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Kendall Barden joined Sierra Ventures in 2019 and is the firm’s Fund Accountant. He provides analysis of quarterly portfolio reporting and valuations for the firm’s investments, prepares reconciliations for all fund entities, and manages vendor payments. He also supports the firm on maintaining and tracking fixed assets and assists Sierra team members with IT needs.
Previously, Kendall was an Administrator at Apple Retail where he became an expert on various Apple products. Kendall graduated from San Francisco State University in 2018 with a BS in Business Administration.
His passions outside of work include performing arts and traveling, especially to Disneyland!
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What administrative tips or resources would you recommend for entrepreneurs and startup teams?
- It’s good to build up a rolodex of vendors for events and other office-related activities. Since I support and organize events for my Partners and the firm it’s really helpful to have some go-to people to call on for catering, gifts/SWAG, and venue needs when they come up.
- Another tool I really like is Mixpanel. While it focuses on sales teams, it has some good features that can be used for administration needs as well. The feature I find really helpful is keeping track of emails I have sent out and seeing whether or not they have been opened.
What is a piece of advice you have for entrepreneurs?
The value of smiling and being friendly is underestimated. Even when you are having a hard time raising money – smile! Having a positive attitude during the whole fundraising process, even if a Partner doesn’t fund the company, doesn’t go unnoticed by the whole team.
What is your best “life-hack”?
Keep a running list of things you want to accomplish, even the small ones. Cross them off once you complete one and add another. Seeing a list of crossed-off items brightens my day!
