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Here is How to Make Sense of Conflicting Startup Advice

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Everybody has a blog these days and there is much advice to be had. Many startups now go through accelerators and have mentors passing through each day with advice – usually it’s conflicting. So far from not taking advice from other people – I want more advice, more data points, more opinions.

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Don’t be a Grin Fucker

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I did 5 years of building large computer systems and computer networks for global corporations and 3+ years as a “strategy consultant.&# In many of the meetings you’d meet clients who would tell you everything you needed to know, would offer to help you and then would never follow up on the help that they had offered.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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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.

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

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Post MBA I went into strategy consulting where my job was to problem solve for clients. 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.

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14 Pieces of Advice for Resolving Conflicts Among Startup Team Members

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14 Pieces of Advice for Resolving Conflicts Among Startup Team Members Navigating team conflicts in a startup environment requires wisdom and practical strategies. John Dunnill , Director, Moralbox Hold “Clear the Air” Meetings Resolving conflicts within a startup team requires a blend of empathy and strategy. My top advice?

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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. You might just have differences of opinion on the direction / strategy of the company or how to handle situations in difficult times. The Perils of Many.

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Is Strategic Money an Oxymoron?

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So I thought I’d try to lay out a framework for how you should think about it as many you will inevitably be faced with this experience. It’s true that many VCs over promise how helpful they’ll be with introductions / strategic advice / recruiting, etc. And I had 2 “strategic&# investors in my first company.

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