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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

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Fuel50: Helping Employees Figure Out Their Career Path, With Anne Fulton

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Anne Fulton: Fuel50 is a career pathing startup, part of the HR technology landscape. We're a disruptor, the third wave in human resources technology. You can find a mentor, a coach, a project, or experience, to help you prepare for the role you are looking for. How is it your first customer was in Australia?

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10 Ways An Entrepreneur Can Build A Winning Culture

Startup Professionals Musings

That’s why they insist on spending a day with your team as part of the due diligence process. Customize your organizational structure based on individuals' strengths. Technology can be used to facilitate customer support and sales, as well as enhance your product. Every investor knows this.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

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The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. Reviewing financial & operational performance. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions. Mentorship. As You Start to Mature.

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7 Key Maxims of a Mindset Focused on Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are key maxims that I believe indicate a growth mindset rather than a fixed mindset: A need to learn from customers, rather than educate them. Successful entrepreneurs start with a customer problem, and develop a solution, rather than the other way around. Partnering with customers, rather than acting as a supplier.

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Where You’d Least Expect Them

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In 2015, the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals were held in Marrakesh, Morocco. In 2016, the renowned international university programming tournament — attended by student competitors, coaches, and parents — took place in Phuket, Thailand. But longtime ICPC student coach Antonette Logar, Ph.D.,

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