1. Advisory Modules
1.1 Fundraising
The lifeblood of your companyPreparing for your fundraiseCreating a pitch deck that truly sellsBuilding your target listPitching investorsFinancial model and data room preparationNegotiating your term sheet1.2 Talent Acquisition and Management
Hiring in the early daysUsing recruitersBringing legal counsel in-houseBuilding culture as you scaleEmployee onboardingManaging co-founders1.3 Board of Directors and Investor Management
Board basicsBoard meeting prepRunning the meetingSelecting board directorsInvestor update emailsDifficult board members Equity grant frameworks for executive and employeesCompensating advisors1.4 Sales and Go-to-Market
Shrinking your addressable marketHiring your first sales rep (B2B)Sales team compensation (B2B)Hiring your first head of sales (B2B)
1.5 Strategy and Finance
Are you default dead or alive? Growth versus profitability (and the rule of 40)Finding product/market fit2. Coaching Modules
2.1. Your Job
Setting vision
Leading through ups and downs
Investor management
Becoming the next CEO your company needs
Hiring (and firing) for success
2.2. Leveling Up
The importance of self-awareness
Understanding how you “work”
Turning weaknesses into strengths
Imposter syndrome and how to leverage it
2.3. Headspace
Riding the rollercoaster called stress
Stressors hiding in plain sight
Empty your calendar, don’t fill it
Goal-setting: personal vs company
Bad sh*t happens
2.4. Personal Boards
What’s a personal board?
Assessing for the right talent
Expanding your team
2.5. Management Principles
Defining your management principles
A sample list of management principles
Incorporating your management principles into everyday work
2.6. Your Executive Team
Org chart optics matter
Promote up from within first
How to hire externally
Aligning incentives
Evaluating performance
2.7. Leadership at scale
Aligning with your direct reports on what “good” looks like
Staying in sync with your team
Giving feedback
Purging toxicity