Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

There are other social networks in the list of 300 “major sites” recognized by Wikipedia that entrepreneurs use for networking, depending on where you are in the world, like Viadeo, Ryze, and Sina Weibo, but talking to friends on Facebook probably won’t help you. Volunteer to help out with entrepreneur activities at your local university.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 23, 2015

As crazy as this scenario sounds, it is very similar to the “scoring process” companies engage in when they track Net Promoter Scores. A company''s Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a beloved metric slavishly tracked and reported by product marketing and customer support executives of both established and nascent enterprises.

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Berkonomics

JULY 30, 2015

500 entrepreneur, after years as a senior marketing manager of a large computer company. One thing, though, that never bothers an entrepreneur is fear of the unknown. As an entrepreneur, you have a genetic problem. Entrepreneurs often crash headlong into these nasty, often dangerous and sometimes exhilarating experiences.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 7, 2017

Saturday, May 13, 2017 -- Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Robots, Computer Vision and Deep AI. Robots must perceive their environment and decide how to respond, so both computer vision and the new AI’s deep learning neural nets are pervasive and integral elements of robotics.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 28, 2021

You, the lonely fisherman, must weave a net to catch your fish. Should your net be large and bulky, requiring more effort and expense to weave? Or should it be small and delicate, to catch those fish that would otherwise fall through the net? TAM, SAM & SOM? The post How big is your ocean?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Dal LaMagna, in his humorous classic “ Raising Eyebrows: A Failed Entrepreneur Finally Gets It Right ,” leads with the foundational principle of micro-businesses, which is to start small. These businesses are usually run out of the home, and cover the gamut from consulting services to e-commerce.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

However, most often, these funds are solicited by a well-meaning entrepreneur from investors who are not qualified as accredited investors under the law (currently requiring a proved income of $200,000 a year or $1 million in net worth for an individual investor).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2022

New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on getting the product right, and assume that the right culture and ethics will come later simply by hiring good people. In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2019

Elon Musk via Flickr by TED Conference To be successful as an entrepreneur, you don’t have to be a fabulous person, but it helps. Some people, and some entrepreneurs, have that something extra that you can’t quite put your finger on, like Ryan Seacrest is searching for on American Idol. Be delightfully authentic and honest.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 -- How To Get Your Startup Funded - Tips From Entrepreneur and Renowed Angel Investor Jason Calacanis. Then the dotcom bubble burst, and he wound up with a net worth of negative $10,000. Jason Calacanis founded Silicon Alley Reporter, Weblogs Inc, Mahalo, and Inside.com.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

I guarantee that there comes a time when growing businesses outgrow the original span of control of the entrepreneur. It is a critical period and is a test of the entrepreneur’s desire and ability to delegate. And I had made a successful hiring decision, lucky for me. Stay tuned, please.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

One of the big differences between an entrepreneur and an employee of a big business is that employees tend to have a very narrow focus on their job, while entrepreneurs have to keep the broader focus on business. entrepreneurs consistently claim to be happier , and have a higher net worth than employees. In fact, U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

This is part of my series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. I started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute of an entrepreneur : Tenacity. Entrepreneurs are inherently risk takers.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 24, 2020

Pitch to and Network with Investors: Angels, VCs, High Net Worths, Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital and counsel. Thursday, January 30, 2020 -- Growth Capital Conference. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital. View products, videos, online demos. Hot Networking Breakfast at 7:00am sharp!

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

There are other social networks in the list of 200 “major sites” recognized by Wikipedia that entrepreneurs use for networking, depending on where you are in the world, like Orkut, Viadeo, and Sina Weibo, but talking to friends on Facebook probably won’t help you. Volunteer to help out with entrepreneur activities at your local university.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Pitch to and Network with invvestors: Angels, VCs High Net Worths,Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs needing capital. Thursday, October 24, 2019 -- Growth Capital Conference. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital and counsel.View products, videos, online demos.Hot Networking Breakfast at 7:00 AM sharp!

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

One complaint we sometimes hear from venture capitalists visiting Southern California for the first time, is the difficulty of finding experienced entrepreneurs and executives. socalTECH.com has mined its proprietary database of high tech companies and entrepreneurs and identified just a few of the repeat entrepreneurs to watch in the region.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Email readers, continue here…] First there comes a sense of relief, knowing that you no longer need to worry over daily cash or threats to your net worth. But what most entrepreneurs fail dramatically at is to celebrate the moment. The do as all good entrepreneurs do. Many fail multiple times. Take a long breath.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 19, 2019

Thursday, July 25, 2019 -- Pitch to and Network with Investors: Angels, VCs, High Net Worths, Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital and counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital and counsel. View products, videos, online demos. Hot Networking Breakfast at 7:00am sharp! See [link] (more)

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

She actually IS the prototypical entrepreneur. But Tracy did what entrepreneurs do. In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. She exudes many of the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 25, 2019

Pitch to and Network with Investors: Angels,VCs, High Net Worths, Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital and counsel. Thursday, January 31, 2019 -- Growth Capital Conference. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital. View products, videos, online demos. See [link].

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 20, 2018

Thursday, April 26, 2018 -- Network with capital sources: Angels,VCs,High Net Worths,advisors and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital and counsel. See [link] (more)

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 27, 2014

Entrepreneurs typically embrace celebrity investments, while most sophisticated investors prefer to avoid famous entertainment or sports personalities on the cap table. Celebrity investors aside, I am a fan of high net worth individuals who are willing to allocate some of their risk capital to foster a startup''s success.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Network with Investors: Angels, VCs, High Net Worths, Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital and counsel. Thursday, October 25, 2018 -- Growth Capital Conference. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital. View products, videos, online demos. Hot Networking Breakfast at 7:00am sharp! See p://www.GCC2000.org.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 22, 2015

Their stated purpose is to further a policy of net neutrality by preventing Internet Service Providers from engaging in certain practices deemed anti-competitive by the agency. Further out, customers and entrepreneurs will need to keep a closer eye on the FCC. The post How does America’s Net Neutrality Bill Affect Other Nations?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. I think there is also no denying the role that Richard Rosenblatt has played in building the LA tech ecosystem and spawning great entrepreneurs who followed in his footsteps. “There’s something going on in LA.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

As a startup investor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. An entrepreneur looking for a sure thing will never innovate. The best entrepreneurs stay close to the innovation process – talking to customers and technology leaders directly. Net result and reward.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

But that is a number in a vacuum without at least two other measures: return on investment (ROI) and percentage of net profit to revenue. Microsoft, Google, Amazon and other great firms generate billions of revenues and profits and even have a high ROI and high net profit percentage. Comparing ourselves to the giants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2021

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Here again, the entrepreneur will be the one hurt most, by having fewer funding sources to access.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” If you have the urge to be an entrepreneur, I encourage you to think seriously about each of these, before you zero-in on one or two, and get totally discouraged if those don’t work for you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Some people, and some entrepreneurs, have that something extra that you can’t quite put your finger on, like the judges are searching for on American Idol. But the entrepreneurs that have it, including Elon Musk and Richard Branson, seem to be able to effortlessly get team members, investors, and customers to follow them anywhere.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2014

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Money allows entrepreneurs to execute a flawed business plan far too long, rather than stay focused on the market and adapt. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. It seems that more people are focused on money today. Cobb and M.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

As a startup advisor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. An entrepreneur looking for a sure thing will never innovate. Net result and reward. Startups which display real innovation, such as alternative energy sources and new medical treatments, are still rare.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 18, 2012

As part of UC Santa Barbara’s Distinguished Lecture Series, serial entrepreneur and noted venture capitalist Mark Suster recently shared his advice with a large crowd of emerging entrepreneurs. In the last six weeks, I have been pitched by five entrepreneurs under 20. free weekly Infochachkie articles! The youngest was 15.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

In some reputable surveys , as many as two-thirds of entrepreneurs felt that their entrepreneurial spirit was more ingrained than learned, so a specific education level is at least irrelevant. On the other hand, I had trouble thinking of famous entrepreneurs with an MBA. business entrepreneur experience MBA startup'

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