Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2020

Let’s take a hard look at the key potential weaknesses of a visionary, and the value of an execution-oriented partner, which the authors call an integrator : Staying focused and following through. If your strength is being a visionary, use that vision to attract a complementary partner, and make it a win-win opportunity for both of you.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

The enterprise focuses on bringing the best global medical partners to the U.S. IML’s leadership role as a resource for the U.S. As part of IML’s commitment to industry leadership and education, the company will launch educational Toolkits, slated for Q4 2023. market and partners with medical device dealers across the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One ”. The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal startup partner. You may be too independent to be partner material. Level of integrity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One.” The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal startup partner. You may be too independent to be partner material. Level of integrity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

The challenge is to recognize and recruit that ideal partner match early with minimal cost and risk. In fact, I would broaden the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” Some people are too independent to be partner material. Neither partner needs to be managed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

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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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

As part of our Founder interview series , The Startup Magazine caught up with Salo Sterental, Co-Founder of the SoStereo, a marketing firm that enables brands and artists alike to unlock the marketing power of music. Salo: Zumba Fitness approached Beto (my co-founder) and I with a unique problem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2023

The most valuable assets of a new startup are the people on the team, and the most challenging task of the entrepreneur and team leaders is to spend their leadership time and energy productively. Most new startup founders start out by assuming they need to spread their leadership efforts evenly across all team members.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2023

Today we present Olga Camargo as part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series. Olga has a great story as CEO and Founder of SHENIX , a Chicago-based fintech app company focused on financial education and advisory services for Latinas. SHENIX Founder and CEO, Olga Camargo. That’s fantastic, Olga.

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Gust

APRIL 13, 2014

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One ”. The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal startup partner. You may be too independent to be partner material. Level of integrity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ Ten Steps in Choosing the Right Startup Partner ”. The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal startup partner. You may be too independent to be partner material.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

The explanation from software leadership is often unsatisfying or unclear. Are you preparing to expand, take your business in a new direction, or take on new partners? Getting Buy-in from Leadership Business leaders are often concerned about how their tech teams will react to an external technical review.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Much has been written about when it is time to hire a “professional CEO” to run a startup company and of course that has long been a norm in Silicon Valley when founders find that their inexperience may be a limiting factor in company growth ( know as the Peter Principle ). I like technical founders so this wasn’t an issue.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2020

As part of The Startup Magazine Female Founder series , we sat down with award-winning entrepreneur Elizabeth Colón. With over 20 years of experience in the language services industry, Elizabeth garnered national praise for her leadership and expertise in her field with awards such as Negocios Now’s Latinas in Business Award (2017).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

A week ago I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ How to Select an Ideal Startup Co-Founder ”. The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal business partner. You may be too independent to be partner material. Compatible work styles.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 10, 2019

The authors of the new book Today’s Inspired Leader published by Fig Factor Media , demonstrate their own personal stories and statements about defining leadership. Veronica Sósa, founder of Business Fit International Magazine, Business Fit Magazine and SHE (Seminar for Hispanic Entrepreneurs in Europe). “I I’m a believer of people.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

The path to success is far from easy, which is a lesson Quattro Development’s founders, Rob Walters and Mike Liyeos, know all too well. The duo recall their most profound failures as co-founders, as well as the steps they took to overcome misfortune and become a premier national developer.

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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

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

AUGUST 10, 2022

In my experience, some of the best businesses have multiple partners, with complementary strengths. Thus, in my mentoring of potential technical entrepreneurs who have a real passion for their technology, I often recommend that they find a co-founder who can manage the marketing and execution elements of the new venture.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Crafting Your Leadership Story: Lessons Around the Campfire written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Tony Martignetti, a leadership advisor, coach, bestselling author, podcast host, and speaker.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Today is amongst the proudest days I’ve had at Upfront Ventures — getting the chance to announce that Kevin Zhang has been promoted to Partner. We also look for a cultural fit with Upfront, which includes the gravitas to deal with executives and founders at the startups we back as well as the other board members.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Toronto’s Mark Attanasio , co-founder of Hillcrest Merchant Partners, has years of significant experience with advising clients on mergers and acquisitions raising capital and navigating the landscape of general capital markets. Hillcrest Merchant Partners with Donato Sferra. In 2017, he embarked on a new venture, founding.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JUNE 3, 2021

Business success requires a range of skills and talents and it often makes sense to have a business partner rather than going solo. Iconic companies that have achieved phenomenal success include Microsoft, Apple, Google and Intel — every one of these companies had a couple of founders. Integrity & Trustworthiness.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2022

Registration is open for the 2022 Q4 Leadership Bootcamp , which is happening in Boulder, Colorado, on Nov 10-13, 2022. Regular readers of this blog know about my long-time (back to 1996) friendship with Reboot co-founder and CEO Jerry Colonna. I’ve been to several Reboot Leadership Bootcamps as a special guest.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

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

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 17, 2020

How to Make Partner Marketing Work for You written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I sit down with founder and CEO of the performance marketing agency Acceleration Partners, Robert Glazer. Today, Glazer and I speak about the ins and outs of partner marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Startup founders are known for their passion for their startup idea, and for their passion to kill every competitor. As small companies, neither startup could afford to extend their product alone, but through creative leadership, we were able to negotiate a win-win strategic partnership for a joint product.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As part of our ongoing Female Founders series , The Startup Magazine asked Zandra Moore, CEO of Panintelligence, for some insights on her journey as a successful female entrepreneur. The post Female Founders: Role Models, Support Networks, and Confidence appeared first on The Startup Magazine. Zandra Moore, CEO, Panintelligence.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2020

by Hema Crockett and Jamie Jacobs, co-founders of Gig Talent . Since employees have been working remotely, organizations have seen a significant increase in productivity and communication, making employers more open toward hiring or partnering with people that are located throughout the US and all over the world. It’s a win-win.

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2022

Why Great Leadership Starts With Open Hearted Conversations written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Edward has been coaching and advising start-up founders, Fortune 10 executives, and heads of state for over 15 years. 5:24] Would you say that the great resignation is a bit of an indictment on leadership? [7:23]

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2016

Let’s take a hard look at the key potential weaknesses of a visionary, and the value of an execution-oriented partner, which the authors call an integrator : Staying focused and following through. If your strength is being a visionary, use that vision to attract a complementary partner, and make it a win-win opportunity for both of you.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. I was amazed at your innovation, approach, cleverness, enthusiasm, leadership traits, background, education, team?—?everything. What do I do now?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 28, 2020

by Rohan Thambrahalli , the Founder and President at UpstartWorks. As businesses around the world return to work, leadership teams are tasked with deciding how best to reopen for their customers, their employees, and their values.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2019

As an advisor to business owners, and an occasional angel investor, my job is to separate the actual challenges from the common misconceptions that distract many promising entrepreneurs while building the leadership team required for your solution, marketing, and finance success. Partner with experts who share the risk.

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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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