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Don’t be a Grin Fucker

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That’s the classic definition of Grin Fucking. McKinsey had their “ 7S framework &# and BCG had the “ BCG Matrix &# with cash cows, dogs, stars and question marks. I mean Porter’s Five forces is a useful framework but it’s basically microeconomics with a pretty wrapper. The title IS the post.

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Journeymen, Mavericks & Superstars: Understanding Salespeople at Startups

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If you ever have to interview, hire, judge the performance of, decide whether to promote, assign clients/regions to them or have to decide whether to fire sales people, I think having a framework for thinking about them is helpful. Almost by definition. Mavericks are by definition bad at following rules and bad at process.

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You Can’t Rely on a VC for Your Hardest Decisions

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We are money, advice, coaching, cheerleading, interventionist but not “the decider.” Consultants should provide you data & frameworks – not decisions. In preparation for her reentry into VC she spoke with many mentors of hers for advice on venture capital. ” Such simple yet poignant advice.

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The Benefits of Top-Down Thinking & Why it is Critical to Entrepreneurs

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This is a problem for a strategy consultant because you are, by definition, a generalist that is thrown into new problems again and again. I’m never right the first time so I spend time adjusting my frameworks. Tags: Startup Advice. Often I had a very limited time. I struggled on my first few assignments.

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How Many Investors are Too Many?

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While there is no right or wrong answer, having seen the extremes I’d like to offer you a framework for considering the right answer for yourselves. By definition you can’t have 3 investors each wanting to increase from 5% to 20% ownership or you’re fawked anyways. The Perils of Many.

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How I Use Visualization to Drive Creativity

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The creative process - Whenever I need to do any task that requires insight I have to be able to visualize – to literally SEE the decision framework. I put my definitions on them because I didn’t want my thinking to be constrained by industry-defined boundaries or definitions. Many people are visual thinkers.

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What’s the board’s role in an early-stage startup?

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Here’s a framework for how it can help drive success at your company: Strategy, People, Image, Finance and Systems for compliance, or “SPIFS.”. By generic definition, the board of directors consists of elected individuals that represent shareholders. What’s the board’s role in an early-stage startup?

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