Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2019

In the popular press, it’s easy to find articles that will convince you that companies with a good culture, such as Google, do it by lavishing perks and benefits , including some combination of free meals, trips and parties, financial bonuses, gyms, and a dog-friendly environment. Ongoing culture steps require tuning of measurements.

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! That’s why I am reading this article. Ask yourself, “If we hired an entrepreneur, what would they change about the way we do business?” Get A Coach.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

His willingness to add value wherever his coach needed him most, not only helped his teams win three consecutive World Championships, but it also allowed Bert to extend his career by making himself Indispensible. free weekly Infochachkie articles! If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2012

But you realize that you can be more helpful as a coach. And yes, I sleep better at night as a coach. You hire them, you own them now. Hire fast, fire faster. They are forwarding you set another mother f **g link to an article about your competitors. You can’t quite hit the 3-pointers as often. Center seat.

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MAY 4, 2013

I think my mentality to banker pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. The other quote from the article is this: “The other thing they say is that they can’t tell on Demo Day which are the good start-ups. We are judging how well you are coached on stage.

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MAY 4, 2013

I think the issue I have always had with investment bank pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. ” The other Paul Graham quote from the article is this: “The other thing they say is that they can’t tell on Demo Day which are the good start-ups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2015

Another article indicates that 80 percent of customers continue to base some portion of their buying decisions on their perceptions of the company’s ethics. This starts with hiring the right people, and giving them the training and support they need on a regular basis. Be a coach, rather than a dictator.

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JULY 2, 2012

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Of the four employee categories described below, seek to hire Self-effacing Superstars and promising Unproven Recruits. Managerial Oversight And Performance Matter At A Startup.

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AUGUST 11, 2015

It starts with a cultural fit interview, which carries half the weight of whether the candidate is hired. Takeaway: Zappos hires according to cultural fit first and foremost. It has established what the company culture is, and fitting into that culture is the most important thing managers look for when hiring.

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AUGUST 11, 2015

It starts with a cultural fit interview, which carries half the weight of whether the candidate is hired. Takeaway: Zappos hires according to cultural fit first and foremost. It has established what the company culture is, and fitting into that culture is the most important thing managers look for when hiring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2011

In this article I would like to share with you recommendations for staffing, based on my personal long-term hands-on experience in this arena. In my experience it is essential for the head of international to clearly define his needs, hire a professional to locate individuals and perform the initial screening. Mistakes can be costly.

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JANUARY 12, 2012

free weekly Infochachkie articles! Board skills (Startup coaching, mentoring, strategy, operational/growth). Steve’s article struck a particular chord with me. The subject discussed in the video below is Steve’s belief that Venture Capitalists should begin their careers as operational entrepreneurs. Fundraising skills.

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MARCH 30, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. It can provoke spending on unproven business models, hiring employees before their talents can be fully tapped and entering into long-term, unsustainable relationships with partners, landlords and other third parties. Raising too much cash, too early, can kill your startup.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2015

In practice it can be a fine line between sparring partner / coach and stepping over the line to brute-force persuasion. It is not uncommon for a board to learn about the CEOs fund-raising activities by having a friend forward a press article announcing a raise or the “leak” of a fund raising.

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JANUARY 3, 2016

Side Note : Upfront has hired Kerry Bennett as a member of our executive management team to run marketing – please follow her on Twitter here ]. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like. Kerry will spearhead this initiative.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2010

In this article I would like to share with you recommendations for staffing international businesses, based on my personal long-term hands-on experience in this arena. In my experience it is essential for the head of international to clearly define his needs, hire a professional to locate individuals and perform the initial screening.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2011

The international opportunity is large, as I related in an earlier article , but there are some major challenges as well. I counseled the department manager against hiring since she would be subject to personal challenges in selling to our partners in Latin countries. Eventually I relented and she joined the group.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2016

According to an old article and poll by Startups.co.uk , having the independence to make your own decisions is considered the key benefit of being an entrepreneur. Hiring and firing decisions are hard, and that’s just the beginning. It’s the American dream that has been the goal of people in this country for over 240 years.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

free weekly Infochachkie articles! When I was running FUEL, I really did not have advisors – I did have a coach the entire time, who was a sounding board, but we worked on more esoteric concepts like ‘creating space’ (much longer convo) and on interpersonal relations and how to inspire growth, etc… That worked.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2010

By Ernst Gemassmer I’ve seen several articles discussing global opportunities for startups, or recommending International expansion for growth. He resides on the West Coast, and has long helped entrepreneurs there, as well as providing turn-around assistance as interim CEO, and International coaching.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2011

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. That doesn’t make them bad – it just means that they know that they are “hired guns&# and they act accordingly. My first startup was no different. Cash, cash, cash.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2011

Failure to do so in a timely manner could result in the suspension of a business license, negative articles in the local press, slowing down imports, restricting the outflow of profits or even jail sentences. Thus, I highly recommend that you take local regulations in each country seriously, and avoid the temptation to resort to bribery.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Prized angel investors not only contribute money to an opportunity, but also important wisdom acquired from prior experience in areas such as stakeholder relations, employee hiring, and strategic planning. A trophy investor is a great coach and mentor, sometimes providing the only shoulder an entrepreneur can cry on during difficult times.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2011

According to an article and poll by Startups.co.uk , having the independence to make your own decisions is considered the key benefit of being an entrepreneur. Hiring and firing decisions are hard, and that’s just the beginning. It’s the American dream that has been the goal of people in this country for over 230 years.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

free weekly Infochachkie articles! If you think hiring professionals is expensive, try hiring amateurs”. New hires in a depressed economy also tend to be more willing to accept below-market salaries in exchange for equity-based compensation. John Wooden, US basketball coach. We always say it and I believe it.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2010

The opportunity is large, as I related in an earlier article , but there are some major challenges as well. As a follow-on to that article, here are a few examples from my personal experience: You need to translate/localize your products. Thus, hiring decisions should be made carefully, after fully understanding local practices.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! For many years after Microsoft became highly successful, its executives (yes, including Mr. Gates) flew coach. When hiring early employees, shun candidates who value non-monetizable creature comforts. Mayday Mayday.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2010

By Ernst Gemassmer Hiring the right people into the right positions of a new company is critical to getting funded, and the right people are as critical to success as the funding. Yet the hiring process in most small companies is usually haphazard, and low priority compared to all the other work that needs to get done.

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MARCH 1, 2010

The downside is, if you are Facebook or Google or Cisco or a company like that, you will hire anybody you want to hire, you will raise any amount of money you want to raise and you will go on and be one of the most successful companies in history, right? I think it has tremendous advantages in some areas. Sponsored by Westin.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

For a startup, find an international partner, or hire a new team member who has don it before. He resides on the West Coast, and has long helped entrepreneurs there, as well as providing turn-around assistance as interim CEO, and International coaching. Prior experience is critical.

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