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BE 2.0: Focus on Responsibility, Not Tasks – The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything

Paul G. Silva

What changed in your work or leadership? He realized his responsibility wasn’t “keep developing the product” but “build a successful business ready for investment.” ” This shift changed everything. Are you assigning tasks or clarifying responsibilities? Share your experience in the comments!

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A Founder's Guide: Essential Management Advice for Startups

Tomasz Tunguz

Evolve your leadership : Great leaders consistently manage themselves out of the job. One-on-Ones and Feedback Structure your 1:1s : Use a four-part format covering performance, relationships, leadership, and innovation. Document thoroughly : Use video, Loom, or detailed documentation to transfer knowledge effectively.

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For tech firms, the risk of not preparing for leadership changes is huge

TechCrunch

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. But this documented history cannot be a hagiography of the departing CEO.

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Net Health Acquires Tissue Analytics

Dream It

The acquisition of Tissue Analytics expands Net Health's leadership position within the wound care market, and for all customers, will accelerate the delivery of next-generation wound care technology solutions, including predictive analytics. The Baltimore-based startup graduated from Dreamit’s Healthtech program in 2014.

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Bridge Loans

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

If the bridge documents do not specify anything in this situation, the noteholders will only get their money back, plus interest, in a sale. That kind of leadership is very important when fundraising gets harder. The ideal discount is between 10% and 20% and so the time frame for the various discounts should be set with that in mind.

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How to Get Out of Day-to-Day Operations and Into Leadership

StartupNation

As has been documented by books like “ The E-Myth ,” most people find that starting a business ends up involving a lot more administrative and managerial work than expected. Step 6 : Label each task as “easily documented” or “not easily documented.” Step 9 : Document all “easily documented” tasks with as much detail as possible.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

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. You have seed rounds but you now have “pre-seed rounds.”

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