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Reflections On 2018: Matt Stodder, Startup Boost LA

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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. What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018?

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10 Ways To Prepare Your Team For Business Leadership

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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. I see that model changing today to one of team collaboration and decision making, per companies such as Amazon, Google, and Zoom.

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Practice Entrepreneurship With A Purpose – Before You Start A Company

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There are a number of tasks you can perform that will allow you to train in the art of entrepreneurship while you are in school or working at a large organization. If you are a recent college graduate, mentor college students. If you are a student, do something bodacious within the confines of a club or student organization.

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

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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. One senior mentor to Launchpad LA recently said, “I got more out of Launchpad LA than I even put in. For the past 2.5 ” We get feedback like this often.

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How Future-Proof is Your Company (and Your Career)?

Startup Professionals Musings

In my years of mentoring and advising business leaders, I find that real planning for the future always gets the short shrift. A healthy culture, with living values, is essential today for growth, adaptability, and innovation Organizing principles must include social impact. Relationships in all directions are critical to success.

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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

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It is true that every few years a fund exits that delivers smashing results because it has Facebook, Google or Twitter in it. And Coach Campbell. And to finally admitting that ads weren’t evil so that Google could copy the model of the fast growing Overture. But as an LP you can’t count on that any more than VCs can.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

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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. how to build an initial sales organization. As we have invested millions in building out our sales organization efficiency really matters.

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