Robert Glazer
Host at Elevate with Robert Glazer
CEO, Acceleration Partners and Columnist at Freelance
Founder & Board Chairman @accelerationpar Serial Entrepreneur Keynote Speaker #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author https://t.co/FX4hAOR8zf
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6 days ago |
robertglazer.substack.com | Robert Glazer
Recently, I received two emails from readers who were frustrated about the process of unsubscribing from the premium tier of Friday Forward. The messages had a similar tone: disappointed, and not so subtly implying that I had stuck readers with an unexpected autorenewal and an intentionally difficult unsubscribing process. I recognize few things are more annoying than subscription headaches, but these narratives did not reflect reality.
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1 week ago |
robertglazer.substack.com | Robert Glazer
For over a decade, I’ve been part of several forums—groups of entrepreneurs or business leaders who meet monthly to discuss personal and professional challenges in a trusting, confidential setting. At its best, a forum serves as a personal board of directors that provides honest feedback and helps members navigate critical decisions.
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2 weeks ago |
robertglazer.substack.com | Robert Glazer
A few months ago, I played in a pickleball tournament at a business conference. I’m a decent player and can hold my own, but in this setting, I was frequently the weakest of the four players on the court. Despite that, I played some of my best pickleball. The pace was faster. The shots were sharper. I had to adjust quickly, stay focused, and play at a higher level, rather than relying on my usual strategies. I didn’t dominate, but I didn’t embarrass myself either, and I left a better player.
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3 weeks ago |
robertglazer.substack.com | Robert Glazer
Like a lot of business leaders, I used to make a staple out of breakfast meetings. I often held court at the Panera in Needham—in fact people who saw me there often would joke that I was the mayor of Panera. Breakfast meetings are popular because they enable you to make valuable connections without cutting into the workday. So I did a lot of them, in part because I was a big fan of Keith Ferrazzi’s book Never Eat Alone and in the networking phase of my career. I was also in good company.
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3 weeks ago |
robertglazer.substack.com | Robert Glazer
Last week, I received an email that stopped me in my tracks. It came from someone I’d met briefly years ago. He was a college student helping organize an entrepreneurship event at Babson College where I was speaking. Interestingly, his note to me had nothing to do with what I said on stage that day. Instead, what he remembered most was how I arrived.
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