The Three Most Powerful Letters: Ask

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The Three Most Powerful Letters in Startup Shay Colson - Director, West Coast Relationships iSchool @ Syracuse University

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The Three Most Powerful Letters

in StartupShay Colson - Director, West Coast Relationships

iSchool @ Syracuse University

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Three Little Letters

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Deceptively Simple,

Incredibly Powerful

ask

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Three Letters, Three Phases

(1) before

(2) during

(3) after

(4) there is no number four

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ASK process

ask

What?Why? Where

?Who?When?How?

ACTION!

(1) before (2) during (3) after

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(1) before

•Asking forces introspection.

•Asking as scenario planning or hypothetical exploration.

•Asking as a prioritization tool.

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(2) during

•Asking provides reason for approach, a point of entry - “Hey, I’ve got a question for you.”

•Asking creates space for dialogue, interaction, conversation.

•Asking merits a response - even if it’s “no.”

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(3) after

•Asking forces action. Period.

•You asked. They answered (or didn’t).

•Now what?

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