Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions. Reviewing financial & operational performance. Mentorship. How to build a great forecast.

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Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Early-stage and first-time entrepreneurs often value advice in the full marketing mix including blogging, content marketing, positioning, branding and customer acquisition that a senior marketer has done for years. We also run internal events often where we connect entrepreneurs to share knowledge. Partner Leverage. Internal Operations.

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Venture Capital Platform Startup Resource 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. We are judging how well you are coached on stage. I like to debate with them how they will land customers and how they deal with the press. I asked for intro’s from entrepreneur friends. I attended events. I hustled.

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Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

And Coach Campbell. I’ve heard directly from top executives that Jeff Bezos (in my opinion the most talented person in the tech industry) has received his fair share of VC coaching in the early years. Not according to my sources. It led to hiring Eric Schmidt. There have been a lot of management shuffles at Twitter.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I eventually stumbled on to the best source of high-quality deal flow imaginable – blogging. We are judging how well you are coached on stage. I like to debate with them how they will land customers and how they deal with the press. I asked for intro’s from entrepreneur friends. I attended events. I hustled.

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Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

Xconomy

AUGUST 23, 2016

Participants will also be paired with coaches and will network for board seats after the course is over. McDonald deferred questions about that goal and his firm’s contributions to a spokeswoman, who did not reply by press time. An advisory board of women is meant to hold the investment bank accountable.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 24, 2012

Expect thai fusion salads, raw-avocado coconut soup, veggie style sushi, Cambodian curries, gluten free spaghetti squash, raw caco truffles, alongside fresh cold pressed juices, and homemade chai-teas to boot. Do you do corporate retreats, coaching or even? In addition, we do in-house team, management and employee consulting/coaching.

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Pricing Coach Email Startup 86

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2013

Last year I wrote a blog post on entrepreneurs with a chip on their shoulders. My friend Seth Levine covered this well in his blog post on “ Handling Rejection ” which you should also read. I could link to a bunch of blog posts that come across this way but prefer not to single anybody out. Here’s the deal.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2016

You Need to Find Your Mojo A Chip On Your Shoulder A few years ago I wrote a blog post on entrepreneurs with a chip on their shoulders. The founders and team develop a huge confidence level that appropriately increases risk-taking, output, expansion, deals, revenue, press and everything that is a consequence of initial successes.

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