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Re:Kawasaki on Why Your Startup is Dead if You Can’t Enchant by mathattack on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @01:19PM (#6842027)
I liked his practical comments on how to manage upwards. Execute for your boss, do quicker prototypes, and give bad news fast.
Re:Kawasaki on Why Your Startup is Dead if You Can’t Enchant by interstitial on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @02:05PM (#6842337)
Yes, you don't often find articles directed at underlings on HN. That's old school Napoleon Hill.
Re:Kawasaki on Why Your Startup is Dead if You Can’t Enchant by mathattack on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @04:36PM (#6843365)
Some of the best client service advice I was given was along this vein. "If you want the client to trust you, do everything they give you a little better and a little faster than they expect. They will trust you with more work, and eventually will trust your advice."