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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. . Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.) Expert Networks.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. 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. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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Maximizing My EO Membership

Entrepreneurs' Organization

From the first EO prospect lunch that I attended, members, trainers and board members alike exalted the vast access to entrepreneurs that made up the organization’s global network. A year after joining EO, I decided that when I traveled, I would contact the local chapter two weeks in advance to connect with peers while in town.

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In Love, In Partnership: How One Couple Finds Success at Home and at Work

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Ponce City Market presented that opportunity. Kelvin serves on the Georgia Restaurant Association’s board of directors. It’s true that you should treat your business partnership like a marriage. After all, it’s important whom you select and no matter who that person is you’ll have to work hard at it. Let’s do it!”

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5 Activities That Require Hybrid Employees To Come To The Office

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Peer-reviewed studies find clear associations between longer commuting times and lower job satisfaction, increased stress, and poorer mental health. Hybrid employees don’t hate the office — they hate commuting to it , surveys show, since commuting can take over an hour per day and cost several thousand dollars per year.

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How to Manage a Board

Y Combinator

One of the most common questions we hear from founders is “How do I manage my board?” It’s something that provokes anxiety, because this is the first time the founder/CEO is subject to external supervision, and the board has powers that include the firing of the CEO and the senior management. But first, what’s the purpose of a board?

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2 Hours in Positano that Changed My Life

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Bringing my wife Lisa into the hunt, we peer over and on a terrace below us is a cobbler, handcrafting sandals out of a small box of tools and beads. The original version of this article appeared on Aaron’s LinkedIn blog. Aaron graduated from EO Accelerator and went on to become an EO member in 2011. ” She knew.