Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Although just seventeen years old, Patel has some great insights that I can extrapolate for every aspiring entrepreneur to answer the most common question I get as an advisor and mentor – “Where do I start?” Product businesses are easier to scale, through manufacturing and automation. Utilize the power of diversification.

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LATechDigest

MAY 13, 2016

Each mentor spoke for nearly an hour to the entire group, answered questions, and sat with each company for one-on-one mentoring. Trakfire : a platform that enables its community to curate the best music from emerging artists, the third company founded founded by 19 year old USC Iovine Young Academy sophomore Arjun Mehta.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

met Alex Isold at Techstars, he took a look at our product, and had all kinds of feedback, which was awesome. He provided all kinds of feedback from a product standpoint, and we found a lot more mentors like that at Techstars. In April of 2016, we raised our seed round, of $1.3M. At that time, it was 14 health plans.We

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2016

In my own experience as a startup advisor and mentor, I find that entrepreneurs who can’t attract and maintain a highly motivated team rarely even get off the ground. There are many ways to add levity to a tough challenge, and engaging the team occasionally in some fun activities will work wonders for your team’s productivity and motivation.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 24, 2018

A few recent successes include: 2016 winner ShearShare closed a round of funding and won Google Demo Day, TurboAppeal, a 2015 top five finalist, was acquired by Paradigm Tax Group, Maxwell Health, has continued to grow their customer base and has raised almost $57MM since being named Startup of the Year in 2013. . Startup of the Year!

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

You can find a mentor, a coach, a project, or experience, to help you prepare for the role you are looking for. A large bank started using us, with 18,000 employees in Australia, and the next thing we new we were delivering the product to the the U.S. With our product, we are hunting whales, and we are elephant hunting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2016

I just finished a new book, “ Master Your Time, Master Your Life ,” by noted speaker and productivity expert Brian Tracy, who highlights decision making and problem solving as one of the most critical determinants of your success in everything you do. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 10/07/2016.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2016

They don’t realize that they are their own worst career enemies, since promotions and new opportunities always are offered first to people who proclaim to be productive winners, rather than sound like losers. Happier workers have been shown in studies to increase their pace (productivity) without sacrificing quality.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2016

The best leaders focus on coaching and mentoring people on decision making, rather than giving orders. At the same time, inspired team members providing answers will be more productive, satisfied, and loyal to the business. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/09/2016. Use questions to coach and develop team members.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2016

Direction, mentoring and resources required. The quality of the team is usually more important than the product or the business plan. Thus my conclusion is that every startup can benefit from the right incubator or accelerator, if they are realistic about their current support, mentoring, and funding requirements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Rather than focus on negatives, let me summarize key positive attributes that I look for in people to move ahead, from my own experience as a corporate executive, and many years mentoring entrepreneurs. Also, build mentoring relationships at the next level. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/30/2016.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2016

With longer life expectancies and greater health in later life, older generations are moving to start new firms -- and mentor young entrepreneurs. In terms of job creation, innovation, and productivity, entrepreneurs drive growth. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 12/20/2016.

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Xconomy

JUNE 22, 2016

Radicle representatives plan to discuss their plans for the accelerator during AgTech Week 2016 , an ag investment conference being held in San Francisco this week. Radicle says it will focus on challenges to farmer productivity, sustainability, and quality in food and agriculture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

As an advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs, I have seen beginners who quickly accelerate their proficiency and adopt the mindset, skills, rules, and emotional principles to become superstars. These accelerate your productivity, but must be continually updated from positive experiences, prior failures, and active listening.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2016

Part of the challenge in every business is to first recognize who can help you, and secondly take the initiative to build a productive relationship with that person or team. These include other business leaders, mentors, visionaries, and influencers. Actively and positively end relationships that are not productive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2016

Steve Jobs never denied his failures, but didn’t hesitate to risk it all on a next turn of technology from computers to consumer products. His new product presentations were legendary. According to many, Elon Musk has worked for 100 hours a week for more than 15 years, with incredible productivity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Many entrepreneurs are so focused on finalizing their innovative product or service that they procrastinate on the formalities of forming the requisite new company until later. S-Corps ( Subchapter S corporations ) work best for services solutions, and C-Corps ( C-corporation ) are the best long-term solutions for product organizations.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic. how to market our products and company. He formerly held many roles at Salesforce including running sales operations and many product teams.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2016

As a business advisor, I have too often seen technical entrepreneurs get a product or service off the ground with ease, but then struggle mightily when their business reaches a couple of million in annual sales, or the employee count grows beyond a handful. Now the experiments are over, and high productivity is the objective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2016

Great leaders are mentors to everyone on their team. The quickest way to great results is to build a great team , and let it multiply your productivity. Marty Zwilling Published on IvyExec.com on 01/05/2016. Effective leaders are not afraid to “get their hands dirty” working with the troops.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

It was the Summer of 2016, if I'm not mistaken. The reality, is to be successful, 90 percent of them have to market their company or product in the United States first, outside of Israel. I met david through a mutual friend of ours, before we started this conference three years ago. This connection here very much helps this scenario.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2016

You need to make sure that everyone on the team, from the clerical assistant to the chief financial officer, knows your vision and product, and doesn’t hesitate to actively engage and be an effective proponent with anyone who might be of value to the business. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 12/07/2016.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2016

Startups provide business leadership with new products, services, and new revenue models, but leadership startups can only be built by entrepreneurs who are leaders themselves, and incent leadership in the team around them. Mentor a permission mentality. Marty Zwilling Published on IvyExec.com on 01/12/2016.

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