Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Industry or Operating Experience? I know many VCs who don’t have operating experience and frankly some of them are fantastic. In my opinion the primary role of a VC is chief psychologist. It’s my job to know what makes you tick. It’s my job to know who’s performing and who’s not.

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MAY 2, 2015

What I love about my job is getting to see teams of super-early-stage companies develop ideas that while raw have potential to make an impact on the market. I’d like to give you some actual examples and also talk about the role they play. What role do these people play and why is it important? Budgeting & Planning.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. Ready to start simplifying? The last two are pretty basic. That leaves seven core business functions.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

Because my role as a VC requires me to take and endless stream of meetings I long ago decided I need to learn as much as I can from the meetings I attend so I often just ask tons of questions and assimilate knowledge. ” And then we settled in on his role. How can you do a job half time? So why Greg and why now?

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

And we are at the concept stages of combining this activity with continuous lifetime monitoring and active operations of a building once completed. At a high level, we’re interested in construction robotics because the industry has a litany of manual, hazardous and back-breaking jobs and on top of that is facing a labor crunch.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

” We explained what we felt the core values of a firm of the future needed to uphold: Provide real operational insights to entrepreneurs (the days of being “money men” are gone). Expand our partnership, bringing in and nurturing next-generation talent who bring operational experience and different points-of-view.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 24, 2021

Her whole career was one tough problem after another where she was asked to do things most people couldn’t do—largely operational roles that were behind the scenes “making the trains run on time” kinds of things—and succeeding at them tremendously. Fundraising and doing the dog and pony show is part of the job of being a leader.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

It’s the thousands of jobs that weren’t created but you don’t even know it. A few years later they announced $150 million in a funding round at $1 billion+ valuation and are ramping up jobs to secure their market-leading position. It’s no wonder hundreds of jobs migrated. Perhaps – who knows?

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 31, 2025

Tyler, having spent seven years at Blue River Technology and John Deere, played a key role in pioneering the “See & Spray” technology and was the founding engineer of the autonomy team. What sets Bonsais approach apart is its ability to operate in physically demanding environments. and Australia.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

He brought relevant operating experience and a great perspective into the room, representing not the CEO, not the investors, but *the company,* which is exactly what you want from an Independent. It was serving on that Board where I first met Nilam Ganenthiran , back while he was an executive at Instacart.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 21, 2021

These family-owned and operated businesses create two-thirds of new jobs and employ close to 48% of the US total workforce. Family-owned and operated companies hold a special place in my heart. Such issues include: Confusion over titles, roles and responsibilities . Who has a mind for operations or finance?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 31, 2020

When you are able to understand, evaluate, and apply key financial principles to your particular circumstances, it can, for example, be the difference between you choosing to pursue a new career path or feeling stuck in your current role. What is the role that ThrivingDollars plays within your community?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2020

For many organizations, this, unfortunately, means placing a temporary pause on operations and potentially laying off employees until business can safely resume. Other entities, though, have found a way to keep operations running with a remote workforce—and the applicant pool of potential candidates is massive.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2021

Conference and webinar registration forms ask for name, email address, company and job title. For self-employed professional service providers, the last two might make you question your role. As for job title, that could be the services you offer—writer, accountant, graphic designer. What’s in a title? The first two are easy.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2014

But as I rose in my career (and post MBA) I moved into a role in which I was to advise board-level executives on topics where I was expected to rapidly become an expert. I did a study for a large European mobile operator on whether they should bid for 3G spectrum and if so how much was it worth. But much of the work was unknowable.

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APRIL 6, 2020

Along with my partner Stuart Lander, who runs operations at Upfront and is a former lawyer, we have scoured through, debated and helped scores of companies make this determination. The government believes that it not only is better keeping employees in jobs where possible but also in helping these businesses remain solvent. It depends.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Leaders play a significant role in setting that foundation. Instead, focus your objectives on adjusting how you operate (eg, reassessing job qualifications and retraining hiring managers on evaluating résumés) to eliminate ingrained bias. In doing so, you’ll lay the groundwork for a more diverse candidate pool.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

According to economist Enrico Moretti , highly specialized innovation workers generate about three times as many local jobs for service workers (doctors, carpenters, waiters, etc.) But, over the long-term, the company’s civic role becomes increasingly important. as do manufacturing workers.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Don and his team find in many rural communities, “well-educated young people […] are seeking careers in a wider range of fields,” and if the community fails to create diverse job opportunities associated with career paths, “chances are good that most of the community’s children and grandchildren will leave the community and not return.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

He has grown our US operations from 1 employee (him) to a global organization of 75 employees that will finish the year with 8-digit revenues (90+% recurring) and more than 350% year-over-year growth. That role as sparring partner can be useful if for nothing else than to test your resolve. Rethinking the Role of Board Observers.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 5, 2013

Government served an incredibly important role regulating ground transportation in the past. But do we need government playing the same exact role when loosely constructed networks can serve that same purpose. That''s why I faceplant when New York City seems to be the toughest place for all of these new services to operate.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 14, 2023

In a best-case scenario, their manager would meet with the employee to discuss the situation in detail at the time of these warnings and inform them of the outcome (job termination) if performance didn’t improve. You might even consider an internal candidate who is ready to take on the role.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 1, 2011

This is a theme that comes up in one the most influential business books for me of the past decade, The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb where he talks about the role that luck plays in business success. Building a blog & name recognition is only one small, small part of my job. Back to zero. Here we go. Another month.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

I think there is also no denying the role that Richard Rosenblatt has played in building the LA tech ecosystem and spawning great entrepreneurs who followed in his footsteps. 36% of all apparel jobs in the US are in Los Angeles. They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3 billion dollars of regional GDP. .”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Reviewing financial & operational performance. It’s your job to help them get oriented with the right amount of information so that when you come together you can focus on making good decisions or at least helping you discuss difficult topics rather than spending all of your time informing them. Mentorship.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

Stuart Lander has joined Upfront Ventures to help us run operations. Stuart was a co-founder at my first startup company and ended up running global operations. But last week did see one of my closest family members – David Lapter – join MakeSpace as their CFO & SVP of Business Operations.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 16, 2022

Today, I am part of the EO Regional Council in Canada and serve as president of the EO Winnipeg chapter, leading 100+ entrepreneurs who collectively account for thousands of jobs across the country and hundreds of millions of dollars in economic value. I always knew about the importance of formalized structure and processes.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

With all of these tasks you end up with either a partner or two who “manages” the firm (some trade this role every couple of years), a loose confederation of partners who own and split tasks of management or a firm that brings in professionals who help manage the firm.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

I learned self-reliance to cope, tried every possible job to make a buck, and soon discovered my entrepreneurial spirit,” he says. Seven Costly Consequences of Operating Without Effective Systems and Processes Chris Kirksey (EO Austin) is the founder and CEO of SEO software and services company Direction.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 15, 2022

Many of those messages can help us in our roles as business leaders, peers, parents and community members. It is our job as entrepreneurs to figure out how to put our shoulders into it, to transition things from impossible to possible.”. In the coming weeks and months, we will share more news about GLC 2023’s theme and guest speakers.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

This way, you don’t need to worry that I’m trying to vote you out of the CEO role, but we’re both clear that if important conversations are going to be had, I want to be in the room. Role When I was a lowly Analyst at Union Square Ventures, I had so many ideas for the founders we worked with. What’s Simply Hired, you ask?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Empower Girls To Reach Their Full Potential Entrepreneurship is a vital driver of innovation, job creation, and economic growth. Setting the tone from the top that women belong in leadership roles and having women’s voices championed in decision making for business is an important starting point.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

It’s not a tech company this time — Awoyemi co-founded online jobs site Jobberman (which was acquired by ROAM Africa in 2016) and Whogohost, a bootstrapped hosting platform — but instead, a venture studio: Fast Forward Venture Studio. Fast Forward acts as the company’s co-founder.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

There are relatively few jobs directly inside private equity and venture capital funds, and those jobs are highly competitive. See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.) Venture capitalists often come from an operating background. Make sure to include your biography and resume.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 8, 2025

Addington believes new members can learn skills, so the two partners emphasize loyalty and trustworthiness in job interviews. The Essential Roles and Responsibilities of a Founding Team Necessary for Success Understanding the Importance of a Founding Team A founding team is more than just a group of individuals working together.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In this article, I answer this question, articulating exactly how to: Write role descriptions that entice talented growth people. Write a job description that explains how you operate. Paint the role as one of managing a subset of the startup and its initiatives. Close top growth candidates. Underscore the autonomy.

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