All you need to do is ask and then act on that information.

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If you need advice on a tough situation, you could do worse than to ask your dad.

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From the very beginning you should ask: do we have what we need to launch this company or should we find more co-founders?

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Flanken-cut beef short rib (short rib cut across the bone into half-inch thick strips you may need to ask your butcher to do this) is a wonder, but hangar steak, skirt steak, even flank steak (marinated overnight) will work well too.

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You might ask yourself: Why do we need a study to report on a government study?

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Ask yourself what you need to do to succeed.

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We get to have the conversation with the organization and ask, 'What do you need?

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Second, ask how you might credibly signal what both parties would need to do to achieve that goal.

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Do not be afraid to ask broadly, as long as you can be specific about what you need.

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Ask yourself: Do you really need your life insurance premiums back, as opposed to some other pot of money at retirement?

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We have to be focused on the survivors, and the emphasis on speed -- to get there, get stabilized, to figure out what the next steps are without waiting to ask all the questions, well, how bad is it, what do you need?

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