Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2019

Most of you aspiring entrepreneurs have no idea how dramatically your own role has to evolve as you develop a solution, start a business, and expect it to scale into a successful self-managed company. Thus my job as a small business advisor really is really more about getting you developed than perfecting the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

If they or you find it hard to trust others, love to work alone, always have to be in control, or insist on micro-managing, it may be time for change or looking elsewhere. Neither partner needs to be managed. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. All partners have compatible work styles.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2020

Personal assistants are often hired to prepare decisions and information for managers and take care of miscellaneous tasks for busy executives and CEOs — who all earn higher incomes. Alternatively, individual VA contractors can be hired for a monthly salary, or workers for short gigs can be found via Fiverr or TaskRabbit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2022

Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often incidental attention to hiring and nurturing the right people. Don’t let one incident, observation, rumor, or misunderstanding cause a rush to judgement, or hiring mistake.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” Execution leadership. Leadership brand development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2018

One of the things I’ve learned in working with aspiring entrepreneurs is that managing and leading a team is a scary venture into the unknown for many people, even if they have worked as a business professional for years. Then when you have to hire people, you will pick the best. Understand both leadership and management.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2020

One of the things I’ve learned in working with aspiring entrepreneurs is that managing and leading a team is a scary venture into the unknown for many people, even if they have worked as a business professional for years. Then when you have to hire people, you will pick the best. Understand both leadership and management.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Transcript of Developing Important Entrepreneurial and Leadership Qualities written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. He is a co-founder and managing partner of Relationship Impact , a consulting firm focused on helping great leaders build great leadership teams. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This allows the studio to develop processes, well-organized development teams, and growth plans. Being able to hire talented professionals remains a difficult proposition in the current job market, especially when sourcing experienced developers, designers, and project managers.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Agile project management and team leadership are best showcased by leading a team of developers in completing software development projects. Agile can also be applied across numerous other industries as an effective project management approach. Advantages of Agile Management. Agile At A Glance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2023

This person is the glue that can hold the people, processes, systems, priorities, and strategy of a developing startup together. Again, the solution is a partner who is the voice of reason, who filters all of the visionary’s ideas, and helps eliminate hurdles, stumbling blocks, and barriers for the whole leadership team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” Execution leadership. Leadership brand development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As an angel investor, I quickly learned that luck has very little to do with it, and I now look for some personal characteristics and leadership styles that separate the potential winners from the losers. Under the stresses of a startup, visible leadership cues can make the difference between success and failure. It's a waste of time."

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 5, 2020

Every leading position in business requires a demonstration of diverse skills and leadership styles. For instance, an authoritative style may not suit a business in its initial stages of development. My leadership style is a direct reflection of my personality: driven, competitive and compassionate. Photo Credit: Toni Jacaruso.

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Up and Running

APRIL 22, 2021

Such include: Lack of enough financial resources Insufficient market demand for the goods and services Having the wrong team on board Inability to keep up with the competition Improper management practices. Our article will explore how to go about setting up business standards to better manage these potential developments.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

Also, it has become important for companies to embrace the latest technological developments to stay one step ahead of their competitors. From communication to time management, every business skill has its significance. Time Management. All that matters is how they use and manage those hours efficiently to grow their business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2020

This person is the glue that can hold the people, processes, systems, priorities, and strategy of a developing startup together. Again, the solution is a partner who is the voice of reason, who filters all of the visionary’s ideas, and helps eliminate hurdles, stumbling blocks, and barriers for the whole leadership team.

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SVPG

JUNE 27, 2015

I would argue that two of the most importance competencies in building great product organizations, indeed nearly any significant organizational undertaking, are leadership and management. And sadly there are many that have never experienced strong leaders or strong managers. Management gets you to that destination.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 11, 2016

While poor management has a financial cost, it also has a wider detrimental cost to a business, as well as individuals. Bad leadership can be the result of insufficient training, an inadequate understanding of the business, and weak management skills. Poor leadership is often compounded by poor communication.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often incidental attention to hiring and nurturing the right people. Don’t let one incident, observation, rumor, or misunderstanding cause a rush to judgement, or hiring mistake.

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Up and Running

MAY 22, 2015

We asked 12 founders from the YEC to share with us when they knew it was time to hire a manager (or a few managers) to oversee the day-to-day activities of their business. When business development slows down. The big sign for us was when we had a hard time continuing to focus on our business and strategic development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2019

New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on getting the product right, and assume that the right culture and ethics will come later simply by hiring good people. In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. Ethics can’t be managed. The reality is different.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

As soon as you start pulling together your first leadership team, you’ll be making big decisions about how to push your business to the next level and will be relying on others to share your vision and your passion. You’ll probably have limited resources —and you may have limited experience—which means it’s crucial to make each hire count.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Eventually you need a VP of Product to handle your product roadmap, a CTO for engineering leadership and VPs of sales, marketing & biz dev. You hire great people. You motivate, cajole, reassign tasks, hire, fire and push the organization forward. Leadership is actually quite difficult. Do you hire more sales people?

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Because employee objectives differ greatly, it’s best to poll your team in order to set expectations and develop effective retention strategies. Hire Strategically. Research has shown that companies lost on average $14,900 on every bad hire. Invest in Leadership Training. Embrace Digital Marketing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Companies develop their leadership structure based on several things, including the company’s size, type of industry, geographical location, regulations and other criteria. The leadership hierarchy should be arranged so that the company has strong direction and accountability.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

Although it may require stepping away from the security of well-organized projections and plans, taking calculated risks can lead to corporate development. Develop agility and adaptability Image credit Having agility in decision-making is a vital aspect of achieving business success.

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Board Effect

APRIL 15, 2024

Research from Diversity Council Australia’s Inclusion@Work Index consistently shows organizations that focus on building an inclusive workplace are more productive, high-performing and better at managing problems and identifying risks. It’s about harnessing different perspectives to develop effective solutions and deliver meaningful impact.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2020

As an angel investor, I quickly learned that luck has very little to do with it, and I now look for some personal characteristics and leadership styles that separate the potential winners from the losers. Under the stresses of a startup, visible leadership cues can make the difference between success and failure. It's a waste of time."

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

What had previously been a strength – their great management processes – now holds back their ability to respond to new challenges. HR processes, legal processes, financial processes, acquisition and contracting processes, security processes, product development and management processes, and types of organizational forms etc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2019

If they or you find it hard to trust others, love to work alone, always have to be in control, or insist on micro-managing, it may be time for change or looking elsewhere. Neither partner needs to be managed. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. All partners have compatible work styles.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 2, 2012

by Mike Staver, author of “ Leadership Isn’t For Cowards: How to Drive Performance by Challenging People and Confronting Problems ” It’s a tricky time to be a leader. You don’t have to be an out-and-out coward to let fear impact your leadership. By definition, all leaders “mess with people’s lives.”

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2022

Why Great Leadership Starts With Open Hearted Conversations written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In this episode, I talk with Edward Sullivan about why great leadership starts with open-hearted conversation. 5:24] Would you say that the great resignation is a bit of an indictment on leadership? [7:23]

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

What you’ll learn Why measuring your DE&I efforts is important How to define DE&I goals and select metrics Establishing transparency and accountability for your DE&I goals Benefits of measuring DEI initiatives As management guru and bestselling author Peter Drucker famously said: “ What gets measured, gets managed.”

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

AUGUST 22, 2023

Whether you’re a business analyst or a cybersecurity manager, the right skills can help you succeed in a tech leadership role. Other hard skills include strong project management abilities and networking skills. They use their analytical skills to spot trends and develop strategies to help a company achieve goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often incidental attention to hiring and nurturing the right people. Don’t let one incident, observation, rumor, or misunderstanding cause a rush to judgement, or hiring mistake.

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