Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

You finally need to start planning your product roadmap a bit further than your 2-week sprints so that the rest of the organization has a chance to preplan for new features. The C-round CEO still gets her hand dirty but shouldn’t be a control freak or become a bottleneck in the organization. But you have him now.

Startup 381

Startup Resource Venture Capital Activity 381

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Sign up customers who are paying you money for a service you can’t 100% guarantee is going to be operational for the full period that they’re expecting. The press who trusted me enough to report on our successes. I didn’t want to disappoint my customers. But you realize that you can be more helpful as a coach.

Blogging 420

Blogging Press Entrepreneur Venture Capital 420

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Even three person organizations are political. Once you’ve been around for a few years, attracted some great people, landed real, paying customers and raised venture capital you’ve likely got a talented team around you. In your case this might simply be a VP of Sales or Customer Support for multiple locations.

Venture Capital 319

Venture Capital Startup Sales Customer 319

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2016

They know these exceptional leaders seem to have a way of finding and enticing the best people into the organization, getting exceptional performance out of them, and fast-tracking their careers both inside and outside the organization. Adapt the job or organization to fit the talent.

Oracle 53

Oracle Organization Entrepreneur Examples 53

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

I’ve spent hours this week reading about the firing of the head coach and personnel manager of the football team I support – The Philadelphia Eagles. His name was Chip Kelly and he came off of a very successful stint as the coach of the collegiate Oregon Ducks. The reality of most startups is about survival. Team Building.

Startup 150

Startup Coach Course Invest 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2014

I like to get a mix of people who have reported to the candidate, whom the candidate has reported to (2x) and peers. You might not always care but it is important that you frame questions in a way that you feel won’t make the candidate feel bad about ultimately joining your organization.

Startup 302

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Report 302

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

Our model does not involve commissions or revenue share with our customers, unlike the traditional publishing model, where you give out your knowledge for a small fraction of what a publisher gets. a month for two Genies, and unlimited users or customers. It's anybody or any organization with a body of knowledge.

Geni 100

Geni Web Guide Platform 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2011

Respect local customs and practices. I had organized European operations into regions and the country manager for Italy reported to the central European manager based in Germany. Great care must be taken in dealing with different religions, customs, dress codes, foods and alcohol issues. HR rules are local.

Startup 90

Startup Technical Advisors Sales Examples 90

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Early-stage and first-time entrepreneurs often value advice in the full marketing mix including blogging, content marketing, positioning, branding and customer acquisition that a senior marketer has done for years. As a starting point you have to realize that investment firms (which a VC is) have management needs. Partner Leverage.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Platform Startup Resource 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2010

Respect local customs and practices. I had organized European operations into regions and the country manager for Italy reported to the central European manager based in Germany. Great care must be taken in dealing with different cultures, religions, customs, dress codes, foods and alcohol issues. HR rules are local.

Technical Advisors 48

Technical Advisors Sales Startup Coach 48

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2017

If you see signs of internal misalignment, such as too many meetings, overload of emails, or lack of engagement at any level, now is the time to take action before customers and employees both sense it and leave you. Improve reporting structure support (vertical alignment). Enable cross-functional collaboration (horizontal alignment).

Company 54

Company Companies Technical Review Coach 54

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2016

Teamwork inside the company and interacting with customers and partners outside the company are mandatory activities. Provide required team integration, training and ongoing coaching. Attracting, evaluation and hiring direct reports is a task that should never be delegated. Already possesses key skills required.

Technical Review 56

Technical Review Coach Training Screening 56