A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 8, 2021

With vaccinations topping 90mm doses in the US and upwards of 75mm doses likely to be injected into arms in the US in March, many companies are starting to think about what a return to the office might look like this summer and fall. They both reference the writing of Dror Poleg on this topic so I will link to his blog as well.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 9, 2023

The key to our success is how we leveraged certain entrepreneurial strategies that are often misinterpreted as mere trends. Core Values (And How they Pay Back) We can’t achieve great things without a clear purpose. But if we don’t have a clear sense of why we do something, how can we expect others to rally around it?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Occupier’s software helps teams make smarter, more informed lease decisions by centralizing the way they work. In turn, teams ensure alignment between their real estate decisions and business successes. However, they don’t necessarily see eye to eye on what it means for the future of on-site operations as teams get back to work.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

One of the biggest hurdles businesses have had to address is moving their business operations from in-office to remote. When you assess your business or your startup idea, ask yourself how you can plan to go virtual. So, how do you make certain that’s the case moving forward? Practicality. Create a strong budget.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

How fast do I need to act? Embrace remote teams and cloud-based technology. Jamie Skella, chief operating and product officer at Mogul. I’ve had the privilege of building distributed teams and working almost exclusively with cloud-based systems for about a decade now—often with no office or no on-premise IT infrastructure.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 13, 2020

As businesses begin to implement new ways of working in the new landscape , we asked three EO members—from three industries and three countries—to share how they are moving forward. . Yet, being based in Puerto Rico, we’ve learned a lesson or two from Hurricane Maria about how to adapt to volatile situations that are out of our control.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2020

Pete is a mid-level manager in the software engineering unit of an entrepreneurial startup that quickly grew to 400 office-based employees doing electronic health records (EHRs). Due to rising rents on their office building, the company wanted to shift their employees to a work-from-home set-up.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 5, 2023

Though there are various ways to improve employee engagement across remote teams, employee recognition programs can help. Though there are various ways to improve employee engagement across remote teams, employee recognition programs can help. For example, share a customer’s review about a team member.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Keep reading for some more of the most common mistakes startups make when pitching and for Steve’s tips on how to fix them. Share your unique insight What did you discover that sets you apart from other startups? The Dreamit team has said it before, raising money from a VC is a lot like sales. Do not be mistaken. co-founder).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2021

Magic credits his father for teaching him the value of working for what he wanted and setting an unwavering example: Magic’s father was never late, nor ever missed a day of work, for General Motors in 30 years. Leaders must know how to get the best from their teams. 1 urban brand in America.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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MAY 26, 2022

That’s just not how it works. There are so many companies out there and the reality is, many of them kind of look like each other. So how can founders differentiate? It’s all about how your brain will work, what that will mean in terms of the moves you’ll make as an executive, and the results it will drive at your company.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

When you look at how much median valuations were driven up in the past 5 years alone it’s bananas. No blog post about how Tiger is crushing everybody because it’s deploying all its capital in 1-year while “suckers” are investing over 3-years can change this reality. Please follow him & welcome him to Upfront!! <==

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 23, 2020

If you aren’t vigilant about unplugging from work, you could spend your entire day putting out small fires instead of focusing on the big picture. Build a trustworthy team. Leaders must set a good example so that the trust flows both ways. Contributed by Jan Bednar , CEO and founder of ShipMonk. Structure your day.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 10, 2020

It’s almost hard to believe that I have been managing teams for more than 15 years. They challenged me and pushed our entire team to always aim for higher goals. They are given a team and told to lead. Suddenly I had a team of seven reporting to me. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2020

Work was demanding, and it wasn’t exactly acceptable to dip out of work at 3:30 pm to catch your kid’s soccer game. Busy executives continued to grind away in their offices, children felt somewhat neglected and, maybe, therapists reaped the rewards years later. We enjoy far more flexibility in how, when and where we work.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 10, 2022

We asked Mike about his experience in taking a stand for inclusivity by overcoming his fear of coming out as a gay entrepreneur. When I came out professionally, there was no big party or public announcement. While I knew coming out in Vancouver, Canada, wouldn’t mean risking my life, I still had fears. Why I’m “out” at work .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 4, 2021

Employers and employees who have been working remotely for more than a year now are asking themselves the same question as widespread vaccination rolls out: How will things change when we can safely work in the same space once again? By Julia Langkraehr, a member of EO London and founder of Bold Clarity. The answer remains uncertain.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 21, 2023

So, Nathan conducted a culture assessment at the company’s corporate office and discovered that employees felt undervalued and underpaid. Kent has more than 35 years of experience providing advisory services to executive-level management and is one of the first certified conscious capitalism consultants in the world.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 27, 2022

Dan is a partner at ITS Detroit and chief revenue officer of Intelligent Technical Solutions, which helps growing businesses fully leverage technology to improve business efficiency. Dan and his team shared their expertise on how scheduling software can improve productivity—and which ones are best. . What is Calendly? .

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

But, apart from online leisure activities , the metaverse also offers a game-changing opportunity to hold meetings and collaborate with remote teams in a whole new way. But how can small businesses (SMBs) not necessarily related to tech get started in the metaverse and run their first virtual meetings? 3 general options to choose from.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Read his earlier posts on how EO members define success , the impact of core values , lessons learned from their best and worst partnerships and the best advice they’ve ever received and nine lessons learned from entrepreneurial projects. Back then, I wanted everyone to work in a way that was aligned with my brain and work methodologies.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Meanwhile, the benefits of in-person onboarding are also notable: Employees gain a better sense of company culture from the start More opportunities to bond with coworkers The ability to ask additional questions by simply walking over to a colleague The company being able to physically see how the onboarding process is going.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2021

Over the course of a quarter-century, I’ve learned a lot of lessons about how to successfully run a company. With so many swirling in my head, paired with my naturally high sense of urgency, I have a tendency to be all over the place, creating unnecessary chaos for my team. I cut the red ribbon at 4:10pm on August 17, 1996.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s hard enough to raise capital from VC, private equity fund, and family offices. How do you sell to them? The vastly larger universe of B2B companies, many of which have teams focused on pushing VC and private equity funds to evangelize their product to their portfolio. Identify and connect funds to investable startups.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

When Cameron Koczon introduced me to the company, he said they had the “best starting web team he’s ever seen.” She came into my office, told me the problem she was working on, and what she was going to do about it. She had a quiet confidence that indicated that her team’s success didn’t really matter whether I backed her or not.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

If you're already using ChatGPT to help you summarize, refine, or write content before you share it with customers or your team, this plugin helps you cut out even more steps in your everyday tasks by adding automation to the mix. Do more with OpenAI Discover more ways to add AI to your workflows.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 22, 2017

Whether you opt for luxury accommodations or woodsy lodgings, what’s most important is organizing a variety of activities and workshops that bring out the best in your team. A well-constructed retreat can refresh, renew and even repair a team of coworkers. Consider consulting with a professional retreat planner. Overcome Fears.

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The Zapier Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

Never miss a Zapier blog post Subscribe In a fraction of a second, Google gives you links to hundreds of millions of answers to your questions—ranging from helpful to absurd. Ask Google. Need directions to a restaurant? Search Google. Have a weird rash or wonder why your dog won't stop eating grass? At your own risk.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 23, 2020

Contributed by Bill Lyons, CEO and president of Griffin Funding. Along with the excitement that comes with a new decade, 2020 brings a lot of speculation on the economy, including a focus on what we call recession proofing. Bill Lyons from Griffin Funding , says, “Make financial moves to stay nimble.” Finance to keep you recession-proof.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 26, 2015

How do you keep your staff (and yourself) motivated and working efficiently? In the face of a new calendar year, here are 26 ways to improve and/or maintain office productivity: 1. Some employees work best in a quiet space, alone, while others may be more extroverted and excel in team-based projects. Widen the dress code.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

Or, if you want to become a gymnast, you basically have to hit the mat the moment you're out of diapers ( also not true ). Or, if you want to become a gymnast, you basically have to hit the mat the moment you're out of diapers ( also not true ). " This is where having a diverse set of skills can be a true asset.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 25, 2024

This applies not only to traditional office workers, but to small business owners, freelancers, creators, and artists — who arguably have even more complex demands on their time. But AI will also help users unlock completely new skill sets, on both a technical and an aesthetic level. And it’s no surprise why.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

How we evaluate and test apps All of our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software. We spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category.

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This means the company is predominantly owned by the management/team and TPG. There’s a ton of writing out there about getting *on* the venture curve, but not a lot about getting *off,* so Daniel’s advice below is especially important. I *think* Daniel and I met at a VC happy hour many years ago.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 13, 2018

When you think team building, what springs to mind? If this is your idea of team building, let me apologize. But you should realize that trust falls and company cheers don’t (and shouldn’t) make up a complete approach to team building. The Team Building Stigma. Team building gets a bad rap for several reasons.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2023

Hybrid employees don’t hate the office — they hate commuting to it , surveys show, since commuting can take over an hour per day and cost several thousand dollars per year. That means using data-driven methods to determine what endeavors offer the best return-on-investment for in-office work to make them worth the commute.

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