Coach Mentor Reference 
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 17, 2012
And speaking of coaching, if you haven’t read Googled by Ken Auletta you should. And in it he profiles the work of Coach Campbell who was once on the boards of both Google & Apple. EXECUTIVE COACHES. See there are tons of people who play the role of mentor in their own capacity. It’s a great read.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2014
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. You can’t reference check your way into a “yes.”
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Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 15, 2017
In my experience working with startups, the best approach these days is to find and use a good mentor (been there, done that). Of course, mentoring is not new – it’s been the favored way to learn arts and crafts since way back in the middle ages. But I assert that mentoring in business is making a comeback.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 8, 2022
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.
InfoChachkie
JANUARY 12, 2012
Board skills (Startup coaching, mentoring, strategy, operational/growth). He was worse than useless as his frame of reference seldom synced up with my portfolio company. People skills <again> People skills <and again> Market/technology acuity (patterns of success, domain expertise). Fundraising skills.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 1, 2022
In my experience as an advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs in business, one of the biggest failures I see is a lack of self-leadership. If necessary, use a strengths coach, and always start a business which highlights your signature strengths. You can’t lead a business to success, if you can’t lead yourself.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 6, 2014
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. Selling tons of “shelfware” (customers who buy but don’t use your software) and thus having bad customer references. In the Early Days.
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