The Seraf Compass

JUNE 9, 2021

When you combine great leadership with a strong board of directors, the likelihood of a successful outcome for a business increases by an order of magnitude. However, truly engaged and knowledgeable directors can add significant additional value by providing strategic input and advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I had an enjoyable conversation this morning with a young team straight out of college this morning and they were calling to ask advice on how to approach fund raising (angels vs. VCs, how to select a VC, etc.) EQ and Team Leadership? Startup Advice VC Industry' Deals done in your industry? It’s a bit of all of these.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2014

As an alternative I’ve also found board meetings to be a good rallying call. It gives a tangible goal and also the reward of the team that completes the project the opportunity to interact with the board. This is exactly where leadership comes in. Leadership Startup Lessons' This happens on 100% of projects.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2009

And I’ll bet that the leadership he displayed helped his angel decide he had the character worth backing. Inspiration/ Leadership – As an entrepreneur you’re always under-resourced. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Many entrepreneurs struggle with their setbacks.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2011

He said that when talking with the board and with investors he realized that he was no longer visionary in this particular field and certainly no longer passionate about it. When that happens it is no longer acceptable to be the founder on the board trying to reinvent yourself. Leadership – It’s hard to be a real leader.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

When you set up a board it is often initially a combination of the founders and the early investors. This post sets out how I believe founders (and investors) should think about independent board members having worked with many of them for the past 20 years. The board is where large equity investors get their representation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 26, 2024

Travel to EO’s annual Global Leadership Conference (GLC), held in Singapore in 2024, featuring full immersion of Learn Arounds , and guest speakers Mo Gawdat and Chatri Sityodtong. Fast-track your leadership journey on the EO Path of Leadership. One of my first EO events was the Global Leadership Conference in Singapore.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As female entrepreneurs, we are independent-minded and innovative, and this advice is critical for securing our future and the future of our families. She provided me with so much advice on business strategy, business channels and HR. My first female mentor was the incredible Janine Allis , founder of Boost Juice.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

I have sat through scores of board meetings in the past year and in at least 25% of them the topic of a senior employee we hired that hasn’t worked out comes up. Teams are organisms and they detect bad cells even more quickly than leadership does. Startup Advice' Failing to act undermines confidence.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

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. Had I stopped there I would have felt great about things, which is what I think happened to the board members / investors who had been involved before me.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2020

McKinsey studies have also shown that companies with diverse leadership outperform their peers. The company’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides counseling, wellness services and legal advice to accommodate their diverse needs. The founder of Polar Notion , Morgan J. Diversity is no exception. This helps us broaden our pool.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Successful entrepreneurs achieve much through their personal leadership traits that inspire others to do great things with them – sure. And they will offer you some of the best business advice you will ever receive if you’re open to it. But without these unsung heroes you’ll go nowhere. EXECUTIVE RECRUITERS.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2014

I can assure you that move wasn’t a walk in the park for the board. You need to understand power, ownership, leadership, performance, relationships, motivations, alcoholism, depression, resentment, jealousy, scorn. Startup Advice' Foursquare? Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai split. Noah Glass. Then Jack Dorsey.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. thought leadership. Or “I’m a new entrepreneur, why would I offer advice on how to run a startup?&#. accessibility.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

And few people in my experience do this well so many board meetings wander. But in leadership and entrepreneurism the top-down approach will be the right solution more often than not. Tags: Startup Advice. I challenge you to consider whether you’re top-down or bottom up.

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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. It’s best to record this history well before the intense swirl of a leadership transition begins. They’re far from it.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes. We recently added Richard Mumby to our leadership team. What is a reasonable payback period and how quickly do we want to grow?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

But in the end they know how to put the big wins on the board. Superstars are best to hire once you’ve got your product/market fit, proven your product will sell, hired a maverick and a few journeymen and now need to bring in leadership and structure to enable you to scale more quickly and predictably. I’m unmanageable.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

Rincon is part of the new breed of Seed Stage VCs and with the leadership of Jim Andelman has charted out the most authentic early-stage investment strategy in Southern California. In the video I linked to above Farb talks about how he got Rob Lord on board at Grockit. Tags: Raising Venture Capital Startup Advice.

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Y Combinator

JULY 15, 2019

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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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

For startups, a good Board is better than no Board, but a bad Board is worse than anything. One component of a good Board is a high value add Independent Board Member, which in my experience, often doesn’t get added early enough (for a variety of reasons). I knew I wanted to help build it from the ground up.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2020

5000 shared: Knowing what you know now, what advice would you share with your younger self? It’s been like having my own board of directors, for both my business and personal life. We asked these elite leaders about their entrepreneurial journeys. 4,672 on the 2020 Inc. What critical mistake taught you a lesson that proved invaluable?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

The board was unanimous in our opinion of this including outside director Ian Rogers who has served as Jonathan’s mentor and friend. They need to be passionate about leadership, management, and organizational processes as the company scales.” Startup Advice'

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Gust

AUGUST 26, 2012

But my advice is to start with one, or certainly no more than one in an area of expertise. The protégé should be able to feel free to speak about issues which may be plaguing him without fear of repercussions from a major board member, investor or boss. Mentors are not like lovers. You can have more than one at a time.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2020

You can still take advantage of all the small business advice that was shared throughout the event. You can still listen to the whole thing, but we wanted to share some of our favorite moments and pieces of small business advice. Awesome small business advice! Great small business advice from Jason! Thanks, Steve!

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

Community-building is advice I give to nearly every startup team with whom I work. Ryan Smith, the founder of Qualtrics, also invested and has joined the board of directors. They’ve had a huge head-start on the competition and are well-positioned to maintain leadership as we adjust to building community in this new COVID era.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

It’s also good advice to treat your marriage like a business partnership, in that both require commitment, communication and a shared view of values and goals. Kelvin serves on the Georgia Restaurant Association’s board of directors. How has your EO experience impacted your entrepreneurial journey and leadership style?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Whether it’s securing investment capital, marketing a concept, recruiting new talent or leaning on peers for support and advice, having a solid network can seriously work to your benefit. Noelle Fauver volunteers on the board of the San Diego American Marketing Association and is a contributing editor for 365businesstips.com. .

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Sadly, in 2014, when I relapsed for the second time since my initial surgery, the board of directors made the decision to terminate my tenure at ESTREC. Any advice to YLAI Network members? Take the risk. Despite what others may think of your venture, if you see the niche you can work in, go for it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I came from a board meeting to here. I was saying to this CEO at the board meeting, I said, “I don’t know, I just have this blind belief that you guys are going to create an enormous success. I want to build a great company, and I want to get you on my board for my new ridesharing service. Which is just amazing.

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 28, 2019

Here’s how to build a startup advisory board. And while it often seems more involved and complex than it is in reality, setting up an advisory board is something you should look to put in place in the early stages of your entrepreneurial venture. Selecting an advisory board is the tricky part.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like. Partner Leverage.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I apply visual thinking for nearly everything I do: preparing for important phone calls (I imagine my opening lines, I imagine the responses), writing keynote presentations, deciding whether or not to invest in a company, preparing for board meetings – you name it. These are all creative processes. That’s a shame.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

We strive to invest in companies that are consciously working to create a diverse leadership team?—?one Thank you to Kara Nortman for your leadership on the gender equality topic and your activism with your fellow VCs at Female Office Hours. one that’s inclusive across gender, ethnicity, age and national origins.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2020

When Pete approached me for advice, I recommended the “Failure-Proofing” strategy, which is a pragmatic and easy-to-use technique to defend against planning and project disasters. He recruited Ann, a member of the firm’s Advisory Board, to be an independent facilitator. 3 Key Steps to Preventing Disasters in Implementing Decisions.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2022

At your board meetings, you have one investor complaining that you aren’t growing fast enough, another complaining that your burn ratio is too high and another warning you to extend your cash runway. Tracking the explosive growth of open-source software. Now, it’s not so simple. You aren’t the only one who is confused and stressed.

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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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