John R. Miles

I knew who he was and I knew who he had coached, but I didn't know the person behind the name and the coaching until I started to really study him. And man, we were going deep into Malcolm X and Buddhist principles and a lot of things. So who was the coach for the Chicago Bulls for so long and then the Lakers? Jackson. Yeah, he's like the Phil Jackson of golf.

I knew who he was and I knew who he had coached, but I didn't know the person behind the name and the coaching until I started to really study him. And man, we were going deep into Malcolm X and Buddhist principles and a lot of things. So who was the coach for the Chicago Bulls for so long and then the Lakers? Jackson. Yeah, he's like the Phil Jackson of golf.

Absolutely. Since we're talking about golf, Can you take me back to the call that changed everything with the chip shot? What did that moment reveal about the reality of startup life?

Absolutely. Since we're talking about golf, Can you take me back to the call that changed everything with the chip shot? What did that moment reveal about the reality of startup life?

Absolutely. Since we're talking about golf, Can you take me back to the call that changed everything with the chip shot? What did that moment reveal about the reality of startup life?

I started my entrepreneurial journey when I was in my late twenties and I did it a little bit differently. I started a startup within what's now Accenture for high growth mid-market companies. And I convinced our leadership to start going to these startups and discounting our rates somewhere between 50 to 75%, and then we would take an equity position.

I started my entrepreneurial journey when I was in my late twenties and I did it a little bit differently. I started a startup within what's now Accenture for high growth mid-market companies. And I convinced our leadership to start going to these startups and discounting our rates somewhere between 50 to 75%, and then we would take an equity position.

I started my entrepreneurial journey when I was in my late twenties and I did it a little bit differently. I started a startup within what's now Accenture for high growth mid-market companies. And I convinced our leadership to start going to these startups and discounting our rates somewhere between 50 to 75%, and then we would take an equity position.

But what I found pretty early on, so we were the precursors for what now is fractional executives, that whole market. But I found it was very difficult to find and Because there were so many startups at the time to find the right one. So I started partnering with the venture capital firms of which Sequoia was one of them. So I've known Don Valentine for, I don't know, 25, since 1999.

But what I found pretty early on, so we were the precursors for what now is fractional executives, that whole market. But I found it was very difficult to find and Because there were so many startups at the time to find the right one. So I started partnering with the venture capital firms of which Sequoia was one of them. So I've known Don Valentine for, I don't know, 25, since 1999.

But what I found pretty early on, so we were the precursors for what now is fractional executives, that whole market. But I found it was very difficult to find and Because there were so many startups at the time to find the right one. So I started partnering with the venture capital firms of which Sequoia was one of them. So I've known Don Valentine for, I don't know, 25, since 1999.

And I've seen what happened to you guys play out so many times on this journey. And I don't know if you ever heard of a company called Yclip out of Austin. But this was a Sequoia-backed company, and they were revolutionizing the way that you would interact with getting a coupon. And they were using geofencing way before anyone else.

And I've seen what happened to you guys play out so many times on this journey. And I don't know if you ever heard of a company called Yclip out of Austin. But this was a Sequoia-backed company, and they were revolutionizing the way that you would interact with getting a coupon. And they were using geofencing way before anyone else.

And I've seen what happened to you guys play out so many times on this journey. And I don't know if you ever heard of a company called Yclip out of Austin. But this was a Sequoia-backed company, and they were revolutionizing the way that you would interact with getting a coupon. And they were using geofencing way before anyone else.

Let's just say you're walking by Chili's, and it would geofence you to them. It would serve up a coupon. And they ended up doing a deal with DoubleClick. and DoubleClick wanted them out of the market. So they got acquired and the next day they were out of business with nothing they could do about it. How do you recover from something like that?

Let's just say you're walking by Chili's, and it would geofence you to them. It would serve up a coupon. And they ended up doing a deal with DoubleClick. and DoubleClick wanted them out of the market. So they got acquired and the next day they were out of business with nothing they could do about it. How do you recover from something like that?

Let's just say you're walking by Chili's, and it would geofence you to them. It would serve up a coupon. And they ended up doing a deal with DoubleClick. and DoubleClick wanted them out of the market. So they got acquired and the next day they were out of business with nothing they could do about it. How do you recover from something like that?

Because I remember just sitting with the founders at that time of YClip and they were just devastated and didn't know what to do.

Because I remember just sitting with the founders at that time of YClip and they were just devastated and didn't know what to do.

Because I remember just sitting with the founders at that time of YClip and they were just devastated and didn't know what to do.