Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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Y Combinator

JULY 15, 2019

One of the most common questions we hear from founders is “How do I manage my board?” It’s something that provokes anxiety, because this is the first time the founder/CEO is subject to external supervision, and the board has powers that include the firing of the CEO and the senior management. But first, what’s the purpose of a board?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 8, 2022

teams usually outperform individuals or groups of individuals) but very few Founder CEOs are skilled at creating a high-performing senior leadership team. It’s a myth to believe that leadership has always resided in the CEO. Successful companies have distributed leadership across the business.

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Revolution

MAY 4, 2022

As board members, there were many hard conversations and no easy answers. We leaned in during weekly board meetings and reinvested when others left the cap table. Their advice and support helped guide me through one of the most challenging times I’ve faced as an entrepreneur and CEO.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2020

You can still take advantage of all the small business advice that was shared throughout the event. You can still listen to the whole thing, but we wanted to share some of our favorite moments and pieces of small business advice. Awesome small business advice! Great small business advice from Jason! Thanks, Steve!

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 28, 2019

Here’s how to build a startup advisory board. And while it often seems more involved and complex than it is in reality, setting up an advisory board is something you should look to put in place in the early stages of your entrepreneurial venture. Selecting an advisory board is the tricky part.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2020

McKinsey studies have also shown that companies with diverse leadership outperform their peers. The company’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides counseling, wellness services and legal advice to accommodate their diverse needs. The founder of Polar Notion , Morgan J. Diversity is no exception. This helps us broaden our pool.”.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2022

At your board meetings, you have one investor complaining that you aren’t growing fast enough, another complaining that your burn ratio is too high and another warning you to extend your cash runway. Tracking the explosive growth of open-source software. Now, it’s not so simple. You aren’t the only one who is confused and stressed.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Meanwhile, FI senior leaders and board members are intrigued by new products like Microsoft 365 Copilot and how generative AI can automate their internal workflows (and improve their bottom lines). Taken as a whole, FIs are at an especially receptive time for greater software adoption.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I had an enjoyable conversation this morning with a young team straight out of college this morning and they were calling to ask advice on how to approach fund raising (angels vs. VCs, how to select a VC, etc.) EQ and Team Leadership? Startup Advice VC Industry' Deals done in your industry? It’s a bit of all of these.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

It’s also good advice to treat your marriage like a business partnership, in that both require commitment, communication and a shared view of values and goals. Kelvin serves on the Georgia Restaurant Association’s board of directors. How has your EO experience impacted your entrepreneurial journey and leadership style?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 27, 2020

The best business advice I was given was in my year 10 woodwork class by my teacher—who was teaching woodwork to boys who were both frivolous and quick to make decisions on cutting into beautiful pieces of timber. The best advice I have ever received came from one of my mentors from the US. Demi Markogiannaki—founder at WeTeachMe.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 8, 2019

This may be news, but boards of directors can offer bad advice. Having served on more than forty boards, I’ve seen such a variety of good and bad advice that my stories could fill a book. (oh, They have…) So, lets delve into board composition, risk of an unbalanced board, and one of those stories….

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

I have sat through scores of board meetings in the past year and in at least 25% of them the topic of a senior employee we hired that hasn’t worked out comes up. Teams are organisms and they detect bad cells even more quickly than leadership does. Startup Advice' Failing to act undermines confidence.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

Our best-practice advice to CEOs is to cut deep enough that they are confident there will not be a second round in the next few months. The document was not meant to live in isolation — instead, it was a foundation upon which to build in collaboration with investors, board members and senior leadership teams.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

They believe everyone’s advice. Entrepreneurs often struggle because they listen to others’ advice instead of their instincts. Learn leadership and management skills, so you don’t waste valuable time on employee churn and the hiring process. That’s a sign of strong leadership. Everyone has opinions. My rule of thumb?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes. We recently added Richard Mumby to our leadership team. What is a reasonable payback period and how quickly do we want to grow?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 10, 2023

You’ll receive practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. Raising funds in 2023 — a crash back to reality If you were planning on raising funds in 2023, DC Palter has some harsh advice — forget about the valuations that friends and cohort members were getting in 2018–2022. No uncapped notes or SAFEs.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

I have been writing a series on how startup boards get selected, who sits on them and what to avoid. I started this series in part to help entrepreneurs but also to help newer investors because I’ve know with so many new companies you have so many new board members and many people are trying to figure out there respective roles.

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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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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Building on the above advice, you’ll need to make this trial long enough so that the user experiences the value, but no longer. The best advice to early-stage companies is to default to being generous here. Miro once upon a time gave away unlimited boards, then cut it to 10 boards, then to 3 boards.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

We strive to invest in companies that are consciously working to create a diverse leadership team?—?one Thank you to Kara Nortman for your leadership on the gender equality topic and your activism with your fellow VCs at Female Office Hours. one that’s inclusive across gender, ethnicity, age and national origins.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2020

5000 shared: Knowing what you know now, what advice would you share with your younger self? It’s been like having my own board of directors, for both my business and personal life. We asked these elite leaders about their entrepreneurial journeys. 4,672 on the 2020 Inc. What critical mistake taught you a lesson that proved invaluable?

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Launched the new Boards in Action course, available in March as part of the AU winter term. ACA leadership met with directors from the SBA, members of the Ways and Means Committee, policy directors at the SEC and several members of Congress. Published the AngelBox Basics Toolkit.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2009

And I’ll bet that the leadership he displayed helped his angel decide he had the character worth backing. Inspiration/ Leadership – As an entrepreneur you’re always under-resourced. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Many entrepreneurs struggle with their setbacks.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Drama at BharatPe : The Tiger-backed Indian fintech company is seeing turmoil in its leadership, with co-founder and managing director Ashneer Grover asking its board “for the removal of chief executive Suhail Sameer” from the leadership group at the company.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

What advice the initiators have for other ecosystems looking to hire a professional ecosystem builder. We are fortunate to have leadership that have masterminded strategies utilizing public and private funding, along with a stellar regional foundation (Danville Regional Foundation, or DRF) to slowly work this puzzle out.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Sadly, in 2014, when I relapsed for the second time since my initial surgery, the board of directors made the decision to terminate my tenure at ESTREC. Any advice to YLAI Network members? Take the risk. Despite what others may think of your venture, if you see the niche you can work in, go for it.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2023

They may struggle with key aspects of business such as fundraising, marketing, and leadership, and, as a result, they either need too much time to launch or never launch at all. Weak leadership skills Product founders are often so focused on the product that they neglect to develop their leadership skills.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Whether it’s securing investment capital, marketing a concept, recruiting new talent or leaning on peers for support and advice, having a solid network can seriously work to your benefit. Noelle Fauver volunteers on the board of the San Diego American Marketing Association and is a contributing editor for 365businesstips.com. .

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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? Under your leadership, how much funding has your startup raised? More posts by this contributor.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like. Partner Leverage.

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Berkonomics

JULY 8, 2021

The organization, like Vistage, manages roundtables of CEOs meeting monthly in small groups, where they discuss their mutual challenges and help solve each other’s complex problems, acting as an informal board of advisors. I contribute my two cents of advice, as do the others in the group. How do roundtables operate? How it works.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2011

He said that when talking with the board and with investors he realized that he was no longer visionary in this particular field and certainly no longer passionate about it. When that happens it is no longer acceptable to be the founder on the board trying to reinvent yourself. Leadership – It’s hard to be a real leader.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2014

I can assure you that move wasn’t a walk in the park for the board. You need to understand power, ownership, leadership, performance, relationships, motivations, alcoholism, depression, resentment, jealousy, scorn. Startup Advice' Foursquare? Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai split. Noah Glass. Then Jack Dorsey.

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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? . A: I am excited about the shift in leadership. And I continue to.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Here’s my advice for developing your grit and using it: Approach your early-stage company as if you are in a marathon, not a sprint. The result will also be a halo effect on your advisers, board members and current and future investors. Develop a team that supports you and your business and offers on-target advice.

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