Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. But asking your board will keep them engaged.

Advisory Board 365

Advisory Board CTO Hire Fractional CTO Los Angeles 365

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2012

There are unknowns at every turn, leading product development, attracting customers, managing cash, and dealing with human resources and office politics. Trusted partners quit, personal friends become enemies, and staff management becomes a huge burden.

Advisory Board 240

Advisory Board Forecast Early Stage Product Development 240

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2011

There are unknowns at every turn, leading product development, attracting customers, managing cash, and dealing with human resources and office politics. Trusted partners quit, personal friends become enemies, and staff management becomes a huge burden.

Advisory Board 232

Advisory Board Startup Forecast Early Stage 232

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2010

There are unknowns at every turn, leading product development, attracting customers, managing cash, and dealing with human resources and office politics. Trusted partners quit, personal friends become enemies, and staff management becomes a huge burden.

Advisory Board 125

Advisory Board Startup Forecast Early Stage 125

Steve Blank

AUGUST 27, 2012

He turned his PhD thesis into a killer product, got it funded and now was CEO of a company of 30. It was great to watch him embrace the spirit and practice of customer development. We’re building the wrong product!” that couldn’t change before he declares “we’re building the wrong product.”

Founder 321

Founder Cofounder Advisory Board Burn Rate 321

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

I am a lifetime member of the National Association of Business Executives (NABE), and their resources greatly help me in managing both personal and professional development. I also support various non-profit organizations such as the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Thanks to Kreisel Jaquish, Hello Vein ! #12-

Community 96

Community Architecture Entrepreneur Networking 96

Steve Blank

JULY 29, 2013

(However, in some industries such as life sciences, founders may be tenured professors who are not going to give up their faculty positions, so they often become the head of a startup’s scientific advisory board, but aren’t part of the founding team.). Filed under: Customer Development , Family/Career/Culture.

Cofounder 335

Cofounder Advisory Board Customer Development Leadership 335