Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2015

In my perspective as an advisor and mentor to many entrepreneurs, there are a set of basic strategies that can be applied to every startup to dramatically improve the odds of success, no matter what the business domain. Define metrics to keep on track for the journey. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 8/5/2015.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2015

The good news is that recent big company financial woes and layoffs have generated a flood of candidates with real experience seeking positions at startups. Too many entrepreneurs naively believe that candidates with lofty titles from a larger company can easily do the same job for their startups. This doesn’t work in a startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2015

That fact eludes most executives from mature companies who have long depended on their staffs for real work, while their focus stays on strategy. Thus I don’t see many startups run in absentia or by big company executives. The founder needs to be a mentor and advisor, as well as a leader. Do you fit that mold?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2015

It was developed by Joe Abraham , who manages a portfolio of successful high-growth international companies. That’s why I also put major emphasis on startup traction, milestones achieved and metrics rather than listening again to how great it’s going to be. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 6/10/2015.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2015

Mark Suster (@msuster) July 19, 2015. Every $10 million financing only puts more pressure on the founders to figure out how to hit the metrics to get to the next milestone and every company that raises $25 million puts a ton of pressure on their 10 competitors who haven’t. Advisors / Coaches / Mentors.

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