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Marc Harrison
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I have been running a book club since 2008 for a small group of friends, clients and business colleagues. I like to keep the group small, but if you know me reasonably well and you’d like to know whether we currently have room for new members, please ask.
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Empathy - The Most Important Skill in Business? I know what you’re thinking. The fact that I am thinking about these things as I start writing this post is a demonstration of how to use empathy. For me to get the best result I need to write the article that you want to read, not simply the one that I want to write, and in order to do that I need to think about you. You can also feel sympathy but not empathy. An example would be when you feel sorry for someone who is going through a difficult situatio...
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Marc Harrison
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Founder; Business Guy and Product Manager. Doing everything except writing code. Advice on all things related to startups, including strategy, finance, pitching and capital raising. Member of a three person board, covering all areas including finance, strategy and compliance. Worked with small business owners in a range of areas including including finance, strategy, marketing and HR. Head of Equities; Partner. Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management. 2002 Australian Equities Fund Manager of the Year.
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There are people who prefer to say ‘yes’ and there are people who prefer to say ‘no.’ Those who say ‘yes’ are rewarded by the adventures they have, and those who say ‘no’ are rewarded by the safety they attain. Keith Johnstone, "Impro". Never deliver a presentation you wouldn’t want to sit through yourself. Seth Godin, "Purple Cow". We only place value on things that are difficult to obtain. Oren Klaff, "Pitch Anything". Michael E. Gerber, "The E-Myth Revisited". It is not the strongest of the species th...
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How Design Thinking Transformed Airbnb from a Failing Startup to a Billion Dollar Business. We had this Silicon Valley mentality that you had to solve problems in a scalable way because that’s the beauty of code. Right? The Co-Founder Equity Calculator is based on almost 3 years of one-on-one discussions with entrepreneurs through the co-founders meetup, the startup conference and advising various founders. Whom Should You Hire at a Startup? So how exactly do you assemble such a team? Companies are not p...
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8211; Menu –. As of late 2013 there will be no further updates to this site. But great things are happening, so head over to listium.com. For the latest news. I decided to leave this site up as it has been an important part of the journey so far. Maybe some day I will turn it into a blog about my personal entrepreneurial journey. But for now, it just helps tell part of the story of how Listium got started. We’ve got plenty to offer to the right person or people now. No need for bribes any longe...If you ...
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