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. .&# It was appropriate for my job and stage of career. Often I had a very limited time.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. International team with development in a country known for building great games and tech companies plus leadership in our home court of LA, one of the monetization capitals of the country. Again, I think the company would slug me if released revenue data, but … wow.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 10, 2020

Contributed by Shawn Johal, business growth coach, leadership speaker and co-founder of DALS Lighting, Inc. Time definitely flies! I had the incredible privilege of being trained at one of the best schools for leadership in the world: Newell-Rubbermaid. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”

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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. If you haven’t read it you should definitely buy it – other people just like you did.

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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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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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2011

It can be a good strategy to bring just the CEO because 1-on-1 rapport is easier to build but if you have equally strong co-founders bring them. This isn’t weakness – it’s leadership. Problem definition (with the market … it’s why you exist). Who should attend the meeting? What is a VC looking for?

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HPA

JANUARY 8, 2025

Chicago, IL – January 8, 2025 – Hyde Park Angels ( HPA ), a premier early-stage venture capital group specializing in investing through its unique People First model, is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Simple Mills , has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Flowers Foods , Inc.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 11, 2020

I went from having a solid strategy, a decent pipeline and a great team to execute on it to being forced to stay in my house with my wife and son, my team working remotely (with our new shiny office sitting empty), and every project we were working on being cancelled or postponed. It is not long or complicated.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadership, and seed funding, as well as investors waving money at graduates. Both provide excellent networking to investors, and on-site technical leadership, which I believe sets them apart.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In some ways it feels like a company that has gone partially remote—where you still get certain types of interaction on “office days” that you can’t get at home, but it’s definitely not what it was. Perhaps SMS, but most people don’t want your thought leadership in their previous text inbox. Here’s to the next 20 years of posting!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2018

We need to lean on the private sector, as business people and as citizens and consumers, to operate with considerations for longer-term value in mind and with a broader definition of the value that business can deliver in the world. What does a future-first talent strategy look like? It’s just the reality that we live in today.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

It was an intense journey filled with cold-calling potential new members, leveraging resources, producing events that appeal to both strategic alliance partners (SAPs) and potential members, and implementing the strategies and structure for a successful organization. Leverage EO mentors and Chapter Launch experts in the EO leadership.

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StartupNation

JUNE 22, 2021

There are many definitions of “brand.” A brand’s representation of reality begins with and grows under the leadership of a company’s founders, its CEO and its top executives. Here is what you need to know to make an authentic brand come to life: The value of leadership. Most aren’t.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

was definitely in the bucket of amazingly talented founders with a great product that hadn’t yet proved product/market fit. They need to be passionate about leadership, management, and organizational processes as the company scales.” The decisions were endless, the choices not obvious and the VC involved a pain in the ass.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Before launching YHS, Ashna participated in a number of student leadership activities and was already an active member of her community. It was definitely a challenge, but one she has overcome to help her organization grow. As a nonprofit, especially when starting off, you need donors. How did Ashna overcome this challenge?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

And then I got into strategy consulting, and I wanted to go into strategy consulting, and they said, “Yeah, but you’re a tech guy. We don’t take tech guys in the strategy consulting group.” Probably the internet helped because they needed internet skills in their strategy group.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

HW: The whole ‘get on rocketships without worrying about seats” – you ended up moving through Instacart in a variety of business and strategy roles before assuming the President role. We had code yellow’s fail, and a commonality with those was that the teams involved likely did not agree with leadership that it was actually that important.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

Unfortunately this is all too common among the leadership of incumbent corporations. Grove’s definition of paranoia can be interpreted to mean that it’s important to pay attention at all times. When faced with confusing facts and suspicious clues, what did Yoda do? He retreated to his chambers to meditate, but he did not take action.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 23, 2018

There is plenty of advice out there for employees about the importance of not mistaking good management for good leadership. But entrepreneurs also need to be reminded that good leadership is not the same as good management. Almost by definition, as the founder, you will be “being” a leader. NZ Entrepreneur.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 29, 2020

One of the challenges in turning ecosystem building into a recognized profession is the lack of a recognized definition for what it is and what an ecosystem builder is. Clearly, if we’re going to come up with a professional definition of what ecosystem building is, it needs to include this connector/connecting aspect. Community Focus.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2018

If you’ve been trying to fill a position in the last 12 months, then you’ve definitely noticed that it’s become more difficult to attract the same number of applicants that you once did. A culture branding strategy can then be crafted to attract attention and to enhance hiring efforts. The good news? The bad news?

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

“We didn’t need the money, but now we will invest it to grow faster and capitalise on our leadership,” Beloussov said in an interview. “With private equity investors like Goldman Sachs [which led its previous round in 2019] and CVC, they definitely expect liquidity at some point,” Beloussov said.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

By definition, you read blogs. thought leadership. Guest authoring – Once you have a bit of credibility as a writer a great strategy to drive traffic is to write guest posts for relevant bloggers in your sphere of influence. This post originally ran on TechCrunch. Absofuckinglutely. accessibility. authenticity.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2021

Ivy Slater, CEO of Slater Success , offering strategy, leadership, and speaking services. And being part of a community can equip you with tools, strategies, and mental grit to do that. ”] As Ivy Slater said, I’ve definitely learned about some people thinking outside the box.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

Robson told me about how that key leadership team member came onboard. So definitely a fantastic addition in terms of tech strategy.” .” Founded by a team of young entrepreneurs, engineers and scientists, Wyvern also added to its strategic advantage with the recent hire of Tovee.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Here are some strategies to help you decide on how to pick the right vendor who would fulfil your business needs. The strategies are outlined in order of how a typical ERP selection system should proceed. This would definitely be a plus point to watch out for. Generate Consensus.

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Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 25, 2023

How to Balance Vision and Execution in Startup Leadership Balancing vision with execution is a key challenge for startup leaders. When you outline exactly where you want your product, company, and strategy to go, you avoid the frustrating “paralysis by analysis,” as you can just stop thinking about the future.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

“To make these improvements, in-home healthcare strategies will need to leverage next-generation technology and value-based care strategies. India’s path to SaaS leadership is clear, but challenges remain. ” India’s path to SaaS leadership is clear, but challenges remain. startup funding events.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 20, 2021

From a leadership perspective, it’s important to understand how to leverage technology to make teams more efficient when working from home, but also to ensure that all team members still feel they’re a part of the team. Another strategy you can try out is keeping a time slot on your calendar open when anyone can make an appointment to talk.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

When hiring their directors, boards tend to look for: Proven leadership experience; Specific skills or experience – for example, a financial background, international experience, position as active or retired CEO, experience in dealing with challenges faced by a company or CEO; and. Ten Networking Strategies to a Seat on the Board.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

M13’s Karl Alomar: Six strategies for leading startups through a downturn. Basic best practices will not help your company endure this winter, so we invited M13 managing partner Karl Alomar to join us on a Twitter Space to discuss six strategies for leading startups through a downturn: Using “ruthless prioritization” to find proof points. “The

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2023

Lenskart has signed a definitive agreement to raise $500 million from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, they said Wednesday, at the height of the market slump as the Indian eyewear retailer bulks up its offerings and scales to international markets. The investment, an extension to last year’s round, helps the startup retain its $4.5

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 19, 2020

“In times of crisis, it’s imperative for startups to build a solid analytics strategy to understand how their businesses are functioning at a granular level. “Marketing will definitely have to be adjusted and, depending on the industry you’re in, you may have to reevaluate spend. Jen Laloup , CEO, Mobile Growth Association .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? Definitely see changes in evolution of young startups given the behavioral changes caused by COVID. How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? COVID hasn’t impacted our investment strategy much.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In any case, Signal AI itself has definitely grown. A large part of its work, thus, still remains focused on providing insights to people working around communications strategy, but it’s deepening the types of information it can provide to them by way of its AIQ platform (as Signal calls it).

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 13, 2023

I understand that in the laboratory developing the system there are only 34 people, including the janitor… Contrasting this modest effort with our vast development activities, I fail to understand why we have lost our industry leadership position by letting someone else offer the world’s most powerful computer.” This is not easy.

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