Tech.Co

JUNE 29, 2021

Back in 2017, the New York Times opinion section was graced with an article entitled: Jerks and the Start-Ups They Ruin. So, we decided to offer a ‘wellbeing coach’ to give the team the opportunity to express their feelings and get things off their chest.” Saying No To Startup Bros.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2017

Also don’t confuse a business mentor with a business coach. A business mentor helps to fill an experience gap, while a coach helps fill a skill gap. A mentor’s aim is to teach you by using specific examples of what to do and how, unlike a coach who helps you develop your generic skills for deciding what to do and when.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2017

Many venture firms go even further, by insisting on investing their own key players in an interesting startup, before they commit any funds. I’ve paraphrased a few of their key points here that I support and often recommend: Invest team member time as carefully as you invest money. Only you can do that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2017

Don’t forget that investors invest in people, more than ideas. Every business pitch has to tell a solid overall story, spanning the range from personal motivation, business opportunity, to return on investment for both you and me. She speaks from years of experience coaching entrepreneurs and executives on the magic of a story.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2017

Invest more of your time with top performers. Personnel people talk primarily about spending time with and coaching poor performers. Yet top performers are the most responsive to coaching, and can leverage your help much more effectively. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/19/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Even if you were an “A-Player” in your previous organization (top 10-percent performer, high integrity, exceeds on commitments), you had peers and executives around you to provide coaching and keep you centered. Understand the need for an investment well before results. Quantify the return on investment before taking action.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2017

Thus most investors I know claim to invest in the person, rather than the product. His 30 years of business and coaching experience bring credibility to his perspective. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/02/2017. I like the points made in the classic book, “ You Can Win ,” by Shiv Khera.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

That’s what my wife said to me back in June after I had been “retired” since 2017. We build and invest in startups with impact. We have a Startup Studio and Early Stage Investment Fund. A good friend, and college athletics coach, very wisely said to me “you can’t fill a big hole with a bunch of little things.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

For your own business, the right time to address expected norms is during coaching and before hiring. Investors read this as being trustworthy of their investment, and an appropriate role model for all business constituents. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/05/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Yet, according to statistics from the Small Business Association (SBA), over half of new businesses offer something else - personal professional services, including consulting, business coaching, and advisory services. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/09/2017. Be targeted in marketing and lead generation.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 23, 2016

The discussion came to a boil earlier this year after a small New York investment bank hired scantily-clad women to attend its cocktail party at the J.P. Participants will also be paired with coaches and will network for board seats after the course is over. An advisory board of women is meant to hold the investment bank accountable.

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