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Why Your Startup Doesn’t Need a COO

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So I know I’m getting myself into a bit of trouble by writing this. They will often run all of the daily reports into them covering off for finance, sales, marketing, biz dev & HR. I had an amazing CFO who helped me lead budgeting, planning, board reporting and legal matters. CEO’s run things.

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People Management: Startup Teams Should Dip but not Skip

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As your organization grows and you hire senior staff where you are no longer managing every employee directly the issue of how to manage people that are not your “direct&# reports arises. Dipping: As a decision maker you rely on information being passed to you by the people who report to you. Skipping is insidious.

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How I Lost 65 Pounds In 18 Months Without Any Fad Diets or Gimmicks

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June 2019 (left) and November 2020 (right) I’ve been reluctant to write this blog post because historically I don’t like talking about weight. I’ve been reluctant to write about weight in part because I don’t want to sound self righteous. Then should write down your “target goal.” I figured out something that worked for me.

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Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

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I plan to write about it early next year when we’re all through. The press who trusted me enough to report on our successes. But you realize that you can be more helpful as a coach. And yes, I sleep better at night as a coach. Despite the fact that only the Lotto winners get reported. My employees.

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This is How Startups “Level Up” After Raising Money

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If you’re an early investor like I am that often means writing the first $2-3 million check into a business that previously had either survived on fumes or on a $500,000 angel round. You’re the coach, mentor, cheerleader. One of the interesting things about being a VC is that you often see companies in transition.

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How to Make Better Reference Calls

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I like to get a mix of people who have reported to the candidate, whom the candidate has reported to (2x) and peers. Plus, if she does have areas where we could coach her on improvement it would help to know that coming in.” As your candidate for at least 5 references. You expected no less.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

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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. This is something I try to coach against.

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