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Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 23, 2021
Some might say that Elon Musk epitomizes this category. Of course, discovering your entrepreneur type is only the beginning. After that, it’s all about capitalizing on your strengths, shoring up your weaknesses, and building a personal plan that doesn’t work against you. Opportunist. Internal forces (your startup team).
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 10, 2013
Recently I wrote the first post in a series on board meetings, entitled, “ Why You’re Not Getting the Most out of Your Board ,” which focused on the need to prepare properly, set good objectives and discuss mostly strategic topics. Of course there are some sensible introductions that are valuable. Topic Creep.
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Both Sides of the Table
JULY 21, 2014
Of course back then it literally was sold in a package and stored on a shelf! You’d imagine that companies selling tons of shelfware would quickly meet their deserved fate in the market, yet the spin around a category of software can fool buyers into thinking they “must have this product to compete.”
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 31, 2019
Of course, every business owner I know will loudly proclaim that could never happen on their watch, but secretly they are not so sure, and would like to know how to prevent it. The days of working hard and expecting lifetime employment with a retirement plan are gone. Economic/social trends demand new employee contract.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 4, 2013
Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. Same as strategic – hard to reach, hard to get to know easily. They do this because they have amazing skills at writing business plans.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 4, 2013
Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. Same as strategic – hard to reach, hard to get to know easily. They do this because they have amazing skills at writing business plans.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 18, 2010
I has been asked to do the keynote speech at a dinner that night but of course hadn’t written a speech in advance. Zone of Effectiveness – The examples that Covey talks about here are things like exercise and planning. I use this story because big initiatives like this take planning. We planned.
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