How to setup your pitch deck to tell a good story | How transparency can keep gossip out of the office | Feds reportedly probe Wells Fargo hiring practices
There is no one-size-fits-all for how slides in pitch decks should be ordered, writes entrepreneur Haje Jan Kamps. There is a wrong order, however, which involves having a narrative that jumps around, Kamps writes.
Limit excess screen time by turning off app notifications and hiding often-used apps in a folder on your phone or using only a browser version, technology experts say. Stay focused by working in timed intervals, and consider writing out to-do lists instead of keeping them on your phone or computer, they recommend.
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Office gossip is kept to a minimum when leaders share openly about their strategies, welcome tough conversations and stay engaged, even when it's uncomfortable, writes Jim VandeHei, co-founder and CEO of Axios. "Demystifying things with candor and transparency eliminates a lot of the needless drama and sneaky suspicion," VandeHei writes.
The office of the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York has launched a criminal investigation into the hiring practices of Wells Fargo, sources say, following a New York Times report last month that alleged the bank conducted phony job interviews with minority candidates for positions that were already offered to other people. The investigation is reportedly being handled by a civil rights unit within the US Attorney's office.
Large corporate employers -- "boring companies" -- have become major competitors for startups when it comes to hiring, writes Peachtree Creek Investments founder Conor Sen. "Conventional corporate employers have been steadily increasing their pay and benefits over the past decade to be more competitive with Silicon Valley," Sen writes.
Lu Wang, a Navy dentist, says her desire to free her parents of the burden of her education costs prompted her to work to be financially independent early in life, which she did by obtaining scholarships and then signing up with the Navy. Dr. Wang then saved up her salary or invested them in stocks, and lived frugally in every aspect from clothing to food. Now she has $750,000 saved and plans to retire at age 42, and says others can do what she did by doing the same hard work, budgeting and sacrifices.
The vino isn't the only thing that lures visitors to Balletto Vineyards. A "Field of Dreams"-style baseball field created among the grapes is also quite an attraction. Don't just look at the photo. Go the distance and read the backstory about why the field was built.
