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. I always tell people that if you’re not creative in how you tell stories the simplest way to do so is by telling “a day in the life&# of your potential user.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

I often tell teams that you need to create product deadlines that are semi-public (or maybe board commitments) that help you focus on shipping product. You may have to cut scope but nothing gets you more focused and the creative juices flowing than a deadline staring you in the face.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

Embrace creativity and uncertainty, and bring together those who may not work in your exact field to bring in new ideas. González: Within our board, managing team, and program participants the majority are women. What advice would you give to other young leaders to do the same in their community and their businesses?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

After numerous discussions we held the line and all agreed as a board that profitability was much more important than chasing new markets and that perfecting our systems and methods was critical before we expanded and just increase the scope of our problems to solve. If I could close with some advice for startups and boards ….

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Here Cincinnati was really creative to its approach to attracting more venture capital to the region – including this author. On my trip I also gave my usual advice to entrepreneurs who don’t live in a major tech funding hub: Find VCs who are from your area originally. Mavens & Marketing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 2, 2021

Contributed By Susan Michel, EO New Jersey member and founder and CEO of Glen Eagle Advisors , which provides investment management and financial planning advice. There are many creative and engaging ways to teach life lessons outside of the classroom ?even Susan is a board member of EO’s New Jersey chapter.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I was meeting with a first-time CEO of a very promising young startup recently and offering my advice on what his priorities should be. I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

In summary, many advisors, board members or executives will steer you away from exclusivity agreements. I would encourage you at least to have them in your tool kit for any negotiation and you simply need to be creative in how you structure them and weigh up the pros & cons of each trade.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 16, 2017

You need to be innovative and creative to come up with security awareness training that educates, engages and enthuses. Cybersecurity Awareness Training … For the Board of Directors! Take a look at this innovative security awareness video specifically made for CEOs, board members and top management. That’s right!

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. He pinged me for advice. Creative destruction will continue to create opportunities for people who understand the deflationary economics of the Internet. Why is that? Yesterday was a Monday. I’m long.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Four Pillars of Governance Best Practice (strategy, culture, accountability and compliance) still underpin governance in a startup context but they are applied differently than on an established corporate board. Strategy is everything for a startup company board. A startup board is brave and supportive. Accountability.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The idea is to build a product with a way to connect to key business systems, pull the data and answer a very specific set of business questions, while using machine learning to provide more proactive advice. “I spend my life in the board meetings.

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OnStartups

MARCH 24, 2021

Fast forward to today, HubSpot has thousands of startups as customers, and a special program, creatively named " HubSpot for Startups "]. No board seats or advisory roles. Creative Market : Acquired by Adobe. Note: this is not investment advice). They require a board seat. So, I could just write more checks.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

When you communicate with each other openly and honestly, people respect that and get on board with your mission. What is your advice for entrepreneurs to achieve such longevity? My advice for longevity is to always stay tuned to your values. One of those values is communication. This was a defining moment in our culture. .

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HPA

AUGUST 15, 2019

Currently, she sits on four corporate boards, including a New York City technology startup called Xformative, Vantage Technology, Illinois Liquor Control Commission, and Lake Land College. What advice do you have for someone who’s looking to raise money from investors or start a company? Quitting is simply not an option.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. Any advice or insights on how to present a strong case for an O-1A or EB-1A? The information provided in “Dear Sophie” is general information and not legal advice. Take a listen!

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FundersClub

JUNE 15, 2017

" Boris Silver of FundersClub offers a summary of his advice to a founder on best practices when joining an accelerator, stemming from his own experience at Y Combinator in " What do the best founders do in accelerator programs? What does an ideal board look like? " Connor Murphy of SAP.iO

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

“We don’t just add tasks to a Trello board for them to complete, we discuss the goals, why and how best to achieve them with cost/benefit analysis in mind.” Why do you think architecture design advice is important? And do you have any advice for startups wanting to avoid bad experiences?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2021

Its solution, in part, may be based on creative ways of presenting content to users, but also keeping a focus on strong material to use in those channels. ’ was the advice we got.) ” In this latest Series B, “we shifted our focus from total dollars to representation on the board,” they said.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Get creative, and think ‘multi-use’. Be proud of the fact you work from home, and make it a design feature that doesn’t distract from your interior, but rather adds to it in a creative way. An iPad that can fix to the wall is perfect for jotting notes, or a cute little peg board to clip post-its.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Per Kainulainen, it works best for “b2c brands with large (and often repetitive) customer service volumes” “This is where automation can provide a huge impact from day one and really free up people to take on more creative and challenging work. ” “The customer service industry is undergoing an automation revolution.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. Of course, there are also creative companies that find a way to bend the models themselves. Also see Why I Invested in SparkToro. I am not a lawyer.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 12, 2019

A: I have had the privilege of serving on several boards and commissions via a governor or mayoral appointment. Q: What advice would you give to someone who is wanting to help build greater equity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem/community here in KC? . Q: What about your life or work would you like others to know about you?

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 3, 2023

Interactions occur in a simple and natural way that gives individuals fast and helpful information and advice. Suleyman’s other co-founders are Chief Scientist Karén Simonyan and Board Member Reid Hoffman. With its depth it can take on various roles in each user’s life such as teacher, coach, confidante, creative partner and more.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 24, 2021

We will get creative and shoot random messages from our hips. If you are fortunate enough to have the entire board listening, default your speech to the CEO and CFO. That is okay. Identify and focus on the slides that add value to your pitch. Strip off the rest. Based on my experience, 5–6 slides are ideal for a 10-minute pitch.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Current Board service includes: First Fidelity Bank, REES Architects, Oklahoma City University, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, United Way of Central Oklahoma, the Civic Center Foundation, the Oklahoma School of Science and Math Foundation, i2e (Innovation to Enterprise) and the Arts Council of Oklahoma City. Get started!

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 28, 2022

To help you determine if corporate venture capital is right for your startup, we asked startup founders, investors, and business leaders this question for their best pieces of advice. Make sure your goals and views align with CPC stakeholders. Patricio Paucar , Co-Founder + Chief Customer Officer, Navi.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 15, 2023

I truly fell in love with building things and realized that it simultaneously fueled my curiosity and creativity. I noticed that you’re on dozens of startup boards — very impressive. From a very young age I was fascinated with technology. So much so that I assembled my own PC when I was 14.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Some examples of VCs originating in creative ways: Pioneer runs an extremely open contest focused on lowering the bar to raising capital for “scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and civic activists.” and project management and collaboration tools (Asana, Huddle, Basecamp, Sharepoint, Central Desktop, Trello, etc.). .

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 8, 2022

Internal stakeholders include other teams or board members. My advice is that even the senior team should set its own distinctive purpose so that it can set its own performance goals to measure itself against. Because there is greater creativity, group think is avoided, and all the different perspectives are aired.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

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. I always tell people that if you’re not creative in how you tell stories the simplest way to do so is by telling “a day in the life” of your potential user.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

For more actionable advice regarding SaaS pricing and sales, see these previously published Extra Crunch stories: Should your SaaS startup embrace a bottom-up GTM strategy? Customer advisory boards are a gold mine for startup brand champions. ” Customer advisory boards are a gold mine for startup brand champions.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

My best advice is to actively surround yourself with people who have more experience and knowledge than you. It teaches us resilience in the face of adversity, creativity in problem-solving, and the power of unwavering determination. My advice is to be accountable and focus on continual improvement.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? Our early advice to founders was to ensure runway for 18 months in order to weather the storm. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? We lowered our check size per company.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I don’t think Audrey was particularly well supported by her high-profile board members. A great board member helps you catch your blind spots. Even if these investors were skilled in such things, I’m not sure how much Audrey would have paid attention to their advice anyway. Not that any of her non-Black board members (i.e.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 30, 2016

I have been evangelizing to founders for years to be more thoughtful about how startups update investors and run board meetings so I would be pretty hypocritical if I wasn’t willing to try and be more effective myself. Before making this change I called our LPs to ask for advice and input. I’m truly sorry for this.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now?

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