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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

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Working with early-stage teams : coaching, mentoring, setting strategy, rolling up sleeves: 9/10. ” So it’s now March 2014 – 5 years since I started investing. At a minimum, I’m glad to have the “exit question” off my back in 2014. Sourcing high-quality leads : 9/10.

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CES 2014 | Staff Picks

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Here are some of our top staff picks thus far from CES 2014. It’s even coupled to an app (available for both Android or iOS) that provides various exercises and coaches users. InfoMotion 94Fifty Smart Sensor Basketball: 94Fifty Sensor Basketball provides a digital coach to those looking to improve on their basketball skills.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

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I told my friend that I felt that in 2014 too many new VCs feel the pressure to chase deals, to be a part of syndicates with other brand names and to pounce on top of every startup whose numbers are trending up quickly. You could spent 20 days / year at Demo Days now. You have to deal with CEOs who resign. Co-founder discontent.

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How Arivale Is Harnessing Genomics To Optimize Human Health and Wellness

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We'll talk more about that, but what we do is bring the data cloud to life through licensed professional coaches, who understand the incentives of behavior change, and meet participants where they are, through three or four occasional recommendations each month. They'll take the risk of chocolate cake over the risk of diabetes in five years.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

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See as a board we can already see very clearly how our 2014 & 2015 years pencil out with a fair degree of predictability. Adding Brett has meant that I could pull up on operational issues because I had somebody far more skilled and fresh grilling the team on these issues and coaching the CEO on planning and structure.

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How To Optimize Entrepreneurial Learning In School

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In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing.

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Susan Cooney

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Susan is a startup coach and the founder of Givelocity, a social network for giving that offers a new spin on crowdfunding for good. She’s a startup advisor, mentor, investor and was a finalist in Fortune’s 2014 Brainstorm Tech Startup Idol competition.