Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

He has grown our US operations from 1 employee (him) to a global organization of 75 employees that will finish the year with 8-digit revenues (90+% recurring) and more than 350% year-over-year growth. Email updates frequently. So naturally we’re pushing for him to drop critical information when their paths cross organically.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

You’ll quickly be drawn into the governance of the organization and introduced into the process of discovery, coaching, leading deals, herding investors, serving on boards and helping entrepreneurs toward liquidity events. Email readers, continue here.]

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Berkonomics

APRIL 28, 2012

Something like a marriage (and often lasting just as long statistically), your investment partner can be a great cheerleader, coach and resource. Angel investors tend to be much more understanding, and usually resort to coaching rather than replacing the CEO during bad times. Email readers, continue here.]

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Berkonomics

JUNE 26, 2014

Angel investors, particularly those in organized angel groups, are typically former entrepreneurs who have had successful liquidity events in their pasts, or executives of companies who’ve retired with the funds from their stock options. Email readers, continue here.] The result of these surveys over time is universally the same.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 1, 2024

I first heard this in an episode of Friday Night Lights years ago when Coach Taylor began a locker room speech with those words. Email readers, continue here…] But in our example, the goal is success, which is counter to the locker room speech by the good coach. You will find it attributed to tens of originators.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Email readers, continue here.] I propose that there are few times in life when the opportunity opens to look only outward, to participate in charity events, extended family vacations, community boards and even coaching other entrepreneurs. How empowering.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

It’s a human being inside the buying organization who has trusted you. But you realize that you can be more helpful as a coach. And yes, I sleep better at night as a coach. It’s about wanting the right speaking slot at an important conference and hounding the organizer until he lets you do it. Investor emails.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Ninety days or longer later, if that person is terminated by management, it often is for actions resulting from the person’s relationship with others in the organization more often than failure to perform the specific task for which the person was hired. We carefully vet the potential hire for experience required.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 24, 2021

It is hard to coach or teach leadership in a few paragraphs. Worse yet, failures to delegate make the leader the principal bottleneck in the flow of work through an organization. But let’s try by limiting this short insight to a list of the five principal tactical skills of a great leader. A great leader learns to delegate, first.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 11, 2012

Vince Lombardi is widely considered the best football coach of all time, and ultimately may be the greatest coach in the history of all sports. The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.”. Coach Lombardi put teamwork first (which is why we did, too). Commitment .

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 6, 2022

that person is terminated by management, it often is for actions resulting from the person’s relationship with others in the organization more often than failure to perform the specific task for which the person was hired. Should we be so abrupt as to consider letting someone go based upon their lack of a good fit within the organization?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The goal for this organization is four-fold: To provide mentorship for some of the most promising young companies based in Los Angeles or willing to relocate to LA. We always wanted to be seen as a “mentorship organization” where people are asked to give back to their community. For the past 2.5

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Email readers, continue here…] I found one of my joys in angel investing, putting money to work by investing time and money into promising young entrepreneurs much like I once was, coaching them, putting them together with others who have needed skills, helping to build someone else’s dream. The rewards of angel investing.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2012

This event honors Small Business Champions– individuals or organizations dedicated to supporting small businesses. Olympic athletes are very familiar with the high standards set by coaches and judges. The conference ends with the Champion Awards Dinner. What if they attended a community college? Performance is the equalizer.

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Berkonomics

JULY 22, 2021

Email readers, continue here…] We are all guilty of hanging on to marginal employees for too long. Even those in the mid-tier of your organization. Coaching them to a better fit or even out the door may well be the most humane thing to do. An opportunity to build a superior organization. On the other hand….

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Email readers, continue here…] So, if that day does come when you have sold the business or come into a financial windfall, I propose that there are few times in life when the opportunity opens to look outward, to participate in charity events, extended family vacations, community boards, and even coaching other entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

But I strive to impact the lives of many more through hours of coaching entrepreneurs, challenging people to be better, making human connections for people or providing timely advice. My mom organized a trip to take me to France & Israel. I organized a call with Cory and introduced myself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Join and actively participate in local business organizations. Business groups like TiE-The Indus Entrepreneurs and EO-Entrepreneurs Organization are places to meet people you can help, as well as people who can help you. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors.

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Berkonomics

MAY 26, 2016

That knowledge will serve as a compass as they continue to learn and grow in the organization. Instead of spending a lot of time managing them, invest a little quality time in coaching them. Even more importantly, they need to understand and embrace your company’s values and ethics.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

This absurd statement caused me to realize that I had done a poor job of instilling a sense of frugality into our organization. For instance, whenever someone at your venture saves your company money, send a company-wide email acknowledging their accomplishment. These words were actually uttered by an otherwise intelligent human being.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2022

Great leaders strive to treat each person in their organization as a valued individual, rather than as a “human resource.” Ideally that feedback allows you to understand both absolute performance against goals, and your relative performance in the broader organization. Keep listening and adjusting based on feedback.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2022

The largest and most successful businesses of the past have been traditionally driven by autocratic and powerful leaders who managed a highly structured organization of subordinates. You need to be a mentor and coach on a regular basis, rather than follow a formal appraisal process that everyone dreads.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2012

Join and actively participate in local business organizations. Business groups like TiE-The Indus Entrepreneurs and EO-Entrepreneurs Organization are places to meet people you can help, as well as people who can help you. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 16, 2024

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JULY 9, 2024

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

For years now, companies have been forced to choose between cumbersome, expensive Virtual Data Rooms and decentralized, unsecure email to manage their complex transactions. At BigVisible, he coached teams at Capital Group as part of a large 1,400 person company-wide agile transformation. million Raised. and Schlumberger.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2013

Join and actively participate in local business organizations. Business groups like TiE-The Indus Entrepreneurs and EO-Entrepreneurs Organization are places to meet people you can help, as well as people who can help you. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 5, 2024

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Join and actively participate in local business organizations. Business groups like TiE-The Indus Entrepreneurs and EO-Entrepreneurs Organization are places to meet people you can help, as well as people who can help you. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 17, 2011

Perhaps this is a good time to speak about senior managers that are well-entrenched in the organization but are underperformers because the organization has passed their ability or span of control. Email readers continue here.] But, he stated, as I recall, “This one is for the books.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Join and actively participate in local business organizations. Business groups like TiE-The Indus Entrepreneurs and EO-Entrepreneurs Organization are places to meet people you can help, as well as people who can help you. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 14, 2024

Some equity-focused organizations are trying to level the playing field, however, by offering female entrepreneurs cash injections to launch or grow their venture. The organization awards grants of $2,500 to ten businesses a year to female-owned businesses operating in the US. You can unsubscribe at any time. Deadline : TBA 6.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2022

The next step is to effectively and continuously communicate through multiple channels, including walking-the-talk, email, and really listening to feedback. Whole Foods , for example, has built their business with a commitment to natural and organic foods, and have a culture of loyal employees and customers, resulting in 500 stores worldwide.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

I’ve spent hours this week reading about the firing of the head coach and personnel manager of the football team I support – The Philadelphia Eagles. His name was Chip Kelly and he came off of a very successful stint as the coach of the collegiate Oregon Ducks. This is something I try to coach against.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

As Avesta Rasouli, SWLA Co-organizer and Founder of Coloft says, “Go sell something! Tyler Crowley, of Sqweal, Launch, ThisWeekInStartups, Open Angel Forum, and Mahalo, stopped by to give a quick coaching session on pitch prep. Coffee is for closers!” Sunday morning rolled around and it was down to crunch-time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2017

If you see signs of internal misalignment, such as too many meetings, overload of emails, or lack of engagement at any level, now is the time to take action before customers and employees both sense it and leave you. Enable cross-functional collaboration (horizontal alignment). Give people the right skills to deliver (competency alignment).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2016

It’s tempting to believe that friends, family or eager newcomers can learn quickly with your coaching and training, but entrepreneurs often don’t realize that coaching new employees will double the leader’s workload at the worst possible time and will leave a critical position not fully filled for many months.

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