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Choose Energy is acquired, hat tip to Jerry Dyess

July 5, 2017 John Tough

Last month Choose Energy was sold to RedVentures. I joined Choose Energy as the Director of BD in June 2012…

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Posted in: All posts, Growth & Operating Insights Filed under: leadership, M&A

my lessons from bill campbell

June 28, 2017 John Tough

When I began working at Kleiner Perkins I made sure to introduce myself to many of the executive assistants in…

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Posted in: All posts, Growth & Operating Insights Filed under: leadership, mentorship

getting into venture

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Fall 2010 August– Met with Professor Ellen Rudnick about different initiatives at Chicago Booth to promote venture and entrepreneurship. She…

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Posted in: All posts, Growth & Operating Insights Filed under: career

lessons from business school

June 27, 2017 John Tough

Lessons from business school I am doing this with a few years separation so I am sure I am missing…

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Posted in: All posts, Growth & Operating Insights Filed under: career

why business school

June 25, 2017 John Tough

To most aspiring MBAs, the tradition two year program offers a “reset button” to lateral into an industry outside of…

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Posted in: All posts, Growth & Operating Insights Filed under: career, mba

biology to finance

June 24, 2017 John Tough

When I graduated from Duke University I proclaimed to myself that I had taken my last exam. No more studying,…

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Posted in: All posts, Growth & Operating Insights Filed under: career

my ongoing journey

June 23, 2017 John Tough

On occasion I get asked how I ended up where I am in my career and how certain transitions of…

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Posted in: All posts, Growth & Operating Insights Filed under: career, VC

using surprise as a means to ask better questions

June 5, 2017 John Tough

If you have worked with me for more than a few days, you know my two favorite questions to ask…

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Posted in: All posts, Growth & Operating Insights Filed under: interviews, reviews

treat yourself to a zero dollar marketing budget

May 28, 2017 John Tough

There are many lessons you learn early in a VC career. You learn how to identify product-market fit, size a…

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Posted in: All posts, Growth & Operating Insights Filed under: capital raise, lean operations, marketing, returns

deliberate diversity

April 28, 2017 John Tough

When I lived in London growing up I was immersed between locals, a host of ex-pats, and many African and…

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Posted in: All posts, Growth & Operating Insights Filed under: hiring, operations

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