Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. Report Card. We always wanted to be seen as a “mentorship organization” where people are asked to give back to their community.

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 5, 2016

rhubarb studios, the Los Angeles-based venture studio that helps entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life, announced that it raised $1 million in seed funding. We built our venture studio using the same processes that we apply to design and grow all startups that go through our [build] program,” said rhubarb studios co-founder Cauri Jaye.

Coach 40

Coach Seed Funding Design Resource 40

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2016

Every entrepreneur and business executive I know wants to emulate that boss, but most don’t can’t even describe the attributes required. In my opinion, great examples in today’s entrepreneur world include Elon Musk (Tesla), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), and Richard Branson (Virgin Group). Adapt the job or organization to fit the talent.

Oracle 53

Oracle Organization Entrepreneur Examples 53

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2017

New managers are generally taught not to build personal relationships with direct reports – in case you have to discipline them later. Focusing on problems only magnifies negativity in your organization. Personnel people talk primarily about spending time with and coaching poor performers.

Coach 58

Coach Tips Satisfaction Organization 58

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. By the way, I also strongly advise that entrepreneurs reference VCs. Plus, if she does have areas where we could coach her on improvement it would help to know that coming in.”

Startup 302

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Report 302

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Even three person organizations are political. Some entrepreneurs make the mistake of never devolving power. Naturally the countries reacted negatively to reporting to a centralized figure in the UK (and of course to no longer reporting to the CEO). They are control freaks and have to own all of the decisions.

Venture Capital 319

Venture Capital Startup Sales Customer 319

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

The new war for platforms has mostly been waged by Andreessen Horowitz who have raised astounding amounts of capital and therefore had the fees to put into providing more services for entrepreneurs. From an entrepreneur’s perspective we’re asked to assist in a lot of situations.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Platform Startup Resource 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2011

Justice Department and SEC reported imposing over $1.5 Last year, this same type of legislation was adopted by thirty other nations and countries who are member of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”), with its much-awaited Good Practice Guidance for anti-bribery compliance programs.

Outsource Development 88

Outsource Development High Tech Outsource Examples 88

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We try to hire people who we believe will be upfront and respectful of entrepreneurs and know that it’s far easier to judge ones decisions on the outside than it actually is to have to make the tough decisions inside of a startup every day. Empowerment is hard for most startup entrepreneurs.

Startup 150

Startup Coach Course Invest 150

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

More recently, we licensed our platform to leadership guru Marshall Goldsmith, so that he could transform his $200,000 coaching engagements into a virtual program, so that a much wider audience could benefit from Marshall's process and work. It's anybody or any organization with a body of knowledge.

Geni 100

Geni Web Guide Platform 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2011

I had organized European operations into regions and the country manager for Italy reported to the central European manager based in Germany. He resides in Silicon Valley, California, and has long helped entrepreneurs there, as well as providing turn-around assistance as interim CEO and business coach for several companies.

Startup 90

Startup Technical Advisors Sales Examples 90

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2010

I had organized European operations into regions and the country manager for Italy reported to the central European manager based in Germany. He resides in Silicon Valley, California, and has long helped entrepreneurs there, as well as providing turn-around assistance as interim CEO and business coach for several companies.

Technical Advisors 48

Technical Advisors Sales Startup Coach 48

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2017

As an entrepreneur advisor and startup investor, it always amazes me how obvious these alignment issues are from the outside, and how hard it is to make them visible inside and get them corrected. They bring over 25 years of experience in alignment strategy deployment for large and small organizations across Europe and North America.

Company 54

Company Companies Technical Review Coach 54

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2016

The reality is that entrepreneurs usually don’t have the money or time for executive recruiters to do the filtering and selection for them. Provide required team integration, training and ongoing coaching. Attracting, evaluation and hiring direct reports is a task that should never be delegated.

Technical Review 56

Technical Review Coach Training Screening 56