socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

With Startup Boost, we had dozens of investors, service providers, successful entrepreneurs, and major industry leaders (including Microsoft, Google, Softbank, REME, and TechStars) coalesce around our initiative to help early stage companies get to the next level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Recognition of internal contributions can be as simple as a public “thank-you,” or as formal as a promotion or equity sharing. External customer loyalty and motivation used to be as simple as good customer service, but today’s customers expect more. Spend more time coaching and mentoring your team.

Coach 144

Coach Custom Customer Entrepreneur 144

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio.

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Mentor Training Startup Course 297

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

The most active person responding negatively said, “so an ENITRE industry is undervaluing their services? I would gladly part with equity (actually, I have) to work with people like her on deals. And speaking of coaching, if you haven’t read Googled by Ken Auletta you should. EXECUTIVE COACHES. Not possible.

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Startup Venture Capital Coach Press 363

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Certainly, bootstrapping is a preferred method of funding growth if it does not hold back the speed of growth or hobble the quality of product or service to the extent that better-funded competitors can overtake the business. Venture, private equity and more: Here we lump a large number investor classes into one.

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Venture Capital Class Invest Equity 266

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. There is no free lunch.

Sales 147

Sales Metrics Guide Startup 147

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

In short, I've had to go from playing "running back", to "quarterback" to now "coach." Two years ago, I was building desks along with my co-founder Craig to keep our engineers building, our sales people selling and our support team servicing. It was the right thing to do at the time.

Coach 140

Coach Equity Entrepreneur Platform 140

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. There is no free lunch.

Startup 97

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 97

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. There is no free lunch.

Startup 108

Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Open cloud led by Amazon with their AWS services drove total operating costs down by 90%. As some of the last generation of startups have gotten bigger many VCs have also chased later-stage investments that were traditionally dominated by growth equity or mezzanine funds. This led to an explosion in startups. I think some will do this.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Capital Software Startup 296

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. There is no free lunch.

Startup 56

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 56

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals. There is no free lunch.

Sales 96

Sales Metrics Startup Entrepreneur 96

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

In this period (less than 2 years) he has brought on incredibly talented senior execs is sales, marketing, product management, client services, finance, vp engineering and more. You may know how much to pay in cash or equity for your new VP Engineering. Growth like this, this early in a company’s lifecycle rarely happens.

Tips 365

Tips Email Venture Capital CTO Coach 365

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. 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.

Startup 150

Startup Coach Course Invest 150

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

In the beginning, when there is nothing, it’s easy to make promises or throw around equity. 6) Y our Company’s success squarely resides on consumers’ willingness to trade personal data for enhanced services and discounts. Write it down…. There’s a lot more on this for another time.”.

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Startup Design Mobile Social Network 233

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Yes, I know it’s my job as the CEO to be the coach for people and that’s fine. He would have found somebody technical and inspired that individual to work for equity or deferred payment. Should she take a chance and potentially ruffle feathers? I said that was my point. Real entrepreneurs are contagious.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Slides CTO Coach 414

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

New hires in a depressed economy also tend to be more willing to accept below-market salaries in exchange for equity-based compensation. John Wooden, US basketball coach. A down market results in a much higher propensity for companies to negotiate below their list prices and to even barter for in-kind services.

Company 257

Company Companies Startup Study 257

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2010

We've also hired a tremendous set of experience career counselors, who have had colorful or substantial careers, to supply services and products to our students. Those include how-to on resumes, aptitude tests, videos, coaching seminars, and more of that nature. However, they're more job related than internship related.

Startup 223

Startup Content Sites CTO Coach 223

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

We brought together Peter Cowen of Groundwork Equity , Mark Suster of GRP Partners , Rick Smith of Crosscut Ventures , and Richard Yen of Saban Ventures -- all of who will be on the judging panel for the Tech Coast Angel's Fast Pitch on February 24th, to give us a their hints and tips about pitching to venture capitalists.

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Tech Coast Angels Ideas Entrepreneur Invest 100