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1. The Smart VC: Down But Not Out external link
It's a battle that will never end. Entrepreneurs complain that venture capitalists are ripping them off when they do follow-on rounds at reduced valuations. VCs say they're doing the entrepreneurs a favor just by doing the round, because the alternative is for the startup to go belly-up. You've heard a lot from VCs in this column explaining how they make sure that the management of a startup isn't diluted to the point where it has no interest in seeing the startup succeed. I believe that's the case in most situations. But, as always, there are some opportunists out there who are willing to shave a few extra points from management's stake in order to line their own pockets. Enter Dan Mahoney, a corporate attorney with Snell & Wilmer. What follows is Mr. Mahoney's advice about how a startup should deal with a down round.
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Red Herring
Dan M. Mahoney
2001-09-30
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2. Being the B.E.S.T. external link
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In our society, we revere those who are the best at what they do. Chants of "We're #1" are heard frequently. You will never hear, "We're #2," or "We're not great, but we're better than we were last year." If we want to be the BEST at whatever we do, we've got to break it down into its individual components:
"B" is for Balance
"E" is for Enthusiasm
"S" is for Single-mindedness
"T" is for Tenacity
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CEO Refresher
Jim Stovall
2001-09-29
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3. Darkness Before The Dawn external link
Strategist Michael Porter tells why Japan's economic sun has set, and how it can rise again.
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CFO.com
Edward Teach
2001-09-28
128

4. Measurement for Knowledge Management external link
This white paper examines the different stages of KM implementations and metrics for evaluating an initiative's progress. Introduces a "KM measurement bell curve" and offers case examples of organizations' ongoing assessment techniques.
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Knowledge Managment | American Productivity
Kimberly Lopez et al., Quality Center
2001-09-28
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5. The changing face of knowledge (.pdf) external link
It used to be thought that knowledge was only to be found in a select group of experts - today it is more widely recognized that useful knowledge has built up throughout the organization. This article cites the examples of knowledge-sharing systems at Ford, British Petroleum and Lockheed-Martin as illustrative of this changed thinking.
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Emerald Now
Nancy M. Dixon
2001-09-27
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6. Five Interview Questions Prospective CEO's Seldom Ask But Should external link
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"It is standard wisdom to itemize and celebrate top leadership traits. That is often followed by a list of survival tips for managing the first year. Of course, both lists are offered after the fact. But neither compilation addresses before the fact. So hot and heady is the pursuit that we ignore or minimize the prospect of failure. The interview needs to be perceived as an early warning system...In essence, the five questions below seek to unearth the various ways a CEO can fail. The comments immediately following suggest how and why it can happen, and how to forestall its happening."
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CEO Refresher
Irving H. Buchen
2001-09-27
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7. The Right Way - and Some Wrong Ways - to Make an Acquisition (.pdf) external link
Mergers, like marriages, can be made in either heaven or hell. How can companies ensure that their acquisitions work out well? While there is no golden nostrum that suits all situations, experts at GE Capital and Wharton explain a few basic principles that could greatly improve the chances of making a merger succeed.
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Knowledge@Wharton | GE Capital
2001-09-26
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8. Lessons From The Farm external link
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Metaphors can be used to communicate very powerful images to guide behaviour. The ultimate effectiveness of metaphors and images appears to be related to their simplicity, as the following lessons from the farm illustrate. Here are six simple tenets that provide simple yet important 'country' wisdom in application to a variety of more 'enlightened' contexts.
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CEO Refresher
Rick Sidorowicz
2001-09-25
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9. Classic Outsourcing Blunders external link
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"...the basic concept is outsourcing. And seeing as we've had a quarter century to work out the kinks, you'd think that by now it would be a trouble-free, fill-in-the-blanks process. But you'd be wrong. Outsourcing, it seems, is one place where it's a snap for history to repeat itself-with some calamitous results. While many companies have undoubtedly saved money, several others have seen costs spiral, quality plummet or, worst of all, IT operations crash. Why is it that this seemingly simple idea has spawned so many disaster stories?

...regardless of why you outsource, mistakes happen-and often enough for us to compile a list of five classic outsourcing blunders. Here's hoping that you can learn from a host of others' missteps."
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Darwin Magazine
Lauren Gibbons Paul
2001-09-25
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10. Privacy: Can Businesses Build Trust And Exploit Opportunity? external link
As the opportunities to use personal data for marketing grow, companies search for how to strike the right balance between delivering the service customers want and the privacy they expect.
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InformationWeek
Jeff Sweat
2001-09-24
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11. Customer Data Means Money external link
Businesses are buying and selling customer data in a dizzying number of ways.
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InformationWeek
John Rendleman
2001-09-24
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12. Demand-based Flow Manufacturing for High Velocity Order-to-Delivery Performance (.pdf) external link
Consultant R. Michael Donovan writes that manufacturers need to become more nimble and much faster in their order-to-delivery process. Mike discusses the implications of push vs. pull, IT tools as enablers and potential benefits from Demand-based Flow Manufacturing.
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CEO Refresher
R. Michael Donovan
2001-09-23
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13. Achieving Harmony and High Performance in the Workplace external link
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The key to creating a stable, productive workplace is to put employees in charge of their own success...The developed steps to get there are geared toward giving employees a clear sense of their personal and professional strengths and weaknesses, and consequently, teaching them how those traits can be leveraged to improve both performance and compatibility on the job. To gain this awareness, it is important that employees go through the process of evaluating themselves from four different viewpoints: individually; in relation to their job; in relation to their co-workers; and in relation to their organization.
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CEO Refresher
Dinah Daniels
2001-09-23
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14. Net Income May Not Be The Best Way To Measure All Companies external link
Over the last few years, it's become clear that many technology investors don't know how to value companies that have negative net income. For example, what's the best way to look at an emerging telecom company that's building out its network and accruing lots of debt? Net income, when calculated according to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, can be distorted and tell an investor little about the operations. As substitute, EBITDA is a metric that's often presented as a surrogate for cash flow from operations.
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InformationWeek
William Schaff
2001-09-23
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15. Payback Time: Making Sure ROI Measures Up external link
IT managers know they have to go back to ROI basics. The hard part is finding the right approach.
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InformationWeek
Mary Hayes
2001-09-22
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16. ROI: The IT Department's Moving Target external link
Return on investment is more about process and the breadth of evaluation parameters than it is about specific tools and technologies. Pick the performance metrics that make the most sense for your project and business goals.
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InformationWeek
Ron Copeland
2001-09-22
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17. Top 10 Layoff Mistakes external link
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Wisdom from Ketchum Inside, the workplace communications and change management practice of Ketchum, a top-10 global public relations firm.
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Ketchum Inside
2001-09-21
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18. Automate or Die external link
Note: Business 2.0 is now part of CNNmoney and some older articles are no longer available