2015 Mentor Writing 
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 14, 2015
Tuvia Elbaum (@Tuviae) 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. Mark Suster (@msuster) July 14, 2015. Why do I write all of this? I sit down to get things done.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 16, 2015
As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, the most common question I get is, “I want to be an entrepreneur -- how do I start?” You will be operating outside of any proven realm, no mentor can give you the answer, and it won’t help to blame anyone else for missteps and environmental changes you can’t predict. Money is not a substitute.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 22, 2015
Everyone must know how to listen, talk and write. Provide mentoring and self-learning opportunities. Yet every new team member can be assigned an in-house mentor, provided with online seminar opportunities and given special assignments to facilitate new learning. Look for existing skills and a demonstrated ability to learn.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 2, 2015
Bring in expert advisors and mentors to set initial goals, and build recovery plans. Write every check personally, rather than relying on a bookkeeper or administrative help. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/23/2015. Written product specifications and business plans pay big dividends.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. I had realized that I didn’t have it within me to be as good of a player as many of them did but I had the skills to help as mentor, coach, friend, sparing partner and patient capital provider.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 23, 2015
Fred has of course been a public mentor to us all with his market-defining terminology that he popularized including “freemium” and “mobile first.” What you may not know is that Fred has been a behind-the-scenes mentor to many of the newer VCs in the industry including myself. This works brilliantly.”
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 19, 2015
Mark Suster (@msuster) July 19, 2015. I’ve tried over the years to write many times about the realism of the downsides of being an entrepreneur because there is a complete cognitive dissidence between what you read about yourself in the press and what you feel internally about where you’re at in the journey.
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