Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Here’s how I learned my lesson: I started my life as a consultant. Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. But for my sins I got an MBA and did “strategy&# consulting. Nobody was surprised.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

Fred has basically always been a VC, Mike was a reporter, and Jim worked in product marketing and management consulting. So how can a relatively junior VC hope to add any value to an investment and on a board--and is it enough value that you should have one on your board? 3) Network, network, network.

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Reforge

JULY 20, 2022

You’ll also get a chance to explore common mistakes and strategies for troubleshooting so you can build off of Tom’s Dream Team experience instead of starting from square one. The definition of “team” in this case is a group created by a leader to achieve a specific goal. What is a “Dream Team”?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Consultant: You are one of many and until you get to the final round, your primary job is to survive and advance through each round. When it’s a consultant pitch, think through how you can win through RFI?—?RFP?—?Chemistry?—?Finals. Hot Tip: create a Miro board mapping all of the efforts and use this to keep your team in check.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

You know, the weird thing, Derek, and I should probably let you speak some time, but I was deeply technical when I went into Andersen consulting, and I got paid much less than engineers who graduated, because I had a degree in economics. We don’t take tech guys in the strategy consulting group.”

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2020

He’s a 25-year change management consultant. Steven worked at Disney for several years and then did a lot of work in change management consulting. So strategicspeakersecrets.com is simply a place where he and his team invite work with speakers and consultants who already have high six and seven-figure businesses.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 14, 2022

Across the board, startups are asking us about venture debt way more often. So, this definitely feels like a trend. It’s an all right strategy; however, with the current market downturn, most of these firms will be less inclined to continue as they concentrate on their core markets. Spotlight on Africa.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2023

With 74 percent of US companies transitioning to a permanent hybrid work model, leaders are turning their attention to measuring the success of their hybrid strategy. External benchmarks definitely indicate offering more remote work facilitates both retention and recruitment. That’s a mistake.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Software consultant Andrew Drach’s two companies Callentis and Solwey demonstrate his entrepreneurial skills, but his clients also value his educational background, as we learned through TechCrunch’s survey to identify the best software consultants for startups. Why did you choose the boutique consultancy model?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

I worked for Andersen Consulting for more than 8 years. Initially as a systems designer and programmer and post MBA as a strategy consultant. We knew how to “call high&# into board rooms and get meetings. See definition of a whore. For me, classic definition of deer segmentation. Avoid rabbits.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

I’m sure everybody has their own definition of the attributes of an entrepreneur. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. High stress. It only looks sexy when you read TechCrunch. There is no shame in being an exec at a company or whatever.&#. And I mean this. Your highs are super high.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I’ve got to go consult documentation. It’s a strategy that we’ve been using from the beginning. AI was, and still is to some extent, very young and is definitely moving very fast. In our observation with developers, more than anything else, AI helps keep them in flow state longer than they otherwise would.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

I think we had slightly different definitions of this saying but since he coined the term I have to credit him. bring in management who can take your company to the next level and you stay on the board with some control. Don’t do deals just because your VCs or board tell you to. VCs and boards are the worst at this.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

I’m sure everybody has their own definition of the attributes of an entrepreneur. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting. High stress. It only looks sexy when you read TechCrunch. There is no shame in being an exec at a company or whatever.&#. And I mean this. Your highs are super high.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 16, 2019

When sales are humming along, many business owners forget how long it took to get all those customers on board. What technology is available to you, to analyse your database, your customers or to deploy as part of your digital marketing strategy? If you haven’t got one, we most definitely need to talk. 7) Ask for feedback.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

You’re not lecturing to a college class, you’re not at a cocktail party and you’re not chatting with a small group in a board meeting. OK, hold back on your consulting humor. One strategy I often employ. It definitely is an IQ test thing for me. You’re on stage! But seriously her book is spot on.

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