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Our webinar, "The New Global Startup Playbook: Strategies for Global Team Management and Growth," is tomorrow! 🚀 📅 Date: April 11th, 2024 🕗 Time: 8 AM PST / 10 AM CT / 11 AM EST 🔗 Where: Live on Zoom Join us to hear from industry leaders Chapman Lever (Hubstaff) and Ryan Freeman (Deel) as they share invaluable insights on fostering global team success. 🎟️ Reserve your spot today: https://lnkd.in/gPHCuHAb Don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity to level up your startup game! See you there 😎 #GlobalStartups #TeamManagement #StartupGrowth #Hubstaff #Deel #Webinar

Building startups and scale-ups can grow your leadership like nothing else. They're also incredibly tricky business phases to navigate. Here are six insights about startups and scale-ups I've observed as a COO and by interviewing leaders for my series. 1. Compensation will break—again and again. Pat Caldwell https://rebrand.ly/1iwbsf5 2. Scaling requires very different org GTM strategies Jacob Smith https://rebrand.ly/27kwu9r 3. Being purposeful about building your org in early days will help you in the growth stages Zachary Smith https://rebrand.ly/jyxq15i 4. The CEO's job changes every six months Laura Del Beccaro https://rebrand.ly/3nawsay 5. Scaling is an intense time, surround yourself with mentors Michelle O'Connor https://rebrand.ly/p8ekrt1 Finally, one from me. Siloed orgs will struggle to maintain their culture and meet goals. As you move from startup to scaleup, keeping the org aligned as one team is everything. https://rebrand.ly/g2dyk79 ♻ Please repost if you found this useful!

What is a Board Meeting? Why is it important? A Board Meeting is a gathering of the company's board of directors Including C-level executives operating in the startup, investors who have invested in the startup, and independent board members. Its purpose is to recap and assess the company's operations (within 1 to 6 months) Unify strategic development directions, and propose solutions to support the management team. Board Meetings are crucial, especially when held regularly among startup members, typically organized every 1 to 3 months because: -Startups grow rapidly and change strategies quickly. -To evaluate whether the management team's capabilities keep up with the growth rate. -To propose solutions for hiring additional high-level personnel to support operations or replacing current personnel. If you need to build a roadmap for raising capital and growing your business from $1M -> $M25 revenue in 03 years, you can check out this solution: https://lnkd.in/gu_ET-WY    

I had the pleasure of sitting in the @UKTN Founder in 5 hot seat last week!   It was great to take a moment to reflect on my founder journey and share a few important lessons I’ve learned along the way – like making decisions with a long-term perspective, setting realistic expectations for your team, and cutting the technical jargon wherever I can.   Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eV3QaZtr   #StartupLife #LeadershipLessons #FounderJourney

Calling all Montreal startup founders and leaders! On July 9th, just before Montreal Startupfest kicks off, we have an incredible panel lined up to share their expertise on raising capital, executing strategy, and supercharging sales. I am honoured to moderate and lead the panel Q&A with insightful industry leaders who have decades of combined experience scaling startups from zero to over $200 million in revenue, closing successful exits, and leading turnarounds. You'll hear directly from: Mike Frost - Serial entrepreneur, EY Austin Entrepreneur of the Year, expert on pitching, raising capital, and the funding process. Jason Long - Founded 10+ ventures, led a major PE turnaround, specialist in planning, forecasting, goal-setting, and team management. Jacob Lanyadoo - 15+ years leading sales and marketing at tech companies, wizard at monetization strategy, team building, comp models Whether you're pre-seed or Series C, you'll walk away with battle-tested frameworks to raise your next round, scale revenue, and build a world-class team. When: July 9, 1pm Where: Espace CDPQ Montreal

🚀 Seeking further leverage as an early-stage startup CEO? Enter the Chief of Staff! Our Startup Success team has compiled best practices and we want to share them while hearing about other valuable resources. We recognize the Chief of Staff as a crucial driver in high-performing startups, offering leverage, leading strategic initiatives, and ensuring operational excellence. Here are three invaluable resources we've gathered: 👉 Index Ventures’ Scaling through Chaos: Chapters on CEO leverage. 👉MMC Ventures’s CoS Playbook: Features a comparison grid to differentiate between Founder’s Associate, Chief of Staff, and Head of Ops. 👉Cedar Chief's CoS Playbook: Includes 8 tips for onboarding. Did we miss any important resources? Let us know in the comments!  #EBVCgang #ChiefOfStaff #HiringPlaybook Sebastian Brucker Dominic Jacquesson Johanna Schönborn Johannes Spindler Elisheva Marcus Ferdinand Dansard Mia Wähälä Anna Ott Tatiana Russo Lucia Paskert

🚀 Want to 6X Your Growth? 📈 Investing in company culture isn’t just a feel-good initiative—it’s a growth multiplier! 💥 Companies that prioritize culture increased revenue by 682% over 11 years, compared to just 166% for the rest. 🌱 Startup founders, VCs, and angel investors: Imagine the potential if your portfolio companies prioritized culture from day one! Let's turn talent into true traction. 🔥 #CultureIsKey #StartupSuccess #VentureCapital #ScaleWithPurpose

From Idea to IPO: 3 Secrets No One Tells You!" 1️⃣ Nobody cares about your idea—until you execute. 🛠️ 2️⃣ Your first product won’t be perfect. Launch it anyway. 🚀 3️⃣ Culture > strategy. Great teams build great companies. 🤝 The startup world isn’t for the faint-hearted, but the rewards? 🌟 Next level. Which of these resonates most with you? Let’s discuss!

How to Disagree with Startup CEOs: I heard so many tips on this from some brilliant CEOs, founders, execs, and agency owners: Roy Daniel, Or Arnon, Omer Margalit, Avishai Cohen, Amit Rotenberg, and Ron Binder to name a few (+ a great thread about this recently featuring Sam Jacobs and Jordan Crawford) Here's my take:

I came across this post where Vinod Khosla is making such a significant point! Business founders and CEOs may well like to listen to this, even as they make their choices for independent board members or strategic advisors! Post my exit from Mirum (after completing my earn out with WPP Group, who acquired our business) earlier this year, I have been engaged with a small number of mid-sized businesses as a strategic advisor and on the other hand, mentoring a few very smart startup founders. Across a diverse set of domains. And with due modesty, I can state that I have been able to add solid value and enabled good business impact for nearly all of them. And it’s simply on account of the 35 years spent building 3 different businesses, two of which were from ground-up! The learning you get from being in the trenches is indeed, second to none! https://lnkd.in/da54T67W