Index
- A
- ABN AMRO Bank, 90
- accelerators, 21
- accountability, usage, 47–8
- achievement, indicators, 103–4
- active listening, usage, 120
- adaptability, 47
- advisory boards, creation, 89
- American Society for Talent Development mentor survey, 106
- annual performance review, usage, 124–5
- anxiety, feeling, 73–4
- A‐plus talent, 28, 101–5
- application‐only programs, 21
- APPTIO, 56
- authenticity, 119
- Azzopardi, Simon, 76–7, 86, 114–15
- B
- Ballmer, Steve, 9
- “Big Company or Bust” graduates, success, 4
- Bindview, 9
- Blakely, Sara, 128
- blog posts, examination, 27–8
- BMC Software, 17
- Book of Beautiful Questions, The, 58
- Brandenburger, Adam, 41
- Branson, Richard, 53, 144
- breakthrough revenue growth, operation, 34
- Brown, Luke, 90
- Buffett, Warren, 44, 134
- Burning Glass Technologies, labor survey, 4
- buzzwords, avoidance, 97
- C
- calendar, 133–40
- Camarote, Robin, 98
- career, 12, 60
- Carnegie, Dale, 126
- CEOs, questions (usage), 56–9
- chaos, 51, 77–9
- clarity, absence (impact), 83
- C‐level positions, 8
- Colbert, Stephen, 28
- common ground, discovery, 120
- communication, 118
- communicators, speaking habits, 45–6
- company, 54–5, 82
- compensation, examination, 113
- competition, 29, 40–1
- competitive attention, 71
- competitive energy, channeling, 41
- competitive impulse, 40
- Computer Associates, 17
- Conant, Doug, 126
- confidence, 37, 52
- control freak, avoidance, 93–5
- co‐opetition, usage, 40–1
- corporate environment, work, 13
- corporate job, instability, 8–9
- corporate red tape, 10
- Costolo, Dick, 143
- Covey, Stephen, 133
- co‐worker, 118, 120
- creative thinking, jumpstarting, 67
- creativity, 67, 127
- credit, taking, 49
- cross‐cultural communication, 118
- cross‐functional simplicity task force, starting, 96–7
- cross‐selling, problems, 61
- C‐suite, 16–17, 32, 35, 106
- culture (tech start‐ups), 14–16
- customers, 88–91
- cybersecurity, 21–2, 25
- cloud‐based solutions, 80
- E
- efficiency, improvement, 94
- elevator pitch, 33–4, 53, 61
- elite inner circle, cultivation, 102–3
- email, avoidance, 87
- empathy, 118–26
- employees, 109–15
- employment, 9–18, 110
- energy, 128–31
- entrepreneurs, 11, 112
- errors, risk (minimization), 94
- Erwin, Doug, 27, 33, 72–3, 88–9, 95, 109, 112
- excellence, importance, 94
- exercise, priority, 143–4
- expectations, management, 79
- expert, becoming, 41–4
- eye contact, making, 120
- F
- face‐to‐face tactics, 64, 125
- fact‐informed gut decisions, 80
- facts, impact, 80–2
- family, importance, 140–2
- fear, feeling, 73–4
- Feder, Zachary, 49
- feedback, 54, 89–90, 94
- financial expertise, development, 44
- financial rewards, 13–14
- first‐wave hiring, second‐wave hiring (contrast), 20–1
- fitness, priority, 142–7
- focus groups, creation, 89
- Fredrickson, Barbara, 130
- friend‐tor, friend/mentor combination, 109
- fun, creation, 126–7
- I
- Ibarra, Herminia, 69
- idea person, identity, 66–8
- ideas, testing, 68
- illegal behavior, fostering, 110
- in‐demand soft skill, importance, 45
- initiative, 54, 65–6
- in‐person entrepreneur events, 21–3
- inquisitiveness, 103
- internships, 24–5
- interviews, 27–8, 34, 103
- intimidation factor, reduction, 104–5
- intuition, improvement, 81
- I person, interaction, 119
- issues, tackling, 131
- L
- labor, providing, 24
- Last Lecture, The (Pausch), 66
- leaders, 11–13, 23, 39, 62, 69
- leadership, 40–52
- learner, continuation, 41–4
- learning, acceleration, 104
- learning plan, creation, 44
- Legg, James, 17, 102, 111
- life, living (fullness), 147–8
- LinkedIn, 21, 23, 102–3
- lip service, 89
- listening, importance, 58
- love, display, 55
- M
- Management by Objectives (MBO), 76
- management team, VC investment, 27
- marketing, 42, 62, 75–6
- McAleer, Steve, 122
- meetings, 72, 83, 135–7
- gratitude, public expression, 126
- MeetUp, 30, 107
- mentees, 25, 108–9
- mentors, 25–6, 106–9, 131
- millennials, workforce entry, 123–4
- mind‐set, 75, 105
- mistakes, responsibility (taking), 48
- mobility (tech start‐ups), 5, 16–18
- money, making (increase), 112
- Morris, Rhett, 106
- multitasking, problem, 140
- must‐dos, 134
- must‐haves, focus, 79
- P
- parties, usage/advantages, 122, 127
- passion, 98
- patience, 97–9
- Pausch, Randy, 66
- PentaSafe, 23–4, 41, 78, 88, 109, 122–3
- perfection, striving (avoidance), 131
- performance, 95, 125, 145
- persistence, 97–9
- personal achievement, 42
- personal goals, focus, 72
- personal plan, 42
- personal time, protection, 139
- personnel decisions, 54
- pessimism, interruption, 131
- Picasso, Pablo, 43–4
- Pick, Chris, 56
- positive attitudes, 103, 130
- positive people, presence, 131
- positives, recording, 131
- presentation, preparation, 93
- Preston, Camille, 125
- priorities, 74–9, 87, 139–40
- prioritization, 75, 86–7
- problems, 47, 65–6, 91–3
- products, usage/creation, 30, 54, 62
- promotion, 47–8, 82–4
- public speaking, development, 45
- R
- relationships, 54, 57, 95, 104, 119
- relentlessness, 103
- relevance, 70–1
- remote work, challenges, 87
- reply to all process, danger, 120
- reputation, importance, 57
- response, sharing, 120
- responsibility, taking, 47
- results, quality, 94
- revenues, increase, 97, 139
- risks, payout potential, 112
- risks, taking, 59–62
- Rohn, Jim, 101
- roles, 11, 31
- S
- Sahibzada, Khatera, 49
- salary, increase, 112
- sales team, 19, 34, 91–2
- Schroeder, Christopher, 48
- Schwab, Charles, 123
- second‐wave hiring, first‐wave hiring (contrast), 20–1
- seed accelerators, 21
- self‐belief, 50–2
- self‐care, 133
- self‐confidence, development, 37
- Self‐differentiation, 53–6
- self‐doubt, impact, 50
- self‐esteem, 51–2
- self‐funding, 32
- serial entrepreneurship, value, 112
- services, creation, 54
- sexual harassment, impact, 110
- should‐dos, trap, 134, 137–9
- should‐haves, ignoring, 79
- simplicity, 96–7
- skills, building, 55
- sleep, priority, 145–7
- Small Business Administration (SBA), start‐up definition, 5
- social media, usage, 90, 126
- solution, search/impact, 91–3
- Southwest Airlines, 343
- speaking engagements/habits, 23, 45–6
- specificity, 70
- start‐ups, 5–6
- State of the American Workplace employee report, 15–16
- status quo, challenge, 59–62
- Sternfeld, Josiah, 3
- stock options, 13–14, 32
- strengths, focus, 131
- stress, 128
- success, 38–41, 130–1
- surroundings, positive atmosphere, 129
- T
- talent, 6–7, 126–7
- teams, 121–2, 139
- tech businesses, operation (Cyberstates report), 6
- technology, impact, 21, 46
- tech start‐ups, 99–1, 23–34
- text, sending, 126
- thank yous, usage, 123–6
- The Planet, 24, 50, 112–3
- time, management/waste, 133–4, 136, 139–40
- time‐sucks, 86–7
- Transparency, importance, 51
- True North sessions, holding, 76–7
- trust, increase, 119
- Tucker, Todd, 56
- Tumbler, success, 30
- Type A personality, 40
- V
- value, display, 77
- Value (addition), simplicity (usage), 96–7
- values, sharing, 27–8
- venture‐backed start‐ups, failure, 26
- venture capitalists, involvement, 32
- Vessyl, 28
- Vincent, John, 90–1
- Virgin Group, 144
- vision board, creation, 38
- vision, description, 98
- visual goal, creation, 73
- visualization, 38–9
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