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A VC, an Entrepreneur and a Serial Killer Dial Into a Virtual Sports Bar

A VC, an Entrepreneur and a Serial Killer Dial Into a Virtual Sports Bar

by Mike Smerklo | Apr 6, 2020 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

How entrepreneurs and investors can use their respective insanity to work together and drive better alignment and results (A version of this post appeared on Forbes) Fund-raising is always tough. I originally wrote a version of this post a month ago to help...
Advice For Entrepreneurs On Board Management: Mind The Information Gap

Advice For Entrepreneurs On Board Management: Mind The Information Gap

by Mike Smerklo | Apr 4, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

When you’re a CEO, you have countless things to do every day. You are always pressed for time, you’re being pulled in a million different directions and you’re hyper-focused on growth. So you have to prioritize these never-ending tasks, and it’s only natural that...
The 3 Mistakes I Made as a CEO Learning To Manage Time

The 3 Mistakes I Made as a CEO Learning To Manage Time

by Mike Smerklo | Jan 30, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

NOTE:  This post originally appeared on Forbes.com As a CEO, smart time management is critical to success. Let me tell you a dirty little secret: It doesn’t always come naturally, especially to entrepreneurs that become executives. When I was just starting out as an...
Know Thyself, Know Thy Leader: Steps To Hiring A Successful Sales Leader

Know Thyself, Know Thy Leader: Steps To Hiring A Successful Sales Leader

by Mike Smerklo | Nov 8, 2017 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

NOTE:  This post originally appeared on Forbes.com Many parts of scaling a business are about the basics, the time-honored fundamentals that CEOs have used time and time again to grow a company. These pillars of running a successful business rarely warrant exceptions,...
Thoughts on Scaling a Sales Force (among other things)

Thoughts on Scaling a Sales Force (among other things)

by Mike Smerklo | Oct 23, 2017 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to discuss the ups and downs – and share lots of mistakes I made – in scaling the sales function.  Thanks much to James Lattin for moderating this session at Stanford’s Graduate School of...
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