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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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 left the meeting and had to attend a 3-hour board meeting where two founders have been fighting and each want the other one fired. I developed a list of questions to ask you next time we speak?—?especially

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Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

In addition to his books, Geoffrey Moore assisted in writing “In a Downturn, Provoke Your Customers” for the Harvard Business Review in 2009. His strategy for selling in 2009 is relevant to any economic downturn. Luckily, the strategy can be broken down into 3 steps. What keeps them up at night? What are they ignoring?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2019

I personally run many group lunches & dinners and I attend even more so I’ve developed a set of tips I often pass along in how to make these the most effective they can be. Why a Board Dinner (or Lunch)? Managing a board is a bit like flying?—?the These existential moments come up with companies and with boards.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2023

Or, as the late scholar, author and psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi described it in his classic book ‘Flow’, these are the times we find our most productive flow; our path toward personal happiness. Once we have taken stock, we can arm ourselves with the new data and use it to challenge the thinking of our boards or investors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 31, 2023

According to Ben Wigert, director of research and strategy for workplace management at Gallup, forcing employees to come to the office under the threat of discipline could lead to disengagement, fear, and distrust. So what explains the drop in productivity associated with quiet quitting? However, it’s not always easy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

The Middle East consists of developing nations and, sadly, we are consumers of innovation and create very little of it ourselves. We hardly invent any new technologies and don’t invest enough in research and development,” Suhail says. “I Contributing to Sustainable Development. An Unreasonable Idea.

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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

JULY 13, 2021

Since these leaders had no margin of error, they tried to find a playbook or blueprint to show them exactly how to execute their digital transformation strategy. Of course, these boards were missing the point. . Organizations traditionally have prioritized their strategy and budgets according to the “business hierarchy of needs.”

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 5, 2018

” A few hours later, as I boarded the plane home, I read Fred Wilson’s post on Buffett and Munger’s critique of cryptocurrency investing. The speculators believe great investments develop competitive advantage through innovation, disruption and displacement. I like Monero, too.” All investment is speculation.

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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. Creating a winterization strategy for a startup is a less straightforward process, however. chipmaker AMD.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

What I love about my job is getting to see teams of super-early-stage companies develop ideas that while raw have potential to make an impact on the market. One area I’ve had much discussion with the companies in which I’ve invested in is bringing on board an operationally focused CFO. Board Preparation.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This financial leader could well have come through the finance org at another startup or at a larger company but they often also can come from strategy consulting (Bain, BCG or McKinsey) or through investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.).

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2021

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy founded theBoardlist , a premium talent marketplace that helps diverse leaders get discovered for board and executive opportunities. A technology executive and entrepreneur, board member and investor, she has 25 years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google, Amazon and Yodlee.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

. “As the venture landscape becomes more a meritocratic environment where resumes and institutional affiliations matter less, these strategies can make the difference between a successful fundraise and a fruitless meeting,” says Agya Ventures co-founder Kunal Lunawat. Let’s make a deal: A crash course on corporate development.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Innovator’s Dilemma – In his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemma,&# Clay Christensen talks about why industry leaders almost always fail to act when “disruptive change&# enters their business. If you haven’t read his book please do yourself a favor and buy it. Incumbents can’t react.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 17, 2019

In this article, Manny shares his strategy for a smooth business exit plan. Uplevel your board and exec team. Bring a ringer onto your board or executive team. The company is worth north of US$70 billion today, despite losing US$1 billion last quarter alone, precisely because of user and booking growth. Know when to go.

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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. I’ve seen too many companies go off track by a VC hell bent on the team pursuing the VCs strategy which at times is about chasing the next shiny object. So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

Americana Technologies thought people who create physical things were left out when it came to NFTs, so the startup developed a way for those creators to jump on board. Toplyne just raised $15 million to help product-forward companies analyze their customers and figure out the best go-to-market strategies. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

It builds on your talent and develops new muscles and capabilities. He brought his tech skills to a couple of entrepreneurs working on new media that developed into the Risk! The business development director living in San Francisco scouting mergers and acquisitions had other plans for his off hours. “I Mark Netter).

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 24, 2020

We got community managers, marketing managers, sales managers, and all kinds of developers. I picked this idea from the ex-CEO of Intel and the book “High Output Management”: “CEOs always act on leading indicators of good news, but only act on lagging indicators of bad news.” I believe it is about our psychology. We hesitated.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 6, 2017

The trick is structure, a little strategy and a system that works specifically for you. So, this is how we like to structure our week: Monday– meeting with mentors, networking, client appointments, writing, strategy and often this is a travel day to speak at an event. Book an appointment every day that is focused on you.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Strategies to cultivate a community, iterate with an audience and convert it into a customer base Photo: Unsplash In today’s hyper-competitive, fast-paced digital world, it seems like everyone and their smartphone-savvy grandmother is developing a mobile app. In this article, we’ll discuss some of the best strategies for doing that.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

They’re not buying a book on Amazon or shoes on Zappos. He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. So they develop short-hand ways to qualify things better. Meet in person.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Maria Palmer of RRE summarizes : “You can’t pick a platform strategy that’s unique, but you can pick a platform strategy that your firm can uniquely execute. ” . For example, recruiting writ large is useful at all stages of development. I have developed a founder curriculum on my blog. Customer Development.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 15, 2022

As the fiscal quarters of many startups draw to a close, board members and management teams are having one of four conversations: The World is Your Oyster, Time to Strategize, Chewing Gravel, or Go Big/Go Profitable. The company likely needs 1-2 quarters to develop a product and then 2 quarters to book business. in gross profit?

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Maria Palmer of RRE summarizes : “You can’t pick a platform strategy that’s unique, but you can pick a platform strategy that your firm can uniquely execute. ” . For example, recruiting writ large is useful at all stages of development. I have developed a founder curriculum on my blog. Customer Development.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

I recommend you read Fred Wilson’s recent blog post about the need for a well articulated business strategy before pushing a particular business model. He then brought her to board meetings so nobody could accuse him of not having a business model. The Need for Strategy. My take on his argument is this: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Great leaders have deeply held conviction in their strategy and plans. There are always flavors-of-the-month strategies or markets that are in favor in the tech startup world. You can’t get that if you only play the outside book. Great leaders communicate early and often with boards and investors. Conviction.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

And I spoke with the CTO of another great company I used to be on the board of and enlisted his support in potentially being an advisor to one company. Let’s say your a junior developer, marketer, product manager, biz dev person at a startup or well-established technology company.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

That little online book company. More recently great funds like IA Ventures, Floodgate, Rincon Ventures, Founder Collective, Freestyle Capital and others have raised money to focus on early-stage investing as a strategy. Amazon allowed 22-year-old tech developers to launch companies without even raising capital. Not Google.

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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. I have developed my storytelling skills to such an extent it is now one of key strengths. I am developing my strategic thinking and consciously make time for it. Your Leadership Development Leading a startup is hard.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Bradford Smart captured this succinctly in his book, Topgrading. Email readers, continue here…] As an investor and board member for numerous companies, it is increasingly easy for me to quickly evaluate the quality of senior team members in an organization as I probe for strengths and weaknesses in the enterprise.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2020

But the complications around getting airline credits and refunds have since turned into a customer service crisis for the airfare prediction and ticket booking startup, which had been valued at $750 million back in 2018 before reaching unicorn status thanks to an undisclosed round it closed amid COVID lockdowns this year. Do not use Hopper!

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Those are the problems they’re most likely to pay you to solve: What is the biggest priority or challenge your board is discussing? Instead, hire an in-house technical recruiter and task that recruiter with finding the five most senior engineers in the tech stack you’re developing. That kind of thinking will kill your company.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The business is pivoting its product strategy to grow beyond recorded meditations. Walton joined eBay and soon rose to work as the head of business operations and development. I think it caught her off guard,” Krassner said, who is still a board member at the company. Even if it was just for a few months. The new Expectful.

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