Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Before you start down the long hard road of an entrepreneur, it pays to look inside yourself to see what you love to do, and what would fit your definition of success. On the other hand, I worked with an entrepreneur who really wanted to cure world hunger, but forgot that hungry people rarely have any money. billion buyout.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A critical stage for most first-time entrepreneurs is getting their idea developed into at least a prototype to validate their technology. Another alternative is to find an inexpensive class on grant writing. The best entrepreneurs I know don’t let initial funding constraints discourage them from starting.

Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2018

In this age of constant change, I usually find myself writing about what has changed. Entrepreneurs need to manage cash flow daily and personally. Marty Zwilling First published on CayenneConsulting on 11/19/2018. Cash is king when it comes to the financial management of a growing company. What more could anyone want from work?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2018

If, for example, you’re writing a blog post aimed at professional investors, you don’t need to stop and explain what an entrepreneur is to them. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/15/2018. Be sensitive to geographic and cultural implications. What constitutes a ‘basic assumption’ depends on your audience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2018

In my experience, the initial idea for a new product usually comes from a single entrepreneur, but the implementation plan for a new business requires a team, or at least a co-founder. Thus I always recommend a common series of steps that I have seen working for other entrepreneurs: Write a partner description for that ideal co-founder.

High Tech

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Every entrepreneur I meet in my role as a small business advisor dreams of making the business run like clockwork, even without them. Frankly, I’ve never been sure what to tell entrepreneurs who want to break free of these bonds. It’s easier to use screen-captures and notes on existing processes, rather than write detailed manuals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2018

Millennials have come a long way in business since I started writing about them almost ten years ago. As a partially-retired baby-boomer in business, I’ve spent much of the last few years mentoring aspiring millennial entrepreneurs, and I’m always looking for more insights into how to help them.

Mentor

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

I was happy to see a real focus on preparing for tomorrow highlighted in a new book, “ Start a Successful Business ,” by Colleen DeBaise, who has made a career of studying and writing about entrepreneur challenges. I often hear entrepreneurs who seem to rely wholly on their own passion, and the view of a few friends.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. And the truth is that several entrepreneurs prefer it this way. Are we in a bubble?” By definition?—?I’m Seed has become an option factory for many.

Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

My initial blogging inspiration was actually Brad Feld because as an entrepreneur I always wanted to work with Brad after reading his advice on term sheets and the like. In stead of just writing operating and funding advice Fred also talks about industries. I remember writing about online video nearly 5 years ago.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

The funny thing about “too much money” is that it doesn’t just come from entrepreneurs. April 30th, 2018. sometimes I’m just in that mood and when I am my writing style takes on my inner grumpiness. why do I write p.s.’s sometimes? ” I’m not so sure. What do I know about venture?

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

People say we’re crazy, but we know creators are legit businesses,” Karat writes on its website — the company didn’t respond to a request to chat about what they’re working on. Podfund , for example, writes checks sized between $25,000 to $50,000 to emerging podcasters. We are in phase three of the influencer economy.

Platform

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2017

You may have noticed that the Trump Administration is delaying Obama approved immigration policies to allow more startup entrepreneurs born in foreign countries to work legally in the US that was due to be enacted starting today. Our most famous current rocket entrepreneur — Elon Musk — was from South Africa.

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