Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

I had to understand their business requirements and document them all. 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. I know it sounds exceedingly easy. It’s not.

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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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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Here, we’re sharing an actionable guide for biotech leadership teams as they start the process of building or renovating their own data room. Together, these documents will help distill not only your vision for the current fundraise, but more broadly the long-term differentiation and trajectory of your company.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 24, 2024

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. Make A “Stop Doing” List: Achievement is not about doing more.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2020

He recruited Ann, a member of the firm’s Advisory Board, to be an independent facilitator. The records division would be included in the last batch to be migrated, to give ample time to convert all documents and processes to digital forms. Everything—even business meetings— would be done online after four weeks.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 31, 2021

We found a great example in Culture Renovation: 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakeable Company by Kevin Oakes. The stories also had emotion to them, documenting both humorous episodes as well as tougher times (like divesting a business and layoffs) that the company went through. Pressure from the board and/or investors.

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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.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 10, 2017

It’s an outstanding avenue for members to give back, especially if serving on the chapter board is not an option. The Atlanta EO chapter had a relatively small Accelerator program with 10 to 15 participants—or companies—and only one EO member overseeing the program on the chapter board. We transitioned to a quarterly membership cycle.

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 15, 2023

There are a lot of tools that can help, but each has limitations: The Business Model Canvas identifies the big picture hypotheses of your venture… but struggles to help you ID what is needed to get all your key stakeholders on board. Just add a description of why your leadership team are the right ones for the job and you’re done.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

We are fortunate to have leadership that have masterminded strategies utilizing public and private funding, along with a stellar regional foundation (Danville Regional Foundation, or DRF) to slowly work this puzzle out. We knew that when her fellowship ended, we needed to bring someone on board who was solely focused on this work.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

Earlier this summer, we began sharing a five-page document that outlined our guidance with some of our portfolio company CEOs that was based on our personal experience and observation. If leadership erred, take responsibility for the mistakes. What is driving the need for a RIF? Could it have been avoided?

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

There’s also timing and trends, leadership, luck, and maybe even marketing. . Bonus point) Don’t let the document get in the way. We think it’s a matter of products, but history shows us it takes more than just products and technology to create the sweeping changes. Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Any corporate strategy document will remain a fantasy on paper if your tech infrastructure is outdated and incapable of meeting your future needs. Generally speaking, the best way to get company leadership on board with such investments is to highlight what competitors are doing to help them understand the competitive threat.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If demonstrating an employer-employee relationship, that usually involves showing that your startup’s board of directors oversees your work and can fire you. Based on our experience, it takes less time to prepare an IEP petition than an O-1A petition because it’s not as document-intensive. Remember, this is not the time to be humble.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Leadership, she’s been on the leadership team for two massive businesses, and so who better to hear from on that topic than Claire. Tomasz Tunguz: That’s a living document. Claire Hughes Johnson : It’s a living document. Well, let’s transition then to leadership. COO, what does it mean?

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

” SirionLabs leverages algorithms trained on legal documents and “industry data” to deliver visibility into contract performance, invoices, and relationships during the contract post-signature phase.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Islamic fintech can also help resolve issues that unbanked people face, like lack of money, lack of proper documentation and being located far away from conventional Islamic banks. The MUI has published at least two fatwas on fintech. The first, issued in 2017, is about Islamic perspectives on practices related to e-money.

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Red Rocket

MAY 11, 2021

This annual evaluation is meant to be completed by the CEO, their direct reports and the board members in an anonymous 360 aggregated review. Board members are provided with the timely and accurate information they need to asset the business and help the CEO make informed and balanced decisions.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Logistics operators in Africa suffer from various problems, from inconsistent pricing, which stems from a fragmented supply-and-demand market, to paper documentation and little or no access to financing. Most times, your investors and board are present when it’s working. For comparison, it’s 6% in the U.S.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 10, 2019

A code of conduct should be more than just a document — it should be an experience that inspires employees to adhere to a code while also respecting the reality of workforce trends. As a result, codes should incorporate the organization’s mission and values throughout the document in order to develop a message that is meaningful to employees.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

LawVu gives them a cloud-based platform to share legal advice, documents, communicate with each other or external counsel and create reports for the rest of the company, including the C-suite. The company plans to hire key leadership roles in the U.S. Insight Partners managing director Rachel Geller will join LawVu’s board.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

What used to be an “A” round in 2011 is now routinely called a Seed round and this has been so engrained that founders would rather take less money than to have to put the words “A round” in their legal documents. Pre-seed is just a narrower segment where you might raise $1–3 million on a SAFE note and not give out any board seats.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 16, 2014

Does the potential partner bring specialized knowledge, skills, leadership, or experience that compliments others? Example: percent of ownership, officer/operational, director/board member… What are the parties willing to give up in return for the prospect of business success? Determine the commitment of the potential partners.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

Jamie Salter, founder, chairman and CEO of ABG, said in a written statement: “ABG looks forward to deepening its ties with Bolt by becoming shareholders under the new leadership of Chief Executive Maju Kuruvilla and we are excited to continue exploring broader opportunities with our businesses.” .

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

A BCP is a defined and documented strategy designed to help business owners and their employees prepare for any event that may disrupt business operations. Bonaventure University and The Leadership and Strategic Impact Program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He also chairs the Company’s Privacy Committee.

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Y Combinator

APRIL 26, 2021

Most banks and card providers ask for excessive documentation, take 3–5 days to onboard customers, and require a personal guarantee from business founders and owner-operators. They’ve created department- and category-level tracking tools where leadership and finance teams can better understand organizational spend against budgets.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

The company chose a price disruption strategy to swiftly dethrone Samsung from its leadership position in the Indian smartphone market, making it one of the trailblazers in the first wave of cheap, sub-$200 smartphones. Micromax eventually sunset its global business operations.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Mistake 3: Lack Of Leadership I have often observed that product inventors are not necessarily good communicators or leaders. Good leadership is the secret sauce of a successful startup. And always remember: Leadership is not everybody’s piece of cake. from an advisor or board of directors. Go deep and take your time.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Viktoria Krusenvald , ANWPB Board Certified Nutritional Consultant, Wellness Patron Working with Enjoyable and Admirable People It may sound too simple to be useful; however, the most important lesson is to only work with people you truly enjoy and admire.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A MOC document can help you prioritize what jobs you need an executive to do so you can hire against those needs. We spend time looking at their org savvy, their leadership skills. He’s had incredible stability amongst his leadership team, but that’s not always the case. Key takeaways Write a MOC. How is that set up?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

I was building a document management company and he was building a document signature company. I sold my company to Salesforce.com and although I didn’t continue my career there I have always held the company and it’s leadership in high esteem (even if I have a few fun private stories from back in the day).

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We’ve gathered insights from CEOs, founders, and top executives on their most successful methods, from combining chat and asynchronous video to actively listening and documenting meetings. Here are the fifteen unique strategies these leaders use to ensure seamless communication among cross-functional teams.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 17, 2022

The position will also be charged with leadership, management, and oversight of the growing E3 Solutions team. The Senior Director of E3 Solutions reports directly to the President & CEO and is an integral member of the Forward Cities senior leadership team.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 17, 2022

The position will also be charged with leadership, management, and oversight of the growing E3 Solutions team. The Senior Director of E3 Solutions reports directly to the President & CEO and is an integral member of the Forward Cities senior leadership team. Strategic Leadership. Functions and Responsibilities.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 8, 2025

We had created a process for connecting entrepreneurs with multiple angel groups, but it had become bogged down with requirements: Lead investors had to provide detailed due diligence packages Entrepreneurs had to complete lengthy application forms Angel groups needed to review extensive documentation Everyone believed these steps were necessary.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Used by permission of HarperCollins Leadership. We just board the train at the station and enjoy the ride. Document your misses and your setbacks— don’t simply learn from them but teach from them. Document your misses and your setbacks— don’t simply learn from them but teach from them. www.harpercollinsleadership.com. .

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David Teten VC

MARCH 31, 2025

As you build your own private equity/venture capital fund, the most important formation documents are the agreements governing the general partner entity (GP Entity) and the management company entity (ManCo Entity), which may include co-founding partners, anchor investor, and early employees. (Thanks to my coauthor Dolph M. Hellman, Esq.

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