Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

I recently read a book I’d highly recommend to every reader of this blog called “ Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive &# by Robert B. If you haven’t read it you should definitely buy it – other people just like you did. If it’s below 50% I will almost never go and see it.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In some ways it feels like a company that has gone partially remote—where you still get certain types of interaction on “office days” that you can’t get at home, but it’s definitely not what it was. Each episode would take me about 15 minutes to edit and publish after we recorded it because I wasn’t going nuts on the editing side.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Because my wife is a superstar she published them all on a blog here along with much other wonderful type-A mom advice. He had just written another one of his way-over-the-top blog posts. I think Dave has blogging Tourettes Syndrome when he hears the word VC. We then started talking about Dave McClure.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

By the way, I don’t spell check my blog posts either. But I hate worse when I let down the people for whom I’ve totally committed my time to: the boards I set on, my limited partners, my colleagues at Upfront, companies that are pitching me and looking for feedback and my family. It’s not under the definition of crazy per Adam’s op-ed.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I’ve blogged about this before and provide a lot more details in these posts: 1. If that isn’t the original definition of “angel” money I don’t know what is. Fly out to CA, NY, BOS and tell investors that you’ll willing to do the majority of board meetings there. CincyTech today has $28.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

Craig had two Angel-Sharks participate in his deal, and one of them returned for additional investments and serves in an advisory board role.). You’ll be surrounded by very knowledgeable EO member investors, and you’ll definitely learn from them. and more articles from the EO blog. . Who is the ideal attendee for DX22?

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MARCH 18, 2010

When a reader lands on my blog, they’re going to run into a lot of people. Not only is my e-mail address on my blog, but I even have a live Plugoo widget that you can type into and send me a message on AIM. First off, there’s me. I am front and center when it comes to being in close proximity to what I write.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2024

I want to push that definition further, dig into the challenges that come with actually living by our core values. And that is definitely something that would have made my Mama proud. and more articles from the EO blog. The post 3 Ways Your Company Can Live By Its Core Values first appeared on The EO Blog. 5000 honoree.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 3, 2012

Instead of just e-mailing people and dealing with them directly, as we do in person, we're a blog post away from a flamewar. Age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc are all topics that are deeply emotional for people--and, by definition, personal. We hear things that weren't actually said and argue points that weren't made.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

Experiences way beyond any hack-a-thon, startup blog or your current company engagement can enrich your thinking and challenge you to think more broadly about the solutions you offer in the market. I remember once sitting on a panel with Esther Dyson who is one of the most travelled and broad-experienced technologist I know.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

Jonathan Strauss took this issue head on in a blog post that I believe every startup founder should read on “ Replacing Oneself as CEO.” I know because I marked the occasion with a blog post on how to have a great VC meeting. Jonathan shared that experience in his blog post so I won’t repeat it.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2018

For the last two years, I’ve been pretty vocal about politics on social media , in my weekly tech community newsletter and on this blog. A co-op board is going to judge me at my next apartment. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve gotten more progressive—which is a big shift for me because I grew up conservative.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 13, 2020

In regular business, it definitely helps to have expertise; but entrepreneurs are in the business of solving problems that have never been solved before, so there are no experts yet. Jim McKelvey is the cofounder of Square, and served as the chairman of its board until 2010, and still serves on the Board of Directors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2023

Involve the C-suite From my experience helping 21 organizations transition to hybrid work, it’s crucial for the whole C-suite to be actively involved in formulating the metrics, and for the Board to approve them. External benchmarks definitely indicate offering more remote work facilitates both retention and recruitment.

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MAY 27, 2010

Sometimes it pays to jump on board before a lot of big questions have been answered—simply because you can feel the market starting to notice it and create mindshare momentum. I just had just written about Foursquare on my blog, so I was actually invited to his biz dev meeting, too. Maybe… maybe not.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

Here’s how I break down the four quadrants (and I’ve put my definitions in here – not Covey’s). I know that would be surprising to many readers since keeping a blog somehow convinces people that I’m a time management or productivity ninja. I’m not. It’s hard to hide. So I always performed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2022

Get everyone on board with your WHY. Although the traditional definition of EVP is “employee value proposition,” I prefer to frame this as an “employer value promise,” or the commitment that an employer makes to their employees about the value they stand to gain in their lives by working for the company. .” Clarify your EVP.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

I’ve talked many times on my blog about how they’re the lifeblood of most businesses – even those that pretend like they’re above it all. By definition an MVP (minimum viable product) means there’s room for improvement. Before reading my tongue-in-cheek post, please know that I love sales people.

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MAY 27, 2010

Sometimes it pays to jump on board before a lot of big questions have been answered—simply because you can feel the market starting to notice it and create mindshare momentum. I just had just written about Foursquare on my blog, so I was actually invited to his biz dev meeting, too. I told him I just couldn’t get there on it.

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HPA

MARCH 3, 2022

We’d like to thank HPA Deal Lead Andy Bokor and HPA Managing Director Pete Wilkins, who served as a Board Observer, for their contributions and counsel to the company throughout the years. For more information on the acquisition, view the press release or read more on PagerDuty’s blog. Congratulations to the Catalytic team!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Kelvin serves on the Georgia Restaurant Association’s board of directors. Mandy: You definitely have to own your strengths and weaknesses to make a partnership work. They’re invaluable as a sounding board for support and advice. In Their Words. EO asked the couple a few questions about their unique experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). When we invest they are often the company counsel so we see them at board meetings. Much of this is unfounded – some is not. Our lives are intertwined.

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APRIL 29, 2011

No matter how much I or any of the team here at First Round made themselves accessable through Office Hours, LinkedIn, Twitter, speaking, blogging, etc., Then I realized that it's probably not obvious what the dynamics are around how VCs tend to get introduced to companies and what works best for people, so I figured I'd blog about it.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

There are many different paths to success and many different definitions of how to succeed in business. No matter what your definition of success is, some of the ingredients of success will be the same. A partner can be a great sounding board as well. Content Marketing – Blogging. However, be careful. Mentorship.

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 16, 2022

I had a blog and did a bunch of freelance work while bartending at night in Jersey, and in 2010ish accidentally fell into the media world by applying for a job on Craigslist at a blog called the Huffington Post. But seriously… Music is definitely the best representation of me. JD: I think it’s definitely a little bit of both.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 31, 2020

SEC’s Historic Decision Broadens Definition of Accredited Investor. For the first time, they went beyond an income-based or wealth-based definition to include expertise, skills and financial licensing, among other criteria, to enable an estimated million or more US households to join the ranks of the accredited investors.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The graph above shows a definite point of diminishing returns when contacting LPs, somewhere around 60–70. According to our sample, the average fund had 28 LPs, so getting one credible name on board early on can go a long way in securing the rest. To learn more about the fundraising landscape, check out the full report on DocSend.com.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Over the years, I’ve grown my network to about 700 people – my “mentor board of advisors” or MBA. If you don’t ask, the answer is definitely no. The post Get Advice From The Best In Business appeared first on THE BLOG. I believe with the right approach, anyone can get advice from the best in business. Guess what?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 14, 2018

I think I’ll definitely be more open to trying things her way after listening to Koenigs’ point of view on things. The post Lessons Learned from Mike Koenig on EO 360 appeared first on THE BLOG. “To interview people well, study the hell out of them.”.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

This will require a clear vision of the future that you can persuade others to get on board with, and definitive proof that you’ll be making the sales to make their investment worth it. Maybe guest blogging isn’t panning out the way you thought it would. You may find that your expectations were a little off-base.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 24, 2017

A Glossary of Employment Term Definitions. You should be able to prove that you did not discriminate during your hiring process and that everything was fair and above board. The post How to Establish a Legal, Effective Hiring Process appeared first on THE BLOG. This individual must: Express an interest in the open role.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 13, 2011

And if you think this blog post was specifically targeting YOU because you asked me to lunch – it isn’t. I like board meetings at your place so we can pull in other team members and hear from them. You can definitely ask senior people to dinners (VCs, senior execs at companies, etc.) I have nobody in mind.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

It also provides a job board, a newsletter , and workshops for marketers. We help early companies build their marketing functions across the board. That’s a very fast definition of marketing, but that’s basically what it is. So we iterated on some stuff [and] launched a new job board. That’s not the goal.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 25, 2022

There were definitely learning moments for all of us along the way, including the one time we parked all of our bicycles at the train station. Before they received a green light from the local government and the board of the school, the school principal and her colleagues decided they would accept children from Ukraine.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

Build a library of templates for each different type of email that you typically send, using the same brand elements across the board but ensuring each template is still visually distinct. The key to using templates is that the email recipient shouldn't be able to tell it's a template. out-of-the-box design.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 23, 2021

The future of air cargo is indeed digital and this change will definitely bring in efficiency across the supply chain,” said Qatar Airways Chief Cargo Officer Guillaume Halleux. Aaron Ciechanover , who recently joined the company’s scientific advisory board. It looks rather promising,” said Nobel Prize winner Prof.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 12, 2017

they are definitely at a disadvantage. We asked which tools they find particularly helpful to improve processes like board management , recruitment , sales and financial management. To manage board meetings, our respondents mentioned a variety of data sharing tools like Box (12%), Dropbox and Google Drive (6% each).

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