Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2017

One great source for coaches is among fellow members of a CEO roundtable organization, Young Presidents Organization or similar association where you are comfortable with the coach candidate and know something about his or her style. Email readers, continue here…] How do you pay a coach?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2013

organizations perceive a poor effort. and they don’t respect organizations that don’t fix them. So he sent me the emails from these CEOs confirming I was wrong and a message saying he had already fired the employee and paid him 6 weeks (actually, it was two employees for what it’s worth). cultural decay.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

But … … was thinking about a very common BSAK error that I see committed – the “flaming email.” I would write the email and be as scathing as I wanted to be. Two to three times a year I get a flaming email from an entrepreneur. She’s much more organized about this than I am.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 26, 2021

With some people you hire, you know you are just renting their services as they pass through your organization, aimed at a higher calling. When we accept the work commitment from a person we hire, we make a pact with the new employee that often stops at agreeing to pay for service rendered and to provide a safe working environment.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 24, 2014

Accelerators are organizations that selectively accept entrepreneurs into a program of intense coaching in a physical environment sponsored by the accelerator that also provides seed funds for the startup to begin its business.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

I reviewed an email from Kara Nortman, the CEO of Moonfrye who is working on putting together venture debt. I then traded emails with two former senior tech professionals in LA. It helps you do better at your job because you can draw on the advice of people across many organizations. So I connected her with two CEOs and a CFO.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 19, 2014

If you seek funds from an organized investment group such as an angel fund, venture capital entity, or even an investment club, the first thing you want to do is to find one person to buy into your vision, become excited by your enthusiasm and be willing to become the internal champion for your fund-raising effort.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2012

For the past several years I’ve undertaken many initiatives to “get more organized,” which basically means to make another attempt at implementing and running a solid task list that I can share with others with whom I collaborate. I didn’t want to roll it out too broadly in our organization until I had tested it.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Worse yet, failures to delegate make the leader the principal bottleneck in the flow of work through an organization. Email readers, continue here…] Second: measure the results of delegation. A great leader is a great cheerleader, knowing when and how to reward effective achievement through all levels of the organization.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Historically you are your email address. Think about your local news anchor saying, “if you want to get in touch email me at xxxx.” So it is now very common for news organizations to announce on the air, “to follow my updates please follow me on Twitter at @myname. you’re not following him? ” Sure.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Every organization has limited resources, especially money and time. So a leader who is able to focus upon the core needs of the organization, eliminating all the surrounding noise, is one who uses the limited resources available to best effect. Email readers, continue here…] Second is consistency.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 17, 2012

The ability to objectively critique and prioritize major initiatives is vital to an organization's long-term success. Every organization has unique constraints and challenges. Thus, disregard any of the following suggestions for integrating the Impact Matrix into your organization that are not applicable to your venture.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] The same careful management applies to virtually every person and process in the organization. Such a culture of quality engineering has an additional benefit in creating a higher bar for all to see, making the public statement that quality is a top priority.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 26, 2024

and if you miss projections [Email readers, continue here…] The reaction to bad news by Vs controlling the board by virtue of their power to supply additional money, often includes the threat – or reality – of starting the process to find a replacement CEO. ” The post The last money has the first say.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2013

Don’t email him unless you have to. Most startup execs are barraged with hundreds of emails and they spend hours trying to reach the elusive Zero Inbox nirvana. Emailing – even when well intentioned – just adds to this to-do list. It is worth the hassle of organizing and the expense.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] Very early stage businesses, start-ups, actually benefit from the establishment of a virtual environment. Today, virtual offices are accepted at all levels of many organizations of all sizes. So, can a startup exist for a reasonably long time as a virtual company?

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 21, 2017

The investor organization is granted the seat as long as the investment remains, and the documents often name the first representative assigned by the investor group to the position. Email readers, continue here…] In later insights, we will explore the legal and ethical responsibilities of board members.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 26, 2020

The World Health Organization approved their sanitizers, which the company will produce in its warehouse in San Francisco. Bulk quantities will be distributed to healthcare organizations and facilities that need them. Bulk quantities will be distributed to healthcare organizations and facilities that need them.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Here’s my advice: A got an email from a young, super bright entrepreneur today. He responded by emailing the COO and asking him to lunch. I get emails all the time from people asking me on a first date and saying, “how about if I buy you dinner.” A guy I would love to work with – maybe even hire myself.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

In bringing up the issue I wasn’t “hating on COOs&# – I’m just challenging you to think about whether your CEO + COO structure really provides the right amount of clarity in your organization. I’d say about 80% of the experienced entrepreneurs & VCs I know privately agreed with me. .

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Berkonomics

MAY 2, 2013

These include ensuring the continued health of the organization, setting the moral compass for your stakeholders, providing for succession by training and documenting, leading the effort in compliance of regulations and safety needs, and … elimination of all possible bottlenecks that impede the efficiency of your organization.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2012

And when I heard them speak of how they organize as angels (pools of capital – up to $2m per deal) and accelerators (direct access to large Fortune 100 companies) I must admit it sounded as sophisticated as what we’re trying to achieve in LA. And as I was out of town it was a great chance to attempt to get caught up on email.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 28, 2017

I am chairman of the Technology Division of the ABL Organization, a roundtable organization with multiple CEO roundtables of about twelve members each, meeting monthly. 15% might be spent networking with those in the CEO’s relationship circle, including the roundtable organizations.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] As an investor and board member for numerous companies, it is increasingly easy for me to quickly evaluate the quality of senior team members in an organization as I probe for strengths and weaknesses in the enterprise.

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Berkonomics

MAY 11, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] So, if you have not, create a concise map for your enterprise. We’ll explore a more organized approach in the next insights. How do you compensate executives and all levels for successful accomplishments if there are no established steps toward the goal?

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Berkonomics

MARCH 20, 2014

And often, these are the ones that will be bypassed by most organized angel groups when considering funding. Email readers, continue here.] Many, many businesses will never be able to obtain this kind of market size or share. Your big market can come from having a dominant share or just by being in a very large space.

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Berkonomics

JULY 7, 2022

Email readers, continue here…]. A leader who does not periodically engage others in strategic thinking is missing the critical step in focusing the organization toward achievement of goals and the vision. Second: strategic thinking and planning. The third level is tactical leadership.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2013

Every sales organization with more than a handful of reps or that is across multiple offices or time zones would benefit from having a sales methodology. It’s true that some solutions are really hard to quantify and the most obvious example people point to is email. You can’t quantify the value of email yet everybody needs it!”.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] But as you see from the story above, it does take more creative management to make this work. You’ll find stories of emails time stamped well into the night, work performed at unusual hours and productivity increases. That depends upon the management as much as the employee.

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Berkonomics

JULY 27, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] This is not to bend this insight into a claim that a company should wait to develop new, groundbreaking products and services until a customer asks for them. Next week we will focus upon product quality and its effects upon the organization. We have explored feature-functionality.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Do you find yourself too much in email mode? I regularly shut down my email so that I don’t get pop-up alerts when I’m working. They are the absolute lifeblood of any organization. You’re very organized. How does the world in Los Angeles intersect differently with venture capital? I close my Twitter tab.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2020

The company sent an email to customers Tuesday that after examining the business, the car-sharing industry and COVID-19, it decided to shutter the service permanently. All assets and resources will be transferred to GM’s Global Innovation organization, as well as the larger enterprise, according to a GM spokesperson.

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Berkonomics

JULY 17, 2014

Email readers, continue here.] Sometimes, you will have an opportunity to present to several levels of an investor organization, from first prescreening, to a screening session with many present, to the final meeting of the members or partners. That’s just as valuable for feedback as hearing a good, new idea.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

It’s the lifeblood of any organization and yet most startups don’t have any sales DNA on their teams. should you email before you call? It’s important enough that I dedicate a tab on my blog to startup sales & marketing. how much research should you do before a sales visit? Telesales versus field sales?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

While his insights have come from large organizations, I give many of the same recommendations to every startup: Channel engagement performance. Nurturing stage email performance. That makes it easier to collect results indicators, including number of emails sent, open rate, click rate, and email bounce rates.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2014

The title of this insight happens to be the name of a CEO roundtable organization I belong to, and have been a member since 1989 (Adaptive Business Leader Organization – or ABL). Start by paying more attention to indicators of change within and outside your organization. facing their industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

So I decided to create a mentorship organization where first time entrepreneurs could spend time with senior execs, seasoned entrepreneurs and VCs. Responsive Low Hanging Fruit – I view email in the category of urgent but not (always) important. Sounds harsh but when you think about it that’s what email really is.

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