Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. The reality of most startups is about survival. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. It’s a new year – 2016.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The health data transparency movement is birthing a new generation of startups. For pharmaceutical companies, especially medical affairs, the important lesson from this sad and sordid affair is as simple as it is powerful: Your advisory board matters — a lot. Those five words characterize Theranos’ board. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

You’d think tech companies should be the paradigm of how to prep for leadership transitions, since they operate in such a constant state of flux. The findings may not be troubling if these respondents were millennial startup founders, years from leaving their companies. They’re far from it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

Through educational fundraising summits, a mentorship program in the works, and with the support of ambassadors in four provinces to date, WEDO Canada aims to nurture the next generation of female leaders, and foster a culture of inclusivity and opportunity. I am always thrilled to see women entrepreneurs gain traction and succeed! “The

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 26, 2021

What do all startups that drive growth by embracing strategic thinking, inspiring creativity and supporting talent have in common? Startups that embrace inventiveness and creativity rise, and such innovation happens when leadership and teams unify in pursuit of a shared vision within a culture that highly values collaboration.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Fred Wilson also wrote on a similar topic in his usual more succinct manner , with a great quote being: “One thing I know for sure is that those who advise and invest in startups cannot and should not meddle in the day to day decision making. It’s harmful and hurtful to the startup and those that lead it. I speak from experience.

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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. A cultural gulf has opened up between the realms I call brains and brawn. At Stanford, you teach a class with Jeff Immelt called Systems Leadership.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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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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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It is our startup sector which will drive this innovative progress. Startup founders are our ambitious problem solvers. To generate growth in a startup, it is almost always necessary to raise external capital to run the necessary. In order to understand startup governance, you need to understand risk and reward.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The significant momentum of cloud computing over the past decade has transformed the modern workplace from a static environment contained within four walls to a dynamic entity, bringing employees together across cities, time zones and even cultures. How will you measure success, both on a project basis and across the board?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 24, 2020

We asked Adrienne to tell us more about the MyEO Tasimba leadership experience. She reminds me daily to stay connected to all I learned about myself and the world during our MyEO trip into the Tasimba leadership experience. We immersed ourselves in the culture and the community. Here’s what she shared: .

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Marjorie Radlo-Zandi Contributor Share on Twitter Marjorie Radlo-Zandi is an entrepreneur, board member and mentor to startups, and an angel investor who shows early-stage businesses how to build and successfully scale their businesses. Turnover disrupts the company’s operation, culture and growth trajectory.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 11, 2020

With so many startup success stories and technological advancements these days, anything is possible. However, as an increasing body of research demonstrates, there is another often forgotten factor that drives startup success: diversity and inclusion. Ninety percent of startup founders will not implement a diversity program.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

AC Ventures (ACV) , a venture firm focused on early-stage startups in Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia, has reached the first close of its fifth investment fund (Fund V). Half of ACV’s leadership team are women and across its portfolio that figure is 40%. ACV recently hired Helen Wong as managing partner.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

and the agenda is jam-packed with breakout sessions covering everything a startup needs to know about fundraising and operations. TC Early Stage will dive deep on how to fundraise for your startup. What Startups Need to Know about Bug Bounties – Katie Moussouris. But first, you’ve got to be accepted.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 13, 2023

If you want to hear what these speakers and others had to say about the seismic shift that is generative AI and what it means for enterprise startups, you can do that here. Here, Todd explains his own personal growth and early changes in his leadership style to be more effective both with the board and with his employees. “I

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2020

I began my career at Oracle in the mid-1980s and have since been around the proverbial block, particularly in Silicon Valley working for and with companies ranging from the Fortune 50 to global consulting companies to leading a number of startups, including the SaaS company I presently lead. Some of it, in truth, has been window dressing.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

This morning, employees were notified via email by the Better board of directors that Garg would be taking time off effective immediately after the “very regrettable events over the last week.”. TechCrunch has spoken with multiple current and former employees who remain skeptical that a toxic culture can be reversed that quickly.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In a significant cultural shift, the technology organizations inside these FIs have also started to recognize that not all of their tech products need to be built “in-house.” If they’re not, you’re not a priority for the champion and therefore for the broader organization.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 13, 2021

They’re “playing startup” as opposed to actually building a company. It’s easy… If the very first thing you did after coming up with your idea was make a pitch deck for fundraising, versus trying to sell or test customers on it, you’re probably playing startup, not building a company. How do you know which is which?

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

“Our small city of freaks and geeks, fast learners, and team players has been a crucible for startups,” Dug Song, co-founder and general manager of Duo Security at Cisco, said. Ann Arbor has been a launchpad for cybersecurity startups, the most notable being Duo. Not only that, but Song himself is a member of Censys’s board.

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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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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Some find out the scale up is not for them and prefer the hustle and bustle of the startup. Decide whether you can and/or want to transition from startup founder to scale up CEO by taking my short quiz below based on the key success factors a scale CEO will need to focus on. Take the Quiz — Are You Cut Out To Be A Scale Up CEO?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2021

As a small business owner, taking your startup to the next level involves many growth strategies. Aligning Leadership with your Business Model. It is of utmost importance that your leadership is aligned with your business goals. Therefore a misaligned leadership can put the organization at risk. But, let’s face it.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Diversity in the workplace starts with an inclusive culture. Done right, an inclusive culture should help to foster a sense of belonging and shared values. The words you choose to bring your business to life will make the difference: Words are influential ambassadors of your workplace’s culture. Moving beyond cultural fit.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

Management teams, boards and shareholders have had time to adjust to the drop in valuations and will be more amenable to an acquisition at a reasonable price. It should also include more intangible aspects, such as vision, culture and strategy. Acquisition criteria. Target research.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Compensation within private venture-backed startups can be a confusing minefield that if unsuccessfully navigated can lead to inconsistent salaries and the kind of ambiguity that breeds an unhappy workforce. Kristina Shen, a GP at A16z, will be joining the board. Marc Andreessen will take a board observer seat.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

San Francisco-based Cleary is part of a new cohort of startups that aim to revitalize the intranet. “With COVID, what’s happening is that the same challenges around communications, culture, productivity are coming down market to a much smaller company. The company today announced that it has raised a $4.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2020

And seeing them hit their stride, find their passion and thrive in our culture is beyond fulfilling. Weaknesses are no longer obscured by “culture.” It’s been like having my own board of directors, for both my business and personal life. This has been my greatest joy in being an entrepreneur. I aggressively invest in people.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

Used by permission of HarperCollins Leadership. Most were either trying to play catch up to startups that had come out of nowhere to disrupt their industries or to existing competitors who had gotten an earlier start at digital transformation. Of course, these boards were missing the point. . www.harpercollinsleadership.com. .

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

We all like to think of startups as “non hierarchic&# organizations and to some extent that should be true. A good early-stage CEO needs to be accessible, to be accountable for producing results and should be establishing the cultural norms of the company through direct leadership at all levels. Skipping is insidious.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Startups must look inward and ensure their organizations are diverse, inclusive and equitable places for both employees and their customers. The resources already exist, and there is a wealth of external partners that can help improve corporate culture and diversity metrics. Actions speak. But this requires internal work.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Insurtech venture funding soars as insurtech stocks sour : Last year was perhaps the best year ever for fundraising for insurtech startups. Startups/VC. Been reading more French startup news in the last few quarters? TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. Here’s why.

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Red Rocket

MAY 11, 2021

David was kind enough to let me share this article with all of you startup CEO readers. This annual evaluation is meant to be completed by the CEO, their direct reports and the board members in an anonymous 360 aggregated review. Our CEO is building a positive company culture that people want to be a part of.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The numbers are devastating and point to the need for massive changes across the board in terms of providing more sustainable and inclusive working environments for underrepresented groups. Successful DEI not only enables culturally diverse workforces — it’s imperative to business success. But progress is slow going.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Healthcare is one of the areas Daily, which is HIPAA-compliant, is seeing accelerated growth in as startups introduce new apps and tools so that patients can more easily access things like primary care, mental health services and standard prescriptions. HIPAA legislation in the U.S.

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