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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

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You have to figure out when to be the up-beat coach, “It will all get better, stay confident, keep the course” or the honest voice in one’s ear, “Listen mate, you’ve been protecting your head of product for far too long. I don’t believe in paying the highest price to win deals.

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Who Should you Hire at a Startup?

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And you can always bring on a senior person as a mentor / coach to help guide you personally to become a better sales leader until you’re ready for somebody more senior on your team. He felt that we didn’t price correctly and he didn’t want to see customers until he had a grip on it. WTF!! ?? !!

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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

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I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. The company was called Red Beacon. I was standing with him when he won the TechCrunch 50 award.

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6 Sources Of Purpose To Drive Business Success Today

Startup Professionals Musings

These authors reference real cases and real business leaders, based on their decades of experience in building companies and executive coaching. I offer here their summary of purposes and inspirations that have motivated existing business leaders, with insights from my own mentoring and coaching experience.

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Interview with Richard Koffler and John Morris, The Tech CEO Network

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On the other side of that, although universities had not been very experienced with spinouts, where the researcher is also a person active as an entrepreneurial, active member of the team, although there is some back and forth, and universities have gotten hung up on price tags and terms--one by one, everyone has figured that out.

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10 Ways To Make Your Own Luck Driving Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

You need other people with skills that complement yours, are not “yes” people, and have relevant experience rather than a low price-tag. Too many business people let the daily challenges cause them to revert to emotional and autocratic demands, failure to communicate, and inability to coach and mentor team members.

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6 Keys To Competitive Advantage By Memorable Service

Startup Professionals Musings

This means real customer value emphasis in all interactions and marketing, versus low price and price concessions. Exceptionally satisfied customers that perceive a lot of value in your offering are usually willing to pay more, while unsatisfied customers will leave, even at a low price. Inflexible processes.