Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 22, 2020

"We knew that if we wanted immediate action, the only way to do that was with private money," Lenore Estrada explained to me as we talked about why she founded SF New Deal in the days after being forced to lay off most of the staff at her San Francisco bakery, Three Babes Bakeshop. Here's my conversation with Lenore Estrada.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

This was one of the reasons entrepreneur Justin Yoshimura ( founder of the start-up 500friends ) found his way there: Compared to San Francisco in particular, it’s very cheap. and I have a yard with a pool and a beautiful home for less than what I would pay for an equivalent-sized condo in San Francisco.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2015

However after spending a week teaching 130 entrepreneurship students, ~35% of them women, and then walking through ~100+ WeWork and TechSpace offices in New York, I get the impression that the number of women leading startups in New York is much higher than in the San Francisco Bay area. If it’s real why?

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

So we got a space in San Francisco, we launched the founders space accelerator, and it just spread from there. And then other people they really are so that they really have great leadership skills, as well as the love and desire to engage people, to go out into the world, to pull in resources. I am actually near San Francisco.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

When it’s an older firm (say Fund X or XII) it is often the 3rd generation of leadership, it has historic rules & norms that haven’t been fixed, it has skewed economics and an unclear mission. Also, many of our deals were in NYC, Chicago, San Francisco or London. Waltham shifted to Cambridge.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. I help lead the Engineering Leadership SIG at SDForum and wonder if you would be interested in speaking to our group about lean starups. hope to hear from you.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Under his leadership Airbnb’s authentic generosity takes CSR to a whole new level. Henrique co-founded Brex, a financial service and tech company based in San Francisco, California. He is now assisting 20,000 Afghan refugees with free, temporary housing. They are leading the way for innovation in the new normal, brilliant!

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2014

“Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. Photo: San Francisco Bay Bridge, old span and new by Frank Schulenburg/Wikimedia Commons. If you’re in control, they’re in control.” ” – Tom Landry. The Business Plan.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

My answer to that was to be part of the team whose whole is better that its individual parts as its mentioned in the article, a team leadership rather that a point leadership. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. How can I remain effective. April 21, 2009 4:51 PM Geethan said. Very good and informative. Bring your questions.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

This was one of the reasons entrepreneur Justin Yoshimura ( founder of the start-up 500friends ) found his way there: Compared to San Francisco in particular, it’s very cheap. and I have a yard with a pool and a beautiful home for less than what I would pay for an equivalent-sized condo in San Francisco.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2017

by Jon Gordon, author of “ The Power of Positive Leadership: How and Why Positive Leaders Transform Teams and Organizations and Change the World “ Any business leader will tell you that running a world-class organization is no easy feat. There is a power associated with positive leadership. Dutton, & R. Quinn, (Eds.),

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Research says that those who engage in hobbies are likely to be better problem solvers (San Francisco State University) and that most managers (82%) aren’t very good at leading people (Gallup). by Adam Hirsen, CEO and Co-founder of UPshow. You can become better leaders especially by applying your personal interests to the workplace.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 11, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The image above is a portrait created by San Francisco based creative mosaic portrait artist, Jason Mercier. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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Version One Ventures

AUGUST 28, 2013

She received her PhD in Operations Research and Engineering from the University of Toronto where she taught classes like “Entrepreneurship and Business for Engineers” and “Leadership and Leading for Groups and Organizations.” As a data scientist with a passion for leadership development, she aspires to cultivate talent with data.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

First started in San Francisco, Founder Friday events draw an average of 350 attendees and take place the first Friday of every month, providing the opportunity for female entrepreneurs to interconnect while listening to valuable keynote speeches from local female founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Mentorship / Modeling Behavior An important part of leadership is being a role model for those who may come after you to look up and say, “If she can do it then why can’t I?” You can apply using the links below: Feb 22nd in San Francisco Feb 27th in Boston March 13th in Upfront’s offices in Los Angeles (bonus?—?ocean

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Companies from San Francisco to London are recruiting growth hackers. Deloitte’s Shift Index , which tracks economic competitiveness, has shown a long-run decline in a firm’s ability to retain market leadership. The buzz on “growth hacking” has spread all across the world. Classes on growth hacking are being taught in Singapore.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

We also learned that law is code , and that leadership was needed to build thriving communities in a digital age. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. You can find the origins of many successful companies in these early lessons. Startup Lessons Learned season two : Every post from the blogs second year in print form.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 2, 2009

Here in Tampa, our biggest challenge is convincing the regions technology "leadership" that grassroots economic development is a good thing. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. I just emailed your article to him and recommended that he take your advice to heart. January 2, 2009 11:54 AM Daniel Davie said. Thanks for the article.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 30, 2019

What you learn is that they were not in Los Angeles; they were in San Francisco. You assumed you were giving them directions to get to San Diego from Los Angeles; they assumed you knew they were in San Francisco. Now you’ve lost a day, the problem isn’t solved, and you have no choice but to ask how they got here.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

as I only improve by addressing my deficiencies.” —  Robert Reeves , CTO, Daticle Robert Reeves They collaborate with your executive leadership team to identify how technology can be used strategically to accomplish all company goals while mitigating risk. They seek the 80/20 economical solution, present options, and discuss tradeoffs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Go west, young MBA: Important rules for building wealth in San Francisco – [link]. Ad Nauseum Leadership: Use Repetition to Reiterate What’s Important – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Other than that we’ve adopted a “barbell strategy” where we may choose to avoid the high-priced, less-proven A & B rounds but we have raised 3 Growth Funds that then can lean in when there is more quantitative evidence of growth and market leadership and we can underwrite a $10–20 million round from a separate vehicle. Seksom Suriyapa ?—?he

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

The leadership art is to balance the needs of the present with the needs of the future. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. My career has been full of " student body right " moments, where the whole team is suddenly forced to change direction. Often, its just a reaction to a deficit of frontlist or backlist work. Amazon PostRank

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Leadership Rule No. Why Silicon Valley needs critics like Morozov | San Francisco Chronicle – [link]. The video above is from a comedy group – Barely Political.

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Eric Friedman

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Alex has built an incredible team in San Francisco and has a huge focus on the leadership and management of his company. Clearbit contributed to my quiet giant thesis last year after I sat down with Brett Goldstein , who is a senior PM there, and introduced me to Alex and I knew he had to be on the show.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Way to go San Francisco! Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Through these experiences, I discovered my passion for leadership development and championed it into University of Toronto Engineering in two ways: a program that equips graduate students with leadership theory and practice, and what is now an institute for leadership education in engineering – the first of its kind in Canada.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 30, 2014

BY SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News One of the most compelling statements at the Morning TechTalk Leadership Series and Breakfast Wednesday was made by a newcomer to Austin. What I observed in San Francisco is that the city […] The post Experts Brainstorm on the Austin Tech Ecosystem appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 9, 2017

I started SMR Leadership Solutions, LLC to help coach and train organizations and individuals to be the best they could possibly be in their personal and professional lives. Thanks to Stacy Roberts, SMR Leadership Solutions, LLC ! #8 I wanted to move to a city… San Diego was a little too boring for me.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2019

Scientifically speaking, a 2015 study conducted by researchers from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco indicates that there is a real problem. Francisco Serrano is the CEO at 121 , a branding powerhouse with offices in the USA and Mexico. Herein lies the crux of the issue for many in our field: where is the balance struck?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Remedy: Educate leaders that judging ideas for new value propositions, business models, and growth engines requires evidence from the field rather than just “expert opinion” from leadership. Bad Habit #6: Senior leadership too busy for hands-on innovation. Bad Habit #5: Outsourcing customer discovery and testing. 3 – register here.

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Pascal's View

OCTOBER 10, 2011

We must act now or lose our leadership position in medical innovation, job creation and access to life-saving treatments in the United States. leadership position in medical innovation will be placed in further danger and economic growth with suffer. . . • Shift focus away from the United States towards Europe and Asia.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

CTO, Modcloth – San Francisco, CA (corrected from e-mail version) Remember that girl from back home? Interested candidates should e-mail keyhirewire@firstround.com with "Monetate VPS" in the subject.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

The argument that you can hone a variety of skills via MMOs isn't new (See the Guild CIO for a long list that guild leadership teaches, including conflict resolution, talent recruitment and retention, and strategic planning and vision.) And I'm not sure StarCraft holds a monopoly on startup skill-building. There'll be 2v2 and 4v4 brackets.

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Early Growth Financial Services

JULY 3, 2013

Newly formed leadership team positions EGFS for increased rapid expansion. These new positions, together with David Ehrenberg, Founder and CEO of EGFS, comprise the formal leadership team at Early Growth, established to help create the velocity of expansion.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2016

So it’s really destabilizing from a psychological perspective; there’s no guarantee that they’re great at the kind of leadership companies need from them today. 6 in San Francisco. They’ve been trained to lead in a way that’s starting to go away. So far the wheels haven’t fallen off.

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