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The purpose of a pith is to stimulate interest, not to cover every aspect of your startup and bludgeon your audience into submission. Your objective is to generate enough interest to get a second meeticng.
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142 |
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The difference between evangelists and most people is that evangelists have the best interests of others at heart. They believe in their product so much that they want others to use it too.
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193 |
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Good schmoozers don’t dominate conversations. They initiate with interesting questions and then listen. No one is more fascinating than a good listener.
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199 |
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If you can talk only about your job, you’re a boring person. Good schmoozers are passionate about multiple and diverse interests.
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199 |
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It’s in our self-interest to cultivate positive emotions, not just because they make us feel good but also because they fuel more productivity and effectiveness across all dimensions of our lives.
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To really take in and process critical feedback, it must be delivered by someone who makes us feel safe and who we believe truly has our best interests at heart.
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Numerous studies show that the most inspiring leaders are consistently those who tune in to what others are feeling and listen to them with genuine interest and respect.
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In a world rife with potential distractions, it’s in the self-interest of organizations… to help their people stay focused on the priorities that have the potential to create the greatest value.
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Risky as it sometimes feels, we typically feel better about ourselves when we’re serving something beyond our self-interest.
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Too many of our cultures are filled with people working to protect their own interests and the interests of those above them before those of the people they are supposed to be serving.
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