Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 30, 2014
Many startups now go through accelerators and have mentors passing through each day with advice – usually it’s conflicting. Of course triangulation is a mathematics term that is used in sailing and other activities to help you better navigate when you don’t have your bearings. Draw from Frameworks.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 23, 2021
I’ve always wondered if there was some way that I could quickly deduce a new entrepreneur’s “sweet spot,” and optimize my mentoring to those strengths and weaknesses, maybe similar to the Myers-Briggs type indicator for business professionals. Of course, discovering your entrepreneur type is only the beginning. Some are very positive.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 21, 2022
I was impressed by a recent book, “ The Leadership Star ,” by Brian Hartzer, an experienced business executive, offering a concise leadership framework that I believe embodies the key attributes that I recommend. Of course, finding personal meaning also requires effort on the part of your employees.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 13, 2010
The wisest mentor I ever had was Ameet Shah , my partner on several projects. I later took a course with Barbara Minto (who taught McKinsey people) and bought her book “ The Pyramid Principle.&# This was a breakthrough for me. I’m never right the first time so I spend time adjusting my frameworks.
SoCal CTO
JANUARY 26, 2010
Of course, I have an advantage because I organize the LA CTO Forum. Of course, since you know those questions, you can just collect up the answers and provide them to your developers. Of course, they could use new technologies that they are not familiar with, but is that really what you want? Of course, it’s never complete.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 1, 2015
Of course as a frequently traveler I know this, too. Consultants should provide you data & frameworks – not decisions. They are there to help you correct your course when you want to make decisions that their history and wisdom tells them might lead you into a dark alley. They are your sparring partners.
SoCal CTO
JULY 23, 2012
What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? Learning, Networking, Mentors From the question, this person is clearly looking at the issue of how to grow into this role. What technology research is required? Accounting?
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