Rating experiences is not new. But the Internet economy has grown the number of things we rate. Where we started rating a hotel visit and in-store shopping experience using a card or survey, today we rate more. Asking for a rating has become easier, and so did providing that rating.
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So you're trying to run an effective meeting? Likely you are fed up with the little value you feel you get out of them. Rest assured: you are not alone. In a recent survey we conducted for Rate My Meeting, only 27% said to feel productive in their meetings. Most (45%) feel like time is wasted. And yes, this correlates significantly with the size of the organization. With an average of 8.5 hours per week spend in meetings (~ 1 workday per week), that is a bad emotion to associate with meetings and thus your work.
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First, on me, I am an ex-consultant, ex-corporate with about 9 years of work experience. Since I left my corporate job last year, I have been wandering around the start-up world. I launched Surprise.date, Dogswelcome and some smaller 'idea balloons'. I also participated in the Antler accelerator program this summer. And it is this adventure that taught me about proper product-market fit validation.
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