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Lessons from the Dismal Science

Some of the most useful things I’ve learned are insights from the core of economics. Opportunity cost. Do x, and you can’t do y. Every positive choice is a choice to give up something else. Decisions matter – we should think harder about what forego when we spend our time or money in one way rather than another. Incentives. Incentives …

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Confessions of a Venture Capitalist

If not confessions, at least some lessons learned. What did I learn from my years founding and running a venture capital business? Be – or get – completely comfortable saying ‘no’ – again and again and again. Very good is very rare. It’s true of public markets; it’s many times truer for startups and growth firms. To find one investable …

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Context – What Is Executive Coaching?

As context, a (very) brief overview of what coaching is might be useful. Reality Coaching doesn’t have “coachees’, it has clients. Coaching is not something done by a coach to someone else, it’s relational. In other words, coaching is what happens between coach and client. A good coach helps clients close the gap between performance and potential. Being coached doesn’t …