Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

We build and invest in startups with impact. 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.”

Startup 105

Startup Case Study Ideas Invest 105

Berkonomics

MAY 26, 2016

” Of course, in practice it’s not that easy. My own version is “Hire smart and hire right, and you’ll be a mentor rather than a boss.” Invest in training, and save on managing. Instead of spending a lot of time managing them, invest a little quality time in coaching them.

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Training Coach Mentor Course 136

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

So part of playing an effective coach is helping the team to see the answer for themselves. My goal in the interview overall was to capture more of the personal side of Fred since so much of his investment thesis and portfolio work already comes out in his blog. You need to invest in good markets and bad.

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Venture Capital Startup Writing Blogging 150

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

We build and invest in startups with impact. 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.”

Startup 52

Startup Case Study Ideas Invest 52

Both Sides of the Table

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. And Coach Campbell. That would mean 6 firms drive $24.5

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Invest Funding 374

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product). I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. Let me not bury the lede. The company was called Red Beacon.

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

And then of course our friends at TechStars launched an accelerator in collaboration with our friends at Disney so now there was six. And since we all knew that Sam’s dealflow and judgment were sound we empowered him to make early-stage, accelerator-like investments in early-stage entrepreneurs under the Upfront brand.

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Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Plug and Play San Diego, established in 2013 as a satellite of the Sunnyvale, CA-based incubator, has funneled 15 local startups through the Silicon Valley program after providing some coaching and other services in San Diego. It’s a place where we’re going to put 250 like-minded people, where I can mentor him, you can mentor me,” Cohen said.

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San Diego Incubator Avalon Mentor 40

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic. As we have invested millions in building out our sales organization efficiency really matters. In the Early Days. How to build a great forecast.

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Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

One of the attributes that I often recommend to the business professionals and entrepreneurs I mentor is to always be totally accountable for your actions and ideas. Be available for mentoring and coaching to others. It also means investing in relationship and trust building so they support you in a time of your need.

Activity 109

Activity Organization Mentor Training 109

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

The basic components are obvious: talented founders, great engineers, angel money, venture capital, access to larger corporates (for business, funding & talent), great education / research (for IP breakthroughs) and a sufficient ecosystem of mentors, advisors, executive coaches and mavens. We have invested $17.3

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Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2013

I don’t know if I should keep investing in them. ” And of course – the harder you work, the luckier you get. I wish more startups would get personal coaches so they could let out their angst to neutral people – not staff, not investors. Depression isn’t talked about openly enough in our industry.

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Startup Press Blogging Entrepreneur 371

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

No single person knows enough to solve every problem in a business, so the best business executives are always anxious to listen and learn from others, especially mentors and customers. For your own business, the right time to address expected norms is during coaching and before hiring. Dependably and reliably delivers on commitments.

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Funding Satisfaction Customer Custom 55