Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 15, 2017
In my experience working with startups, the best approach these days is to find and use a good mentor (been there, done that). Of course, mentoring is not new – it’s been the favored way to learn arts and crafts since way back in the middle ages. But I assert that mentoring in business is making a comeback.
Xconomy
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. I met with Seed San Diego partners Taner Halicioglu and Eric Gasser, who also reviewed the companies and provided their feedback. I widened my net this year.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 5, 2017
Even the most diligent investors are often surprised by apparently solid business startups that fail, while others succeed, despite the odds. Develop the right mentoring relationships. It’s easy to assume that your best friend is also your best mentor. Balance of technical and business knowledge.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 17, 2017
In my years of mentoring and advising business leaders, I find that real planning for the future always gets the short shrift. Due to social media and the Internet, these relationships now need to extend to customers, partners, and suppliers. Data technology facilitates more fact-based decisions.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 30, 2017
Yet, in my experience as a mentor to entrepreneurs, the majority of failures I see are related to starting and growing the business, not developing the solution. In today’s world, the market evolves even faster than the technology. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/17/2017. Demonstrate an ongoing sense of urgency.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 16, 2017
In the same way, you may think that people assessment is all about skills and experience, but as a mentor to business owners, I have learned to look more for the right attitude, persistence, and determination, as success factors. Smart business executives learn to use new technology software to give them new insights and more free time.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 23, 2017
As an advisor to startups, and a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m still surprised at the number who are determined to go it alone. They don’t realize that these only increase their workload, due to training and management, rather than offloading real work. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/09/2017.
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