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  • CEO Essentials,  Team Building

    Recognizing When You Need to Change Up Your Team

    Jen Baird / October 31, 2020

    Are you unconsciously suffering from a role fit problem in your team? First recognizing and then addressing the issue is critical to startup success.

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    Making Luck

    October 26, 2024

    Funding Foundations

    September 2, 2023

    You Cannot Learn All You Need to Know on the Internet

    June 17, 2023
  • Team Building

    Intentional Onboarding: Setting New Team Members Up for Success

    Jen Baird / October 24, 2020

    Whether an employee or consultant, or contractor, when you add a new team member, you hope they can bring value to your team. Enabling that is your responsibility.

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    Creating, Refining, and Executing

    August 6, 2022

    The Shift from Hiring Generalists to Hiring Specialists in a Startup

    August 22, 2020

    Consulting as Startup Preparation Ground

    December 4, 2021
  • Fundraising

    Helping VCs Understand Your Technology

    Jen Baird / October 17, 2020

    The word to the wise in venture fundraising is do not spend too much time on the technology. While true, there is a balance to be struck in this.

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    Sweetspot

    Too Early. Too Late. Finding the VC Fund Timing Sweet Spot.

    July 18, 2020

    Things I Wish I Knew When I First Started Fundraising

    December 17, 2022

    Screening for a VC Match When Startup Fundraising

    January 14, 2023
  • Fundraising

    The Role of a Lead Investor

    Jen Baird / October 10, 2020

    Raising money for high-potential startups is always a challenge. Finding the right lead investor is an essential step along the path.

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    Getting Baked for Fundraising

    July 15, 2020

    Feeling Nibbled

    April 22, 2023

    Things I Wish I Knew When I First Started Fundraising

    December 17, 2022
  • Board of Directors

    Getting Value from Your Board

    Jen Baird / October 9, 2020

    Jennifer Baird, a serial venture and angel-backed CEO, shares tips for leading and working with a Board of Directors. #BeenThereRunThat

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    Looking through the Keyhole

    March 30, 2024

    Board of Directors – Good News + Bad News

    July 1, 2023

    Diversity in the Board Room

    November 7, 2020
  • Family
    CEO Essentials,  Relationships

    Family Enablers: The Source of an Entrepreneur’s Strength

    Jen Baird / October 3, 2020

    Building a company out of nothing is enormously hard work. Hidden behind most startup CEOs are tremendously supportive families. This is one of the secrets to success.

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    An Ownership Mentality

    October 16, 2021

    Leadership is Lonely

    December 19, 2020

    Coping with Curve Balls

    June 4, 2022

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