Dave Berkus is a super angel, speaker, author, governance expert. ( www.berkus.com; www.berkonomics.com)

Dave Berkus

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The five tactical skills of a great executive | BERKONOMICS

While we are on the subject of great leadership, let’s list the five principal tactical skills of a great leader.  These are not the strategic visionary skills, like leading companies through risky product launches, or steering the course through econo

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    Top 30 Traits Of Successful Angels -- How Many Do You Have?

    Dave Berkus is one of the most successful angels I know.  He has made 108 investments in early-stage companies and has an IRR of 97%.  Dave is a special case – he is a top speaker, expert in corporate governance, and has a valuation methodology named

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      Two very powerful words: Great job! | BERKONOMICS

      The best managers we all know are the ones who take the time to praise good work in public, before an employee’s peers.  Most of us have a monthly award for the top person in a group of employees. And if we are big enough to formalize the process in a

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      Don’t make assertions that will later prove untrue.

      Sometimes it is easy for someone at the top of an organization to make a statement that, in the enthusiasm of the moment or to make a point, crosses the line between fact and fiction.  Sometimes it seems to you to be just an unimportant little stretch of

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          Extending Your Runway

          One of my books, Extending the Runway, uses parallels to piloting a plane to equate to the process of creating and building a small company, making maximum use of resources to get to and beyond breakeven. It is worth revisiting the most important point of