Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2022

Take full advantage of every mentoring and coaching opportunity, and network with peers both inside and outside the company. With today’s pervasive Internet and social networks, people can see how you act outside of work, as well as inside. Use ongoing networking as a way to improve connections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2022

For example, as an entrepreneur, you need investors, so you need to start networking early, because they won’t find you. In my own experience networking as a startup investor and business executive, I always gave extra consideration to someone who didn’t immediately pitch me about their great idea or background.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

While these investors, and early customers, will always argue that they found you, I’m convinced that there is no substitute for aggressive networking on your part. Here is my list of key drivers that I find critical to thriving in big businesses, as well as startups: Networking to build and maintain key relationships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

They helped create over 5 million new businesses in 2022, a forty percent increase over the previous year. Networking no longer is primarily a face-to-face serial activity. In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2022

Actively broaden your business network to new domains. Take the initiative to meet new leaders in your domain and related ones, at business conferences and networking events. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 6/8/2022. New people will give you new perspectives and challenge your own.

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2022

Just this month, the payment network deepened a partnership with WooCommerce (and the ecommerce service's 3.7 In early 2022, 55.8% It's also the latest in a spree of deals for Affirm. million merchants) as well as adding a multi-year extension to its Shopify partnership. How the Service Works. .” The Rise and Fall of BNPL.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

At least, these professional networking events allow you to get out of the office and meet people who can help. Look for a merger or acquisition that will bring multiplier resources to your business, such as related successful products, a positive brand image, or a proven distribution network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2022

My advice is to build the relationship first through networking, and find some common values and passion, before assuming that money and experience will solve all potential partner differences. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 7/27/2022. The relationship has to work, and there has to be trust at all levels.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Probably not and 10x (May 2022) seems more in line with the historical trend (actually 10x is still high). 40% of our deals are done in Los Angeles but 100% of our deals leverage the LA networks we have built for 25 years. We have a team of 7 in San Francisco (a counter bet on our belief that the Bay Area is an amazing place.)

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

million new computer programming and computer support specialist jobs will be created across the country by 2022, and as businesses across all sectors become more tech-enabled and tech-dependent, that dearth of talent will only get worse. According to a forecast by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , more than 1.3

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2022

For you, this means providing a positive team culture, being a role model for good communication, and creating a support network of colleagues. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 4/1/2022. Every person requires some level of positive human interaction with co-workers and others to be satisfied and productive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2022

It’s your challenge to learn how to use social networks and video facilities effectively. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 1/12/2022. Avoid the temptation to provide the “right answers” to team members without seeking their insights. Make sure that all your contacts and discussions are not one-way.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2022

Status: network, connections, and personal brand. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 6/15/2022. In any career, an advanced degree, such as an MBA or PhD, will at least give you entrée into more opportunities. From that point forward, results and creativity are the drivers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2022

You need to build it every day by networking to add connections, using social media to build followers, industry event participation, and gathering customer anecdotes to show your presence and understanding of the relevant domain. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 5/6/2022. In business, your personal brand is key.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2022

More important than a business plan may be early networking, a web site and blog, and building relationships with key industry experts. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 8/11/2022. Test a prototype solution before you build a business plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Experience has shown me that follow-up is required to make any discussions effective, whether it be coaching or networking. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 1/24/2022. If you listen carefully, you will also learn from them, diffusing your fear of confrontations. Real results only come from cumulative interactions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2022

Because you can no longer can you meet one-on-one with every constituent, you have to learn to use new communication channels, including public speaking, networking, and public relations. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 3/22/2022. For example, a whole new level of communication skills is required.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 21, 2020

Now the two women are co-founders of Angel City, leading a gaggle of venture capital, sports, and celebrity investors, alongside Angel City co-founder and President Julie Uhrman, in bringing a National Women’s Soccer League team to Los Angeles by the Spring of 2022. ” Nortman said.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Robertson is the founder of Influence , a networking tool for influencers that’s expected to announce its Series A financing in the coming weeks. Founders and investors circling the space suspect a wave of Silicon Valley interest is coming, however, and that it will alter the category entirely. When anyone can be an influencer.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

More importantly, start cultivating networks of friends who have a sense of pulse on the frontiers of the economy. The federal government announced that it would be pulling back $1 billion in funding that was slated for the California high-speed rail project through 2022, while also pursuing legal action to help recoup the $2.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 8/24/2022. Working in a business, especially a startup , is all about predicting the future, and responding to unanticipated changes, or new entrants. We need you to get busy and be happy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Odeo began as a network where people could find podcasts, but iTunes began taking over the podcast niche. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/22/2022. They recover quickly after a failure, learn from mistakes, and never give up. Many startups I know fail by simply giving up too soon.

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