Remove definition Remove peer-to-peer Remove strategy
article thumbnail

Why Startups Need a Well Articulated Strategy (And How to Think About Yours)

Both Sides of the Table

I recommend you read Fred Wilson’s recent blog post about the need for a well articulated business strategy before pushing a particular business model. I guess this is the ultimate definition of implementing a business model when you’re not clear on strategy! My take on his argument is this: 1. ” True.

strategy 401
article thumbnail

Mistakes I made as a first-time manager

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Time definitely flies! Half of them were former peers who worked with me—daily, side by side. Ultimately, the friends strategy failed, and I wasn’t able to make the leap from colleague to boss while being a successful leader. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein. Learn from mine!

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What Plinko Can Tell Us About Where to Post

This is going to be BIG.

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. You shouldn’t post any content that you wouldn’t create if you knew no one would see it. I think of tweets like I think of Dad jokes.

article thumbnail

Who the hell is this guy? Thoughts on being a career VC

This is going to be BIG.

The other day, I got interviewed for Business Insider. It was a good interview, save for that little vein that I had no idea was so prominently featured on the side of my head--but what's a bald guy to do? At least it's not a weird fold in the back or a dent at the top. All hat and no cattle as they say. How about as a VC? And you know what?

VC 275
article thumbnail

Should You Consider Replacing Yourself as CEO?

Both Sides of the Table

My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO. I have talked about this publicly a great deal – how I prefer “missionaries” over “mercenaries.” It’s your baby.

article thumbnail

You Can’t Afford to Make this Mistake With Your Company Culture

Entrepreneurs' Organization

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?

culture 130
article thumbnail

How to Make Better Reference Calls

Both Sides of the Table

I like to get a mix of people who have reported to the candidate, whom the candidate has reported to (2x) and peers. Reference calls. We all have to make them. Whether you’re considering hiring a new employee or as an investor whether you’re looking to do a background check on the founders of a company.