Ashley Tott

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Board Boot Camp for Start-Ups with Bizmaker

Board Boot Camp for Start-Ups with Bizmaker

This week I have worked with entrepreneurs from the Swedish incubator Bizmaker. We worked through my top ten tips to Awesome Ownership and also ran boot camp exercise to help them to write their owner directives. This type of work is something that I really enjoy and it was great to get their feedback.

Thanks to Ewa Sandeheim from Bizmaker for making the day possible. You can read more…

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Great fun inspiring SCA Wood on Employee Advocacy

Great fun inspiring SCA Wood on Employee Advocacy

I was really impressed with the SCA Wood team when we kicked off their first Employee Advocacy project.

After inspiring them with my Top Ten Tips for Advocacy they did some super work on their plan.

You can follow their work on #wearescawood – they will be on Instagram Facebook LinkedIn . So please learn more and support them.

It is also a great example of how I can help your company.

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This is a useful set of templates, tools and apps. Many of which we use. Definitely check this list out. http://www.inc.com/carbonite/six-free-tools-to-supercharge-your-business.html?cid=sf01001&sr_share=twitter

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How do world class Seed investors work and what can we learn from them?

How do world class Seed investors work and what can we learn from them?

I had a really interesting day with the management team at ALMI Invest yesterday.  Our challenge was to look at how we run the Seed investment business and take inspiration from actors such as Sequoia. (https://www.sequoiacap.com)

Some of the questions we worked on were for example: how to make faster, higher quality decisions and get the money to the approved deals as soon as possible.  This is…

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Why am I excited to join the ALMI Invest Mitt board?

Why am I excited to join the ALMI Invest Mitt board? #VentureCapital #Riskkapital

From today I have been appointed to ALMI Invest Mitt’s board and will be making decisions regarding Venture Capital investments in Northern Sweden – Jämtland and Västernorrland.  I bring diversity to the team as I am British and have worked in the London Private Equity market (with 3i plc). I am also an entrepreneur and work as a co-founder (together with Johanna Tott) in a entrepreneurial…

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Why did #Microsoft buy #LinkedIn? Watch the Deal pitch from the CEOs

  This video highlights how the CEOs are thinking regarding the deal.

What are the key strategic reasons for joining the companies?

How does Microsoft see LinkedIn?

Answering these questions will help us to understand what the impact will be when we use this tool going forward.  I thought it was interesting to hear Satya summarise…

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Video lesson: Start sending personalised #LinkedIn contact requests - on your app now! My advice is that whenever possible send a personal message when you connect to someone on LinkedIn.  

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The question is, have you caught up with LinkedIn?

"5 things you are not doing on #LinkedIn - but should be" - great post by @emilyacopp

This is a fun take on LinkedIn – the idea that it did not start out as the “cool kid on the block” – that your Dad had an account first (and I feel like the Dad here – I have had an account since October 2004).  What I like about Emily’s post here is that she is reminding us of the power of this Social Media and the unique position it has on the market.

You have to be on this tool if you want to…

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Want to know how you edit and post a great photo on the LinkedIn app?

Want to know how you edit and post a great photo on the #LinkedIn phone app? #SocialMedia

This video shows you how to edit a photo and share it on the iPhone LinkedIn app.

When you are going about your daily business think about how you can record your story.  What can you share with others in your network on LinkedIn?  How can you inspire them and be generous with what you learn?

To do this you need to do two things.  1 – What have you learnt in this moment – what can you share that…

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How do the Top 75 Social Media Marketeers in the World spend their time?

How do the top 75 #SocialMedia Marketeers in the World spend their time? #Entrepreneurship

I am sharing this article on my blog as it caught my attention.  In the businesses I work with (primarily SMEs) digital marketing is a critical success factor.  It opens up a whole world of opportunities that were simply not there before.

However, as many smaller companies understand we do not have the resource for a full time marketeer so it is important to understand the basics ourselves.  This…

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