Berkonomics

MAY 22, 2014

Bill Payne has been actively involved in angel investing since 1980, funding over 50 companies and mentoring over 100 more. In most cases, those entrepreneurs choosing to raise capital using PPMs retain specialists (many of whom are lawyers) to write their PPMs – a rather expensive undertaking. By Bill Payne. Sounds simple, huh?

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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. Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down. Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2014

He’s an incredibly smart investor and somebody that I actually consider to be a mentor to myself. My email back to him was a version of. I got an email recently from a VC who had invested in a company a small amount in a seed round. I’ve seen you write a $10 million check before. But I always ask.

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Berkonomics

MAY 29, 2014

Richa is a successful entrepreneur and technologist giving back to the entrepreneurial community in many ways, including his weekly Internet TV program on entrepreneurism, and participation in several mentoring programs. . Email readers, continue here.] A business plan is yours alone. Forces you to be more objective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

As a mentor to entrepreneurs, I tend to see many of the same obstacles appearing in every new startup, and since I don’t want to appear to be a downer , I’m not sure how to properly warn people ahead of time to be on the alert for these challenges. Keep control by writing every check personally, and manage receivable and payables tightly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Nominate someone as your mentor. Build a two-way relationship with several people who can help you, and then kick it up a notch with one or more, by asking them to be your mentor. That’s usually the important relationship part.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. I know I can’t be in every deal and I know that the easy part of being a VC is writing the first check in a deal. If an accelerator is writing you they’re also writing 25 other VCs. I don’t.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Nominate someone as your mentor. Build a two-way relationship with several people who can help you, and then kick it up a notch with one or more, by asking them to be your mentor. That’s usually the important relationship part.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Nominate someone as your mentor. Build a two-way relationship with several people who can help you, and then kick it up a notch with one or more, by asking them to be your mentor. That’s usually the important relationship part.

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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. Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down. Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation.

Entrepreneur 107

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Nominate someone as your mentor. Build a two-way relationship with several people who can help you, and then kick it up a notch with one or more, by asking them to be your mentor. That’s usually the important relationship part.

Startup 97

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Amplify Mentor Panel in full swing. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. Like good mentors Paul, Jeff, Richard, Oded and David as well as Chris and Kris create an atmosphere in which the motivated founders can take advantage of the knowledge base to which they are exposed. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Nominate someone as your mentor. Build a two-way relationship with several people who can help you, and then kick it up a notch with one or more, by asking them to be your mentor. That’s usually the important relationship part.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

We get a lot more emails from women entrepreneurs who say they are a high net worth in their community and we should come and help boost the number of angel investors in their companies. We have three main components: education, mentoring, and practice. There are a lot of mentoring programs out there. They don’t reply?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. Very few people can do a good job with a presentation that is emailable.”. You have said outloud anyone can send you an email, is that fair?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

It was cool that I spoke at the White House last year about mentoring. I am very active in mentoring women and minorities. Let me share an email I got today. The email says, “Your app helped me find a job that was better than my current one and allowed me to have a better life at the moment. You will just fall asleep.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Get connected to the right mentors and your business may catapult to the next level. I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program? Big thank you to Darius Vasefi , of EyeOnJewels for the write up. The answer? Something so simple.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Nominate someone as your mentor. Build a two-way relationship with several people who can help you, and then kick it up a notch with one or more, by asking them to be your mentor. That’s usually the important relationship part.

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Alon Schwartz

APRIL 7, 2014

Trying to improve your leadership skills is like trying to write a song. I never had a legendary mentor (Yoda was too busy) or a teacher that changed my life. You don’t have to have a mentor just open your eyes, learn and be ready to change. There is no recipe, guidebook, or formula; it is art much more than science.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Amplify Mentor Panel in full swing. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. Like good mentors Paul, Jeff, Richard, Oded and David as well as Chris and Kris create an atmosphere in which the motivated founders can take advantage of the knowledge base to which they are exposed. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

Web Design 40

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 40

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Through ongoing analysis and refinement of existing processes, establishment of standards and metrics, team building and mentoring, Sergey has established a foundation and culture in which developers can flourish. Jenna can also search for local events, boot camps, or fitness classes.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Liu began by talking about her background, eventually explaining how she sent an email to Marks to get into StartEngine in a no Wi-Fi zone. “A As a young entrepreneur, you get introduced to mentors and successful entrepreneurs on a daily basis who want to help you. The two entrepreneurs then moved on to talk about college.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

The following day, I again tried asking for access in order to setup everyone’s email. I met with a lawyer, talked to an investor and a few mentors, all who are serial entrepreneurs to advise me. But a wise mentor of mine said, “Go with your gut! As a journalist, I’m glad it happened to me so I can write about it.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

YOU Selling – My wise old friend & mentor, Ameet Shah, once told me after a meeting we had with clients (when I worked at Accenture), “there are two ways to run a meeting: asking or telling. They don’t handle Twitter feedback, emails or IM. So you’ve identified a problem.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

All it takes is an email address to start receiving our exclusive deals for sports tickets to your favorite teams in your city. We write and create our own content for the game. We leverage our network in the Los Angeles community to provide members with access to potential employees, mentors and investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

In the original version of his post, Andy writes. And hard for me to imagine the Fred Wilson and Albert Wenger weren’t instrumental mentors to David. Many don’t return my emails on time. They see how hard she does her job. After all, many people love their VCs but hate the industry. According to Andy. Many are late.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2015

I just write. I told her I need “20 minutes” to write a blog post. Keep on writing. I took 2 of those morning to write blog posts and then read. I do it every morning and many school days I get email and/or blogging out of the way in the early morning so I can cuddle up with them before school.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

I have been writing a series on how startup boards get selected, who sits on them and what to avoid. Have calls or emails with other board members before the board meeting Equally I spend a lot of time talking with other non-management board member prior to the board meeting. The thing is?—?no

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

And he has acted as a personal mentor for Justin ever since. The media eats it up as they always need something to write about. I know that I’m not always perfect on email because the volume is so high and it has become such a chore. Consider Usher a hard-working early-stage VC. And they have done hundreds of them.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 16, 2014

community in many ways, including his weekly Internet TV program on entrepreneurism, and participation in several mentoring programs. . Email readers, continue here.] All agreements should be in writing and signed by all parties involved. JJ is a successful entrepreneur and technologist giving back to the entrepreneurial.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups , September 27, 2010 "The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008. Why You Should Write. Why You Should Write.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

thought it would be helpful to put some of my thoughts into a blog post and hopefully spur some conversation in the comments and over email. We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor. More tiers = more complication = more confusion.

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