Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2019

I saw a good summary of the required principles for long-term trust in a new book, “ The 10 Laws of Trust ,” by Joel Peterson, Chairman of JetBlue, professor at Stanford University, and thought leader in this area: Practice personal integrity in all that you do. Show humility while acting as a mentor and coach.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

It’s insanely competitive to get into our industry so most have degrees from institutions like Stanford, Harvard, Wharton and University of Chicago (blatant plug ;-). VCs should be more of a coach than proscriptively telling you what to do. I think of VCs as coaches. VCs, how to select a VC, etc.) Most VCs are book smart.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2016

Unlike the mentor, who is a coach and teacher, the advocate inspires you to be the best that you can be. The trailblazer is not overly competitive, but always is a few steps ahead and enjoys setting an example that you are inspired by, or motivated to follow. Workship - Trailblazer. Workships and friendships can’t be forced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2013

Unlike the mentor, who is a coach and teacher, the advocate inspires you to be the best that you can be. The trailblazer is not overly competitive, but always is a few steps ahead and enjoys setting an example that you are inspired by, or motivated to follow. Workship - Trailblazer. Workships and friendships can’t be forced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2010

Here is a summary of the steps I recommend along the way: Turn your dream into a vision. Of special importance are changes in the following areas: technology, competition and new legislation affecting your planned business. What is the difference between a dream and a vision? Pay attention to change signals at every step.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

But as an angel you’re usually not only taking risks but also helping the company succeed (through introductions, social proof, coaching, recruiting). Simple: he/she feels the deal is “hot&# and therefore competitive. Therefore anything you can do to turn this into a 1 vs. a 0 is a smart move IMO.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

By going on sales calls you pick up directly the feedback of what customers want and also what they’re telling you about competition. But I knew that to be a good decision maker I needed first hand knowledge rather than just a summary from my CTO. Skipping is insidious. The organization gets used to it and adjusts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2023

I recall a good summary of how to motivate and train a team to accomplish this in the classic book, “ The Business of Creativity: How to Build the Right Team for Success ,” by Keith Granet. A single marketing coordinator can accelerate your efforts by being the coach and mentoring key members of the team on soft marketing. Give credit.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 24, 2014

Often I see executive summaries from entrepreneurs who have never managed any form of business, or even managed employees in their past life, and who don’t know the first thing about business formation and managing for growth. I used to tell them to find a partner with knowledge in business creation and management.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

I recall a good summary of how to motivate and train a team to accomplish this in the classic book, “ The Business of Creativity: How to Build the Right Team for Success ,” by Keith Granet. A single marketing coordinator can accelerate your efforts by being the coach and mentoring key members of the team on soft marketing. Give credit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2016

I just saw a good summary of how to motivate and train your team to accomplish this in a new book, “ The Business of Creativity: How to Build the Right Team for Success ,” by Keith Granet. A single marketing coordinator can accelerate your efforts by being the coach and mentoring key members of the team on soft marketing. Give credit.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

If you don’t want to read that post, the summary is: Open source computing drove computing costs down 90%, which spurred innovation in technology. With new micro VC entrants into to early-stage investing plus increased competition from angels, incubators and the like – traditional VCs have taken notice.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Executive Summary. If you want to watch the video version summary of my advice on fund raising it’s here. But the summary for you is: - get an intro. Then make sure to send out VERY high-level summary emails to update key investors on your company progress. Their story will likely be very different from yours.

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