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Paul McManus Discusses Pathway That Startups Follow and States People Are Most Important Part of Business Plan

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  • Date Added : 12/7/2005
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Paul McManus

  • Partner, Millennia Partners
  • male
  • Caucasian
  • 1955 (Age: 69 years old)
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
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Paul E. McManus is the Director of Portfolio Company Executive Resources at Millennia Partners. Paul works closely with portfolio companies on team development issues, including executive recruiting, compensation planning, and organizational design and development. He has significant experience in executive search for emerging, high-growth technology companies and has close working relationships with the leading executive search firms.

Prior to joining Millennia, Paul spent six years conducting executive level search assignments for high-tech companies as President of his own firm and as Vice President with Aubin International. Previously, Paul spent four years as founder and Managing Director of the Bell-Mason Group, a management consulting firm, serving venture capital firms and their portfolio companies. Prior to Bell-Mason, Paul spent fifteen years at Digital Equipment Corporation in various engineering, product management, and new venture development roles.

Paul McManus holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology and an MBA from Boston University.

The trajectory. The pattern. The pathway startups follow is reasonably well rung out by now. You launch. You do some things. You make progress. You validate. You confirm. You develop. You sell. You build your channels. You do your testing. This process from the venture investor's point o...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 26 Paul McManus Provides Introduction To Lecture and States Most Important Aspect Of An Entrepreneur Is Ability To Get Stuff Done
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
  • Paul McManus
  • 2 min. 50 sec.
Video 2 of 26 Paul McManus Discusses Pathway That Startups Follow and States People Are Most Important Part of Business Plan
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
  • Paul McManus
  • 4 min. 36 sec.
Video 3 of 26 Paul McManus Shares Characteristics of Strong Entrepreneurs
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
  • Paul McManus
  • 2 min. 8 sec.
Video 4 of 26 Paul McManus States VCs Don't Invest In A Nice Looking Business Plan Or A Great Idea - They Invest In People
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
  • Paul McManus
  • 1 min. 43 sec.
Video 5 of 26 Paul McManus Shares Personality Traits Of Strong Entrepreneurs
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 1 min. 17 sec.
Video 6 of 26 Paul McManus States Entrepreneurs Are Decision Makers Who Stretch The Rules
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 1 min. 29 sec.
Video 7 of 26 Paul McManus States Entrepreneurs Polarize People With Their Passion
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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Video 8 of 26 Paul McManus States Entrepreneurs Need More Patience When Requesting Funding
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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Video 9 of 26 Paul McManus States Entrepreneurs Need To Be Flexible and Learn To Close
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
  • Paul McManus
  • 2 min. 6 sec.
Video 10 of 26 Paul McManus Defines The Scientist-Founder Role
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 4 min. 20 sec.
Video 11 of 26 Paul McManus Outlines Three Business Development Models
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 1 min. 10 sec.
Video 12 of 26 Paul McManus States Venture Investors Are Evidence Oriented
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 2 min. 25 sec.
Video 13 of 26 Paul McManus Discusses Reasons Why VCs Will Not Invest
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 1 min. 13 sec.
Video 14 of 26 Paul McManus Discusses Importance Of Business Development Process
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 2 min. 2 sec.
Video 15 of 26 Paul McManus Outlines The Launch Phase of Starting A Business
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 1 min. 20 sec.
Video 16 of 26 Paul McManus Discusses The Getting-To-Velocity Phase of Business Development
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 4 min. 0 sec.
Video 17 of 26 Paul McManus Shares Thoughts on Building The Organization Beyond The R&D Team
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 2 min. 57 sec.
Video 18 of 26 Paul McManus Discusses Importance of Managing Cash Flow and Growth of Startup
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 3 min. 12 sec.
Video 19 of 26 Paul McManus Discusses The Infinity-And-Beyond Phase of Business Development Where You Enter Marketplace
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 4 min. 19 sec.
Video 20 of 26 Paul McManus Discusses Importance of Building Depth As Startup Grows
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 3 min. 51 sec.
Video 21 of 26 Paul McManus Provides Summary of Lecture On Life Sciences Business Development and VC Funding Relationship
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 4 min. 20 sec.
Video 22 of 26 Paul McManus States VC Will Try To Determine Risks and Evaluate How Founding Team Will Handle Them
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 1 min. 52 sec.
Video 23 of 26 Paul McManus States Strong Entrepreneurs Can Focus On One Thing By Being Adaptive In Resource Allocation
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 1 min. 31 sec.
Video 24 of 26 Paul McManus States Lack Of Strong Executives In Life Science Companies
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 1 min. 47 sec.
Video 25 of 26 Paul McManus Discusses Tech Transfer Process
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
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  • 2 min. 10 sec.
Video 26 of 26 Paul McManus Discusses Returns Within VC Company And Why Failures Occur
  • Paul McManus - What Makes A Venture Management Team Successful - RPI Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
  • 12/7/2005
  • Paul McManus
  • 3 min. 35 sec.

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