Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

Management teams whisk through slides trying to get through a presentation to share how great things are going and they are eager to get through the meeting so they can get back to their real jobs. I can’t change who your board members are so let me offer some thoughts on how to make your interactions with your board more productive.

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Tips Slides Startup Technical Review 212

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Time to start thinking about how to make it more productive. After all, most people are good for a few introductory emails. But I would argue that you can develop relationships with many advisers, mentors and VCs that will help with introductions for no equity. Too bad it was a bit superficial, though. People like to help.

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Startup Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 306

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

YOU Selling – My wise old friend & mentor, Ameet Shah, once told me after a meeting we had with clients (when I worked at Accenture), “there are two ways to run a meeting: asking or telling. They don’t handle Twitter feedback, emails or IM. They are seldom productive. Beware of Crocodile Sales.

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Sales Startup Venture Capital Customer 314

CEO Flow

JUNE 8, 2009

We can develop and deploy products faster – far beyond our clients’ ability to absorb them. * I’ve worked with, mentored and observed dozens of companies over the past couple of years. Note that companies are not pull OR push…there would be a sliding scale (such as 70/30 push/pull). Push System. *

Metrics 66

Metrics Slides Competition Activity 66

CEO Flow

JUNE 8, 2009

We can develop and deploy products faster – far beyond our clients’ ability to absorb them. * I’ve worked with, mentored and observed dozens of companies over the past couple of years. Note that companies are not pull OR push…there would be a sliding scale (such as 70/30 push/pull). Push System. *

Metrics 66

Metrics Slides Competition Activity 66

CEO Flow

JUNE 8, 2009

We can develop and deploy products faster – far beyond our clients’ ability to absorb them. * I’ve worked with, mentored and observed dozens of companies over the past couple of years. Note that companies are not pull OR push…there would be a sliding scale (such as 70/30 push/pull). Push System. *

Metrics 66

Metrics Startup Slides Activity 66

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

Because we are still in idea stage, it is in the best interest of the company to keep only a few key people to work on executing the product. When I was creating the slide to introduce the team, he asked to be listed as an iOS developer instead of a designer as he was registered. But a wise mentor of mine said, “Go with your gut!

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Startup Ideas San Diego Mentor 100