Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. My advice to people thinking about getting an MBA is to think about the five C’s. THE FIVE C’S.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 26, 2011

They don’t create a culture of punishment for mistakes. You’re never really going to know how somebody is going to perform in the role, how good of a cultural fit he or she is going to be and how motivated they’re going to become until they’re on the inside. They over think the decision framework. Check your legal framework.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 15, 2024

14 Pieces of Advice for Resolving Conflicts Among Startup Team Members Navigating team conflicts in a startup environment requires wisdom and practical strategies. Chad Bellin , Co-Founder, Disca Leverage Startup Culture’s Flexibility Startup culture, often hyped for its dynamism and innovation, can be a double-edged sword.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

He talked in the video about how he finds it helpful in companies to think about practical theory and frameworks for thinking about company strategy. 36:00 Nate: The culture in LA is by far the most entrepreneurial culture in the country. But Nate actually worked directly for Clay for a year-and-a-half! I agree with him.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. Startup Advice' Photo Credit: John De Neilsen on 500px.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

It’s a very personal topic and I’d like to offer you a framework to decide for yourself, based on the following factors: How Long is it Taking to Raise Capital at Your Stage in the Market? While there is no “one size fits all” I used to give the advice that you should plan about 4.5 Is that a lot for them?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

1 thing that has consistently helped me get better at setting—and achieving—goals is using the right framework.” My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. If you figure out how to 10X the success of difficult conversations, you can 10X the productivity, culture, and profitability of your company.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In a significant cultural shift, the technology organizations inside these FIs have also started to recognize that not all of their tech products need to be built “in-house.” Keep in mind: this sales framework is not linear , and these steps should be taken in tandem, not sequentially.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In addition to discussing potential applications in advertising, fintech and enterprise apps, respondents shared their advice for web3 founders who are hunting for funding, along with their concerns about factors that could stall its development. What advice would you give web3 founders who are trying to get their first check? .

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 21, 2023

Understanding this journey allows startups to foster Customer Empathy and build a shared framework to enhance their Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy. The Customer Journey Playbook not only unlocks growth but also cultivates a customer-centric culture within the company, ensuring alignment around making champions into heroes.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

1 thing that has consistently helped me get better at setting—and achieving—goals is using the right framework.” My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. If you figure out how to 10X the success of difficult conversations, you can 10X the productivity, culture, and profitability of your company.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 2, 2021

We have to rebuild all of the frameworks,” Dua advises. “We Out with the old, in with the new As a whole, VC must actively expand the ranks of women in leadership roles as well as retain their talent within firms that foster a culture shift. For Lindquist, she’s had a warm welcome coming into the VC industry. We’re one team?—?a

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

Many CEOs can’t afford to simply exist within the status quo frameworks they enjoyed as part of a rosy 2021. At the same time, they’re also struggling to raise fresh capital — and those who are able to raise money and extend runways are navigating the cultural complexities of down rounds.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

You need to get straight to the beating heart of the business, understand the culture, involve the right people — and be comfortable telling founders and exec teams things they don’t always want to hear. That may seem strange advice for a new startup, but the economy is volatile and things change very fast.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 17, 2022

But I found that early advice to be accurate: The first 10 employees are the most important aspect in the company’s life cycle – other than finding product-market fit – and recruiting has to be the founder’s priority. It was an all-encompassing process. Tell me about this.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 25, 2022

It requires a lot of attention to make sure the pace of execution does not slow and cultural issues do not emerge as you scale. I used these meetings to get advice, but more importantly I was always giving them updates on our progress, vision, fundraising, and product releases. Train your team to use experimentation frameworks.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In industries like defense and energy, there’s no room for error when it comes to data security, so we’ve had to build our platform with a Zero Trust framework that assures our clients of top-tier protection from the get-go. Lastly, invest in building a strong team and culture. Another challenge has been market education.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

My advice would be actually, start something and then keep drafting it. It makes a lot of sense that you talk about even cultural differences in the way that people work or the way that people communicate, running a global company as you did, I’m sure you saw that. Tomasz Tunguz: Oh, interesting. Mine, I edit constantly.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Mary gives the YLAI Network the essentials to speaking on your values and advice to network members starting their businesses on how to establish a culture of transparency. Mary’s advice for network members is to reflect on times they have or have not acted on their values and continue to ask themselves questions.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Early inspirations from cyberpunk culture and video games led me to explore how these elements could intertwine with fashion, challenging the notion of a linear career path. My advice to aspiring entrepreneurs is to embrace your diverse interests. Intesar Mohammed , Founder and CEO, PerfAI, Inc.

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Reforge

JANUARY 31, 2023

We will establish a framework that sets industry standards and improves equity in the burgeoning fractional market. Regardless, their function is to give advice, but they don’t typically interact with people outside of the core leadership team or own any tangible deliverables. We’ll dig more into compensation later in this article.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

And so, I joined this program, and we and a bunch of my colleagues in the program took his work and thought, “Can we put this work, this expert system inference, in a formal Bayesian probabilistic framework?” Well this is where we’re gonna start to get into the pop culture, right? Marty: Yes.

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Reforge

JULY 12, 2022

In this piece, we will cover: The definition of coaching and how it fits into a manager’s portfolio Why most managers struggle to coach How to improve your coaching skills today We also created a new Coaching Reflection Template that you can use to instantly apply the coaching frameworks, tips, and ideas outlined in this article.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders. I think as a whole company, it’s not just me, as a whole company, we have built a culture which is very, very user-focused. But now, if you have to go and understand nuances of someone that you don’t culturally relate to, it’s harder.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2016

In this special interview, the co-founders of Pronexia—a new generation recruitment firm—open up about their bootstrapping days, their unique hiring methodology, and the role authenticity plays when building relationships and company culture. Against everyone’s advice, I decided to seek out a business partner. ME/ “Commit to culture.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

He is excited and energetic but unfamiliar with the particulars of the job, or the company, or the culture. The best management advice is to get out of the way. Situational management is a simplifying framework to help managers identify the state of each employee and provide the right support to help them fulfill their potential.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 14, 2022

When I took over my family business at age 25, my father’s advice to me were these three ideas: honesty, hard work and integrity. It wasn’t until my fifth attempt that I stumbled upon a framework that worked: Reflect back on times when you have been incredibly incensed, and consider why you felt this way.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

So, if you get a bunch of engineers in a room for example, if they need to do a web project, you can count the seconds before the discussion on frameworks come up. ” Those questions and then having them written into narratives, fundamentally started to change the culture. Because engineers they tend to start from the how.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Not the specifics of his offer — I don’t negotiate on behalf of the company, just provide advice to both sides — but more about how he should think about it vis a vis his previous employers. My framework was a sort of triangle, and here are the three sides: a female computer scientist looking into a crystal ball, digital art [DALL-E].

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

Frameworks To Become A Billionaire. Dharmesh: I think that was good advice. Or you don't do that that framework? Yeah, I have that framework. Sam: for me, yeah, I have that framework. So for a long time, it was brand, culture, and what I call boldness, which is is the organization taking on enough risk?

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Providing practical frameworks such as circular economy principles, impact measurement methodologies, and sustainable supply chain management. By fostering a culture of sustainability within the startup ecosystem, we can create a future where businesses thrive while making a positive impact on the world.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 8, 2023

(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) Norway, the US, and the UK). Norway has the capacity to pump a lot more oil into the EU if the EU is willing to pay for it.

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