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Introduction: Robert Scoble in an often poignant FriendFeed thread commiserating PodTech's unfortunate end, shared what he learned about creating a successful startup. Here's a summary of a Robert's rules and why Machiavelli just may agree with them: Have a story. Have everyone on board with that story. If anyone goes off of that story, make sure they get on board immediately or fire them. Make sure people are judged by the revenues they bring in. Those that bring in revenues should get to run the place. People who don't bring in revenues should get fewer and fewer responsibilities, not more and more. Work ONLY for a leader who will make the tough decisions. Build a place where excellence is expected, allowed, and is enabled. Fire idiots quickly. If your engineering team can't give a media team good measurements, the entire company is in trouble. Only things that are measured ever get improved. When your stars aren't listened to the company is in trouble. Getting rid of t


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7 Without a management strong enough act in accordance with the story, centripetal forces tear an organization apart. [sent-25, score-0.484]

8 " Princes must exhibit virtue if they are to keep their land. [sent-29, score-0.25]

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11 For Machiavelli that's the only way to reach your goals in accordance with how the world really works, not how it ought to work. [sent-33, score-0.289]

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13 And that's why people are often not fired as Robert suggests. [sent-38, score-0.207]

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15 Keeping people who aren't helping is a vampire on a group's energy. [sent-42, score-0.151]

16 It slowly drains away all vivacity until only a pale corpse remains. [sent-43, score-0.145]

17 Robert's rules may seem excessively ruthless and cruel to many. [sent-44, score-0.344]

18 But in true Machiavellian fashion let's ask what is preferable: a strong secure long-lived state ruled by virtue or a state ruled according to how the world ought to work that is constantly at the mercy of every invader? [sent-46, score-0.767]

19 If you are still hungry for more starter advice, Gordon Ramsay has some unintentionally delicious thoughts on developing software as well. [sent-47, score-0.146]

20 Kevin Burton share's seven deadly sins startups should avoid and makes an inspiring case how his company stronger and better able to compete by not taking VC funds. [sent-51, score-0.213]


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