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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Allocate time for active participation in relevant outside industry conferences, and public panels or TED talks that look ahead. Online it may be time to take a formal position via blogs and interviews. That means public recognition of individual achievements, providing feedback, and coaching and mentoring along the way.
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MARCH 24, 2014
Working with early-stage teams : coaching, mentoring, setting strategy, rolling up sleeves: 9/10. “Ok, so this guy can write a blog and source deals but can he make any money?” As a result of this activity I have now personally returned significantly more capital in my 5 years than I have invested.
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DECEMBER 17, 2012
The most active person responding negatively said, “so an ENITRE industry is undervaluing their services? And speaking of coaching, if you haven’t read Googled by Ken Auletta you should. And in it he profiles the work of Coach Campbell who was once on the boards of both Google & Apple. EXECUTIVE COACHES.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 12, 2014
In that sense, you should think of an advisor more like your mentor who has done all he can. Also dont confuse a business advisor with a business coach. An advisors aim is to teach you what to do and how, in specific situations, unlike a coach who helps you develop your generic skills for deciding what to do and how.
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JULY 27, 2013
Last year I wrote a blog post on entrepreneurs with a chip on their shoulders. My friend Seth Levine covered this well in his blog post on “ Handling Rejection ” which you should also read. I could link to a bunch of blog posts that come across this way but prefer not to single anybody out. Here’s the deal.
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JANUARY 6, 2014
I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic. Most management teams recognize the needs to change, plan for these changes and actively manage them. In the Early Days. How to build a great forecast.
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MAY 25, 2013
According to FLAG Capital there are 100 active VCs (as defined by making at least $1 million in VC per quarter for 4 consecutive quarters). So for argument’s sake let’s triple the number of active VCs and call it 300. If you read Ken Auletta’s piece it makes it clear there was active VCs involvement in the early days.
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