Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 13, 2022
After many extended coaching sessions with entrepreneurs and small business owners, I’ve found myself wondering if my value-add was anything more than you could get by self-coaching. Track your progress with frequent milestones, metrics, and physically checking things off the list. It helps to partner with and coach others.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 10, 2021
It’s amazing what mental coaching can do for a workout. “A And sometimes I need the focus on my form of “Coach Matt.” Peloton gives you individual coaches that guide you through being your best self and make you want to turn up and do more, do better and do it more often. This is when all the good stuff happens! Free your mind.
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Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. I admit that my writing style back then was a bit more carefree, provocative and opinionated.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 26, 2022
Phrases like “holding people accountable” imply negative consequences or punishment, rather than rewards or providing the freedom and coaching to team members to choose their own actions, and pursue what matters most to them. Make sure they are seen as based on metrics, and belong to the performer.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 2, 2020
Create a written plan, with target milestones and metrics. I have found that the process of writing down your idea, with a plan for implementation, and reviewing that plan with a business advisor, will force you to learn and acknowledge the real requirements for implementation.
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
You are writing about the essentials of business. Any thoughts on my recent post Startup Metrics ? The Startup Metrics post is a good example of what I call “holocognics.” Startup Metrics discusses what a Startup needs to consider before “going live.” And how it relates to what you are talking about in [link] ?
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 19, 2015
I’ve tried over the years to write many times about the realism of the downsides of being an entrepreneur because there is a complete cognitive dissidence between what you read about yourself in the press and what you feel internally about where you’re at in the journey. Advisors / Coaches / Mentors.
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