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Fighting the Cycle of Quitting
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-EvensSuzzanne01.mp3How do entrepreneurs get past the desire to quit? Ray Zinn, a man who avoids using the word “quit”...
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Crossroads
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Crossroads01.mp3We’ve all experienced crossroads in life, but is there a way to know when you’re making a good decision?...
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Looking Over Horizons
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Great business leaders seem to look into the future, to perform magic. But they are not magicians. They simply...
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Branding and Startups
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-KelliHammond-Branding01.mp3Startup branding expert Keli Hammond chats with Silicon Valley’s longest serving CEO, Ray Zinn, about the importance of branding...
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Challenging Assumptions
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“In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks.” – William Lyon Phelps Assumptions...
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ZinnStarter Student Questions
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/TTF-STUDENTS-SPECIAL-5-13-19.mp3A Q&A between Ray Zinn, the longest serving CEO in Silicon Valley, and some new ZinnStarter Fellows – students...
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Innovation Changes
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-InnovationChanges01.mp3Decades of innovation in Silicon Valley show no signs of slowing. In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray Zinn...
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Zinn’s Law
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-ZinnsLaw01.mp3It’s hard to put life into simpler terms, but Zinn’s Law establishes a paradigm that’s hard to oppose. In...
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Setbacks
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Setbacks01.mp3Since the day we learned to walk it seems we’ve faced setbacks and challenges. If dealt with properly, these moments...
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Enjoy Risk
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Some things scare the pants off me, but most things don’t. You will never see me skydiving, but speaking...
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Advice
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-ValuedAdvice01.mp3Most people can relate to the idea that advice is everywhere, it’s what you do with that information that...
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Asia and competition – from Japan to China
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Has much changed with Asia and international competition? Is China in the 21st century what Japan was in the...
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Performance Metrics and Innovation
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There is a natural conflict between standard employee performance metrics and innovation. Being Silicon Valley’s longest serving CEO I...
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Automation and Work
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Automate01.mp3Automation isn’t going away. As the use of AI technology and robotics seize ground once firmly occupied by the...
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Minting Entrepreneurs
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-MakingEntrep01.mp3Entrepreneurs develop over time through a variety of paths, but is there something different about a successful entrepreneur? In...
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