Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 8, 2022

teams usually outperform individuals or groups of individuals) but very few Founder CEOs are skilled at creating a high-performing senior leadership team. It’s a myth to believe that leadership has always resided in the CEO. Successful companies have distributed leadership across the business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

He’s also a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, sits on the boards of several startups, is a many-time entrepreneur himself, and was previously an exec at GE and Intel. In your book, you share two attempts at radical transformation – one by a traditional company that tried to add brains, and one by a tech company that tried to master brawn.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

As with any movement, there comes a day when grand visions need to either remain that, or be executed on so that they may evolve to the next stage of development and maturation. What challenges and success the initiative booked in the first six months, and how COVID-19 impacted the project.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

I’ve been steadily progressing through the excellent books in the Stripe Press catalog. It’s the best book I’ve read on engineering management. The book abstracts out the wisdom of those times into theory abstracted from experience, not just hypothetical ideas. First, I read High Growth Handbook. Morale is low.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 24, 2017

In this excerpt from his new book, Stupid Enough to Succeed: The Millennial Entrepreneur’s Guide to Achieving Business Hypergrowth , Jeff Naeem shares tips for successful delegation. Use a method similar to the SBI Feedback Tool developed by The Center for Creative Leadership. Let’s start with the “D” word.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Apple and Rackspace use the employee Net Promoter System (eNPS), a metric that is picking up traction, as Fred Reichheld, the intellectual father of the NPS, mentions in his book The Ultimate Question 2.0. The qualitative data will guide your senior leadership team on how to react to the quantitative data. Make it a conversation.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Pre-seed is just a narrower segment where you might raise $1–3 million on a SAFE note and not give out any board seats. There are of course many Seed VCs who take board seats, don’t over-commit to too many deals and try to help with “company building” activities to help at a company’s vulnerable foundations. Secrets of Sand Hill Road.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

In my interview, I wanted to learn more about how they developed their small business resilience over the years and how you might do the same. SmartHustle Podcast with Ramon Ray · Salesforce Grant Winner Offers Tips for Developing Small Business Resilience. Robbie’s project management skills complemented Sarah’s leadership skills.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

It’s predictable, there is no reason to get mad about it and with a well-designed play book you can overcome this much of the time. I was amazed at your innovation, approach, cleverness, enthusiasm, leadership traits, background, education, team?—?everything. I developed a list of questions to ask you next time we speak?—?especially

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 31, 2023

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. He wrote the first book on leading hybrid teams after the pandemic, his best-seller Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams , as well as seven other books.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

SME-focused business travel booking platform TravelPerk has topped up the $160 million in equity and debt it raised last in a Series D last April with an additional $115 million — closing out the round at $275 million. The startup is also ploughing money into developing what it bills as “sustainable” travel solutions.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Here’s the short, short version of other stories: Powering job boards : While the tech sector is seeing layoffs, Kyle reports that Gloat grabs $90 million to build better internal job boards. Carly writes that cybercrime operation RansomHouse (why do these sound like book publishers?) chipmaker AMD.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 13, 2019

I’ve sought out CEOs, presidents, board directors and more for companies big and small, ranging from small startups to corporations with valuations in excess of US$10 billion, on every continent except Antarctica. They can fist-bump all the way from the janitor to the board. A version of this article appeared in Fast Company.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

He brings knowledgable experts from varying points of view but never books anybody that engages in yelling matches. I haven’t read the book nor deeply reviewed Project Aristotle but the conversation on this morning’s show really resonated with me. I have a board meeting coming up this week and I just reviewed the agenda.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Excerpted from “Culture Ignited: 5 Disciplines for Adaptive Leadership,” by Jason Richmond (Ideal Outcomes, Inc., As Vibhas Ratanjee, Senior Practice Expert, Organizational and Leadership Development, Gallup, says, “You may not be ready to think about the next catastrophe, not now when the unknowns outnumber the knowns.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

Used by permission of HarperCollins Leadership. They sought case studies and examples of successful companies they could model, anticipating their boards’ reaction to the digital transformation plans they were considering: “Has this been done before? Of course, these boards were missing the point. . Bird in hand, they said!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Targeting subscription-based SaaS companies, Subscript develops APIs that grab data from CRMs, general ledgers and billing products and organizes it so the data is not only easy to find, but provides up-to-date subscription revenue metrics. The finance person will have the final say on what they are seeing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Most VCs are book smart. In fact, book smart can be a negative. Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A. EQ and Team Leadership? Smart is simply not a differentiator. Connections? Industry or Operating Experience?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2023

Then, we develop a communication strategy to convey the value of these face-to-face tasks to hybrid employees, to get their buy-in on coming to the office for high-impact work pursuits. In-depth training A survey by The Conference Board reveals the key role of professional development for employee retention.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 6, 2021

Keenly aware of the need to build, support and professionalize angel investing, they devoted their partnership energies over the last decade to writing books and articles about angel investing, as well as speaking, developing courses and teaching. I looked forward to reconnecting once or twice a year with such a collegial group.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes. We recently added Richard Mumby to our leadership team. What is a reasonable payback period and how quickly do we want to grow?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 27, 2020

As everyone knows, ever since the coronavirus pandemic hit us, most of these businesses have gone from making money to generating almost zero revenue, across the board, in a matter of weeks. All of us have read many books written on grit and resilience, and now is the time to put all of that learning into practice.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

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.

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OkDork

AUGUST 5, 2022

There’s a lot of good books on starting a business… But not a ton on growing or scaling. There are 2 key questions the book asked that inspired me to think about AppSumo’s trajectory differently: If you can ONLY do one thing to help your business the rest of the year, what would it be and why? Amp It Up Book Review: Key Takeaways.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2021

At Inbeta, we recently partnered with a prominent high-street retailer to recruit a board director and encountered in our search a prominent candidate from a working-class background. Failing that, you’re at the mercy of the headhunter’s black book of acquaintances — or perhaps a combination of the two.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Must-Read: 5 Leadership Traits No Entrepreneur Succeeds Without. If you don’t have the willpower to say “no” to shiny distractions, form an “advisory board” consisting of two to three friends who know you well, understand your goals, and have a good business mind. Second, develop a morning routine. Mark Divine.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

I have created a board of formal and informal advisors to learn from and to give me feedback. When it comes to my leadership, I know what has got me here will not get me or my company there. I have developed my storytelling skills to such an extent it is now one of key strengths. What’s your score?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 4, 2018

After just two hours there, we boarded the bus again to make our way to Sorrento and Pompeii. My firm, iluma Agency is growing aggressively and profitably, with a strong leadership team and incredible focus. And just yesterday, I booked a flight for a week-long trip back to Italy with Lisa. But I was also a little sad.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Play Ventures invests in the gaming industry – from free-to-play and web3 game development studios to gaming services, including infrastructure and tooling. We see ourselves as a mix of cheerleaders, enablers (when it makes sense), sanity checks, and sounding boards. We are also in the midst of launching a new fund.

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Most of my experience is in B2B SaaS, so this advice is tailored to founders in a similar space: #1 Hire an experienced leadership team to define the culture and vision A brand new startup only has one asset?—?the If you had to share “words of wisdom” with a Founder who’s about to start their own startup, what would they be?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 6, 2017

Book an appointment every day that is focused on you. This might include exercise, meditation, quiet time, reading, self-development—or all of the above! Like many of you, I serve on some boards, including the National Speakers Association board. It’s an eye opener, or at least it should be. Get crystal-clear.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Walton joined eBay and soon rose to work as the head of business operations and development. Under his leadership, Expectful grew to profitability and over 13,000 paid users. I think it caught her off guard,” Krassner said, who is still a board member at the company. Her work helped the company break into 3D printing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2016

Later, I went to a Quaker high school that was a boarding school, although I was a day student. It occurred to me early on that we had a corporate life and we could really develop that and show up with a way of operating that mattered to us, that was consistent with being loving, excellent, and concerned about the broader community.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

There’s also timing and trends, leadership, luck, and maybe even marketing. . If you’re doing investment pitches, you should read this book. If you’re doing a pitch I’m going to see, I want you to have read this book. Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. Painting with Numbers , by Randall Bolten.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

For example, Indonesia’s National Islamic Finance Committee is focused on developing Islamic finance and the country’s Islamic economy. Thevarajah said the process is auditable because Islamic financial institutions have internal shariah compliance departments, which in turn undergo regular audits by external shariah supervisory boards.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I bought a book and I learned how to program macros and build spreadsheets. I came from a board meeting to here. I was saying to this CEO at the board meeting, I said, “I don’t know, I just have this blind belief that you guys are going to create an enormous success. Let’s go create a ridesharing site. [00:26:32]

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

It’s why I wrote this post that the controversial first hire after an A round out to be an office manager / assistant / HR person who handles everything from stocking supplies to booking travel to scheduling group meetings. The average CEO spends 8-12 hours (sometimes more) preparing for board meetings. CEO’s need leverage.

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