Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Seed investors are aplenty and of course they need downstream money to fuel their early-stage bets. Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, Of course I would like to be in every great deal ever done.

Venture Capital 374

Venture Capital Invest Press Startup 374

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

Of course it makes no sense to have great people management and a crappy product. ” Of course we all go into businesses expecting to be aligned with our co-founders but over time life changes. When they started their company of course they had to pick one to be CEO and the other to have a different title.

Startup 340

Startup Technical Review Course Press 340

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. Of course, that means a new level of risk, giving up some control, and a new business plan.

Startup 97

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 97

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

Of course I’m not preaching crazy, irrational spend or having Kid Rock at your next company party. You can do them all yourself, of course. You’re the coach, mentor, cheerleader. And while this might sound to the inexperienced person like a sensible idea – it is not. But at what cost?

Startup 381

Startup Resource Venture Capital Activity 381

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2013

Of course experience is the best teacher, but you need to get the job to get the experience. Identify new goals based on your own definition of career success and then take action. Invest in career coaching. If you are not starting one yourself, the next best thing is joining one as a partner, or as an early employee.

Startup 89

Startup Coach Entrepreneur Networking 89

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

That’s the classic definition of Grin Fucking. And of course there was the Michael Porter’s “ 5 Forces.&# Frankly, I kind of found all of this stuff to be bullshit (bull shiitake?) I come from a world that if the coach wasn’t yelling at you, it meant he didn’t care. Unsurprisingly, this one way best.

Startup 378

Startup Framework Slides Coach 378

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2019

In fact, I found some excellent guidance on how to capitalize on your strengths, as well as areas that you may need to focus, in a new book, “ The Introvert’s Complete Career Guide ,” by Jane Finkle, also one of us, who has been a successful career coach for more than two decades. The results speak for themselves.

Examples 86

Examples Coach Guide Conference 86

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. Of course, that means a new level of risk, giving up some control, and a new business plan.

Startup 108

Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2011

Of course experience is the best teacher, but you need to get the job to get the experience. Identify new goals based on your own definition of career success and then take action. Invest in career coaching. If you are not starting one yourself, the next best thing is joining one as a partner, or as an early employee.

Startup 94

Startup Coach Entrepreneur Networking 94

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2012

It's a very fragmented market, and there's not a lot of infrastructure to help those volunteers, who just figured out last Friday that they've got to coach their AYSO, Pop Warner, or Little League team. Certainly, that's there for the parents and coaches, but to get the kids, it also needs to be fun, which is what youth sports is all about.

Southern California 183

Southern California Startup Platform Coach 183

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

But of course all of these things are intertwined. If you have a team of 10 people then by definition 90% of the time spent on activities is not put in by you and on a team of 100 it’s 99%. Obviously you need to be mentally flexible enough to spot if your instincts were wrong and a change of course is necessary.

Startup 150

Startup Coach Course Invest 150

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The dictionary definition of a mentor is “an experienced and trusted advisor,” or “leader, tutor or coach.” The definition of a critic sounds similar, “a person who offers reasoned judgment or analysis.” We can all learn from both of these approaches, but in my view the mentor is far more valuable than a critic.

Mentor 96

Mentor Entrepreneur Tips Coach 96

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

This is a problem for a strategy consultant because you are, by definition, a generalist that is thrown into new problems again and again. He coached me that I had to start with the answers. Often I had a very limited time. Clients wanted to see “preliminary findings&# in 4-5 weeks and final results in 8-10.

Entrepreneur 372

Entrepreneur Startup Design Framework 372

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2013

Of course there are some disadvantages that every entrepreneur knows all too well: No regular paycheck. Often times, you will find yourself working with people who "don''t know the ropes" and require extensive coaching and assistance. Competition drives innovation, and innovation drives competition. The cycle never stops.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction Study 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. Of course, that means a new level of risk, giving up some control, and a new business plan.

Startup 56

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 56

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2012

Of course there are some disadvantages that every entrepreneur knows all too well: No regular paycheck. Often times, you will find yourself working with people who "don't know the ropes" and require extensive coaching and assistance. By definition, if you see the rewards here as outweighing the risks, you are an entrepreneur.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction Study 93

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2014

” So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. By definition an MVP (minimum viable product) means there’s room for improvement. Of course that’s not true. As we grew into several millions of dollars of sales per year it was no longer acceptable to “wing it.”

Sales 382

Sales Help Startup Pricing 382

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. Of course, that means a new level of risk, giving up some control, and a new business plan.

Sales 96

Sales Metrics Startup Entrepreneur 96

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The time limit has more to do with setting an expectation that the meeting is not for solving the problem, but coaching on the parameters and the approach. I’m definitely not proposing the “traditional” style of mentoring, where the goal was a one-way transfer of a broad range of knowledge or information. Give it a try.

Mentor 101

Mentor High Tech Coach Guide 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2016

Of course there are some disadvantages that every entrepreneur knows all too well: No regular paycheck. Often times, you will find yourself working with people who "don't know the ropes" and require extensive coaching and assistance. By definition, if you see the rewards here as outweighing the risks, you are an entrepreneur.

Entrepreneur 55

Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction Competition 55

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2010

The dictionary definition of a mentor is “an experienced and trusted advisor,” or “leader, tutor or coach.” The definition of a critic sounds similar, “a person who offers reasoned judgment or analysis.” We can all learn from both of these approaches, but in my view the mentor is far more valuable than a critic.

Mentor 91

Mentor Tips Coach Entrepreneur 91

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2011

True leaders realize that, by definition, the word "leader" places one at the front and not the rear. If you are the type of leader that likes to sit back and delegate, you shouldn’t have left your nice job at American International Group ( AIG ), unless you had no choice, of course. This isn’t really leading at all.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur News Coach Mentor 101

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2012

The time limit has more to do with setting an expectation that the meeting is not for solving the problem, but coaching on the parameters and the approach. I’m definitely not proposing the “traditional” style of mentoring, where the goal was a one-way transfer of a broad range of knowledge or information. Give it a try.

Mentor 91

Mentor Product High Tech Coach 91

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2014

Of course there are some disadvantages that every entrepreneur knows all too well: No regular paycheck. Often times, you will find yourself working with people who "don''t know the ropes" and require extensive coaching and assistance. Competition drives innovation, and innovation drives competition. The cycle never stops.

Startup 92

Startup Tips Satisfaction Entrepreneur 92

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2010

Of course there are some disadvantages that every entrepreneur knows all too well: No regular paycheck. Often times, you will find yourself working with people who "don't know the ropes" and require extensive coaching and assistance. By definition, if you see the rewards here as outweighing the risks, you are an entrepreneur.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Startup Competition 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2011

Of course there are some disadvantages that every entrepreneur knows all too well: No regular paycheck. Often times, you will find yourself working with people who "don't know the ropes" and require extensive coaching and assistance. By definition, if you see the rewards here as outweighing the risks, you are an entrepreneur.

Entrepreneur 95

Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction Competition 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2011

The time limit has more to do with setting an expectation that the meeting is not for solving the problem, but coaching on the parameters and the approach. I’m definitely not proposing the “traditional” style of mentoring, where the goal was a one-way transfer of a broad range of knowledge or information. Give it a try.

Mentor 95

Mentor High Tech Coach Guide 95

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

The antidote and solution to doing too much is doing less and, of course, doing it well. To help you, find a coach, create a system, join a group, or get a partner. That’s the real definition of success. You gain nothing if you’re unable to keep going, especially if you expect your business to have any degree of longevity.

Entrepreneur 95

Entrepreneur Lancaster Startup Mentor 95

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2015

All of them are up-or-out and they are rigorously capitalistic and at times that may even mean unfair because by definition people make subjective determinations of ones skills. What about a top athlete in the NFL or NBA or even part of the coaching staff. And of course there are startups. They are personal choices.

Startup 150

Startup Demand Organization Social Network 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2010

True leaders realize that, by definition, the word "leader" places one at the front and not the rear. If you are the type of leader that likes to sit back and delegate, you shouldn’t have left your nice job at BP (unless you had no choice, of course). Yet many, many executives try to lead through fear and intimidation. It’s pushing.

News 74

News Coach Mentor Startup 74

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2010

The time limit has more to do with setting an expectation that the meeting is not for solving the problem, but coaching on the parameters and the approach. I’m definitely not proposing the “traditional” style of mentoring, where the goal was a one-way transfer of a broad range of knowledge or information. Give it a try. You can do it.

Mentor 88

Mentor High Tech Coach Guide 88

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. By definition an MVP (minimum viable product) means there’s room for improvement. Of course that’s not true. As we grew into several millions of dollars of sales per year it was no longer acceptable to “wing it.&#.

Sales 316

Sales Pricing Startup Customer 316

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Almost by definition to be a great leader you need to be an effective psychologist. Naturally the countries reacted negatively to reporting to a centralized figure in the UK (and of course to no longer reporting to the CEO). Even three person organizations are political. Almost definitionally very talented people will butt heads.

Venture Capital 319

Venture Capital Startup Sales Customer 319

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2014

Plus, if she does have areas where we could coach her on improvement it would help to know that coming in.” Finally, if the person has some degree of seniority you should definitely make off-list references from general people in the community. You expected no less.

Startup 302

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Report 302

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

You can certainly get coaching from your VC on how to play the negotiations since they do it more often than you do. So while you definitely want their help in discussing price and getting you more information (they’re better at it than you), I want a seat at the table. As an entrepreneur I have one company to sell.

Venture Capital 319

Venture Capital Pricing Startup Outsource 319

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Of course as a frequently traveler I know this, too. We are money, advice, coaching, cheerleading, interventionist but not “the decider.” 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. That is what separates us.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Course Guide Entrepreneur 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

The basic components are obvious: talented founders, great engineers, angel money, venture capital, access to larger corporates (for business, funding & talent), great education / research (for IP breakthroughs) and a sufficient ecosystem of mentors, advisors, executive coaches and mavens. CincyTech today has $28.5 Venture Capital.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390