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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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    Life’s Foundation: Health

    August 28, 2021

    Critical Success Factor: Decision-Making

    August 24, 2024

    Light

    December 23, 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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    Consulting as Startup Preparation Ground

    December 4, 2021

    The Dilemma of Two Good Options

    July 16, 2022
    Mindsets

    For Today’s Startup Problem-Solving, Are We Cooking or Baking?

    August 5, 2020
  • 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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    Management. Management. Management.

    April 26, 2025

    Milestones

    September 16, 2023

    Feeling Nibbled

    April 22, 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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    Structuring an Angel Round

    April 10, 2021

    Funding Foundations

    September 2, 2023
    Picking a Lawyer for Your Startup

    Picking a Lawyer for Your Startup

    May 20, 2020
  • 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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    The Illusion of Control

    April 27, 2024

    Board of Directors – Good News + Bad News

    July 1, 2023

    Investors Who Survey the Landscape While Protecting the Focus of Their Startup Teams

    April 30, 2022
  • 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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    Section 1202 Tax Matters

    September 23, 2023

    The Growth Moments

    September 3, 2022

    Opportunity Costs

    July 29, 2023

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