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B2FI: Demystifying Software Sales Into Financial Institutions

Andreessen Horowitz

The MEDDICC Sales Framework To share what we’ve learned from the fintech founders and operators we’ve spoken to about this topic, we have collated their advice under an overarching sales framework known as MEDDICC. Keep in mind: this sales framework is not linear , and these steps should be taken in tandem, not sequentially.

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On Leadership, Teams, Success & Happiness

Both Sides of the Table

Lately the topic of leadership & teams has been coming up a lot in my daily life. It’s my belief that through exceptional leadership you attract great teams that do more than the sum of the parts. ON LEADERSHIP. I am a strong believer that leadership and team development comes from these daily interactions.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Build a founding team, choose a VC and recruit your board

TechCrunch

ThoughtSpot CEO Sudheesh Nair shared some of his thoughts about building a sturdy leadership team and drafted a thorough checklist for entrepreneurs who are putting a crew together. His initial advice? Are you even the best choice for CEO? “Investors love founder-CEOs, and founders are often fantastic candidates for this role.

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5 Ways to Encourage More Women Into Careers in VC

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Open the pathway to people of different backgrounds and experiences You might think that a career in venture capital has to be driven by a background in finance. Without any prior finance expertise, she managed to break traditional barriers and enter the world of venture capital. But that’s not necessarily true.

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How to Manage a Board

Y Combinator

Below, I’ve tried sharing our advice for managing your board – from how often to meet, to the materials you need – in order to ensure a useful and productive group discussion. Decision framework. ? Founders/CFO/Finance team:Outline topics and write/collect content to be covered. ? Managing Your Board. T-18 days. ?

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Recruiting and Retaining the Right Executive Talent

Andreessen Horowitz

We spend time looking at their org savvy, their leadership skills. I think it’s the best framework for executive hiring that I’ve seen. And we know that the chief people officer role, CHRO—unlike maybe finance or sales—entrepreneurs have a harder time understanding what that role is, right?

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In the Vault: Turning Developers Into Clients With Marco Argenti From Goldman Sachs

Andreessen Horowitz

.” So, then I met David Solomon at re:Invent, which is the AWS conference where he was speaking, and then we started to talk and it was pretty clear that Goldman had the same vision that, especially in the world of finance, technology will play a disproportionately important role. Because engineers they tend to start from the how.