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For tech firms, the risk of not preparing for leadership changes is huge

TechCrunch

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. It’s best to record this history well before the intense swirl of a leadership transition begins. But this documented history cannot be a hagiography of the departing CEO.

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How to Get Out of Day-to-Day Operations and Into Leadership

StartupNation

As has been documented by books like “ The E-Myth ,” most people find that starting a business ends up involving a lot more administrative and managerial work than expected. Step 6 : Label each task as “easily documented” or “not easily documented.” Step 9 : Document all “easily documented” tasks with as much detail as possible.

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Corporate Innovation starts with ideation – tools for success

Paul G. Silva

Lots of people think the answer is: lock the senior leadership in conference rooms for months of meetings, creating vast piles of scenarios and slide decks. People: Get the senior leadership together, certainly. Document your company’s superpower, competitive advantages, and other assets. (D)emand:

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Net Health Acquires Tissue Analytics

Dream It

The acquisition of Tissue Analytics expands Net Health's leadership position within the wound care market, and for all customers, will accelerate the delivery of next-generation wound care technology solutions, including predictive analytics. The Baltimore-based startup graduated from Dreamit’s Healthtech program in 2014.

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10 Disciplines To Help Driven Entrepreneurs Find Peace and Shine

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Rob is a former EO Detroit member, speaker, author, and proponent of mindful leadership and silent retreats. Discipline #8: Prepare Every Night Before your head hits the pillow every night, document the next day’s plan. Discipline #7: Don’t Do $25-an-Hour Work Never do anything you could pay someone $25 an hour to do.

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Virtual Data Rooms: The Unsung Hero of Biotech Financing

Andreessen Horowitz

Here, we’re sharing an actionable guide for biotech leadership teams as they start the process of building or renovating their own data room. Together, these documents will help distill not only your vision for the current fundraise, but more broadly the long-term differentiation and trajectory of your company.

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Bridge Loans

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

If the bridge documents do not specify anything in this situation, the noteholders will only get their money back, plus interest, in a sale. That kind of leadership is very important when fundraising gets harder. The ideal discount is between 10% and 20% and so the time frame for the various discounts should be set with that in mind.

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