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Getting The Band Back Together

July 2, 2010 by Fred Wilson
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We've backed a lot of serial entrepreneurs over the years. It is one of our favorite things to do. About half of our current portfolio is led by serial entrepreneurs who are working on their second, third, or fourth startup.One hard choice an entrepreneur faces is whether to put the band back together.On one hand, you want to bring some... [read more]

Investing in the Right Investor

April 7, 2010 by Nina Kaufman
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A while back, I wrote an article entitled "Investing in the Right Investors," where I talked about the importance of having the right fit.  Just as you would want to have with a business partner who's actively involved in the company. My colleague, David Greer (who knows a thing or two about investors and investing) had this to say... [read more]

5 ways to building a committed team

February 26, 2010 by Drew McLellan
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If you want a powerful, profitable company -- create a powerful team.  If you want to create love affairs with your customers -- create a passionate team.  If you want to leave a legacy -- create a committed team. Your team.  Nothing reflects on a business owner/leader more than the team they build around them. So in... [read more]

Why you need to Build the Right Team for small business success

February 24, 2010 by Rajeev Malik
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On Sundays, my husband and I usually try to plan out our week… which in turn yields discussions of when I have KikScore conference calls to when he can go have some beers with his buds, while juggling our 2-year old daughter’s bedtime schedule.   The KikScore conference calls change in frequency week to week, depending on... [read more]

Talent For The Long Run

February 11, 2010 by Steve Roesler
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If You Are In Business For the Long run. . . . . .then you need the kind of people who will: 1. Take you there 2. Keep you there Do you know who those "kinds" of people are? I'm in the midst of working with a company who wants to genuinely hire and develop talent for the future. So I put together an activity (doesn't take long with the... [read more]

People Invest in People, Not Ideas

February 11, 2010 by Editor Bloggertone
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Every entrepreneur has to think about how to go about raising the angel investment needed to get their start-up business off the ground. Sometimes, however, they forget to look at the proposed deal from the point of view of the investor. What is it that the investor is looking for in order to make their decision? When it comes to... [read more]

Creating Accountability in Cross-Functional Teams

January 20, 2010 by Elizabeth Houck
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The 4th of the 5 Keys to Successful Cross-functional Team Leadership Over the years, I have brow-beat, begged, babied, and over-rewarded just to get team members to be accountable - the fact of the matter is you can't force accountability. Team members must make themselves accountable, not just to themselves but to the team.  The... [read more]

How many hats do you wear? Team Leadership: Roles and Responsibilities

December 23, 2009 by Elizabeth Houck
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In my first post on cross-functional teams, 5 Keys to Successful Cross-Functional Team Management, I outlined the 5 keys needed for successful cross-functional team management: Goals, Roles, Responsibilities, Accountability, and Reward. My second post addressed the first of those keys: Cross-functional Team Leadership in Startups and... [read more]

Cross-functional Team Leadership in Startups and SME's: The First of 5 Keys - Goal Setting For Success

December 3, 2009 by Elizabeth Houck
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Goal Setting For Success I could talk about the perils of virtual cross-functional teams; and spout percentages on how most go over schedule, budget, or fail to meet company, customer, and personal expectations. But if goals are not clearly defined, how are the ever to be tracked and met? The first of five keys in this series on cross-... [read more]

5 Keys to Successful Cross-Functional Team Management

November 12, 2009 by Elizabeth Houck
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It's increasingly rare in business today to lead a go-to-market, product-specific development team where all the team members are direct reports. More the norm is that only a percentage of any team member's time is devoted to new product development. Over the next few posts, I will go into greater depth on five key strategies needed to... [read more]

Interns and startups, good move or waste of time?

March 13, 2009 by karenpost
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My company Oddpodz is a small startup and we always need bodies to help us move forward. We also have limited resources to pay these bodies, so one day we thought college interns could be a path to low-cost talent. I remain optimistic on this notion, but caution the small business recruiter that employing students is more art than... [read more]

When Can You Start Your People-Building?

July 13, 2008 by Steve Roesler
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When you start seeing clearly who they really are. Do people at work know who you really are? Do you see the people around you clearly enough to know who they really are? I was thinking about the things an executive coach and advisor really does--or should be doing. One of the most important is this: Seeing people for who they are,... [read more]

Every Time You're Together It's Team Building

June 29, 2008 by Steve Roesler
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"It's time for the human race to enter the solar system."        --Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice President That has nothing to do with anything here. I just hated to see it go to waste. OK, it's clear: based on the comments from yesterday's post, we've all had some strange experiences with team building. (Some... [read more]

We Need Team Spirit! (So I've Set Aside Thursday).

June 26, 2008 by Steve Roesler
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Team Bonding: Would you prefer a masked hijacking or a walk on burning coals? Managers at Ericsson, the Swedish telecom company, were apparently hard pressed for a memorable team-building exercise for their international sales conference in Athens this February. They probably wanted something more than the standard fare: ropes courses... [read more]

Office War: The Rules and Fools of Engagement

June 22, 2008 by David Zinger
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I came across the 5 minute video called The Great Office War. See what can happen from 4:30 to 5:00 when we fail to work together…as I.T. and Sales have an all out battle: Link to original post [read more]

Partners

June 22, 2008 by Jeff Cornwall
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My column in the Tennessean this week looks at the challenges of having partners in a venture: Partnerships in business can be one of the most difficult issues an entrepreneur faces. Whom the entrepreneur chooses as a partner should be given as much consideration as which products the business makes or what markets the business enters... [read more]

Life Crisis Survival

May 28, 2008 by Verne Harnish
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"...keeping you great" Ten Minutes with the Growth Guy HEADLINES: Print-Friendly Version Co-creation, Latest Buzzword from C.K. Prahalad -- this is the article to read this week. It builds on the idea I've been pushing the last year "whoever taps into the most brains wins" and emphasizes the importance of tapping into the creativity of... [read more]

You Don’t Have to Be Crazy to Work Here…

February 11, 2008 by Rick Telberg
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…But it may help to be “hypomanic.” by Rick Telberg You probably know a hypomanic person or two. You know the type: They’re flaming with energy, gushing with ideas, flashing with creativity, charging ahead while others are still getting their ducks in a row. They get a lot done. But they also get into trouble. Is it worth it—a thousand... [read more]

Peer Judgment - Get Over it

February 1, 2008 by Lisa Haneberg
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Here is a wee snippet of a piece I just wrote on how leaders build culture. When I talk to managers about this topic of culture and management team health, I am often asked what managers ought to do if they do not respect their peers. Here is my answer: Get over it. Unless you are the CEO or a Board Member, and unless your are in a... [read more]

Sometimes the grass IS greener at a startup!

January 15, 2008 by AlexanderMuse
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Charlie asks, ‘Why aren’t you working for a startup?” You might work for a BIG company if you have ever: focused on getting that bonus to pay off your mounting credit card debt, instead of buying that shiny new Porsche you have had your eye on? told people where you work and had them ask if you know so and so in some department you... [read more]

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