Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

I sometimes feel that the Silicon Valley culture and we as technologists more broadly can breed monoculture in our approach to entrepreneurship, problem solving, market analysis and technology solutions. He talks about this early in the book as a foreshadowing technique. These topics all feature in the book. Shocking, I know.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 31, 2022

Gotham Gives is run by Jennifer Klopp and we are joined on the board by our long-time friend and philanthropic partner Sarah Holloway. In our case, that is change we want to see in our home, New York City, and we are committed to investing in programs that leverage community, knowledge, and culture to drive positive change for New York City.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2020

And seeing them hit their stride, find their passion and thrive in our culture is beyond fulfilling. I also have a physical “to do” book and a system for jotting things down and crossing them off that I follow religiously. Weaknesses are no longer obscured by “culture.” This has been my greatest joy in being an entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

He brings knowledgable experts from varying points of view but never books anybody that engages in yelling matches. I haven’t read the book nor deeply reviewed Project Aristotle but the conversation on this morning’s show really resonated with me. I have a board meeting coming up this week and I just reviewed the agenda.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

And it seems to be creeping back into startup culture of late in a worrying way. And having too much money certainly raises board expectations that you will do big things quickly. No board is going to give you $25 million up front and then expect your year-one staff expenditures to be $2 million. Yet it tempts us all.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2011

If I bring them on board now, how do I not reduce the motivation from those that I have already hired? Culture matters. Along the same lines as aptitude I would say that “company culture” matters. As times get tough you’ll value this culture. It’s a must read and has great advice on building a company culture.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

He’s also a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, sits on the boards of several startups, is a many-time entrepreneur himself, and was previously an exec at GE and Intel. A cultural gulf has opened up between the realms I call brains and brawn. Whatever terms you prefer, it’s time to bridge the gulf and reframe the dichotomy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I used to believe that one of the reasons for this phenomenon was that a different venue or culture offered me a change in perspective. Over the years, I have consistently noticed that I get many new and different ideas when I travel away from home and get out of my regular routine.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

.” What I’ve observed is that the email generation has shifted cultural norms. ” Culturally people know that it’s not acceptable to text or call you on your cell phone unless they know you. I had a 3-hour board meeting with another. Is that OK? I think so. [I I know many of you are not yet persuaded].

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2020

Plus, a culture of inclusion translates into a happier, more productive workforce. Your core values tout a culture of inclusion. A great book I’d recommend for more shrewd businesspeople: The Diversity Bonus. The book makes a compelling case for the business value of diversity, especially in knowledge work.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2023

Moreover, what works well for one company’s culture and working style may not work well elsewhere, even within the same industry. Involve the C-suite From my experience helping 21 organizations transition to hybrid work, it’s crucial for the whole C-suite to be actively involved in formulating the metrics, and for the Board to approve them.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Apple and Rackspace use the employee Net Promoter System (eNPS), a metric that is picking up traction, as Fred Reichheld, the intellectual father of the NPS, mentions in his book The Ultimate Question 2.0. The frequency you choose depends on what’s going on at your company and the pace of change within your culture.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 29, 2024

Environments are a subset of culture ; they either explicitly or implicitly reward certain behaviors. Behaviors are often contagious; they spread from person to person through observation and imitation, especially in close-knit communities or cultures. Joining a book club is a great way to start a consistent reading habit.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 7, 2023

YC Group Partner Surbhi Sarna has written a book called Without a Doubt , and today it goes on sale. I have no idea how Surbhi managed to write a book while also being a Group Partner at YC (a more-than-full-time job!). It's a must-read for anyone interested in healthcare.

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Gust

JUNE 8, 2014

Experts on this subject, including Yael Zofi, in her book, “ A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams ,” has identified eight key characteristics of high-performing virtual teams that I have observed, and every startup founder should understand and enable: Members exhibit a global mindset – they look outward, not inward.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

After numerous discussions we held the line and all agreed as a board that profitability was much more important than chasing new markets and that perfecting our systems and methods was critical before we expanded and just increase the scope of our problems to solve. If I could close with some advice for startups and boards ….

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Franc.World aims to change this narrative by opening the doors to conversations about self-discovery and future career paths at a younger age through their multimedia offering that includes books, documentaries and podcasts. Workplaces need to go beyond that and embed these initiatives into their culture.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2023

Cultivating team belonging and organizational culture Our brains are not wired to connect and build relationships with people located in small squares on a videoconference call, they’re wired to be tribal and connect with our fellow tribe members in face-to-face settings. Similarly, it’s best to handle in-person any human resource concerns.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

They: Accept that time is a precious and fixed resource Know how to separate urgent from important Align their top priorities with their core purpose and or core values Don’t book 100% of their time; they value rest and relaxation Constantly look for things that they should stop doing Are selective about the people they give their energy to.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2024

And when they do, they are rarely embedded in the culture. We were not always all that great at hiring people who fit our culture. Although our Core Value Awards come with a prize, I have realized it is less about the prize and more about creating a culture of authenticity where people know and live by our values. 5000 honoree.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Contributed by Robert Glazer , the founder and chairman of the board of Acceleration Partners , a global partner marketing agency and the recipient of numerous industry and company culture awards.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 24, 2024

That’s more than enough to write a few chapters of a book. Visualize Your Goals: As part of an annual tradition, we started off January 1 in my family by making family vision boards. A vision board is a great way to document your goals for the year and keep those objectives front of mind.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In his book YES IS THE ANSWER. How Faith In People and a Culture Of Hospitality Built a Modern American Restaurant Company, Mitchell shares the keys to his company’s 25 years of success: including a steadfast commitment to a nurturing culture, a “people first” philosophy, and the humility to recognize reckless and ego-driven decisions.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

Specialists and their salons wanted to be perfectly booked up, and salons weren’t actually completely offline, either. Kang is joining the board with this round. They built a picture of why so much was still done offline. In short, it was about “yield optimization,” Danna said.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

We chose the word “upfront” to represent our culture. A great leader knows when there are team rivalries that need to be settled and when some team members need to be let go because they are breeding a bad culture internally. It’s why I was always critical of the “acquihire culture” at places like Yahoo !

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 17, 2023

Contributed by Robert Glazer , a former EO Boston member who is the founder and chairman of the board of Acceleration Partners , a global partner marketing agency and the recipient of numerous industry and company culture awards.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Research suggests that denying negative reality is a principal cause for Boards of Directors to fire their CEOs. That creates an organizational culture which facilitates an easy shift to full-time remote work for all employees when the need arises. Conclusion.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Diversity in the workplace starts with an inclusive culture. Done right, an inclusive culture should help to foster a sense of belonging and shared values. The words you choose to bring your business to life will make the difference: Words are influential ambassadors of your workplace’s culture.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 14, 2022

After the video of his speech went viral, McCullough went on to write a book, also titled You Are Not Special. Contributed by Robert Glazer , a former EO Boston member who is the founder and chairman of the board of Acceleration Partners , a global partner marketing agency and the recipient of numerous industry and company culture awards.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

They sought case studies and examples of successful companies they could model, anticipating their boards’ reaction to the digital transformation plans they were considering: “Has this been done before? Of course, these boards were missing the point. . Bird in hand, they said! The result?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I bought a book and I learned how to program macros and build spreadsheets. 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. This culture of asking. 100 billion idea.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Rocket often followed the Blitzscaling model popularized by Reid Hoffman — earning them an appearance in his book of the same name. Finding the right balance between keeping costs in check and not underinvesting can mean doing things more slowly than your board would like. billion market cap), Zalando ($21.2

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2018

Had we waited for an outside bookkeeper to finish doing the books to know where we stood each month, we might not be here today. The organization serve as an informal business advisory board. What would our culture look like? When it was a matter of business life and death, I practiced daily cash management. I certainly did.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

How to win consulting, board and deal roles with PE and VC funds. In many ecosystems outside of the major tech hubs, founders face cultural, legal, reputational and other hurdles to building a successful tech company. David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2016

Later, I went to a Quaker high school that was a boarding school, although I was a day student. New Belgium is admired for its culture of engagement that you formalized in 2013 when you sold the company to your co-workers. In 1995, I read The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack who is a father of the open book management movement.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 24, 2020

I picked this idea from the ex-CEO of Intel and the book “High Output Management”: “CEOs always act on leading indicators of good news, but only act on lagging indicators of bad news.” Nonetheless, with GrowthClub we took very little pre-seed money as a buffer and because we wanted to get on board a couple of angel investors as advisors.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 6, 2017

Reading a blog article here or in HBR article there, a business book or an academic paper only goes so far because these summaries of knowledge lack one key ingredient. How do you determine if someone is a good cultural fit? Worklife is nuanced. Many times, the questions that arise will be entirely novel. What questions do you ask?

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