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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

Both Sides of the Table

He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. When Ethan was considering leaving Google we talked about it.

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Ryan Blair, HashtagOne: From Gang Member, To Entrepreneur, To Anti-VC

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I want to invest in entrepreneurs that have the capacity to be number one at whatever they are doing, and do it within our skill base, which is direct-to-consumer. So, now, as a VC, I swore I'd never treat entrepreneurs like those VCs treated me. I love entrepreneurs. What's the theme of your investments?

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The Power of Getting the Band Back Together

Both Sides of the Table

” Strangely, the best I’ve ever heard this exemplified is in Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential - which is really a book about startups as told through kitchen stories. Our founder, Yves Sisteron, was my mentor and board member at my first startup. Writing a book will be fun.

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Many Entrepreneurs Suffer From the Peter Principle

Startup Professionals Musings

Forty years ago, in a satiric book named “ The Peter Principle ”, Dr. Laurence J. Provide mentoring and formal management training. Great technical gurus get paid very well, and have visible top positions like Chief Technical Officer (CTO) for prestige and respect. Peter first defined this phenomenon.

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Team Member Competency Is Critical To Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Forty years ago, in a satiric book named “ The Peter Principle ”, Dr. Laurence J. Provide mentoring and formal management training. Great technical gurus get paid very well, and have visible top positions like Chief Technical Officer (CTO) for prestige and respect. business entrepreneur peter principle startup team competency'

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7 Startup Lessons from NBA Finals

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If both the CEO and the CTO are needed to attend an important meeting out of town, who will fulfill their roles of running the company smoothly? Heat coach, Eric Spoelstra adapted to what the Spurs were doing because their initial game plan was not working. 2) Plan and Execute. The Spurs were successfully shutting down LeBron.

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Don’t Let the Peter Principle Kill Your Dream

Startup Professionals Musings

Forty years ago, in a satiric book named “ The Peter Principle ”, Dr. Laurence J. Provide mentoring and formal management training. Great technical gurus get paid very well, and have visible top positions like Chief Technical Officer (CTO) for prestige and respect. Peter first defined this phenomenon.

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