Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Check out local sources for coaching and assistance. Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. Sources should include local startup incubators, blog owners, and government support organizations, such as SCORE. The ability to pivot quickly is a key to success.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 2, 2020
Then, he'll need to patent it and create a plan to show opportunity, competition, and financial projections. I find the best business plans are not books, but may actually should start as a one-page “elevator pitch” that succinctly encompasses your business goals, problems and solution, opportunity, competition, and business model.
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Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 17, 2016
Increasingly I find myself engaging executive coaches at companies an trying to help executive teams get 360 degree feedback. The best leaders I know encourage coaches to come in and are willing to listen to feedback about themselves. In fact, I’d observe that most board meetings don’t on this important topic.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 10, 2013
I made many classic first-time mistakes which serves both as my warning signal of which teams to avoid funding (if I perceive they will make critical mistakes often led by hubris) and also as my source for coaching others. It’s why I believe startup coaches are so important and I wish I know more great ones. There is less ego.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 4, 2014
But I would posit that in order to sustainably build great products in an intensely competitive industry with skills shortages – people management is one of the most critical soft skills organizations need. Anybody who follows this blog knows that my mom was the most influential person on my entrepreneurial career.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 14, 2014
Beat the competition. Competition drives innovation, and innovation drives competition. Often times, you will find yourself working with people who "don''t know the ropes" and require extensive coaching and assistance. The cycle never stops. Hiring and firing decisions are hard, and that’s just the beginning.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 25, 2010
I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. They’re competitive. It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. It’s one of my favorite blog posts.
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