Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. This is when founders need you the most – either are coach, mentor, interviewer, work off-loader or honest-mirror-reflection of reality. By definition this means others will doubt you.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 25, 2015

We all recognized an opportunity and had ideas on how to capitalize on that opportunity, but the excitement, passion and energy was born out of the realization that a single idea could change the way an entire industry operated. Be your best: John Wooden was one of the greatest coaches in American sports history.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

We'll talk more about that, but what we do is bring the data cloud to life through licensed professional coaches, who understand the incentives of behavior change, and meet participants where they are, through three or four occasional recommendations each month. VC is definitely a dream job. Clayton Lewis: That's a great question.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 25, 2015

We all recognized an opportunity and had ideas on how to capitalize on that opportunity, but the excitement, passion and energy was born out of the realization that a single idea could change the way an entire industry operated. Be your best: John Wooden was one of the greatest coaches in American sports history. Innovators must: 1.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. I like the ten steps he outlines, which I characterize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Investors are very focused on diligence, on business models that make sense, and those companies that have a definite competitive advantage and defensibility to what they're doing. What is not happening, is those marginal deals that would have gotten funded a number of years ago, when things were better, are not making it.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

In a VC business when you raise additional capital you need to “level up” and act the round you are. You’re the coach, mentor, cheerleader. After all, building organizations is about making difficult decisions across all functions and by definition this means overruling individual silos at times.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. I like the ten steps he outlines, which I characterize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it’s why I believe executive coaches are so important for startups who have the financial resources to afford them. My father said to me early in life: “definition of politics – two people in a room” That really resonated with me. We sat down the three of us.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. I like the ten steps he defines, which I can summarize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

If you have a team of 10 people then by definition 90% of the time spent on activities is not put in by you and on a team of 100 it’s 99%. We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. We all want larger amounts of capital to hire more senior people and to build bigger teams.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

It was definitely challenging to make something like that happen in an academic environment. In my case, I am breaking down “business” to its fundamentals, which begins with a definition of what, exactly, is a “business.” A few years ago “venture capital” was a revenue model. What are you working on now?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2015

All of them are up-or-out and they are rigorously capitalistic and at times that may even mean unfair because by definition people make subjective determinations of ones skills. What about a top athlete in the NFL or NBA or even part of the coaching staff. Yes, some people stay 10+ years but many don’t and both are ok.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Almost by definition to be a great leader you need to be an effective psychologist. Once you’ve been around for a few years, attracted some great people, landed real, paying customers and raised venture capital you’ve likely got a talented team around you. Even three person organizations are political.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

They also talked about their outlook on the venture capital market, and how likely they are to be investing this year, given the worried economy. You definitely don't get a free pass in this kind of environment. There's some interesting companies that show up in times like this, who can do it without a lot of capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2022

He speaks from his own many years as an entrepreneur, executive coach, and keynote speaker. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, one of the definitions of an “ evangelist ” is someone who talks about something with great enthusiasm. Capitalize on the unique talents of every individual.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

We are money, advice, coaching, cheerleading, interventionist but not “the decider.” In preparation for her reentry into VC she spoke with many mentors of hers for advice on venture capital. VCs have the safety of not being that person. That is what separates us. And what makes you crazy. And special.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. So why would raising venture capital be any different. Of course much of it is conflicting. ” All VCs want early access.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Investors are human and subject to human tendencies, whether they are your rich uncle, an angel investor with personal funds or a venture capital investor with institutional money. I’m not talking about the Shark Tank TV show, but some might say the panel fits the definition. Academic coach investors. Investors without a clue.

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