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Stressing Over Vesting?

Stressing Over Vesting?

I had a brief exchange on Twitter with my friend and former colleague, Elad Gil, last week, when he mentioned that he has seen increase in…
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Karen Roter DavisMar 21
The Rising Tides of Technology and (de)Urbanization

The Rising Tides of Technology and (de)Urbanization

Some trends are visibly cyclical, predictably expanding and contracting, like the tides, the economy, or our waistlines.
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Karen Roter DavisApr 4
One More Reason To Blow Off Your New Year’s Resolutions (If You Haven’t Already)

One More Reason To Blow Off Your New Year’s Resolutions (If You Haven’t Already)

Another New Year’s Day has passed, and with it, countless resolutions have already been broken.
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Karen Roter DavisJan 11
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Startlingly Effective Upward Management Tactics — From My Eleven-Year Old

Startlingly Effective Upward Management Tactics — From My Eleven-Year Old

It dawned on me the other morning that my eleven-year old daughter is turning into an exceptional upward manager — of my husband and me.
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Karen Roter DavisNov 10, 2015
We’re Just Not That Into You — Surviving This And Other Letdowns From Potential Customers

We’re Just Not That Into You — Surviving This And Other Letdowns From Potential Customers

As a startup founder, you are probably spending a fair amount of time in sales mode.
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Karen Roter DavisOct 28, 2015
Your Advice Buffet — How to Partake Without Making Yourself (or Your Company) Sick

Your Advice Buffet — How to Partake Without Making Yourself (or Your Company) Sick

Every day we are bombarded with others’ opinions and commentary in various forms: social media; conventional wisdom; blog posts; on-the-job…
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Karen Roter DavisOct 15, 2015
The Beauty of DNS

The Beauty of DNS

When I first started putting “DNS” entries on my calendar a few years ago, people thought I was hard at work on something Internet-related.
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Karen Roter DavisOct 7, 2015
Three Attributes of Company Success

Three Attributes of Company Success

I came across the above Faulkner quote the other day.
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Karen Roter DavisSep 28, 2015
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