By Bowen Dwelle, an EO San Francisco member and CEO of 8 Meter Media
What is Flow?
Flow is the mental state of being fully immersed in energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of an activity. We are happier, more productive and more our best selves in flow. If you’ve ever lost yourself riding a wave, playing music, dancing or meditating, you’ve already experienced flow.
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by Franka Winchester, an EO San Francisco member and general partner at Pacific Crest Group
When I co-founded my accounting firm in 2003, my objective was to help business owners focus on the core activities that would help them succeed. We realized that as companies start to grow, back-office operations can become a distraction, and that accounting was intertwined with human resources and computer operations. Here are two tips we offer clients when they want to develop reliable systems in support of accounting, HR and IT initiatives:
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By Dan Clifford, an EO San Francisco member and the co-founder of AnswerLab
Seven years ago, when I took the leap to leave behind a steady paycheck and start my own company, creating a strong, long-lasting culture was one of my biggest motivators. Every day my staff serves as ambassadors of my business, so keeping them happy, challenged and engaged is a high priority. Having experienced the trial and error involved with establishing a workplace culture, here are three low-cost, high-impact initiatives that my cofounder and I found to be the most successful.
Categories: Best Practices Company Culture LEADERSHIP
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By David Hassell, an EO At Large-US member, and CEO of 15Five
Remote work is quickly becoming the norm in the start-up world, and we are no exception. From day one we’ve been an internationally distributed team, and now that we’re regularly bringing on new employees, being masterful at the art of virtual collaboration is critical.
There are plenty of tech tools available to ensure that we can work efficiently and effectively from thousands of miles away, but that isn’t quite enough. In all my time as an entrepreneur, I have learned that nothing can fully replace the right dose of face-time.
Categories: Best Practices LEADERSHIP members
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Mike Faith, an EO San Francisco member, and CEO of Headsets.com
At Headsets.com, we’re approaching that time when we start creating our new management plan. Over the years, I’ve established five essential guidelines to help us create a plan that will not only be realistic but also engage and motivate employees:
Categories: Coaching LEADERSHIP members
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By David Collier, an EO San Francisco member and founder of Studio B Films
Of course you want to get ahead on search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Bing. But did you know that the world’s second largest search engine, behind the juggernaut Google, is none other than the Google-owned video sharing website, YouTube? If your company isn’t on the second biggest search engine, then you’re missing out on a lot of potential viewers- and a lot of potential business.
Categories: Best Practices PR/MARKETING
Tags: david collier entrepreneurs' organization (EO) eo eo san francisco Studio B Films
John Younger, an EO San Francisco member and president, CEO and Mojo Master of HireMojo
I’ve started five successful companies. In each case, achieving success was ultimately tied to attracting and hiring great people. I also have the dubious honor of having made more mistakes than most. That’s why it’s also absurd to depend upon the tired techniques of candidate searching that date from the 1960’s. Finding the best people, and getting them to want to join your team, should be akin to a major targeted sales and marketing effort.
Having helped fill over 25,000 unique jobs, here are the six secrets that made all the difference for me.
Categories: Interview PEOPLE/STAFF
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Five Secrets for Online Video Success from an Academy Award-Nominated Filmmaker
By David Collier, an EO San Francisco member
The two- to four-minute marketing video has become the marketing “must have” for B2B and B2C companies alike. Marketing directors everywhere feel the pressure to create a web video to stay contemporary. Many are asking: “How do we make our video go viral?”
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