Dream It

JUNE 2, 2022

Our advice on cyber sales and crafting CISO security sales pitches will help improve your close rates and enterprise sales outcomes. Get expert advice on key issues to avoid. By Alana Hill , Securetech Associate at Dreamit Ventures Book Office Hours with the Securetech team.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

I bought the most popular book on the topic, “ The Mind of the Strategist &# by Kenichi Ohmae, who is ex McKinsey. I found this book very useful but still a little bit hard to implement. The book is expensive but for me personally this helped me enormously. Tags: Startup Advice. I’m glad I read it though.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

” The firm’s investment process begins at the macro level, building actionable investment frameworks based on extensive internal research. I also just finished Phil Knight’s book “Shoe Dog” and enjoyed “The Three Body Problem” series earlier this summer.”

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. My advice to people thinking about getting an MBA is to think about the five C’s. THE FIVE C’S.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

” Wilson’s book explores the history of freon, a common refrigerant that was later banned due to its devastating impact on the ozone layer. Venrock Vice President Todd Graham has some frank advice for founders at venture-backed startups: “It would be wise to generate a return at some point.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Similarly, “everyone needs 18-24 months of runway” is a nice motto, but when it takes three times longer to raise a round than it used to, it may no longer be useful advice. She’s written a guide for incoming CISOs that contains a framework for setting goals, creating action plans and, most importantly, documenting risk.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

Favorite business book, blog, podcast? What is one piece of advice you’d give every founder? Although we spend lots of time talking about numbers, metrics and frameworks, there’s an artistic component to entrepreneurship that’s really important. They take non-consensus bets, strategically. I love teaching. And I love eating.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

As you’re maturing, you’ll need the broader reach that PR and ongoing strategic advice provides. Our workshops help startup teams design a customer journey using the pirate metrics framework and turn that into a clear, step-by-step action plan which they can implement or outsource. From there we design a logo.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

It’s a very personal topic and I’d like to offer you a framework to decide for yourself, based on the following factors: How Long is it Taking to Raise Capital at Your Stage in the Market? While there is no “one size fits all” I used to give the advice that you should plan about 4.5 Is that a lot for them?

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

So, if you get a bunch of engineers in a room for example, if they need to do a web project, you can count the seconds before the discussion on frameworks come up. Because engineers they tend to start from the how. And that’s a good discussion, but not a discussion I would start from. So, this idea of saying, “Okay.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 21, 2017

The four lies we tell ourselves about firing people above originate from Kim’s book, Radical Candor. Kim’s advice for firing people underscores her compassion for people in her teams. But it all started with empathy for her team’s ideas to improve our operations. Management is an art, a blend of chemistry and style.

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The Entrepreneurs Library

JULY 1, 2015

I also work a lot with individuals now through seed communities, I’m an author of two award winning and Best Selling books, and as a result I do a lot of keynote speaking. The Book’s Unique Quality(3:09). This book is to help innovative people understand how all of that fits together. A Deep Dive Into The Book (6:16).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Let’s set up a framework. it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 A Framework to Guide You: So putting it all together, you should always be mindful of your personal circumstances and market conditions. Turns out like most things there are no simple answers. Here’s overall what you need to know.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

That may seem strange advice for a new startup, but the economy is volatile and things change very fast. I find Clayton Christensen’s jobs to be done (JTBD) framework very powerful because it’s relevant to the product, marketing and strategy teams. What problem are they solving? What value do they add?

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Schwartz wrote a book on the topic called The Power of Full Engagement. I haven’t read the book, but I’m a believer in one of the frameworks within it, the 2x2 matrix above. To make use of this energy framework, a manager should routinely, even weekly, take stock of which quadrant the team is in.

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FundersClub

JUNE 8, 2017

" Ryan Ridley of Rick and Morty talks about the sci-fi elements of the show, their new VR game Virtual Rick-ality, and his advice for creators in " Rick and Morty Writer: Ryan Ridley.

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Derek Sivers

JUNE 21, 2020

So here’s my experience and best advice for 2020. JavaScript will be around for many years, while libraries and frameworks come and go every year. Start with the book: “ Head First JavaScript Programming ”. Do it at the same time as you’re reading the books. These books will go faster , now that you’re fluent.

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David Teten VC

MAY 16, 2017

Sameer Jain, ActiveAllocator.com: Due Diligence Framework for Direct Investing. Some Advice On “First Calls” With Fund Managers You Might Be Evaluating. Six tips to make your PE pitch book stand out. PEI book on Private Market Fundraising (213 pages). Samir Kaji: The Family Office perspective on venture fund allocations.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

In 2013, when writing my first book, Sell Your Business for More Than It’s Worth, I researched businesses extensively. Then, in 2019, I did the same research for my newest book, Exit Rich. This is where Exit Rich , my newest book, comes in. The book focuses on the ST GPS Exit Model® and the ST 6 P Method®.

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The Entrepreneurs Library

JULY 2, 2015

I did put the book together for people to be able to jump from chapter to chapter. In each section of the book we experience a degree of pressure and worry and confusion. A Deep Dive Into The Book(3:59). The framework has four components. Notable Quotes From The Book. Other Books Recommended By The Author (9:54).

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The Entrepreneurs Library

JUNE 22, 2015

I write books, I teach in the school of business at Duke University, and I do a lot of speaking and marketing strategy consulting as well. The Book’s Unique Quality (02:46). I really divided the book into three major sections: finding your breakthrough idea, building a following around your idea, and how to monetize your ideas.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders. 47:40 – What’s a must read book and why? Like, everything else, I read a lot of books, like everything that is out there related to startups, founders, but all of that is not in context to what you’re doing. A lot of those books are written outside India.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

One of the books that first made me aware of the “creative brain&# was “ Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain &# by Betty Edwards. All are known creativity drivers and are covered in the book mentioned above. My framework gives me a deeper understanding of the sector. For others they swear by music.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 26, 2019

Our digital strategy playbook also goes through the framework used to optimise a landing page and what to think about. GET ANTHONY BAXTERS DIGITAL STRATEGY PLAYBOOK, INCLUDING THE FRAMEWORK FIREFLY DIGITAL USE TO HELP BUILD AND GROW SOME OF NEW ZEALAND’S LEADING BRANDS, AT WWW.DIGITALMARKETINGSTRATEGY.CO.NZ/FREE-BOOK.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

We spent a bunch of time in the video talking about “disruption” as described by Clay Christensen in his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemman” which I profiled here. 22:00 Mark’s book recommendation: American Pastoral by Philip Roth. I agree with him.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

After having read Elad Gil’s book, I understand why. In fact, one of the defining chapters in that book was her user instructions for her as a manager. Maybe we can start with that backstory on how that chapter inside of Elad’s book came together. Her team loved working for her. Claire, welcome to Office Hours.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

They often are very good at getting information out of people, helping create a framework for making decisions and pushing for support amongst the organization from those that back the decision and those that do not. Is it book smarts? Is it book smarts? What prepares us to become great leaders? Nah, of course not.

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

Frameworks To Become A Billionaire. Dharmesh: I think that was good advice. Or you don't do that that framework? Yeah, I have that framework. Sam: for me, yeah, I have that framework. And you can learn a lot of what you need just by reading the top three books on it and just practicing the craft, right?

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

And so, I joined this program, and we and a bunch of my colleagues in the program took his work and thought, “Can we put this work, this expert system inference, in a formal Bayesian probabilistic framework?” ” And the answer is you can, but the downside is it’s computationally intractable.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We’re still working on frameworks for this, both regulatory and following it ourselves, but one broad way that we’ve been thinking about it from the beginning and are probably going to work more on formalizing it over the coming months and years, is this idea of safe scaling or checkpointing.

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