Some people naturally make a good impression at a cocktail party, fundraiser or conference. Charisma and enthusiasm help, but a few practical habits go a long way as well: Introduce yourself to anyone you don’t see regularly (e.g less than weekly). Many people have trouble remembering names and doing this will put them at ease. […]
About CoVenture: Update
I find myself explaining what we do at CoVenture more as our model evolves. This post is meant to compliment and expand on my original post on Joining CoVenture; as such, I’ll skip the preamble here. At CoVenture, we do two things together with and for startup companies: We write software in exchange for equity, […]
Better Meetings
Meetings seem to have more champions than does e-mail. Meetings enable you to “look ‘em in the eye” and are personal. These sentiments get to the heart of the main – perhaps the only – advantage of a meeting over other forms of communication: body language makes a meeting a much richer form of communication […]
E-mail Best Practices
E-mail is an oft-pilloried form of communication. It’s sometimes tone-deaf. There’s too much of it. It’s not as immediate as texting or calling. I am reminded of a line attributed to Winston Churchill; “Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others.” Similarly, e-mail is flawed, but it’s often the best mode […]
Communication Best Practices
Communication is one of the most important skills in business; perhaps in life. Recently, I saw David Tisch talk about communication best practices in a lecture at Cornell Tech. I agreed with nearly everything he said and made me think someone should write a blog post on the topic. He was kind enough to let […]
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