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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . Thank you to my co-author for this essay, Paulina Symala, a Consultant at Oliver Wyman and a past intern of Versatile VC. Expert Networks.

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Strategic Casting: How to Fish For Your Ideal Clients and Employees

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Let’s say that your ideal clients are CEOs of mid-market companies that need your consulting services. Get involved with non-profits where CEOs serve on the board, attend their galas and events, and get to know the leadership. CEOs may resonate with a higher-end content strategy such as white papers, books, or even a branded podcast.

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Three Words Entrepreneurs (and VC’s) Should Take to Heart

Both Sides of the Table

She told of the teaching of the Talmud – a book which scholars use to debate doctrine and from which Jewish people are reminded to always learn and to debate. ” I said I learned this 15 years ago because that is when I stopped being a consultant. Consultants spend all of their time pretending to know these answers.

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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 should note that my friend Brad Feld has written a new book on the subject that I would recommend if you want the bible on the topic. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions.

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Are Return to Office Mandates the Real Reason Behind Quiet Quitting?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

How to solve Quiet Quitting in the mandated return to office When I show this data to my consulting clients , they often ask what they can do to address this problem. They might face an inflexible Board of Directors, or the C-suite might be united in demanding that employees return to the office for much or all of the workweek.

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Salon Owner Chelle Neff Talks Scaling, Sustainability and Success

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In addition to developing Urban Betty , a successful salon with two locations, Neff also created an app for stylists , produced a book about homes in Austin, Texas, and even reached the Inc. You also have an impressive array of side projects—from books and apps to philanthropic and environmental initiatives. 5000 list twice! .

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A Meeting of Unreasonable Minds

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A successful entrepreneur, businessman and EO Bahrain member, Suhail Algosaibi had long thought about how he could use his position and his company—FALAK Consulting—to make real, radical and sustainable change in his corner of the world. Suhail Ghazi Algosaibi is the founder of Falak Consulting , a strategy and innovation consultancy.