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Jan 2023
29m 12s

The Secrets To Setting Smarter Goals

Y Combinator
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If you're looking to maximize your startup's potential, start by setting the right goals. Michael Seibel and Dalton Caldwell provide tips and strategies for setting goals that will help keep you and your new business focused on success—plus provide examples of bad goals to avoid.  
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