ShawnHessinger commented on the following stories on BizSugar
Should Founders Be Allowed to Take Money off the Table?
"Interesting topic, Zane. Thanks for sharing. Though I have tended to approach ventures with the ambition of trying to grow them through revenue as long as I possibly can, I have always assumed that lack of ability to control the revenue stream of a startup is par for the course once VC or other outside investment is accepted. "How to Earn Respect from your Employees
"So true about respect not coming with the job. Though certainly many newer managers do make this mistake, plenty of supposedly experienced ones make it too. Where this can become a truly disastrous situation, however, is with the small business person, particularly the solopreneur, who is taking on their first employee/employees and must suddenly find a way to inspire and lead without simply bossing...or giving no direction at all."A Checklist For Business Websites - Part 3 - Metrics
"Definitely an important point about PageRank here, because though PageRank can still be important, it's one of several factors and can be easily affected by social activity (inbound links and so-forth) on the Internet over which the Website owner can have little or no control. It's possible, for example, not to be ranking high for the keywords you initially expected would bring you success, but if your traffic and conversion are both up it could mean that Internet users have simply repositioned your product. It's also important to test customer reaction to your site and check your expectations when it comes to their reaction. Seek positive results even if they are not necessarily the ones you expected. "Subscribe
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Selling Yourself Means Selling Your Company, Too
"This can certainly be the case, however, the level of service is also important. If my bank screws up my account, requires an unreasonable minimum balance and slaps on unreasonable penalties without telling me in advance, it doesn't matter that two of the tellers and the branch manager say hello to me and are pleasant when I come in."