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| Finding Success Through Mutual Commitment - Ken Blanchard, Author of the One Minute Manager
Ideally it might be a spouse…have some good friend or somebody who really is committed to you to accomplish your goal as much as you are and is willing to help you. Maybe you can help them on something that they are working on. If you can’t think of some intention that you have that will make your quality of life better that you're not doing- I bet you lie about other things too.
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| Building a Billion Dollar Company - Rob Ryan, Founder of Entrepreneur America
How Do You Build a Billion Dollar Company? Rob Ryan knows the answer. Ryan runs Entrepreneur America, a business boot camp where new and experienced entrepreneurs learn how to build and scale companies through a process known as the Sun Flower Matrix. The Sun Flower Matrix helps entrepreneurs focus on three areas: Core competencies (the flower), Product Markets (the petals), and Driving Force (stem). Through Entrepreneur America, Rob is involved in coaching Entrepreneurs as they build and scale their companies. Rob’s expertise has not only benefited several entrepreneurs, but also has allowed him to build his own company, Ascend Communications, which sold for $24.5 billion.
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| California Tax Issues - Kitty Wright JD, LLM, Author of California Tax Handbook
New state tax laws have made California the state with the highest state tax rates in the nation and the wealthy are wanting to get out. Kitty Wright, Professor at Golden Gate University’s School of Taxation discusses what they should watch out for and how relocating can trigger an audit with the Franchise Tax Board. Learn this and why tax policy makers are actually targeting Amazon on American Dreams.
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| How To Become a Leader - Richard King, Rotary International President
What is leadership and how do you develop the skills and abilities necessary to become a leader? “The first thing a person does to become a leader is recognize that there needs to be something done,” says Richard King, past President of Rotary International. “There needs to be a change organized or a growth perceived and achieved in a business or occupation or in the family or in an institution or a club or an organization.”
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| Legal Factors - Roger Royse, Founder of Royse Law Firm
What legal factors cause a small business to fail? “The biggest factor I would say that causes a company to have problems is just not documenting,” say Roger Royse, founder of the Royse Law firm. Learn more of What Roger has to say and how you can protect your business.
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| Economic Development - Henry Yin, Founder of USA-China Link
What is the difference between economic development and economic growth? Listen as former California Commissioner for Economic Development, Henry Yin addresses the answers to these questions and the pros and cons of letting the private sector develop the economy by themselves.
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| Corporate Goverance - Douglas Park, Stanford Professor
What is corporate governance and what should startups be doing to use it to their advantage? “Actively manage the relationship with the board” says Dr. Douglas Park or Rimon Law Group. “Prepare for board meetings, not only in terms of what's going to go on in the board meeting but even before and after” Learn more from Dr. Park as he reviews how corporate governance can help or harm your company.
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| What Venture Capitalists Want - Wally Hawley, Founder of InterWest Partners
What do Venture Capitalists and Angels look for in companies? “The first is scale because it needs to get size or it won’t make any difference,” says Wally Hawley, cofounder of InterWest Partners. “The second is to make sure there's a sizable market that will permit that scale… but the next one is where I think people tend to fall down” Learn What Wally has to say on American Dreams.
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