than 300 consulting firms…
Connect with as many people as you can in an authentic way. Listen and become genuinely interested in those around you — whether you’re in a board meeting or at the grocery store. Elliot Tomaeno, founder of Astrsk, understands the intersection between tech and PR. As one of Business Insider’s…
So rather than looking for little time-savers, I’m really trying to focus on applying myself where I can contribute in a way that others generally can’t. Matt Cronin, Head of Social Media for House of Kaizen, is a pioneer in digital performance marketing and brand management, having joined the movement…
I think you experience different types of failure every day and you learn, grow and build from there. Everything takes three times as long and twice as much money to build as you anticipate, so level set your expectations early on and don’t get discouraged. Michael DeFranco is the Founder…
I would talk to customers sooner. I would show them a prototype sooner and also learn from their feedback sooner. It’s paramount to validate features (and product-market fit) before implementing valuable tech resources into the product. Alexander Tange is the co-founder and Head of Market at nextSociety, a professional networking…
I recommend running a list of ideas at any given point of time – general entrepreneurial ideas that pop up in my head. I keep it current, check it often and take out the ideas that no longer interest me. Mike Russell is the co-founder & CEO of Paintzen, a…
Execute! We have a saying in our office: “less meetings, more doing.” Michael Scharf, MyClean’s CEO, started the company in 2009 when he realized the need for a convenient online service to book home cleaning for him and his friends. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, he worked in investment banking…
The lesson is: keep agreements simple and don’t give equity away to people who aren’t full-time. Lydia Fayal is the Co-Founder of AdmitSee.com, a peer-to-peer college admissions resource. Lydia founded the site with Stephanie Shyu in 2012 with the goal of bringing much-needed transparency to higher education. AdmitSee is a…
Fostering meaningful relationships with clients and colleagues has really helped. I’m always growing my network and seeking ways to better help those in it. Not only do people return the favor, but it also makes for much more enjoyable and rewarding work. Robert Kohen is the founder of Kohen Educational…
Hire good people when you find them, not when you desperately need them. Basha Frost Rubin is the CEO and Founder of Priori Legal, an online marketplace connecting businesses with a network of vetted lawyers at transparent, below-market and fixed rates. She speaks and writes extensively on how technology and…