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Omkar Kulkarni On The Cedars-Sinai, Techstars Health Accelerator

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The real unique part of this program, which I'm excited about, is the marriage between the mentoring that a company could receive from both those with an entrepreneurial startup background of Techstars, and the deep, vertical knowledge of clinicians or healthcare administrators, who have been doing healthcare work for a while.

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Omkar Kulkarni On The Cedar Sinai-Techstars Health Accelerator

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The real unique part of this program, which I'm excited about, is the marriage between the mentoring that a company could receive from both those with an entrepreneurial startup background of Techstars, and the deep, vertical knowledge of clinicians or healthcare administrators, who have been doing healthcare work for a while.

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How To Network For Career And Business Advancement

Startup Professionals Musings

Take the initiative to find the ones you need, and do your research on how they can help you, how you can help them, what they like, and what you might have in common. Whether the business topics are investing or mentoring, networking is personal as well as business. Everyone loves initiative.

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5 Keys To An Effective Startup Communications Mindset

Startup Professionals Musings

As a mentor to entrepreneurs over the years, I see many of you who don’t communicate enough, others who seem to do all the talking, and some that are hesitant to be direct and open. One of the biggest challenges we all face when put into business leadership roles is how to communicate most effectively.

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5 Factors That Set Your Best Startup Funding Strategy

Startup Professionals Musings

To refresh your memory, angel investors are typically high net worth individuals, accredited by the SEC and willing to invest their own money in a high-potential startup for a share of the ownership. They don’t get excited by early stage research, development, or marketing hype. Crowdfunding is not the best platform here.

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Lean on Your Networks When Making Early Hires

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Below we’ll outline how to squeeze those last drops of talent out of your own social circles, how to incentivize current employees to lure in potential candidates in their networks, and how to entice “superconnectors” to recruit through their own far-reaching nets. Tap Into Your Network. We reached out to our friend, No.

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For an Entrepreneur, an MBA is not King

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More importantly, as a parent or mentor, what should you advise young potential entrepreneurs about getting an MBA? With a little research I found a few notable ones, including the following: Scott McNealy, Chairman of Sun Microsystems , which he co-founded along with three partners in 1982. Consider it a waste of time.