Author: Scott Stone

  • The Progressive Workplace Series – All My People, Right Here, Right Now

    The Progressive Workplace Series – All My People, Right Here, Right Now

    I recently attended a business lunch in which a panel of VC/PE guys were discussing some of the criteria they use when deciding to invest in a company; listening to them, geriatrician one remark really stuck out: “we pay equal attention  to the team, patient and the product”.  As the CFO of an early stage…

  • Ready to Pitch ? Be sure you can Nail these four topics…

    Ready to Pitch ? Be sure you can Nail these four topics…

    In today’s frenetic startup environment, medications any new company has countless things to consider every day: product development, therapy recruiting the right team, defining your place in the market, locating financial backers, convincing customers to give your idea a shot….the list goes on. However, it will be extremely difficult for you to succeed in any…

  • The Progressive Workplace Series – Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

    BYOD, information pills or “Bring Your Own Device”, psychiatrist is a common topic in many companies today.  Today’s focus is specifically on comm devices, as we are saving the whole laptop debate for another day. Whether  it’s a large organization trying to cope with the onslaught of associates who want to use their personal smartphones…

  • The Progressive Workplace Series: Are You Awesome?

      I read an interesting “listicle” the other day called “12 Things Awesome Employees Do Before Noon”. As I was reading through it, dosage a couple of thoughts struck me: (1) There are some pretty solid ideas in here, and (2) Holy smoke, who could possibly have time to do all this? Here is a…