COACHING DRIVES VENTURE-BACKED STARTUP SUCCESS

Venture capitalists invest in people. It follows there's a movement to provide support for founders and their teams beyond capital and traditional services. Gannett.Partners is proud to steward this movement.

AT THE CENTER OF STARTUPS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO LEAD THEM

Building a business is hard, and the challenges of being an entrepreneur come fast and furious: clarifying an idea, building a team, finding product-market fit, and scaling the organization all require thoughtful action. Moving through these stages demands active learning and adaptability - cognitive flexibility - and can challenge a leader’s fundamental assumptions about who they are in the world. This is where Gannett.Partners comes in.

COMPANIES USING COACHING ARE MORE LIKELY TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS

We have seen the transformational effects of our work and we have heard from our clients that coaching has saved their company. Although it can help struggling companies, coaching is best as a long-term maximizer of performance. Companies that invest in coaching and development work are far more likely to succeed in building a business that is both sustainable and more successful. Since Gannett.Partners expanded operations to include Executive Coaching in 2022, we have begun to work more directly with venture and growth equity firms who regularly introduce us to their founders when they seek coaching.

VCs that invest in this work realize the benefit of this foundational support element for their portfolio, thereby lowering their risk. Founders who engage in coaching frequently cite benefits like better boundaries, less conflict, happier relationships, clearer direction, and understanding their strengths among many others depending on the topic.

VCs LOWER THEIR RISK AND ATTRACT MORE COVETED FOUNDERS WITH COACHING

The next step in the evolution of venture capital is for VCs to offer holistic programs of development to their portfolio founders and teams. VCs that are already publicly dedicating investment dollars towards coaching and development are seeing their brand reputation expand and improve, and deal flow increase as a result, especially towards founders who are highly motivated to improve. In the near future, we are confident that more VCs will integrate coaching into their standard platform services beyond the capital, building such capabilities to meet the reality of their philosophy and approach to working with startups.

Our top priority is to establish close, collaborative "in-residence" and "coaching partner" relationships with select leading firms to design and deliver uniquely tailored programs of support to help portfolio company founders navigate the challenges of going from Seed, to Series A and beyond, and generate reliable returns.

COACHING WILL SOON BECOME A STANDARD COMPONENT OF VENTURE STRATEGY

We believe coaching will soon become as standard as any of the other core components of a startup’s or investor's strategy and operations, and are excited to steward this movement among leading venture and startup communities.

WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER WITH GANNETT.PARTNERS

We're excited to meet partners who desire to help us co-author the next chapter of venture-centric executive coaching in service of de-risking investments and accelerating personal growth and business impact among every leading portfolio company founder.

Contact Chris Gannett at chris@gannett.partners to inquire directly or refer those who wish to learn more about the features and benefits of our philosophy and practical approach.