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

MAY 27, 2013

Email updates frequently. And as Rob points out – if you email members with short updates more frequently they are more up to speed when you do need them to weigh in. Key point – if your emails are as long as my blog posts you’re forked. Make your emails actionable. ” Or, “I sent u an email.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

From experience and from information about the competition, a coach creates a playbook that contains detailed plans for actions or plays that the entire team must know without question and execute without pause in order to win games and advance toward the playoffs. Again, there is a great parallel in football coaching.

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Berkonomics

MAY 31, 2018

Sometimes you can be the coach, helping them even if it means losing them. It doesn’t take much to publicly wish a departing employee well, to throw a small celebration, to coach the outgoing person if asked, and to listen and receive fair criticism at the moment of the exit interview. Five years later, I received an email from Tom.

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Berkonomics

MAY 4, 2010

After hiring someone with all of the attendant enthusiasm followed by the training and learning curve, if an employee shows signs of weakness in the job or problems dealing with contemporaries, it is the natural tendency for most of us to go first into coaching mode, and reset the observation clock to see if our excellent coaching does the job.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

You’ll quickly be drawn into the governance of the organization and introduced into the process of discovery, coaching, leading deals, herding investors, serving on boards and helping entrepreneurs toward liquidity events. Email readers, continue here.] You will find such a group near enough to drive to their periodic meetings.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

In recent years, the Maverick Angels had mostly been focused on running coaching programs and seminars for entrepreneurs. As of press time, The Maverick Angels did not respond to emails asking for comment on the move. READ MORE>>. maverick angels merger acquisition tech coast'

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Berkonomics

APRIL 28, 2012

Something like a marriage (and often lasting just as long statistically), your investment partner can be a great cheerleader, coach and resource. Angel investors tend to be much more understanding, and usually resort to coaching rather than replacing the CEO during bad times. Email readers, continue here.]

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 1, 2024

I first heard this in an episode of Friday Night Lights years ago when Coach Taylor began a locker room speech with those words. Email readers, continue here…] But in our example, the goal is success, which is counter to the locker room speech by the good coach. You will find it attributed to tens of originators.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 26, 2014

Several times in our angel group, one of the largest in the United States, we have queried our group as to their motives in being active, risking their money, taking their time to research, perform due diligence and then coach entrepreneurs of young companies. Email readers, continue here.] Order all 3 Berkonomics books for $49.95,a

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

After hiring someone with all the attendant enthusiasm followed by the training and learning curve, if an employee shows signs of weakness in the job or problems dealing with contemporaries, it is the natural tendency for most of us to go first into coaching mode and reset the observation clock to see if our excellent coaching does the job.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

But you realize that you can be more helpful as a coach. And yes, I sleep better at night as a coach. Investor emails. Hell, I send those emails. You can’t quite hit the 3-pointers as often. Yes, you have maturity that makes you a wiser player. And I’m happy as a VC. Hire fast, fire faster. Center seat.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 7, 2012

I recently spent fifteen minutes in front of a table-top display, attempting to coach an entrepreneur who repeatedly tried to state why his business was better than a competitor (one I didn’t recognize) and never explaining what it was that he did.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. This is when founders need you the most – either are coach, mentor, interviewer, work off-loader or honest-mirror-reflection of reality. You have to deal with CEOs who resign. Co-founder discontent. Probably more.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 28, 2024

Email readers, continue here…] It is the board, made up of individual members, that is responsible for the care and maintenance of the corporate person. Should board members therefore withdraw and not participate in corporate planning, coaching the CEO and other issues not related to the duty of care or duty of loyalty?

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Berkonomics

MAY 7, 2011

It doesn’t take much to publicly wish a departing employee well, to throw a small celebration, to coach the outgoing person if asked, and to listen and receive fair criticism at the moment of the exit interview. Email readers continue here.] Five years later, I received an email from Tom. All of us depend upon you.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 1, 2019

From experience and from information about the competition, a coach creates a playbook that contains detailed plans for actions or plays that the entire team must know without question and execute without pause in order to win games and advance toward the playoffs. Again, there is a great parallel in football coaching.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Email readers, continue here.] I propose that there are few times in life when the opportunity opens to look only outward, to participate in charity events, extended family vacations, community boards and even coaching other entrepreneurs.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 17, 2023

A personal story as an investor … [Email readers, continue here…] My very first investment as a professional angel was in a small startup where the entrepreneur’s vision fueled my imagination in the audio market niche where I had run a business in an earlier life.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

I come from a world that if the coach wasn’t yelling at you, it meant he didn’t care. I get emails like the one above all the time. I come from a world that if the coach wasn’t yelling at you, it meant he didn’t care. I grew up and played sports all my life. I appreciate you giving it to me straight.&#. Me: “LOL.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Email readers, continue here.] So think of ways to make each process into a game, one in which there is a defined metric or measure of the winner at the end of a cycle short enough to permit teaching, celebration, challenge, and motivation for the next time played. Be a good coach, and be creative.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

And let’s be honest, other than money and coaching most VC’s add little value to your company strategy. Make sure to send a monthly email to all board members / investors with a link to your spreadsheet saying, “I’ve made a few updates. They will likely forward your email to their partners.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2009

Newport Beach-based CircleUp , a startup developing group communications tools, is setting its eyes on online payments, saying today that it has launched a new service to collect money via email for teams and groups. Tags: circleup email service startup payment. 99 plus 6.9% of the payment. CircleUp is backed by Sid R. Bass Associates.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 11, 2012

Vince Lombardi is widely considered the best football coach of all time, and ultimately may be the greatest coach in the history of all sports. Coach Lombardi put teamwork first (which is why we did, too). As probably the most famous football coach of all time, it seems to have worked. Share and Enjoy.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 14, 2011

I recently spent fifteen minutes in front of a table-top display, attempting to coach an entrepreneur who repeatedly tried to state why his business was better than a competitor (one I didn’t recognize) and never explaining what it was that he did. Email readers continue here.] “We

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

He started by using email (send your eCard to a friend) and there he sees 3-4 clicks back per share action. <Small plug> – I invested in an awesome company called … awe.sm … that is a performance tracking tool that let’s you measure efficacy of channels like this (email, facebook, twitter, linkedin, etc.)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 25, 2011

Featuring noted coach David Hussman, four presentations will give you the practical information to effectively transition your people, processes and platforms. AIA201103SD , call 678.394.3380 or email mh.lines@versionone.com. A vendor expo featuring VersionOne, ElectricCloud, Klockwork, and Perforce will follow.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Email readers, continue here…] But experience tells us that more often the person just didn’t fit in, a reference as much to the culture of the enterprise as to the efforts of the new hire. For the sake of protection, there should be at least several coaching sessions and a documentation of these sessions in the employee record.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 29, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] My very first investment as a professional angel was in a small startup where the entrepreneur’s vision fueled my imagination in the audio market niche where I had run a business in an earlier life. The degree of care you take increases with the reduced distance between you and your investor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Yet there is more and more evidence that jumping tasks on every alert for a new email, text, or phone call actually decreases overall productivity. Examples of companies already coaching their teams on these mental strategies include Google, Starbucks, AOL, and more: Mentally be fully present and engaged in the current task.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. ” When merchants sign up MyTime then helps them with marketing activities through marketing automation tools they’ve build across SEM, social, and email. The company was called Red Beacon. I was standing with him when he won the TechCrunch 50 award.

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Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

My inbox was getting filled up with emails about it. I coached them through it over email and then fixed how the site operates to eliminate the issue for others. Whether it’s a post, a tweet, a text message, email or a Skype video chat, people with answers are always a click away.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2012

Olympic athletes are very familiar with the high standards set by coaches and judges. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. What if they attended a community college? In a small business, how much does pedigree matter?

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Berkonomics

APRIL 13, 2023

Time management: [Email readers, continue here…] Companies have gone out of business from a lack of time management, especially when additional capital is not available when most needed. Good managers are good students – easily coached by those on their boards or advisors who have been through eh rough times in their business lives.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 24, 2021

It is hard to coach or teach leadership in a few paragraphs. Email readers, continue here…] A great leader is a great cheerleader, knowing when and how to reward effective achievement through all levels of the organization. Those include funding, people, training, and facilities. Fourth: reward.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Email readers, continue here…] I found one of my joys in angel investing, putting money to work by investing time and money into promising young entrepreneurs much like I once was, coaching them, putting them together with others who have needed skills, helping to build someone else’s dream. The rewards of angel investing.

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Berkonomics

MAY 13, 2021

Further, just because someone volunteers to invest doesn’t make that person into a coach or expert, although many seem to think their investment gives them the right to be that coach or expert. But all agree that a good board will express its stewardship well by preventing the company from running out of money.

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