10-mistakes 
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 13, 2013
The result is a host of hiring mistakes that sink many young companies, or take years to fix. A key success element is to start by avoiding the known list of interviewing and hiring mistakes that have been documented many times by human resources professionals. It’s always a mistake to judge a candidate by using yourself as the bar.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 27, 2011
I made every textbook mistake at my first startup, which is why I believe I was much more effective at my second one. If I can help you avoid some of my first-time mistakes it would be a victory. But it is a big mistake to tell too many people where you’re heading. I wrote about it in detail in this article.
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InfoChachkie
JUNE 9, 2014
A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. I just suffered through the worst "can you help me" call of my career. It was a rather hapless soul who was seeking my help networking within Santa Barbara''s startup community. In the fifteen minutes that we chatted, the caller made some shocking networking mistakes.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 26, 2013
I think many board members (including VCs) were trained 10+ years ago when life was very different and their advice often comes from an outdated lens. In stead of doing my typical big long post with 10 PR tips (like I did there), I’m going to break them up into individual (I hope more digestible) chunks.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2018
If you truly believe that you, your company and your products are exceptional and your company will be valuable then you’re actually doing them a FAVOR by helping them invest in your startup. In terms of stack ranking I recommend you force yourself to have no more than 8–10 “A’s,” 8–10 “B’s” and the balance 20–24 should be “C’s.”
Tech.Co
SEPTEMBER 17, 2017
We talked with Adam Mendler, CEO of The Veloz Group what he’s done to hire the best people and how his team has helped his business grow. What’s business advice helped shape who you are as an entrepreneur today? Each month, we assess our levels of happiness and stress on a scale of 1-10.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 16, 2015
So operating at a higher level, helping to set the framework for decision making and then sitting down and watching the game be played, is certainly the way to go.” Allocation planning in product management in ingenious and helps a lot with CEO meddling. These are always mistakes in a growing company. Startup Lessons'
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