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6 Keys To Selecting The Right Business Future For You

Startup Professionals Musings

Check out local sources for coaching and assistance. Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. Traditionally, business software products have been specialized and focused toward a given task, but I see a trend these days to highly functional “all-in-one” business tools.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

There were startups and a software industry but barely. Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. I had realized that I didn’t have it within me to be as good of a player as many of them did but I had the skills to help as mentor, coach, friend, sparing partner and patient capital provider.

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What I Would Look for When Choosing a VC – Knowing What I Know Now?

Both Sides of the Table

So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. It’s insanely competitive to get into our industry so most have degrees from institutions like Stanford, Harvard, Wharton and University of Chicago (blatant plug ;-). Traditional software vs. SaaS. It’s not you.

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

InfoChachkie

For more than 30-years, Bill Gates has been at the pinnacle of the software industry. "The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. They also internalize their professional failures while externalizing their team’s successes. " [Tweet this quote].

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. They’re competitive. It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. Write things down. I don’t want to lose next time.

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Embrace Losing – It Will Make You Stronger

Both Sides of the Table

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. They’re competitive. It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits. Write things down. I don’t want to lose next time.

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Embrace Losing

Both Sides of the Table

I believe that it is part of the DNA of an entrepreneur – being so competitive that you’re practically sick when you lose. They’re competitive. It is never as rewarding when you’re the coach (but coaching has many other benefits ;-). We helped the write out their requirements for a system.

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