Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO. I have talked about this publicly a great deal – how I prefer “missionaries” over “mercenaries.”

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

Experiences way beyond any hack-a-thon, startup blog or your current company engagement can enrich your thinking and challenge you to think more broadly about the solutions you offer in the market. Take lots of inputs but then let your internal compass set your course. I won’t give away any great spoilers, don’t worry).

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Hunter Walk

MAY 29, 2022

Andy Johns was one of the original notable ‘growth’ experts, working at a variety of startups and larger tech companies to help drive product strategies that resulted in organic and sustainable user acquisition. Andy Johns Was In-Demand As a Startup Growth Guru But Couldn’t Continue The Work Until He Helped Himself First.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

Additionally, psychedelics therapies for a range of substance use disorders are showing great promise. What are you more bullish about: Companies directly involved in developing and/or delivering psychedelics, or ancillary and infrastructure companies? We are most excited by drug developers. To a degree, yes.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2011

I then debate the topic in the comments section and hope that we all learn from the conversation. I have long wanted to write about FNAC (feature, not a company) because it’s part of my normal lexicon to push teams that present to me to think harder about where the economics in their industry is coming from. It lingered.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

In this powerful discussion they talked about: How to find and succeed with partners in your business. Help us, the story of how this company came to be. Danielle, I’ll ask you for your personal background, But unpack a bit, Shriya, how the company came to be. It’s Hard To Find the Right Partner.

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