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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve written a few posts about boards recently as part of a series on the subject. I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic. Mentorship.

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Do you Suffer from the Urgency Addiction? It’s More Common Than you Think

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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. As the CEO you have a team that is counting on you and a board that is measuring your performance. I founded a mentorship group called Launchpad LA. I’m not.

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What’s it Like Being a VC?

Both Sides of the Table

Since I answer this all the time anyway I thought it might make an interesting blog post. We have a great board chat and talk about our strategic direction but then you go out and execute. They said, “yeah, but we get that through our board interactions. I’m enjoying the chaotic creativity that comes with blogging.

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20 Years As a CEO: What I Wish I Knew Then

StartupNation

Twenty years ago, I kickstarted the company with only one employee on board. They can easily do that thanks to higher automation, transformation speed, and business efficiency, which are immanent in modern, groundbreaking technologies. Pre-developed technology is much cheaper. Live your values together. Need faster results?

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20 Years As a CEO: What I Wish I Knew Then

StartupNation

Twenty years ago, I kickstarted the company with only one employee on board. They can easily do that thanks to higher automation, transformation speed, and business efficiency, which are immanent in modern, groundbreaking technologies. Pre-developed technology is much cheaper. Live your values together. Need faster results?

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Snap debuts its fifth cohort of Yellow accelerator startups

TechCrunch

The startups will receive mentorship from Snap executives and will also get access to networking opportunities. “Snap’s Yellow Accelerator was founded to support mission-driven, creative entrepreneurs who are building at the intersection of creativity and technology,” the company said in a blog post.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

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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