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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

Both Sides of the Table

Today we’re announcing that my partner Kara Nortman is becoming Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures and I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to welcome her to her new role. Marketing, recruiting, building data products & tools, event management, analyzing the portfolio, etc. She had all of the skills and traits we sought?

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Advice For Managing Remote Teams

View from Seed

Since social distancing orders have been put in place, a huge portion of our workforce has transformed their homes into workplaces and are trying their best to manage this new work environment. This is also a huge adjustment for those managers who are used to managing in person teams. Max has managed remote teams at 2 companies.

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5 Common Mistakes Startups Make with Their Online Presence

The Startup Magazine

You need to respond to comments, answer questions, and take part in conversations that are relevant to your industry. Failing to Manage Online Reputation Ignoring reviews or unaddressed feedback can quickly damage a startup’s reputation, especially if it is left unmonitored.

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Revolutionizing Employee Feedback: Modern Approaches to Performance Reviews

The Startup Magazine

Forward-thinking companies champion models that facilitate open dialogue between employees and supervisors, ensuring that performance conversations align with personal career aspirations and the organization’s strategic goals. Employees should feel comfortable sharing ideas and receiving critiques in a secure, supportive setting.

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AgileFall – When Waterfall Sneaks Back Into Agile

Steve Blank

AgileFall is an ironic term for program management where you try to be agile and lean, but you keep using waterfall development techniques. I just sat through my a project management meeting where I saw AgileFall happen first-hand. This product line has 15 project managers overseeing 60 projects. All good Lean basics.

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[Interview] Michael C. Fillios, Author Of “Tech Debt 2.0™: How To Future Proof Your Small Business And Improve Your Tech Bottom Line”  

YoungUpstarts

Fillios offers expert insights and practical strategies to help small business leaders managing evolving technology to their advantage and avoid racking up debt that could put their company in peril. . Here is some of our conversation: Most of us are familiar with the term technical debt.

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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

We don’t want to compete for the largest AUM (assets under management) with the biggest firms in a race to build the “Goldman Sachs of VC” but it’s clear that this strategy has had success for some. But I thought a better way of thinking about how we manage our portfolios is to think about it as a funnel. super size or super focus.