ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Today, especially in tech hubs like Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York, or Seattle, none of these facts hold. Managing distributed teams is not the same as managing a local team, and many managers are unprepared for this challenge. Who are the managers for the project? Speaking of management.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 12, 2011

I spent the day in Seattle yesterday, starting off with an awesome early morning run along the ocean near downtown and ending the day walking back with some folks from a bar at UW in a freak Seattle snowstorm. I’ve been coming to Seattle for a long time.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 1, 2015

PSL, based in Seattle, is a not a VC firm, accelerator, or incubator, but instead is a startup studio, which is a company that creates companies. PSL was announced today and GeekWire’s conference and there’s an extremely comprehensive post explaining how it works at Top Seattle investors raise $12.5M

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

My views, influenced by watching Brad’s tireless efforts across the country, were first encapsulated in a post I wrote about Seattle titled, “ A Few Key People Can Make a Huge Difference.” Seattle has GeekWire , LA has SoCalTech and so on. The key is to be able to keep the best ones local. Local press matters.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 8, 2022

In the end, none of them did but I had already applied and then managed to actually get into Harvard (but not Yale or Stanford). I admit I also enjoyed the year and a half I lived in Seattle after I graduated but at some point I knew I would be back in the bay. Still, there was never any chance I would stay on the east coast.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Friday, September 16 - Seattle On Friday, I fly to Seattle, where I'll be for two days. That evening, there will be a casual talk followed by a book signing at Town Hall Seattle (co-sponsored with Lean Startup Seattle). Startup Weekend and Seattle 2.0 Employees only. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

It’s true that big companies can do a “fast follow” but the structure isn’t in place for a mid-level tech manager to work the kind of hours and attract the kind of talent that it takes to really break through. Not just in Silicon Valley but in LA, NY, Seattle and other major tech markets. “ And my fear?

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2014

We remain geographically agnostic: a 50-50 split between Canada and the US with the highest concentration in Toronto (6), SF/Bay Area (5) and Seattle (4). Just like last year , 2014 has been busy and eventful here at Version One. Collectively, the amount raised by all our companies this year was $160M.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

Most Startups Are Poorly Managed. It’s not just a lack of direct formal education, many of the startups I have seen—especially those in the bottom quartile—are run by very inexperienced managers who think that all businesses is run on a shoestring or by trying to bleed a stone. Without demand, startups falter and ultimately fail.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Aren’t some of the recent successes in Los Angeles just emblematic of the overall long tech boom we’ve seen nationally and has led to growth in funding in NY, Boston, Seattle and San Francisco? To some extent – of course they are. But this time there really is something happening in LA. It is different. More substantive.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 8, 2011

The idea was first born as an idea among the management team at TravelPost , a community for travel enthusiasts. Trovers are passionate about sharing the unique things they uncover while exploring their cities or far away places,” says Jason Karas, CEO of Seattle, Washington-based Trover. Trover CEO Jason Karas.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Seattle is home to Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks, and other well-known companies, but it has recently grown into a welcoming place for startups, entrepreneurs, and small business owners, too. Those pioneers are attracted to the eclectic, entrepreneurial spirit that the city breathes.

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Board Effect

JUNE 2, 2022

Financial management. Seattle Foundation. Determine where a capacity building grant would be most impactful. The following areas will give you some good places to start: Governance. Communication. Strategic planning. Technology. System innovations. Human resources . SVP Chicago. The Chicago Community Trust. ACT Now Illinois.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

Most Startups Are Poorly Managed The reality is, most 20-somethings that start businesses lack the operational, managerial, sales and financial expertise to scale anything. Addressing some of the reasons for startup failure should be pre-eminent, including: Establishing a winning, experienced management team.

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Gust

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Boston, New York City, Seattle and Southern California spawn many exciting startups…but do not exceed the Valley in any measure of entrepreneurial achievement. This is not to say that there is no competition for deals in Seattle, Boston, New York and elsewhere.)

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 28, 2011

From March to May 2012, the companies will co-locate in space provided by Microsoft in Seattle where they will be provisioned Xbox development kits, Kinect hardware, the Kinect for Windows SDK and space for testing and developing Kinect based applications. Jason Mendelson, Managing Director, Foundry Group.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Using a spreadsheet or index cards to manage your clients may make sense when you’re first starting out: there aren’t that many to keep track of, and the clients you do have don’t have a long history with your business. That’s where a client relationship management (CRM) tool comes in. Manage Your Sales Pipeline.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2022

When open houses in Seattle Real Estate shut down at the beginning of the pandemic my Photography business knew that Virtual Tours were going to be very important. After we got everything in place we managed to successfully run our agency remote with minimal issues. 9- Remote management. Thanks to Ben Zellner, 3000MileMyth ! #4-

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www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

Share this: We’ve seen a flurry of activity in recent weeks among Seattle area venture capital firms, led by Madrona Venture Group which raised $300 million last month and Divergent Ventures which pulled in $6.9 But Seattle entrepreneur Aaron Roberts, a former engineer… Read More. Location: Seattle. Featured Jobs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Seattle is home to Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks, and other well-known companies, but it has recently grown into a welcoming place for startups, entrepreneurs, and small business owners, too. Those pioneers are attracted to the eclectic, entrepreneurial spirit that the city breathes.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2015

Second, we should examine how our competencies (eg a teacher’s ability to do planning and manage people) can undertake “skill transformation” to suit a specific business. First, we should focus on businesses that converge with both our passion and what people are willing to pay for. 4 Compelling offer.

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OnlyOnce

AUGUST 19, 2015

I’m immensely proud of our organization for inventing the program (Andy Sautins, our CTO, gets credit) and for managing it so well during the last cycle (Cathy Hawley, our VP People, and Miranda Reeves, VP Solution Management, get lead credit, but lots of other people had a hand in its success).

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

I’ve been in Seattle the past two days and am headed to LA for the next two days before finally making it home after being on the road for the past two weeks. I’m at the end of day three of another very intense, but enjoyable and satisfying week.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

It’s the one thing I miss having switched from player to manager – I love the joy of winning and of competing. Next year I’m going to spend time in Seattle and Boulder in addition. I realized that it is not enough to know one partner per firm and it is not enough for only the management team to like you.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

It’s the one thing I miss having switched from player to manager – I love the joy of winning and of competing. Next year I’m going to spend time in Seattle and Boulder in addition. I realized that it is not enough to know one partner per firm and it is not enough for only the management team to like you.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Paul, San Francisco, LA, San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and Washington, DC. Feature Story freelance money management online platform Pabla Ayala pFunk Media' Once a ride is complete, passengers are prompted to donate seamlessly through the app. Drivers are making up to $35/hour + choosing their own hours.

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David Cohen

JANUARY 4, 2012

In mid-November, Microsoft announced its launch of the Kinect Accelerator , a Seattle-based accelerator program powered by TechStars. The program is managed by Dave Malcolm, who has the distinct knowledge and advantage of being a current TechStars mentor and former Microsoft executive. Jason Mendelson, Managing Director, Foundry Group.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We bridge the gap between employees and construction companies and at times it can get difficult because you have to manage not just businesses but also emotions. On Wednesdays, I cut my call calendar short so I can pick up my daughter after school and dodge through Seattle traffic to get her to her riding lesson.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m in Seattle this week. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. As I gear up to give a keynote at the annual Seattle 2.0 awards dinner on Thursday night I started reflected on what it would take to “change the trajectory&# for Seattle or for any regional market, really.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

A little company in Seattle called Microsoft. If you can’t measure it you can’t manage it. If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. The industry was known as IBM and the Seven Dwarfs because IBM’s competitors were so far behind. If there was a superpower in any industry, it was IBM in IT.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

And we are just starting our first year in Seattle.”…” Of the Boulder companies there have been 41 companies that have gone through the Boulder program and there is some mortality…” “I guess it’s 5 or 6 that have failed. Product Management – Brad and Mark discuss the role of Product Managers in Startups.

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Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

After being installed in 2014 as Microsoft’s new CEO, Nadella has turned around the Seattle ocean liner on a new course after the Ballmer regime. and with major cash-rich buyers in the ecosystem, one has to wonder what this does to the value of Atlassian, which manages BitBucket. Satya strikes again.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Why the position matters to Austin tech and how you can make your voice heard Last Monday, Mayor Steve Adler revealed the six final candidates for Austin’s open City Manager position in a post on the City’s message board. Choosing a City Manager is one of the most important decisions any City Council makes.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2020

In the US, places like San Francisco, Austin, Seattle, and Washington, DC get the lion’s share of attention as startup sweet spots. Compare that figure to New York City ($75-$84), Seattle ($40+), or Los Angeles ($39), and it’s clear why startups benefit from locating here. Photo by Proxyclick Visitor Management System on Unsplash.

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

View More in Seattle ›. Managing Director, Enterprise Partners. Seattle Events ›. In fact, by using analytics software that relies on a different way of measuring risk, the San Diego firm is becoming known in some circles as “the Moneyball of venture capital,” according to David Coats, a co-founder and managing partner.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. Ask Microsoft, Autodesk or Salesforce.com – the evidence was there from Seattle to Sand Hill Road. If you don’t manage what is said about you in social networks it could be detrimental. ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google].

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2013

Just ask the people of Portland, Seattle, Boulder, Iowa, Princeton, Dallas or countless other cities that don’t have enough venture capital. They also view it as a responsibility of the money they manage on behalf of others to provide oversight of these companies. You can build a meaningful company just about wherever these days.

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