Human Potential

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Coaching for Founder Performance: How Should I Start and Why?

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Coaching for Founder Performance: How Should I Start and Why?

the importance or need for performance coaching isn’t always clear to startup founders. Often, founders stumble upon it thanks to having a curious, open mind. Other times, their co-founders and investors force it upon them as a form of ‘good medicine.’ In this post, we provide perspective on:

  • What founder coaching is and isn’t— and why this isn’t always clear, especially when it comes to startup company building. 

  • The core benefits of any form of performance coaching so you know what to look for when you are looking. 

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Accountability Frame for Early-Stage Founders: Transmuting Actions to Outcomes

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Accountability Frame for Early-Stage Founders: Transmuting Actions to Outcomes

In this post, we share the 5-Questions (Our Accountability Frame) that can inspire and encourage accountability— one that works with human nature rather than against it. The Accountability Frame can be used when addressing someone 1:1, addressing a group (1:many), and working with ourselves more importantly.

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Rounding the Founding Team: The Balance of Natural Talent 

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Rounding the Founding Team: The Balance of Natural Talent 

How exactly can you quickly tell whether someone’s natural capabilities are complementary to yours without conducting a long-winded psychometric analysis? How do you determine the likely natural talent gaps in your initial founding duo or founding team? There are many ways to do this. But over the years, we have observed a pattern across multiple psychometric models and frameworks—one that can be distilled into four distinct talent footprints.

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What’s ‘Next’ in Sports, Health, and Wellness? Melanie Strong of Next Ventures

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What’s ‘Next’ in Sports, Health, and Wellness? Melanie Strong of Next Ventures

Today’s guest is Melanie Strong, Managing Partner at Next Ventures and former Nike executive for over 18 years. With a history of leading diverse international teams, Melanie is one of the most passionate leaders you can find in the sports, health and wellness space.

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Founder Potential: Strong Roots & The Invisible Barriers of Belonging

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Founder Potential: Strong Roots & The Invisible Barriers of Belonging

Most founders and investors in tech have their opinion on what traits are exemplary of top founders. In this post, we will first summarize specifically what those common traits and threads are. We will cover a bit about historical patterns (e.g., upbringing, initial living conditions, etc.) and psychological patterns (i.e., how they ‘think’). Second, we will discuss the invisible barriers of belonging and beliefs that inhibit their potential as they grow and evolve.

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‘Being’ In The Business of Building: Tracy Lawrence

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‘Being’ In The Business of Building: Tracy Lawrence

Tracy is a unique founder with truthful insights about startup life— before, during, and after! If you want hardcore tactics and strategies, this video interview isn't for you. But if you want to explore how the softer, subtle human needs move and shape startups— you'll enjoy this!