Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2020

When Pete approached me for advice, I recommended the “Failure-Proofing” strategy, which is a pragmatic and easy-to-use technique to defend against planning and project disasters. He recruited Ann, a member of the firm’s Advisory Board, to be an independent facilitator. 3 Key Steps to Preventing Disasters in Implementing Decisions.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

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. There are of course many Seed VCs who take board seats, don’t over-commit to too many deals and try to help with “company building” activities to help at a company’s vulnerable foundations.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

I was amazed at your innovation, approach, cleverness, enthusiasm, leadership traits, background, education, team?—?everything. I left the meeting and had to attend a 3-hour board meeting where two founders have been fighting and each want the other one fired. everything. That way when my partners in are in ….

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2024

Thousands of member leaders give generously of their time and expertise to help EO connect, inspire, and propel entrepreneurs in their leadership journeys and help move the world forward. Winnie truly exemplifies the true spirit of servant leadership to which all members aspire.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

leadership, mentorship, competitiveness, communications, relationship-building?—?and In any job you either find leadership opportunities for your best people BEFORE they ask or other people start asking them to become leaders somewhere else. Leadership is about recognizing your next generation of talent and helping lift them up.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 26, 2024

Travel to EO’s annual Global Leadership Conference (GLC), held in Singapore in 2024, featuring full immersion of Learn Arounds , and guest speakers Mo Gawdat and Chatri Sityodtong. Fast-track your leadership journey on the EO Path of Leadership. One of my first EO events was the Global Leadership Conference in Singapore.

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 15, 2021

That was the situation I found myself managing as I counseled and guided a company in navigating an internal communications crisis recently after turmoil erupted over a surprise change in leadership. The Board approved the choice, and the new CEO was announced without ­explanation or context. Is the Board aligned with management?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2015

He also talked about the work he enjoyed doing: coming up with our strategy, working with our largest customers (like Allstate, DirecTV), working with VCs (Accel, Upfront, Rincon, Salesforce.com) and talking with future investors. So we as a board kicked off a search for the next CEO.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes. We recently added Richard Mumby to our leadership team.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve seen too many companies go off track by a VC hell bent on the team pursuing the VCs strategy which at times is about chasing the next shiny object. I would think it would be a big f **g nightmare to have a VC on my board who simply doesn’t get what I do and yet my perception is this happens often. Nail on the head.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

I don’t think that Google would have become the success story we all know without the leadership of Eric Schmidt through the years he led the company. So Nick drove strategy & tech from the UK and remained an active board member and CTO of the company. So why did Larry need to return? Shaping an industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We believe this consistency in leadership and intuition for where the markets were going in the heady days of 2019–2021 helped us to stay sane in a world that momentarily seemed to have lost its mind and since we have new capital to deploy in the years ahead perhaps I can offer some insights into where we think value will be derived.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

He had made some structural mistakes in NextMedium that meant the Cap Table and leadership team was a bit wacky. Hamet is an extension of this strategy. While I or other full time partners may sit on the boards of 8-10 companies each Hamet will sit on the board of 4-5. So what gives? I saw too much of myself in Hamet.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

It’s true the some VCs have started writing so many checks that they resemble stock pickers but the majority of us still have less than 10 board seats at any time and tend to go pretty deep so the result is that we care deeply about where we commit our time. Meredith came to see me along with the CTO Marc Berte.

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

Jason Dressel is president of History Factory , which helps companies use their history and heritage to enhance and transform strategy, positioning, marketing and communication. 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.

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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. At Stanford, you teach a class with Jeff Immelt called Systems Leadership. They have truly done a good job of positioning the company for the next decade.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

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. And few people in my experience do this well so many board meetings wander. It’s not.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

Rincon is part of the new breed of Seed Stage VCs and with the leadership of Jim Andelman has charted out the most authentic early-stage investment strategy in Southern California. In the video I linked to above Farb talks about how he got Rob Lord on board at Grockit. From there Rob decided to make a small investment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Get involved with non-profits where CEOs serve on the board, attend their galas and events, and get to know the leadership. CEOs may resonate with a higher-end content strategy such as white papers, books, or even a branded podcast. In addition to high-level conferences, where else can you meet CEOs? None in your area?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2023

Then, we develop a communication strategy to convey the value of these face-to-face tasks to hybrid employees, to get their buy-in on coming to the office for high-impact work pursuits. In-depth training A survey by The Conference Board reveals the key role of professional development for employee retention.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 26, 2021

These overachievers and members of The Oracles share their strategies to sharpen your focus, prolong your concentration and beat distractions once and for all. Must-Read: 5 Leadership Traits No Entrepreneur Succeeds Without. Create a five-step customized strategy. . I’ve incorporated these strategies for optimal performance.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

.” The reason is that at a VC you have a group of partners who often have different focus areas of excellence, each pursues deals in their respective field, each makes investments and sits on boards and each spends their most difficult hours tackling problems at portfolio companies vs. solving the challenges at the VC itself.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 31, 2024

My EO Forum served as a sounding board to examine my challenges—both personal and professional. From practical assistance, like boarding up my store windows in anticipation of a local riot, to the personal growth opportunities that I gained through my role managing our chapter’s learning calendar, EO members stood by me.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

She provided me with so much advice on business strategy, business channels and HR. The best advice she ever gave me, though, was to join the EO to build my leadership skills and my support network. My first female mentor was the incredible Janine Allis , founder of Boost Juice.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The 15 Best Strategies for Developing New Business in a Crowded Market In the quest to uncover effective strategies for developing new businesses in a crowded market, we turned to fifteen Founders and CEOs for their tried-and-true tactics. By analyzing the feedback and sign-ups, you can gauge the demand for your product.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

If you're a beginner learning the ropes or a veteran B2C marketer making the shift, trying to work with anything other than a purpose-built B2B email marketing strategy is a recipe for disaster. 6 key strategies for designing a B2B email campaign You get it: B2C or generalized email strategies are a no-go for your B2B campaign.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

For startups, a good Board is better than no Board, but a bad Board is worse than anything. One component of a good Board is a high value add Independent Board Member, which in my experience, often doesn’t get added early enough (for a variety of reasons). I knew I wanted to help build it from the ground up.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 21, 2024

Sometimes it is due to different business styles and strategies. 5 Sibling Conflict Resolution Strategies As a succession coach, I often discuss the importance of changing perspectives with my clients. Sometimes, this can make one sibling feel more entitled to the senior position. Sibling rivalry is not always due to family feelings.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

“What you see&# is a brilliant marketing & strategy initiative that has gotten some of the hardest to acquire customers on to our platform and not just downloading but using our application every day for hours on end. My entire partnership took their leadership team to dinner. I knew this from day one. Will we get there?

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Gust

AUGUST 30, 2012

Integrity, Passion, Startup Experience, Domain Expertise, Functional Skills, Leadership, Commitment, Vision, Pragmatism, Flexibility, Personality. Team, Business Model, Traction, Customer Acquisition, Scalability, Defensibiity, Capital Efficiency, Churn, Time to Breakeven, Exit Strategy. Characteristics of the Venture.

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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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StartupNation

JUNE 7, 2021

It may seem counterintuitive to think of your exit strategy in the early stages of starting and running your business, as there is much to do as a young company — product development, go-to market strategy, hiring, etc. Today, I am an angel investor as well as a board member and advisor to early-stage companies.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Enhance your self-discipline with these tips: Make habit-forming a priority by using apps or strategies like the 21-day rule. Change your strategy. Noelle Fauver volunteers on the board of the San Diego American Marketing Association and is a contributing editor for 365businesstips.com. . Not sure how to boost your persistence?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

But in my experience it’s surprising at how little time we as investors and as board members and startups as management teams spend thinking about how to create the best team dynamics. I have a board meeting coming up this week and I just reviewed the agenda. Is she getting enough board exposure? Is she feeling motivated?

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2024

New Managing Director Joshua Taylor Brings 20 Years of Strategy and Entrepreneurial Experience Dallas, TX (SMU), March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Veteran leader Joshua Taylor has joined SMU Cox School of Business as the Managing Director of the William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Read more here.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

Used by permission of HarperCollins Leadership. Since these leaders had no margin of error, they tried to find a playbook or blueprint to show them exactly how to execute their digital transformation strategy. Of course, these boards were missing the point. . Copyright © 2021 by R “Ray” Wang. The result?

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