Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Competitive (Athlete: skier & rowed at Princeton, hates losing at everything she does). Operating experience (Helped run parts of CitySearch & UrbanSpoon, tons of product management experience, Board of Hatch Labs which helped spawn Tinder). She is a coach and mentor to team members.

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Venture Capital Startup Outsource Development CitySearch 408

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. In the same year they won Business Insider’s Startup competition. In industry this is known as “yield management” and of course it needs to exist. The company was called Red Beacon. I was standing with him when he won the TechCrunch 50 award.

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Of course much of it is conflicting. And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. And of course you’re meeting people who can give you money. One of the best sales coaches I ever worked with used to talk to me about “testing prospects.” But of course that’s horse puckey.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366