Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. When we were thinking of raising, he was the first I called, and after talking to Benchmark, Accel, August, and a few other tier 1 firms, it came down for me the person who was going to join the board. Much bad came out of this period including my cynicism for consultants.

VC 297

VC board consulting advice 297

TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2021

MasterClass, which sells a subscription to celebrity-taught classes, sits on the cusp of entertainment and education. Amanda DoAmaral , the founder of Fiveable, a learning platform for high school students: Masterclass is important for showing us why educational content should be treated more like entertainment.

venture capital 103

venture capital education financing finance 103

Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 17, 2021

From CEOs to stay-at-home parents to educators, everyone had to learn quickly how to shift and embrace this new normal. Check out the advice from these experts to get some insight. Clients are lawyers, accountants, consultants, and more who find new business through word of mouth referrals. So he’s going to hunker down.

peer-to-peer 102

peer-to-peer advice media communities 102

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 3, 2019

Getting help from business partners, boards of directors or investors is always going to be loaded, as they have a vested interest in the decisions and advice they give. Carlo Santoro was born and educated in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. So where does an entrepreneur go? Carlo is married with two children.

peer-to-peer 132

peer-to-peer startup entrepreneurs consulting 132

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

Post MBA I went into strategy consulting where my job was to problem solve for clients. This is a problem for a strategy consultant because you are, by definition, a generalist that is thrown into new problems again and again. . - And few people in my experience do this well so many board meetings wander.

entrepreneurs 372

entrepreneurs consulting frameworks advice 372

TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

Ryder was then a Maven “customer” for her following three pregnancies, using the platform for after-hours advice, virtual access to specialists or, more recently, guidance on how to prepare for a breech birth. Maven’s raise wasn’t only a milestone from a fundraising perspective, but also a board perspective.

health 100

health financing finance board 100

NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 4, 2019

When you map out your plans, all that you can go on are your results from last year, your honest assessment of the resources you have available, and your most educated guess about how the next twelve months will pan out. Can you name five people whom you could turn to for advice and support as you boldly step into the future?

strategy 59

strategy consulting innovation advice 59

Y Combinator

MAY 7, 2020

This person is not a founder and acts as a sounding board or liaison for your team. Other classification categories include W2 employee versus 1099 contractors and consultants. Some startups use an “Onboarding Guide” to help educate their new employees. (See below for more information on “classification.”).

startup 85

startup culture consulting education 85

NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 3, 2019

If you’re responsible for finding and hiring people to grow your team or your business, your thoughts have probably wandered towards recruiting on social media, especially when the job boards aren’t producing the right needles from the haystack. Social media is all pervasive.

media 67

media creativity mix-use board 67

Y Combinator

AUGUST 11, 2020

With the launch of YC’s list of startups hiring for fall 2020 interns , I’ve been getting a lot of requests for advice from students about their upcoming fall plans. This might include foregoing any pre-paid tuition or room and board at your university; it might also incur re-enrollment fees. Talk to your parents.

advice 90

advice incubation consulting education 90

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Software consultant Andrew Drach’s two companies Callentis and Solwey demonstrate his entrepreneurial skills, but his clients also value his educational background, as we learned through TechCrunch’s survey to identify the best software consultants for startups. Why did you choose the boutique consultancy model?

development 102

development consulting advice strategy 102

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

We have been advising a lot of entrepreneurs so I thought I’d “open source” some of the advice I have been sharing. So my only goal is to give you insights into the conversations we’ve been having in case you don’t have the same access or advice. I am not claiming to be the world expert on this. It is not “free money.” It depends.

VC 279

VC peer-to-peer startup advice 279

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

You’re not lecturing to a college class, you’re not at a cocktail party and you’re not chatting with a small group in a board meeting. OK, hold back on your consulting humor. Don’t confuse this with a tour-de-force education on the finer details of how your company operations. You’re on stage!

advice 362

advice VC entrepreneurs education 362

Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

When I graduated from Wharton, everyone went to Wall Street or large consulting firms or large businesses,” he said, adding that the school didn’t even have a course in entrepreneurship or small businesses at the time. “I That includes teaching course sin entrepreneurship at Angel University.

entrepreneurs 40

entrepreneurs angel capital entrepreneurship angel investing 40

TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

Ken Norton, who recently left his job as director of product at Figma to consult rising PMs, thinks it’s easier to start with defining what they aren’t: the CEO of the product. The public markets get educated. Square buys majority of Tidal, adds Jay-Z to its board in bid to shake up the artist economy. techcrunch.com.

pitching 109

pitching advice education collaboration 109

David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

Consulting. Education and Self-improvement. Jai Malik, Venture Partner at Republic and ex-corporate Scout for Tata Communications, shares advice on becoming a Scout: “ I think the most important thing they saw was that I was open to learning whatever it took to get the job done. Consulting. Full-time Initiatives.

consulting 119

consulting founder investing investment 119

TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? Norway is a country where you get access to a highly educated and technically skilled workforce that is proficient in English, and the valuation of the companies is well below the levels you see in the U.S., What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now?

opportunity 115

opportunity mix-use advice investing 115

David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I quickly recruited a board of experienced hands. Many of my board members are still there, a decade later. . Some respond by saying the educated workers will be fine, but what are the new jobs for less-skilled workers, e.g., truck drivers replaced by self-driving trucks? Why is that? Think Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

venture capital 52

venture capital VC capital ventures 52

David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I quickly recruited a board of experienced hands. Many of my board members are still there, a decade later. . Some respond by saying the educated workers will be fine, but what are the new jobs for less-skilled workers, e.g., truck drivers replaced by self-driving trucks? Why is that? Think Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

venture capital 40

venture capital VC capital ventures 40