Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2020

Difficulty in securing and protecting funding. You need to maintain explicit C-suite and Board buy-in for constant transformation through effective communication, highlighting the struggles of peer businesses, and establishing the right metrics. Even in the best of times, funding for change initiatives can become a tempting target.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Many startups have an advisory board of sympathetic people with industry expertise, or people who enjoy mentoring, or people who donate a few services on the come. Once you take investment, you will also have a fiduciary board, with the responsibility of making the company successful. All problems will go away.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2019

I saw this challenge outlined well in a new book, “ Learning to Lead ,” by Ron Williams, former CEO of Aetna and self-made business leader, who rose from the poor side of the tracks in south Chicago to lead several large businesses, and ultimately serve on the President’s Management Advisory Board for several years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2016

It’s time for the executive team and advisory board to commit the necessary funds and people resources to complete the plan. Patents and other intellectual property must be secured at this point. Finalize commitment to the plan at all levels. Move into full project execution mode.

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