Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Even though I’m a big proponent of becoming an entrepreneur, it is definitely not for everyone. By following the crowdfunding campaigns of others, you can learn much about what types of ideas and solutions are attractive to customers, and also understand some new ways to raise money in todays competitive world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

In my role as a mentor to business professionals and entrepreneurs over the years, I have found that it’s important to take a hard look at the relationships around you on a regular basis. But, like most other skills, you can learn from these priorities: Everyone benefits from active mentoring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

As an angel investor and a mentor to entrepreneurs I still see this every day. Since language and implication have changed a bit since then, I’ll restate Carnegie and Hill’s original principles here, with my own current-day commentary and recommendations added: Definiteness of purpose. Master-mind alliance. Going the extra mile.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

As a startup mentor, I’m always amazed that some entrepreneurs seem to be an immediate hit with investors, while others struggle to get any attention at all. Message delivery must be customized for each investor. Finally I realized that venture capital and angel investors are actually humans, despite some views to the contrary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2022

This is a tough challenge for every coach and mentor. I’ve never had a definitive list of recommendations to overcome these qualms, so I was pleased to see the insights in a new book, “ Arrive and Thrive ,” by Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty, and Lynn Perry Wooten. Embrace the real you as your competitive advantage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. These entrepreneurs find it hard to respect customers or team members, and their ventures usually fail. Identify and redirect unhealthy competition and comparisons.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Here are some key strategies that I recommend to every worker today: Develop and highlight your competitive differentiation. Today, customers and future managers put a higher value on relationships, and expect to know you from industry conferences, social media, or recommendations from peers. Walk away from a bad role or customer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Based on my experience as an angel investor and a mentor to dozens of entrepreneurs, having no business plan is the quickest way to define yourself as just a dreamer, or at best a hobbyist. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. Marketing, sales, and customer experience. Skip the acronyms and jargon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The facts, as well as what motivates your peers, customers, and business leaders are changing daily. I believe these insights can and must be extended to you and your career, in line with the following guiding principles: Make your interest in learning your competitive advantage. Define personalized learning goals with a timetable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2015

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. These entrepreneurs find it hard to respect customers or team members, and their ventures usually fail. Identify and redirect unhealthy competition and comparisons.

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Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction Competition 102

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2015

As an angel investor and a mentor to entrepreneurs I still see this every day. Since language and implication have changed a bit since then, I’ll restate Carnegie and Hill’s original rules here, with my own current-day commentary and recommendations added: Definiteness of purpose. Master-mind alliance. Going the extra mile. Enthusiasm.

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Entrepreneur Ideas Customer Custom 108

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. These entrepreneurs find it hard to respect customers or team members, and their ventures usually fail. Identify and redirect unhealthy competition and comparisons.

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Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Competition 57

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2014

As a startup mentor, I’m always amazed that some entrepreneurs seem to be an immediate hit with investors, while others struggle to get any attention at all. Message delivery must be customized for each investor. Finally I realized that Venture Capital and Angel investors are actually humans, despite some views to the contrary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2014

As an Angel investor and a mentor to entrepreneurs I still see this every day. Since language and implication have changed a bit since then, I’ll restate Carnegie and Hill’s original rules here, with my own current-day commentary and recommendations added: Definiteness of purpose. Master-mind alliance. Going the extra mile. Enthusiasm.

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Entrepreneur Ideas Startup Customer 104

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2016

A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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Incubator Startup Help Resource 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2014

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. These entrepreneurs find it hard to respect customers or team members, and their ventures usually fail. Identify and redirect unhealthy competition and comparisons.

Startup 91

Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Competition 91

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As an angel investor and a mentor to entrepreneurs I still see this every day. Since language and implication have changed a bit since then, I’ll restate Carnegie and Hill’s original rules here, with my own current-day commentary and recommendations added: Definiteness of purpose. Master-mind alliance. Going the extra mile. Enthusiasm.

Technical Review 53

Technical Review Ideas Entrepreneur Customer 53

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2015

Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. It will definitely show off your energy and vision, and will make you a more competitive candidate for any role. Do them on your home computer for a few dollars. Have startup efforts to highlight in job interviews.

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Startup Social Network Activity Ideas 101

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. It will definitely show off your energy and vision, and will make you a more competitive candidate for any role. Do them on your home computer for a few dollars. Have startup efforts to highlight in job interviews.

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Help Startup Social Network Activity 56

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. It will definitely show off your energy and vision, and will make you a more competitive candidate for any role. Do them on your home computer for a few dollars. Highlight your startup efforts in job interviews.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Social Network Ideas 102

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

Incubator 98

Incubator Startup Help Resource 98

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. It will definitely show off your energy and vision, and will make you a more competitive candidate for any role. Do them on your home computer for a few dollars. Highlight your startup efforts in job interviews.

Startup 93

Startup Social Network Ideas Commerce 93

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2011

Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. It will definitely show off your energy and vision, and will make you a more competitive candidate for any role. Do them on your home computer for a few dollars. Highlight your startup efforts in job interviews.

Help 92

Help Startup Social Network Ideas 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2010

Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. It will definitely show off your energy and vision, and will make you a more competitive candidate for any role. Do them on your home computer for a few dollars. Highlight your startup efforts in job interviews.

Startup 98

Startup Social Network Ideas Commerce 98

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2013

It is to produce branded content, to build custom content and leverage our ad network to distribute the content. You definitely want to create some impact. We don’t have any direct competition, more indirect competition. I participate regularly to help mentor new startups and help build the LA tech scene.

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Marketing Startup Incubator Advertising 96

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

“When I get funded,” the entrepreneur thinks, “I can build a prototype, hire a development team, go to market, scale more quickly, and beat my competition.” But there are some things that DEFINITELY come with other people’s money. All problems will go away. They’re new and different problems.

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Outsource Development High Tech Outsource Startup 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2010

Set a definite task completion date and a follow-up system. It will inspire loyalty, provide real satisfaction for work done, and become the basis for mentoring and performance reviews. Timing is always a critical element of a new business, and the quality of your product and customer service is your sustainable competitive advantage.

Entrepreneur 52

Entrepreneur Startup SEO Social Media 52

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Any competition back home? All over Europe, there are hundreds of carpooling platforms at a regional level but actually we believe that our biggest competition comes from bus and train companies. Do you have any mentors, Investors? The growing number of users and hard core fans of the service were a definite motivation factor.

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Training Marketing Competition Platform 82

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2021

In my role as mentor to business professionals, I often get the question about your potential of going out on your own as an entrepreneur, versus your current role of working for a boss at an established company. Most importantly, you have to deal with customers, and understand their wants and needs.

Entrepreneur 158

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Ideas Social Media 158

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

How do we need to structure the systems to get ahead and stay ahead of the competition? " There are definitely cases where the lead developer grows into a CTO. Learning, Networking, Mentors From the question, this person is clearly looking at the issue of how to grow into this role. How can we address this risk?

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