hands-on-techniques-for-hiring-entrepreneurs 
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 11, 2012
I learned many of my negotiation techniques through experience. And negotiation technique is one of the few areas on my MBA that was truly new information to me by the time I had attended. We like to short-hand it, as in, “What’s our BATNA?” We all think we’re good at them. In many cases it’s not.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 20, 2011
One example is that they introduced a program where their founders can pool together shares from their company and exchange them for a small portfolio of other First Round Capital companies. Initially they are very hands on, this is baby nurse mode. First Round Capital’s Tools, Techniques, Processes. Investor Involvement.
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InfoChachkie
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Establish A High Hiring Bar – You’re Creating An Enduring Culture. “I’d I’d rather interview 50 people and not hire anyone than hire the wrong person.”. As discussed in Hiring Entrepreneurs, the impact of each new hire during your startup’s early days is tremendous.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 23, 2017
As a long-time business advisor and entrepreneur mentor, I see this problem all too often. Other things, like hiring and firing people, raising money, and building a strategic plan get pushed off until it’s too late. You can’t get things done on time unless you get started on time. Block out time in your schedule for priority work.
SoCal CTO
DECEMBER 1, 2010
I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. Want to know, for example, why Foursquare uses MongoDB to store check-in information? but: Something is Still Missing. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 25, 2009
People are much more likely to buy into you as a person and us as a firm when they’ve been involved in a discussion with you about their problems, your solutions, who else has been using your product, etc. This is part of my blog series “ Pitching a VC.&#. They might even like to challenge some of your assumptions.
socalTECH
APRIL 7, 2011
Many local entrepreneurs might know Todd Jerry , formerly a venture capitalist at Anthem Venture Partners. Modular prefab is the largest one, because it has substantially less waste than usual homebuildling techniques. First, explain what your company is all about? It's been around for about 20 years. We were established in 1989.
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