Berkonomics

JANUARY 18, 2024

One of the most obvious observations I make with growing company CEO’s is that planning for a new office is done with an optimistic view of the future, incorporating planned space that compromises only slightly the measured needs for the next three or more years as outlined in the financial forecast.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Online movie streaming service Netflix has stolen back an executive from Los Angeles-based Scopely, to head up its human resources and talent management efforts. Neal is a veteran of Netflix, having served Vice President Talent and Talent Acquisition at the company from 2006 until 2013; she later was VP of Talent at Coursera.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2021

By definition, all of you entrepreneurs are leaders, by taking the initiative to start a new company. Johnson accepted full company accountability on Twitter for a racial profiling incident at a Starbucks in Philadelphia. Create innovative change from existing resources. His Virgin Group today consists of over 400 companies.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

My experience with early valuations by founders for friends… I’ve arrived at a significant number of companies that were looking for additional growth capital after a “friends and family” round and had to “clean up” the cap table more than a few times over the years. Taking this kind of money has several pitfalls you should be aware of.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

This insight follows closely the conclusions from the previous declaration, that professional investors negotiate tough terms, from provisions of control over asset acquisition, eventual sale of the company, future investments, forced co-sale when others attempt to sell their shares and more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

In my experience, finding real innovation in existing company environments is even tougher. Training and coaching. Ongoing coaching from the top is essential to maintain the attitude and spirit. People are your best innovation resource. Idea management. Build and manage a pipeline of ideas.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 25, 2022

One of the CEOs I used to coach started his day by walking the floor of his extended facility and checking in with managers and employees of the various departments, especially the call center. He tried to feel the pulse of the company by the intensity of motion, the metrics of backlog, and the stated problems brought to him as he asked.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

One of the dysfunctions I often see in my coaching and mentoring work with small businesses is team member burnout. It is no secret that the recent pandemic has exacerbated this problem as companies lost more and more of their employees due to illness, economic contraction, and voluntary resignations.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2022

He speaks from his own many years as an entrepreneur, executive coach, and keynote speaker. As a company executive, I found myself suffering from “leadership fatigue,” getting tired of hearing myself say the same things repeatedly. Give people the resources they need to succeed. Look for every opportunity to make a difference.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Los Angeles- and Nashville-based Clovers, a developer of interviewing and recruiting software, has raised $15M in a funding round, the company said this week. The company is being led by CEO Doug Leonard.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2021

According to consistent feedback over the past several years, even in the best companies, employees seem stuck at less than 40 percent happy and "fully engaged.” Enhance intrinsic motivation through coaching. That’s a huge opportunity for productivity in your business, as well as your team well-being.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

TeamSnap said it has acquired Weplay''s customers, technology, and online coaching resources and extensive video content as part of the buy. The company said that WePlay had 2.25 million customers. READ MORE>>. weplay teamsnap merger acquisition sports team management saas community'

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2020

He brings a wealth of experience to the table, based on years of consulting work with middle market companies around the world. If you start with a distorted or biased view of what your company needs, no execution is likely to achieve the results that win. Doing what it takes to win involves risk and sacrifice.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

As Guy Kawasaki pointed out in our recent conversation , “…it is cheaper than ever to start a company. If there was ever a time to start a company, this is it.”. Determining the perfect moment to enter the startup market, whether by creating a company or joining an ongoing venture, is akin to timing the financial markets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2023

He brings over 25 years of experience with Silicon Valley leadership companies in highlighting winners and losers. It’s a rare and ideal combination for a large company, and you need to have the patience to evangelize with key decision makers. Coach: force for stability and mentoring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

In my experience, finding real innovation in existing company environments is even tougher. Training and coaching. Ongoing coaching from the top is essential to maintain the attitude and spirit. People are your best innovation resource. Idea management. Build and manage a pipeline of ideas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2022

I remember too many once thriving and growing companies, such as Blockbuster and BlackBerry, who somehow changed their way of thinking, and were overtaken by more nimble and astute peers or newcomers, like Netflix and Apple. Limit resources to be applied to optimizing processes. How about in your industry? Don’t forget these.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2023

These authors bring a wealth of knowledge from their decades of practicing executive coaching and psychology, as well as business employment law, with real companies both before and during the transition. Coaching – Practice active listening and feedback. Change – make “journey of change” apply to all.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 12, 2016

Surprise your boss by launching a project that requires little to no resources, but has an outsized impact on your business. Don’t worry, you can apologize after the fact, when you point to the positive impact your initiative had on your company. Get A Coach. then carryout whatever recommendations you devise. Share and Enjoy.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 29, 2017

If you have been following our recent insights, you’ll be up to speed knowing that professional investors negotiate tough terms, from provisions of control over asset acquisition, eventual sale of the company, future investments, forced co-sale when others attempt to sell their shares and more. Trust works both ways.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 28, 2012

Something like a marriage (and often lasting just as long statistically), your investment partner can be a great cheerleader, coach and resource. But the moment things turn sour, including missed plans, some investors on company boards go into a predictable mode of dictating terms for emergency loans or additional investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

One of the interesting things about being a VC is that you often see companies in transition. I also see companies as they move from having taken $1-5 million from me to their next round where they raise $8-15 million from Series B investors and sometimes I lead at this round (we’re stage agnostic but 80% of our deals are seed & A).

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2017

Yet if you don’t spend some resources preparing for the changes in the marketplace we already know about, there may be no tomorrow for your business. I believe these factors are key to the future success of every new startup, as well as every mature company: Leadership must be values-based and people focused.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2021

Obviously, both are required for a company to stay healthy and growing. Un-motivated people are also a huge drain on all resources. You may be tempted to delegate people issues to human resources specialists, and focus your time on process issues, which are more concrete and specific.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2023

I found some good guidance with practical specifics to accomplish this new type of leadership in a recent book, “ Your Resource is Human ,” by Melissa Romo. She brings more than twenty years of experience building and working with globally dispersed teams and Fortune 500 companies around the world. Start with ‘How are you?’

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 10, 2011

The goal for the entrepreneurs is to receive coaching, mentoring and resources for their companies. The format of the meetings is to have several entrepreneurs present their projects and to have an interactive discussion from the attendees with comments, suggestions and ideas for the presenters. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Los Angeles-based Fuel50 , a startup developing career management and coaching tools, has raised $2.5M in a Series A funding, according to the company. The funding came from Rincon Venture Partners and Bonfire Ventures. According to Fuel50, the new funding brings its total funding to $4.6M.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2023

A business entity has to be created and real resources applied. As you gather your team, recognize that they will need your help and coaching as well. Yet running a new company cannot always be a consensus-driven process, so you need to trust yourself in making the hard decisions. Venture where no business has gone before.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

I’ve arrived at a significant number of companies that were looking for additional growth capital after a “friends and family” round, and had to “clean up” the cap table more than a few times over the years. Venture capital comes with a cost, and there are no bargains for the company when taking such an investment.

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Berkonomics

JULY 28, 2016

One of the CEOs I coach starts his day by walking the floor of his extended facility and checking in with managers and employees of the various departments, especially the call center. He tries to feel the pulse of the company by the intensity of motion, the metrics of backlog, and the stated problems brought to him as he asks.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2014

One of the most common refrains I hear is, “I want to have a company with no politics. It’s why I wrote a post outlining why the job of a CEO is often “chief psychologist” – especially if the company grows beyond 20 employees. And it’s why many early-stage companies blow up. You know, no b t.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2021

Perhaps you need to do more to be a role model for accountability , and provide more coaching on exactly what it means. Johnson , was quick to accept accountability via a company apology on Twitter for a racial profiling incident at a Starbucks in Philadelphia, even though he could have claimed that a fired employee was at fault.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2022

He assures us that these apply to an external crisis that you have no control over, or an internal screwup, or just the kinds of growing pains that hit every company: Keep your focus on how to fix the problem. Provide tools and resources as required. The challenge for many bosses is to recognize when their team should be coaching them.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2020

This week, Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures announced a brand new effort to provide health and wellness to the founders of companies it invests in, helping those founders with well being, mental health, stress management, coaching, and leadership development. It's a comprehensive bucket.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2023

They often show little empathy for the negative impact this can have on capacity, resources, people, and profitability. They enjoy the coaching and development role, and are able to match work assignments to people’s strengths, promoting both people and company growth. This can be disruptive, as they love to break the mold.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 29, 2021

That is, of course, until the small, ambitious startup is acquired by a larger, more traditional company in its sector, or the small startup goes public with angry shareholders and regulators asking difficult questions. Don't forget the pizza parties and deskside beers funded by a seemingly endless stream of venture capitalist money, either.

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