Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2023

Of course, they may be out of money as well, but that is often more of an “excuse” than a reason. Acquiring business skills is not rocket science; they can be learned on the job, as well as supplemented by coaching from an experienced team and advisors. So why do most startups fail? The sooner it's done, the happier you all will be. “I

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AUGUST 10, 2013

I made many classic first-time mistakes which serves both as my warning signal of which teams to avoid funding (if I perceive they will make critical mistakes often led by hubris) and also as my source for coaching others. It’s why I believe startup coaches are so important and I wish I know more great ones.

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DECEMBER 17, 2012

And speaking of coaching, if you haven’t read Googled by Ken Auletta you should. And in it he profiles the work of Coach Campbell who was once on the boards of both Google & Apple. EXECUTIVE COACHES. I loved the quote so had to include it, “All medal winners have coaches. It’s a great read.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2022

In fact, most employee training courses recommend the distance if the work relationship crosses management levels, and most management policies strictly forbid fraternizing with the team. in sociology, and is a coach and speaker on work issues and friendship. Of course, all these things can happen in any workship.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2021

Even business school courses don’t teach you to operate strategically, deal with people objectively, and create loyalty within a diverse workforce. Investors don’t want to fund your stumbles. Early stage startup founders have to think tactically. These are areas where past stumbles are the best teachers.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

The show has become my best curator of which books to read (including my favorite of last year, The Accidental Superpower ) and my go to for understanding geopolitics of: Russia, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and of course the US. The best leaders I know encourage coaches to come in and are willing to listen to feedback about themselves.

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MARCH 24, 2014

That company was Invoca, which just announced a $20 million fund raise led by Accel. Working with early-stage teams : coaching, mentoring, setting strategy, rolling up sleeves: 9/10. So I think it’s now fair to rate me at 9/10 on follow-on fundings. I am closing 3 new fundings in April (2 new, 1 follow-on).

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APRIL 27, 2014

Seed investors are aplenty and of course they need downstream money to fuel their early-stage bets. Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, Of course I would like to be in every great deal ever done.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2020

Of course, they may be out of money as well, but that is often more of an “excuse” than a reason. Acquiring business skills is not rocket science; they can be learned on the job, as well as supplemented by coaching from an experienced team and advisors. So why do most startups fail? The sooner it's done, the happier you all will be. “I

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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.

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DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. Companies were getting funded more easily and many more companies were actually being created. So we went for it.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

For starters we’re an LA-based venture fund who invests nationally (and sometimes internationally, but less so). She is a coach and mentor to team members. Many people say it doesn’t pay to be an associate or principal at a venture fund because so few VCs promote up to partner ranks from within.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2022

Your role is to provide this enablement, through listening to their needs, and providing personal coaching and mentoring as required. He is always open to the ideas of his team, and even if he doesn't agree that an idea will work, he'll say so, but he often supports and funds it anyway.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

” Of course I agree with this. In practice it can be a fine line between sparring partner / coach and stepping over the line to brute-force persuasion. Of course by the next quarter if I felt ripped off I could advocate for 7% or maybe ops requirements needed to be upped to 20% for one quarter.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

We have a Startup Studio and Early Stage Investment Fund. Over the course of my “retirement” (yes, it is in quotes because I’m not sure it really was one! A good friend, and college athletics coach, very wisely said to me “you can’t fill a big hole with a bunch of little things.” Doing good is good business!

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JANUARY 22, 2014

I had an enjoyable conversation this morning with a young team straight out of college this morning and they were calling to ask advice on how to approach fund raising (angels vs. VCs, how to select a VC, etc.) VCs should be more of a coach than proscriptively telling you what to do. I think of VCs as coaches. Connections?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

In fact, most employee training courses recommend the distance if the work relationship crosses management levels, and most management policies strictly forbid fraternizing with the team. in sociology, and is a coach and speaker on work issues and friendship. Of course, all these things can happen in any workship.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

According to the SEC we’re not allowed to market the fact that we’re fund raising, so I won’t. But for some strange reason they make you file your progress on fund raising, which is the widely picked up by the press. So it is now publicly known that we have closed $150 million in our 4th fund. Of course I do!

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

These days, with the many Internet articles and new courses available, most new professionals readily cross the gap from lack of business knowledge to knowing, but many never make it over the knowing versus doing gap. by Erica Peitler, a well-known leadership performance coach. Don’t let the memory of past actions limit thinking.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Adeo Co-Founded the entrepreneur-friendly website The Funded and he is the Founder and CEO of The Founder Institute , whose goal is to create and foster local startup ecosystems across the globe. I began by asking Adeo about the inspiration for The Funded. The Funded was created ''07. Taming The Prison Guards. like your firm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2014

Of course, they may be out of money as well, but that is often more of an “excuse” than a reason. Acquiring business skills is not rocket science; they can be learned on the job, as well as supplemented by coaching from an experienced team and advisors. entrepreneur excuses funding investor startup' So why do most startups fail?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

These days, with the many Internet articles and new courses available, most new entrepreneurs readily cross the gap from lack of business knowledge to knowing, but many never make it over the knowing versus doing gap. by Erica Peitler, a well-known leadership performance coach. Don’t let the memory of past actions limit thinking.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

We have a Startup Studio and Early Stage Investment Fund. Over the course of my “retirement” (yes, it is in quotes because I’m not sure it really was one! A good friend, and college athletics coach, very wisely said to me “you can’t fill a big hole with a bunch of little things.” Doing good is good business!

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. We generally have a policy to only fund entrepreneurs once the first version of a product has shipped or it near to shipping. So I asked Ethan to build his product first and then we would fund. The company was called Red Beacon. We like to be able to see the concept.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Lisa is an a skilled public speaking coach. Our Director of Flow, Heather Burlesci will be attending these courses as she is looking to build up her skills in this area. I of course agreed to get involved. Yesterday, I met with @LisaBraithwaite, a local Santa Barbaran. A great trade! ’s HQ in Burbank.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Lisa is a skilled public speaking coach. Our Director of Flow, Heather Burlesci will be attending these courses as she is looking to build up her skills in this area. I of course agreed to get involved. Of course not, but I wish I could. Yesterday, I met with @LisaBraithwaite, a local Santa Barbaran. A great trade!

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JANUARY 1, 2016

But of course all of these things are intertwined. We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. We like to hire people and fund people who are deeply ethical and we try to be long-term in our investment thinking. Know what you believe is important.

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MAY 25, 2013

Most top tier VCs return about 3x invested capital and outlier funds (the best of a vintage) might return 6-8x. But the larger funds usually have lower returns because they are often investing bigger dollars at later stages with less risk and therefore lower returns. Yet their next fund had Facebook in it. And Coach Campbell.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2018

Of course, they may be out of money as well, but that is often more of an “excuse” than a reason. Acquiring business skills is not rocket science; they can be learned on the job, as well as supplemented by coaching from an experienced team and advisors. Nothing is more discouraging to aspiring entrepreneurs than the high failure rate.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 23, 2016

The bank, LifeSci Advisors, is looking to pay penance by helping fund the training program. It was not immediately clear how much LifeSci Advisors and the other sponsors are paying to fund the program. Participants will also be paired with coaches and will network for board seats after the course is over.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2015

In fact, most employee training courses recommend the distance if the work relationship crosses management levels, and most management policies strictly forbid fraternizing with the team. in sociology, and a coach and speaker on work issues and friendship. Of course, all these things can happen in any workship.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 30, 2014

Did you overlook the importance of having a backup plan in place in case you lost a key employee or did investor funding prove to be significantly less than you needed or take longer to raise than you planned? Op-Ed Startups Business Entrepreneurship Experience Financial funding Investors New Business Partners Steve Jobs'

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JULY 19, 2015

Of course that’s true. Advisors / Coaches / Mentors. Entrepreneurs could learn about loneliness of success: nobody talks about. Mark Suster (@msuster) July 19, 2015. And the immediate reaction was obvious – that failure can be pretty lonely, too. We should try to have empathy for each other. The Role of Chief Psychologist.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Find a coach who has a holistic view of all elements. Small businesses, on the other hand, more often need advisors on the overall strategy, funding, and the integration of individual components. Of course, all of us need to continually be in learn mode, as the business world in changing around us.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2017

In fact, most employee training courses recommend the distance if the work relationship crosses management levels, and most management policies strictly forbid fraternizing with the team. in sociology, and is a coach and speaker on work issues and friendship. Of course, all these things can happen in any workship.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2016

Of course, they may be out of money as well, but that is often more of an “excuse” than a reason. Acquiring business skills is not rocket science; they can be learned on the job, as well as supplemented by coaching from an experienced team and advisors. Nothing is more discouraging to aspiring entrepreneurs than the high failure rate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

In fact, most employee training courses recommend the distance if the work relationship crosses management levels, and most management policies strictly forbid fraternizing with the team. in sociology, and a coach and speaker on work issues and friendship. Of course, all these things can happen in any workship.

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