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  • Episode 19 – Being Driven but not Being a Slave Driver

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-19-Being-Driven-but-not-Being-a-Slave-Driver.mp3Entrepreneurs are driven. How can they remain driven without driving their employees crazy? Ray Zinn, the longest serving CEO...

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  • Episode 6: Challenges, faith and focus

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Tough-Things-First-Podcast-Episode-6-Entrepreneur-challenges-faith-and-focus.mp3Entrepreneurs must stay focused, keeping their eyes on the horizon. Doing so makes seemingly insurmountable obstacles look like fun challenges....

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  • What every employee should know when he’s looking for a new job

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    Oddly, very few people are prepared for job interviews. In 37 year of running Micrel, and in the process...

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  • Xerox Almost Killed Us

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    Adapted from Tough Things First, by Ray Zinn Xerox was responsible for a Micrel policy because they shook our...

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  • Frugality, VCs and Enduring Companies

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    An excerpt from Tough Things First, by Ray Zinn It was a 1954 Ford coupe. Like many men on...

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