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Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 13, 2021
Many years ago, John Hamm published some definitive work on this subject in " Why Entrepreneurs Don't Scale " in the Harvard Business Review. This is generally a required quality for a successful entrepreneur, but it can turn into an unhealthy stubbornness during the scaling stage. Trusting your gut at this stage isn’t good enough.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 13, 2010
It was difficult to make the transition to a “top down&# thinker but as a senior executive – and as an entrepreneur – you’re far less effective without this skill in your arsenal. I had to understand their business requirements and document them all. He coached me that I had to start with the answers.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2018
These collective sets of documents form the basis of what somebody looking at investing would call “financial due diligence.” If you’ve got the skills to be a strong entrepreneur then it shouldn’t be too difficult to find people who know a partner at a VC firm and if you can build relationship with them you can get introduced.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 2, 2014
We spend all our time as an industry talking about “growth hacking,” “design principles,” or “product/market fit” and not enough about the most important skills for success – people management. It’s why I called out the importance of “executive coaches” in this post.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 16, 2013
Several years ago, John Hamm published some early work on this subject in " Why Entrepreneurs Don''t Scale " in the Harvard Business Review. This is generally a required quality for a successful entrepreneur, but it can turn into an unhealthy stubbornness during the scaling stage. Absolute control. Total loyalty can be toxic.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 18, 2017
Today I find that some entrepreneurs, are putting all their focus on a social or environmental cause, and perhaps naively expect that purpose alone will lead to a sustainable business. Design a structure flexible enough for change. Hire, coach, and train everyone on the team to focus on communication.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 9, 2012
Several years ago, John Hamm published some early work on this subject in " Why Entrepreneurs Don't Scale " in the Harvard Business Review. This is generally a required quality for a successful entrepreneur, but it can turn into an unhealthy stubbornness during the scaling stage. Absolute control. Total loyalty can be toxic.
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