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Bursts of Color - Hiring a Finance Leader
Finance is to a company what plumbing is to a house: invisible when it works well, but disastrous when it doesn't.
Jan 9
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Geoff Donaker
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December 2024
Bursts of Color - Top 10 Books of 2024
Happy holidays!
Dec 19, 2024
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Geoff Donaker
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November 2024
Bursts of Color - Lift vs Runway
You may know Keith Rabois as a famous startup exec, investor, and Twitter rabble-rouser.
Nov 21, 2024
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Geoff Donaker
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Bursts of Color - Founder Compensation
In a startup's early days, founders often skip detailed compensation planning, instead choosing round numbers and moving on.
Nov 14, 2024
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Geoff Donaker
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October 2024
Bursts of Color - Hiring an M&A Banker
When should startup founders hire an M&A advisor?
Oct 31, 2024
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Geoff Donaker
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Bursts of Color - Check Those References
References are a critical ingredient in any hiring or investment process.
Oct 3, 2024
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Geoff Donaker
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September 2024
Bursts of Color - Nobody Hides Good News
This post made me smile, as it’s cleverly written and oh-too-accurate:
Sep 26, 2024
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Geoff Donaker
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Bursts of Color - The Elevator Pitch
In a recent pitch meeting, the founder spent 20 minutes describing their product before we even touched on their proposed financing.
Sep 5, 2024
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Geoff Donaker
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July 2024
Bursts of Color - American Exchange Project (Guest Interview)
This summer my son Nate spent two weeks with the American Exchange Project.
Jul 25, 2024
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Geoff Donaker
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Bursts of Color - Hunting Rabbits (Again)
We talk with a *lot* of startups that experienced fast growth and seemingly great Product-Market-Fit in 2019-21.
Jul 18, 2024
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Geoff Donaker
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Bursts of Color - Hunting Rabbits (Again)
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June 2024
Bursts of Color - Managing Barry Bonds
I recently shared this 2x2 framework for evaluating results versus attitude.
Jun 27, 2024
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Geoff Donaker
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Bursts of Color - Results vs Attitude
There are many valid ways to evaluate performance.
Jun 13, 2024
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Geoff Donaker
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