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Lessons-learned through a Peculiar, Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal (p-BHAG)

A well-conceived BHAG with a good communication strategy is the most powerful tool in a founder's arsenal to engage, motivate and mobilize

10 min readMay 18, 2019

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Lessons-learned through a Peculiar, Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal (p-BHAG)

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Francis Dion

Well said Joe. All of it! Venture graveyards are full of startups who followed bad advice.

1 min readMar 13, 2023

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Francis Dion

I just cancelled Kaspersky and Spotify

What we do matters. Our actions as citizens, consumers and investors should reflect our values and beliefs.

4 min readMar 3, 2022

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A very serious looking cat looking seriously at the reader

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Francis Dion

Good job Joe, you've correctly hit the crux of NFTs right on its virtual nail: it's all about…

1 min readMar 8, 2021

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Francis Dion

Word for Entrepreneurs — Technical Debt

Technical Debt: a liability in a software project that will have to be “repaid” in the future. Until then, it will “cost interest”.

2 min readDec 31, 2019

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Word for Entrepreneurs — Technical Debt

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Words for Entrepreneurs — OKR

Objectives and key results (OKR) is a framework for defining and tracking objectives and their outcomes.

3 min readDec 25, 2019

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Words for Entrepreneurs — OKR

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Words for Entrepreneurs — Blitzscaling

Blitzscaling is a business strategy prioritizing speed over efficiency in the face of uncertainty.

3 min readDec 24, 2019

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Words for Entrepreneurs — Blitzscaling

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Francis Dion

Words for Entrepreneurs — EBITDA

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is a measure of a company’s operating performance.

3 min readDec 19, 2019

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Words for Entrepreneurs — EBITDA

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Words for Entrepreneurs — One-on-One

A powerful yet underutilized management tool to build rapport, teach and exchange information.

2 min readDec 18, 2019

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Words for Entrepreneurs — One-on-One

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Words for Entrepreneurs — Seed

Seed Capital, Seed Round or Seed Funding all refer to money being raised early-on by a relatively small startup.

2 min readDec 17, 2019

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Words for Entrepreneurs — Seed

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Francis Dion

Francis Dion

Serial tech entrepreneur, mentor and consultant. Passionate about Artificial Intelligence, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Sales & Marketing.

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