Mills Scofield

JUNE 26, 2012

Sarah Beaulieu reminded me about LinkedIn’s Maps , so I took a look at mine : I won’t go into detail, but it’s interesting to see the clusters of my clients, the communities I “belong” to (geographic, education, career, faith, etc.) The Venture Capitalist in me finds this very interesting.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

To this end, they also work with local venture capitalists to provide successful entrants with the financial support to further develop their idea, as well as expert mentoring to add an experienced hand to guide each startup. .

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 20, 2024

“A small number of astute venture capitalists have suspected this for some time, but now we have the data to demonstrate this is the case.” . “We find that personality traits don’t simply matter for start-ups — they are critical to elevating the chances of success,” the researchers explain.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Something you didn’t touch on, was a reverse imbalance…when we are too immersed our our industry/our career and we forget to take time for our hobbies, and a little ‘fun’ It’s just as important to our overall health and success. You can’t talk about this too much.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JANUARY 13, 2021

Although this interview took place eight years ago, I believe all the guidance is just as relevant today as it was when I first said it: When do I talk to the venture capitalists? Five years from now. Seriously, entrepreneurs need to get an understanding of the funding ladder. Typically it starts with your own cash.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 14, 2015

With a $50 million gift from venture capitalist John Doerr and his wife, Ann, through their private family foundation, Rice University is planning an unconventional approach to developing students into leaders. Retired Brig.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Drawing on her vast experience as a venture capitalist, organizational design expert, and management consultant, Ardi argues that the future belongs to the Betas. Earlier in her career, she was an operating executive at R. Dana Ardi, Ph.D. is the founder of Corporate Anthropology Advisors. Donnelly & Sons and at McGraw-Hill.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Marshall: One thing that I love about what you are do as a venture capitalist is you grapple with the fact that most investments fail. And that has changed the way I think about helping guide people who come to me about careers. In a recent interview, I asked Dan how he deals with the high-risk factor of the business he’s in.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 15, 2020

Indeed, venture capitalist Paul Graham once quipped that he rarely backed any entrepreneur older than 32. Indeed, they’re also more likely to have wealth of their own to pump into the new venture and a variety of experience from their career to date. Fear of missing out.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 22, 2014

Drawing on her vast experience as a venture capitalist, organizational design expert, and management consultant, Ardi argues that the future belongs to the Betas. Earlier in her career, she was an operating executive at R. Dana Ardi, Ph.D. is the founder of Corporate Anthropology Advisors. Donnelly & Sons and at McGraw-Hill.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

Investors have perpetuated a compensation structure where VCs can generate significant personal income over their career, even when they make no money for their LPs. And the fee-based compensation isn’t trivial – in all but the smallest funds, the partners make high six, and more often seven, figures in fixed cash compensation.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A conversation with venture capitalist Heidi Roizen on making networking relational, not transactional.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 21, 2014

Drawing on her vast experience as a venture capitalist, organizational design expert, and management consultant, Ardi argues that the future belongs to the Betas. Earlier in her career, she was an operating executive at R. Dana Ardi, Ph.D. is the founder of Corporate Anthropology Advisors. Donnelly & Sons and at McGraw-Hill.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 29, 2024

In Working with Emotional Intelligence , Daniel Goleman reports on a study by the Center for Creative Leadership of top American and European leaders whose careers derailed, “the inability to build and lead a team was one of the most common reasons for failure.”

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2023

Executive coach and former venture capitalist Jerry Colonna takes questions from listeners struggling with stretch responsibilities.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. About the Author. John Hamm is one of the top leadership experts in Silicon Valley.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 20, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. And you can control it through continuous and open communication with every member of your team.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. About the Author. John Hamm is one of the top leadership experts in Silicon Valley.

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Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2012

Steve Jobs , Mark Zuckerberg, and Michael Dell make fine fodder for commencement speeches, but when parents and career counselors thrust graduates into the job market, the default isn't entrepreneurship, it's corporate serfdom. Lots of things, actually.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. In other cases, they never learned these fundamentals or mastered them earlier in their career.

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CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2019

Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Mike Troiano, a venture capitalist and former executive. Do you want the corner office someday?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

Zuckerberg's casual calculation reminded me of a conversation with Marc Andreessen, the legendary cofounder of Netscape, and now one of Silicon Valley's most high-profile venture capitalists.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2012

Transparency didn't save Paul Levy from making a thoughtless mistake that negatively impacted his career. Today, he continues to weigh in on healthcare using the very same blog - albeit with a new, self-deprecating title: "Not Running a Hospital." You attract like-minded talent. Blogging started out as a cry in the wilderness.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2011

They are eager to hire lieutenants whose career zigzags have created a burning desire to succeed in a new job. Imagine the remorse of a venture capitalist unwilling to back Steve Jobs in 1977, because the personal-computer pioneer never finished college. Small-company chief executive officers voice a similar lament.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

It might also be why people are quitting their consulting gigs and investment banking positions to pursue a career in start-up land. It's why venture capitalists tend to favor entrepreneurs that have a proven track record (PDF). Does the team have a track record? Winners know how to win.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2011

Networks are essential for collaboration , innovation, and career development. Get in touch with a venture capitalist. But too many executives have networks that, while they may be large, don't have enough diversity to be effective. Start a LinkedIn or Facebook group. Be the connector for this group of people.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2011

Accenture Management Consulting used LinkedIn to set up a careers group — when the group ballooned to more than 5000 members, Accenture subdivided it into separate, micro-relevant groups aimed at specific kinds of potential customers.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

So, if impact investing is still within this early stage of experimentation and iteration, what lessons learned from the formation of the venture capital industry might we apply? Venture capitalists finance structured experiments — with relatively modest amounts of money and time — intended to produce valuable outcomes.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2012

After working in a fast-growing company as COO, he accepted an offer from venture capitalists to start his own company. While elevated narcissism and self-promotion has been shown to result in quicker promotion early in one's career, its negative impacts are revealed in positions of higher authority.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2014

Chance plays a much greater role in our careers than we might wish or even realize. But the downside — the thought of our careers as the playthings of fate — is almost unbearable. If you imagine a game of “career roulette,” you end up a starving artist 99 times for every time you end up a rockstar.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2013

When you are young, or when your why is non-existent or has gone missing, which happens to most of us at some juncture in our business or career, it may be that you just need to move forward. Career planning Managing yourself' So what place does vision have in the midst of disruption? Her “how” has morphed over the past two decades.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

For instance, I have 12 years of working with entrepreneurs as an early-stage venture capitalist; 19 years working for a large corporation (Bell Labs & AT&T) and consulting to their multi-national, multi-billion dollar customers; 10 years of mentoring entrepreneurs; and created a carve-out start-up within AT&T.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

At INSEAD, two students Philippe Dongier and Katie (co-author of this post) sent a school-wide email asking if anyone was interested in cultivating coursework and careers related to nonprofits. Like a venture capitalist, he said if these experiments delivered on their goals, more funding would follow.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Pontormo knew he needed to make these frescoes the crowning achievement of his career, so he sealed off the entire chapel. When despondency threatens, leading venture capitalist Brad Feld follows a shared set of ground rules with his spouse , including cutting out screen time on weekends and spending one week a quarter off-grid together.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2012

Venture capitalists are creating software engineering academies in their own cities. Learn technical skills: New companies and older institutions alike have recognized the structural mismatch between available technology jobs and worker skillsets. That's why you can log onto Codecademy and learn programming for free, instantly.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2013

My career has been built mostly around the Internet. My day job as a venture capitalist focuses on innovations in digital media and big data, and new models of business information and community connectivity. I could not be a bigger proponent of technology.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2019

Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Jerry Colonna, a professional coach and a former venture capitalist. Are you being pushed outside your comfort zone?

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