article thumbnail

6 Sweet Spots That Have Sustained Many Great Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

I’ve had the pleasure of working with a couple of the best-known entrepreneurs of our time, and read about many more in the classic book, “ Discover Your True North ,” by Harvard leadership expert and best-selling author Bill George. Find personal meaning from building a business. Do it for meaning. Satisfaction of doing something great.

Startup 144
article thumbnail

Reflections on 2018: Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital

socalTECH

One thing I often tell founders when they talk about how many patents they have is, Patents are great if you have a lot of money, to defend or prosecute them, but operational execution usually wins. He later earned his JD/MBA degrees from UCLA. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Dawn, and 9-year old twins  Grant and Grace.

Capital 113
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

6 Powerful Drivers Shared By Successful Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

I’ve had the pleasure of working with a couple of the best-known entrepreneurs of our time, and read about many more in the updated version of the classic book, “ Discover Your True North ,” by Harvard leadership expert and best-selling author Bill George. Find personal meaning from building a business. Do it for meaning.

article thumbnail

A Serial Entrepreneur’s Take On Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson’s Venture Deals

InfoChachkie

Their primary intended reader is a “first-time entrepreneur”, but clearly other stakeholders within the startup universe can also benefit from the book’s hands-on advice. Brad and Jason have been exposing venture capitalists’ secrets since 2005, when they began writing a blog series on Term Sheets at AskTheVC. Things I Loved.

article thumbnail

Intrinsic Motivation Models Lead To Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

I’ve had the pleasure of working with a couple of the best-known entrepreneurs of our time, and read about many more in the updated version of a classic book, “ Discover Your True North ,” by Harvard leadership expert and best-selling author Bill George. Find personal meaning from building a business. Do it for meaning.

article thumbnail

America’s Entrepreneurial Innovation Needs Help

Startup Professionals Musings

Nothhaft, in his new book “ Great Again: Revitalizing America's Entrepreneurial Leadership ” are already calling these last ten years the “Lost Decade.” Fix the patent office to keep up with the backlog. The average total fees for obtaining a patent are now way up to $38,000. More and more people, like Henry R.

Help 92
article thumbnail

6 Top Motivations That Drive The Best Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

I’ve had the pleasure of working with a couple of the best-known entrepreneurs of our time, and read about many more in the updated version of a classic book, “ Discover Your True North ,” by Harvard leadership expert and best-selling author Bill George. Find personal meaning from building a business. Do it for meaning.