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$16.67/min

How to Start and Grow a Startup

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Created 9 years ago

As a proven tech startup exec, I have done everything from the top down, including business planning, pitching and fundraising, Legal, Finance and Operations, Product, Marketing, Strategy and other functions.

I will coach you on all the steps you need to take in order to put your idea into practice, including any and all of the below:

1) company formation, legal and compliance matters, including Insurance, Benefits
2) setting up an online presence, including a great website, social media presence, customer service module, etc.
3) pitch deck prep, finding the right investors to pitch and actual Fundraising (including Equity vs. Compensation balance)
4) product management principles
5) Hiring/HR
6) Financial Model/Initial Operations Setup including vendor negotiation

Bio: Startup Exec, Advisor & Investor (Early-Stage Health Tech), Experienced Business Coach (pitch decks, fundraising, Finance/Operations, Hiring/HR, Go-To-Market / Biz Dev, Legal/Regulatory, Vendor Negotiation).

Startups Advised: Maxwell Health, Liazon (part of Towers Watson), Baby Doctor, The Muse, Zakipoint Health, MyDrRight, among others.

Yuri Kruman

Brooklyn, NY
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Yuri is a proven C-suite HR Executive and leadership coach, Top 5 Thought Leader and Influencer on Global HR, Coaching and Entrepreneurship. Over the last 15+ years, he has consulted numerous Fortune 500 companies (financial services, healthcare, CPG, professional services) and tech startups on all things strategic HR as a Fractional CHRO. He has likewise helped build, scale and operate multiple businesses, working in Finance and Operations, Product and Business Development. Yuri’s specialties include HR M&A Integration, Benefits, Payroll and Compliance, HR Tech Stack Builds, Performance Management, High Performer Retention, Team and C-Suite Coaching, Building L&D Programs and People Analytics. His industry-leading HR consulting, L&D and DEI work has been recognized by multiple industry awards and has impacted many thousands of executives and staff. He advises enterprises, VCs and PE funds on HR Tech, GTM and product strategy, as well as strategic HR. Yuri has mentored 100s of founders and executives through Google for Startups, Venture for America, Crew Capital, Innovation Channel, Alchemist and other networks and accelerators. A contributor to Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Newsweek, CEO World and other top publications, Yuri is likewise a frequent speaker for Fortune 500 companies (Google, EY, Medtronic), universities (Columbia, UPenn, NYU) and VC-backed startups. He has authored or co-authored 9 books, including the award-winning, 4-volume "Be Your Own Commander-in-Chief," (Ideapress Publishing, 2021) and "What Millennials Really Want From Work and Life" (Business Expert Press, March 2019). Yuri hosts the Commander-in-Chief Podcast, interviewing top CEOs across industries on leadership, people management and personal development. Yuri is the CEO of HR, Talent & Systems Consulting, an award-winning HR consultancy. An Interim CHRO, he is also a certified SHRM-SCP, as well as sought-after speaker and expert on HR, Digital Transformation and Employee Experience (EX). Yuri is a Newsweek Expert Forum and Forbes Coaches Council member and contributor to Forbes, Entrepreneur, Newsweek, Business.com, Influencive and a number of other top platforms. He had consulted and spoken at numerous Fortune 500 and Inc. 5000 companies, VC-backed startups and top universities, including EY, Google, Columbia and UPenn, likewise appearing on network TV and top podcasts, including NBC's "Tipping Point," Leadership and Loyalty Podcast, Entrepreneur on Fire and Wharton Business Radio. In addition, his executive leadership coaching practice has impacted thousands of top executives. He is the author of "What Millennials Really Want From Work and Life" (Business Expert Press, March 2019) and the forthcoming, "Be Your Own Commander-in-Chief," (Ideapress Publishing, 2021).

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