Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

While I do agree that many attributes of a good entrepreneur, such as curiosity, confidence and determination, are largely determined by early-life experiences, a good education is critical in understanding the elements of creating a business and wooing customers. Don’t forget business writing and communication.

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JULY 1, 2010

As a CEO you never stop needing to go on sales calls (or to work the phones in telesales or customer support) and ceasing to do this as your company grows because you’re focusing on investors, recruiting, PR or whatever is a mistake. As a content management system we had lots of write activities and went with Postgres.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

So I know I’m getting myself into a bit of trouble by writing this. If they’re not running their business then perhaps the wrong person was picked as CEO or perhaps they need more mentorship / coaching to better allocate their time. It’s very common for startup companies to have COO’s.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

"The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. Mark noted that even if an entrepreneur does not become a master developer, by simply understanding the software development process, they will be a more effective startup leader. Treasure it.

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JANUARY 1, 2016

I’ve spent hours this week reading about the firing of the head coach and personnel manager of the football team I support – The Philadelphia Eagles. His name was Chip Kelly and he came off of a very successful stint as the coach of the collegiate Oregon Ducks. The reality of most startups is about survival. Team Building.

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MARCH 23, 2015

So part of playing an effective coach is helping the team to see the answer for themselves. We talk a lot about his schooling, his early jobs as a developer and then as a VC and we talk about his decision to spend winters in Los Angeles. In stead of just writing operating and funding advice Fred also talks about industries.

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MAY 27, 2013

But the thing I am most proud of about Rob is that he has taken a company with a uniquely talented founder & CTO – Nick Halstead – and managed to build a very tight working relationship with Nick where we drive world-class product development without having the usual founder / CEO conflicts. ” I know it sounds obvious.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2019

I also think there's an interesting opportunity in Los Angeles, as the tech scene continues to develop and mature. The last thing, is understanding how open and receptive all of these CEOs were to feedback, coaching, and improvement. If you look at the rise of enterprise technology here in LA, there's a great opportunity.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2011

I’ve started writing up some of those sales & marketing lessons and I plan to continue to build that section out over time. So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. They are as good at selling you as they are at selling your product to customers. They’re in beta).

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NOVEMBER 18, 2012

I plan to write about it early next year when we’re all through. Sign up customers who are paying you money for a service you can’t 100% guarantee is going to be operational for the full period that they’re expecting. I didn’t want to disappoint my customers. And yes, I sleep better at night as a coach.

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APRIL 10, 2014

If you’re an early investor like I am that often means writing the first $2-3 million check into a business that previously had either survived on fumes or on a $500,000 angel round. At the B-round great teams often hire their first business development person. You’re the coach, mentor, cheerleader.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I finally got around to writing it having read Fred Wilson’s post about what a CEO does. Once you’ve been around for a few years, attracted some great people, landed real, paying customers and raised venture capital you’ve likely got a talented team around you. Both are basically people businesses.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. Ask your customer why you lost. Write things down. They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. We helped the write out their requirements for a system.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. Ask your customer why you lost. Write things down. They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. We helped the write out their requirements for a system.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 25, 2015

In Brené Brown’s TED talk about vulnerability, she quotes Peter Sheahan and says: “If you want a culture of creativity and innovation, where sensible risks are embraced on both a market and individual level, start by developing the ability of managers to cultivate an openness to vulnerability in their teams.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 25, 2015

In Brené Brown’s TED talk about vulnerability, she quotes Peter Sheahan and says: “If you want a culture of creativity and innovation, where sensible risks are embraced on both a market and individual level, start by developing the ability of managers to cultivate an openness to vulnerability in their teams.

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AUGUST 15, 2009

It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits ;-). They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. We helped the write out their requirements for a system. Ask your customer why you lost. Write things down.

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

Our model does not involve commissions or revenue share with our customers, unlike the traditional publishing model, where you give out your knowledge for a small fraction of what a publisher gets. Instead of writing a book, we wanted to develop a platform to bring our methods to life, and scale our knowledge.

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MAY 1, 2010

Doing nothing between board meetings to me is like running the “ waterfall software development process. &# We all know that modern software companies run on the “ agile &# development process by having short release cycles and frequent communications. Make sure when you write it you assume this. That’s it.

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