A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

I have had the great pleasure of working with Matt Blumberg and the senior leadership team of USV’s former portfolio company Return Path (which was sold in 2019) for much of the last twenty years. All of this is outlined in the Bolster Founding Manifesto which explains why they started this company.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 19, 2022

Last year, after more than five years at the helm, Julie decided it was time to pass the baton to a new leader and she and I and a group of board members spent the fall talking to lots of people and we found a fantastic new leader named Jason Clark. We called it Tech:NYC and I first wrote about it here at AVC in March of 2016.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2024

Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Taylor brings 20 years of experience in senior leadership roles in strategy consulting, Fortune 500 and start-up organizations. The gift creating the Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership was a signature moment for SMU Ignited: Boldly Shaping Tomorrow , the University’s $1.5

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

May 8, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today designated Netflix Inc. Under Governor Murphy’s leadership, film production continues to thrive in the Garden State, exemplified by Netflix’s commitment to build a world-class studio in Fort Monmouth,” said NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Board will work to increase capital to minority-owned startups, create diverse innovation economy WOODBRIDGE, N.J. The board will provide knowledge, guidance, and insights on ways to best increase capital, access, and investments in New Jersey’s diverse entrepreneurs. Harmon, Sr.,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 19, 2021

Contributed by Winnie Hart, an EO Houston member who serves on EO’s Board of Directors. “The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. The post One Year Later: 10 Steps to Effective Coronavirus Crisis Leadership appeared first on THE BLOG. People feed off of emotions and erratic behaviors. Have a plan.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 3, 2024

Whether your chapter holds regular strategy summits (like EO Cape Town, photo above) or is considering doing so, here are three things the most successful summits can do for your leadership board—all of which create a remarkable ripple effect across membership as a whole. The other 99 percent? Alignment.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

I have been writing a series on how startup boards get selected, who sits on them and what to avoid. I started this series in part to help entrepreneurs but also to help newer investors because I’ve know with so many new companies you have so many new board members and many people are trying to figure out there respective roles.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In true CLF fashion, we brought together leaders across entertainment, sports, music, and business and tech at our annual Cultural Leadership Summit to celebrate the undeniable influence and impact of culture, and foster real connections to build the future together. Kevin also reflected on making sure we all do something with the ball.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

During my career — spanning entrepreneurship, academia, arts management and venture capital — I’ve learned the importance of female leadership in contributing to successful outcomes. Public companies with at least one female board member typically outperform companies with only male members. Hiring to improve results.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . As a next step, we recommend that you register at the major expert network websites, as well as LinkedIn and job boards, if you haven’t already.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

ThoughtSpot CEO Sudheesh Nair shared some of his thoughts about building a sturdy leadership team and drafted a thorough checklist for entrepreneurs who are putting a crew together. The composition of the board can also impact your fundraising. What’s the board’s role in an early-stage startup? His initial advice?

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Startups also benefit from essential business services, including consultancy, marketing initiatives, investor relations programs, and educational seminars, ensuring they thrive on the international stage.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

When you set up a board it is often initially a combination of the founders and the early investors. This post sets out how I believe founders (and investors) should think about independent board members having worked with many of them for the past 20 years. The board is where large equity investors get their representation.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 13, 2016

“In my perspective, there is leadership and then there is entrepreneurship. Leadership illustrates the ability to see the goal and make it to the end. They are my sounding board, and they fuel my own desire to be better.” The post Kate Morgan: Leadership vs. Entrepreneurship appeared first on THE BLOG.

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

You’d think tech companies should be the paradigm of how to prep for leadership transitions, since they operate in such a constant state of flux. It’s best to record this history well before the intense swirl of a leadership transition begins. They’re far from it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

We share our board meeting decks and month-end financials with everyone in the organization, and we expect them to engage with this information and ask questions,” says Odiaka Gonzalez, VP of People and Operations with Global Citizen Year , a nonprofit organization that equips young people to create meaningful impact on global issues. “We

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Berkonomics

JUNE 30, 2022

A leadership goal vs. a mantra: I once sat in on a roundtable meeting in which the executive of a company stated his goal as “educate the world.” Your executives, board and others will surely do the same. The post Leadership: Sell the dream while making the reality. So, which one is actionable? Make that your new reality.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

I have seen leadership teams take over great businesses from founders and get them to the next level. Etsy, where I am Chair of the Board and a large shareholder, is a great example of that. I’ve heard it called “moral leadership.” There are many others in my career as well.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Vienna, 10 November 2021 – As the Impact Hub Network continues to accelerate the transition to a more just and sustainable future, we are excited to announce an update on our leadership team. Gabriela will continue to support our Ambition 2030 as a Board Director focusing on developing partnerships and engaging in policy efforts.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

So it should come as no surprise that Chief , the network designed to develop the leadership skills of women, has hit a $1.1 Partner Laela Sturdy will join the board as part of the deal. Chief, the leadership network for women, raises $15 million in funding. billion valuation in a matter of three years.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2021

For pharmaceutical companies, especially medical affairs, the important lesson from this sad and sordid affair is as simple as it is powerful: Your advisory board matters — a lot. Those five words characterize Theranos’ board. focused on cardiac transplants who switched to politics long before he joined Theranos’ board.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 21, 2021

.” I don’t entirely agree with that and my experience with it has been different, but it brings up an incredibly important topic about leadership. I like to keep things simple and in my simple mind, leadership comes in two flavors, visionary leadership and operational leadership. It will be an incredible trip.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 8, 2022

teams usually outperform individuals or groups of individuals) but very few Founder CEOs are skilled at creating a high-performing senior leadership team. It’s a myth to believe that leadership has always resided in the CEO. Successful companies have distributed leadership across the business.

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The Seraf Compass

JUNE 9, 2021

When you combine great leadership with a strong board of directors, the likelihood of a successful outcome for a business increases by an order of magnitude. As members of the board, they occupy leadership positions. While that leadership is not always explicit, it can manifest itself in many ways.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

November 21, 2023) – Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved a new $20 million pilot program to support rising real estate developers. TRENTON, N.J. The Emerging Developer Fund will help developers gain access to capital and build additional capacity to expand their existing portfolio.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 24, 2017

Use a method similar to the SBI Feedback Tool developed by The Center for Creative Leadership. Just because you have a clear vision of your company and where you want to take it doesn’t mean that everyone else on the team is on board with it. Besides communicating that vision, in order to get them on board, you also have to live it.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 12, 2011

I was also part of the original New York Tech Meetup board and participated on it until last year. I offered to step aside to bring a few more faces onto the board last year. I’m just as familiar with the New York Tech Meetup as anyone. I was one of the first 100 members, dating back to February 2005.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 22, 2021

It includes people from across the country and even from overseas (such as myself), it includes people with different levels of tenure, and it includes members with varying levels of leadership experience. She wants to reconnect with members that she served with in volunteer leadership positions in past years. Anything goes?as

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

. — Annika Launay, EO Queensland, CEO of Franc.World Equal Representation At The Top Seeing more women on boards of top organizations and in political leadership roles would have a significant impact on entrepreneurship for women.

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Y Combinator

JULY 15, 2019

One of the most common questions we hear from founders is “How do I manage my board?” It’s something that provokes anxiety, because this is the first time the founder/CEO is subject to external supervision, and the board has powers that include the firing of the CEO and the senior management. But first, what’s the purpose of a board?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

He is a member of the boards of directors at SumoLogic and Generac Power Systems. It used to be a heavily traveled two-way street in corporate America: CEOs joined other companies’ boards to broaden their experiences, expand their influence, or simply because it felt good. I’m on two outside boards. Interestingly, it’s both.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 21, 2023

June 21, 2023) – In May , the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved five grant applications totaling more than $3.7 Fiordaliso, President, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. TRENTON, N.J. million under the Authority’s Offshore Wind Workforce and Skills Development Grant Challenge (Grant Challenge).

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 28, 2023

Boards often discuss CEO performance without really knowing how things work inside the company. And CEOs often have very little visibility to how they are doing and what the board thinks about their performance. I’ve written about this topic before. It is an important topic and I want to raise it again. Enter the CEO 360.

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OurCrowd

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Swiftly®, a best-in-class technology company that delivers omnichannel tools for retailers, today announced the expansion of its leadership team through the appointments of Karen Short as Board Member and Claire Ko as Chief People Officer. SEATTLE, Sept.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 29, 2024

Leary as its new Chair of the Arrow Board of Directors. Carrying a distinguished investment and leadership career spanning over 30 years in asset management and insurance, Robert has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions and product diversification. Alternative asset management firm Arrow Global Group has appointed Robert G.

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