Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Only Hire A+ People Who Punch Above Their Weight Class. I believe that you should always hire people are are looking to “punch above their weight class,&# which means to hire people who want to be one league above where they are today. Weight Class : Let’s take sales. I’m not one of those. Your solution?

Startup

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

chapter of the Media, Entertainment and Technology Alliance (METal) and the voice of KenRadio's World Technology Roundup on CBS Radio, Rutkowski has recruited a roster of mentors to coach entrepreneurs who enroll in the institute's programs in LA. The structure is weekly classes, but with office hours and additional access to your mentors.

Mentor

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

After hiring someone with all the attendant enthusiasm followed by the training and learning curve, if an employee shows signs of weakness in the job or problems dealing with contemporaries, it is the natural tendency for most of us to go first into coaching mode and reset the observation clock to see if our excellent coaching does the job.

Coach

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

It turns out it actually takes time to build a high-growth business with differentiated intellectual property and roll out large, enterprise-class marketing solutions. Working with early-stage teams : coaching, mentoring, setting strategy, rolling up sleeves: 9/10. 5 years ago. Sourcing high-quality leads : 9/10.

Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. So What is Different for Class Three? Adam played a hands-on role in helping many of our last class through funding and even took some board seats and advisory roles. ” We get feedback like this often.

Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

VCs should be more of a coach than proscriptively telling you what to do. I think of VCs as coaches. But successful coaches find a way to get the most out of all the existing players on the field and avoid too much unnecessary trading. Neither class of people should give up easily. I call them “ VCs Seagulls.”

Venture Capital

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

They can elect directors for their class of stock, approve mergers and acquisitions; approve increases or changes to the capital structure of the company and other more minor actions. Sometimes, there will be a conflict of interest between the people representing the various shareholder classes on a board. Email readers continue here.]

Class

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 2, 2011

Here is their inaugural class. I was prepared way more for business success in my political science classes than in my economics ones (I was a double major). If I’m counseling young people I often coach them to consider getting degrees that will be practical for becoming more employable when they graduate. My 2 cents: 1.

Education

socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2019

According to the company, the new service lets users join live-streamed fitness classes, interact with favorite trainers, access on-demand workouts, and more. a month, with additional live classes available for purchase. The new service costs $14.99 Plankk is led by founder and CEO Colin Szopa. READ MORE>>.

Services

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Here in LA we ran three programs this year - Techstars Music, the Cedars Sinai Accelerator powered by Techstars, and the inaugural class of Techstars LA, which invests across all verticals. A certified executive coach, Anna works with her portfolio companies to build great teams, develop a sound strategy and create a strong network.

Press

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

But the thing I am most proud of about Rob is that he has taken a company with a uniquely talented founder & CTO – Nick Halstead – and managed to build a very tight working relationship with Nick where we drive world-class product development without having the usual founder / CEO conflicts. Rob is driven to learn.

Tips

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Coach for productivity, performance, and creativity. The traditional once-yearly look-backward performance paradigm has to be replaced by daily or weekly coaching focused on a career roadmap ahead. All must feel that they are committed to the same goals, and part of the same team – not second-class citizens.

Coach

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Most investment bankers will coach you into helping them find you a strategic buyer, knowing that such sales are quicker, often less focused upon the small warts of a business, and yield higher prices than financial sales.

Sales

socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2019

We spoke with ProGuides founder Sam Wang to better understand what the company does, and why users are joining its service and using its marketplace to find professional video game coaches. After finishing a course, we've found they likely also want to find a coach. That allows them to find a coach to help them play better.

Help

InfoChachkie

JULY 2, 2012

In contrast, Lex Sisney, author of Organizational Physics: The Science of Growing a Business , CEO Coach and Co-founder of Commission Junction has had success compartmentalizing such difficult high-performers. Seek CALs: Players with Class, Ability And Longevity. According to Lex, “Sometimes you just can’t say no to great talent.

Startup

socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2011

Jonathan Lehmann: I was awarded the Larry Wolfen Entrepreneurial Spirit Award at UCLA, after getting amazing coaching from Matt Ridenour in our business plan development class. When did you create the business? That allowed me to take a summer to develop the new idea, and transform it into a business.

UCLA

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

I always tell people, “hire somebody who wants to punch above their weight class &# (i.e. As they become more senior they take on management responsibilities such as planning, forecasting, pipeline reviews, coaching staff, etc. the person who wants to next level up rather than the person who has already done it).

Sales

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Lisa is an a skilled public speaking coach. After our meeting, I offered to allow Lisa to use Make It Work’s HQ for her upcoming classes on public speaking. She invited me to be her guest on her radio show this week. I’m honored. Yesterday, I met with @LisaBraithwaite, a local Santa Barbaran.

Social Network

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2022

I’ve always been looking for the specific behaviors required to make the change, so I was pleased to see some real guidance in the classic book, “ The Melting Point ,” by Dr. Christian Marcolli, a world-class expert on sustainable high performance. Set aside time to seek out experts in your field for ideas, as well as mentoring and coaching.

Class

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2022

Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. A primary focus on process leads to highly structured training classes, leaving little room for personal career development. Self-motivated team members are known to be many times more productive than others.

Coach

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Any startup coach or business advisor will tell you that, on your way to being a great chef, you don't start your journey by inventing the ultimate entre. You need a good cook, good marketing, and first-class service. You know the basic ingredients, and you can visualize the results you want.

Startup

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2014

” So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. Obviously to understand a “class” of people you have to make broad generalizations. As we grew into several millions of dollars of sales per year it was no longer acceptable to “wing it.” Here are mine.

Sales

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 12, 2012

Board skills (Startup coaching, mentoring, strategy, operational/growth). Most of them pick it up fairly quickly… but some of them spend their whole careers never understanding what business they are in and think of it as a financial asset class.”. Rolodex/deal flow (deal sourcing/ability to make connections for the portfolio).

Venture Capital

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

SWNext Los Angeles has teamed up with Cross Campus to host the 5-week class that will be led by the founder and CEO of QuantSoft, Wilton Risenhoover, who also teaches entrepreneurship at UCLA Extension. This class is designed to help entrepreneurs understand where they are going wrong.”.

Class

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Lisa is a skilled public speaking coach. After our meeting, I offered to allow Lisa to use Make It Work’s HQ for her upcoming classes on public speaking. Hoping for more projects with Marsha in the near future. Yesterday, I met with @LisaBraithwaite, a local Santa Barbaran.

Social Network

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Coaching and mentoring are key to the leadership role. Depending on the individual, the entrepreneur may look like a dictator, a high school coach, a mentor, or a country club host. World-class entrepreneurship will never be learned totally in the classroom. People ignored see no leadership. Always reflect before you react.

Entrepreneur

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

And a host of interesting companies in last mile have cropped up to give the Amazon ecosystem some competition, like two companies from the last Techstars LA class - Shipsi and PRZM. A certified executive coach, Anna works with her portfolio companies to build great teams, develop a sound strategy and create a strong network.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Coaching and mentoring are key to the leadership role. Depending on the individual, the entrepreneur may look like a dictator, a high school coach, a mentor, or a country club host. World-class entrepreneurship will never be learned totally in the classroom. People ignored see no leadership. Always reflect before you react.

Entrepreneur

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

The final piece is online coaching, which allows people, 7 days a week, to click and talk to a professional development coach, and help them go through questions, answer things like what should by resume look like. Your finance has to be world class. You've got to know best practices in demand generation.

Content

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2014

Coaching and mentoring are key to the leadership role. Depending on the individual, the entrepreneur may look like a dictator, a high school coach, a mentor, or a country club host. World-class entrepreneurship will never be learned totally in the classroom. People ignored see no leadership. Always reflect before you react.

Mentor

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. Obviously to understand a “class&# of people you have to make broad generalizations. As we grew into several millions of dollars of sales per year it was no longer acceptable to “wing it.&#. Here are mine.

Sales

Xconomy

APRIL 17, 2017

TakeLessons also acquired Chicago-based Betterfly, which offered online vocational classes, DIY projects, and self-improvement courses like public speaking and personal life coaching. The company’s last VC round in early 2014 raised $7 million.

Venture Capital

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2017

You may think you need more entrepreneurial courses in school, or more advanced degrees, but in my experience it’s more of a mindset, some good coaching, and learning by doing that separates the winners from the losers. Here are some of the insights I gained from this interaction: Experience is a better teacher than academic classes.

Coach

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2019

Coach for productivity, performance, and creativity. The traditional once-yearly look-backward performance paradigm has to be replaced by daily or weekly coaching focused on a career roadmap ahead. All must feel that they are committed to the same goals, and part of the same team – not second-class citizens.

Company

Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Indeed, whether you’re a producer, screenwriter, director, actor, cinematographer, editor, art director or composer (or some combination of these) Stage 32 offers classes to meet your specific needs. Classes with a wide geographic appeal. Among those that have paid for a Stage 32 class, 91% say they’ll do it again in the future.

Education

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2023

Any startup coach or business advisor will tell you that, on your way to being a great chef, you don't start your journey by inventing the ultimate entre. You need a good cook, good marketing, and first-class service. You know the basic ingredients, and you can visualize the results you want.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2019

Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. A primary focus on process leads to highly structured training classes, leaving little room for personal career development. Self-motivated team members are known to be many times more productive than others.

Coach