#81 How Founders Can Identify Blind Spots, Have Difficult Conversations and Give Productive Feedback with Startup & CEO Coach Alisa Cohn

Alisa Cohn Startup & CEO Coach chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners.Alisa Cohn has been coaching startup founders to grow into world-class CEOs for nearly 20 years. She is the author of From Start-Up to Grown-Up.  A onetime startup CFO, strategy consultant, and current angel investor and advisor, she was named the number one “Global Guru” of startups in 2021, and has worked with startup companies such as Venmo, Etsy, DraftKings, The Wirecutter, Mack Weldon, and Tory Burch. She has also coached CEOs and C-Suite executives at enterprise clients such as  Dell, Hitachi, Sony, IBM, Google, Microsoft, Bloomberg, The New York Times, and Calvin Klein.Listen to the podcast to learn about01:30 - Self-Evaluating as a Founder 05:00 - Blind Spots & 360 Degree Feedback13:40 - When do You Need a Coach19:40 - Imposter Syndrome & Journaling27:00 - How to Use Positive feedback & Radical Candor33:00 - Practicing self-care as a FounderClick here to read the full transcriptEnjoyed listening to a world class startup coach? Next, listen to a World Cup-winning coach  who helped the Indian Cricket Team win the ICC trophy. Right from the cricketing field, Paddy Upton provides valuable insights for entrepreneurs on personal motivation, mental fitness, mental agility, overcoming fear and cultivating the will to learn. He also talks about the nuances of team building, the characteristics of a great leader, how to make a team work, and the secret to picking people for leadership positions. Enjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback