Berkonomics

DECEMBER 27, 2018

After speaking with many entrepreneurs over the years, each defines success in his or her. We all see the examples of well-known successful entrepreneurs, many in our chosen field, who achieve success by anyone’s measure, and we optimistically expect to emulate these role models with at least some level of success. unique way.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 27, 2018

After speaking with many entrepreneurs over the years, each defines success in his or her. We all see the examples of well-known successful entrepreneurs, many in our chosen field, who achieve success by anyone’s measure, and we optimistically expect to emulate these role models with at least some level of success. unique way.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Many entrepreneurs I know are confused by the definition and need for an Advisory Board versus a Board of Directors. Shultz provides a set of considerations that I recommend to every entrepreneur for deciding when and how to create the board that has the most value to a specific CEO and a specific business.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

If you could share one startup lesson with a young entrepreneur, what would it be? So I ask prospective new entrepreneurs, ''What is it specifically that you can bring to the industry?'' How has this reality impacted your customer acquisition strategies? Even busy entrepreneurs need to take a break and recharge.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

We caught up with co-founder and COO Alexander Israel late yesterday, ahead of the announcement, to have a quick chat with him about the acquisition and his experience--along with co-founder Sam Friedman--of starting up and selling his company. How'd the acquisition come about? The acquisition really has brought things to fruition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

Based on my own years of experience in startups and big business, and more recently as an angel investor, I often cringe when I see one of you entrepreneurs missing a cue that I have seen work for many before you. A passionate entrepreneur I met a while back had found that a certain algae could be grown cheaply, and could end world hunger.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

For the elite startups and entrepreneurs who manage to attract the investor they dream of, and survive the term sheet negotiation, there is still one more hurdle before the money is in the bank. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground. This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 5, 2016

Given TimeHop’s failed experiment, I was especially intrigued when I learned that a team of a dozen remote entrepreneurs hack the typical corporate structure and creates a company that generated nearly $100 million in revenue. To gather hands-on remote team building advice, I sought out two companies that have done it: TaxJar and FastSpring.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

Hint: He was an entrepreneur. The same is true of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is so highly valued in the Western World that some people try to convince themselves that they are an entrepreneur, when in fact they would be better off at a Big Dumb Company (“BDC”). Entrepreneur Does Not Equal Inventor.

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socalTECH

JULY 21, 2014

We spoke with Scott Painter , CEO and founder of the company--and already a successful serial entrepreneurs--about the journey from startup to public company, lessons learned, and his advice to CEOS who might be thinking about an IPO for their own company. Your thoughts on the IPO process and how it relates to those entrepreneurs?

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Your opinion of entrepreneurs is likely rooted in your understanding (or lack thereof) of the source of wealth. Fortunately, enlightened entrepreneurs during the latter half of the 20th century did not share Alinsky’s dogmatic “means justify the ends” philosophy. Get real world advice from John Greathouse, Subscribe Today. —.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

This is part of my series on How to Raise VC but could equally be filed under Startup Advice more generally. I recently got a phone call from an entrepreneur whom I respect and who runs a company that I hope will do great things one day. Many entrepreneurs have a PR page in the PowerPoint deck. Handling PR with VCs.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Their primary intended reader is a “first-time entrepreneur”, but clearly other stakeholders within the startup universe can also benefit from the book’s hands-on advice. They are both former entrepreneurs and current Partners at Foundry Group , a highly successful, early stage venture firm. The Magicians Tells Their Secrets.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2019

For our interview this morning, we caught up with Isaac Garcia , a serial entrepreneur who previously founded and sold his last company, Central Desktop, and now is working on a new startup, Sales Insider. What advice would you give to other entrepreneurs? The other piece of advice I'd give, is you can't have it all.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

For today's Insights and Opinions section--where we share useful advice, opinions, and more from the community--we have an article from attorney Jonathan Hodes , of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP. In times of recession there is pent-up demand by entrepreneurs to sell their companies. Continued.).

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Entrepreneurs who experience promising initial success also play a similar game. The company was approached by a Big Dumb Company (BDC) who made a nominal acquisition offer within months of the company’s founding. Mark Suster, an entrepreneur and investor I deeply respect, wrote a very thoughtful entry on this subject here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

For the elite startups and entrepreneurs who manage to attract the investor they dream of, and survive the term sheet negotiation, there is still one more hurdle before the money is in the bank. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground. This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

We sat down with Jamie�who has been part of LA's technology industry, either as an investor or advisor since its very early days--to get his perspective on where we are today, especially as it relates to all of the companies he's worked with over the years on a more global stage and in Silicon Valley, and his advice to entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

And a few teams of super talented, educated and bright entrepreneurs make a few mill. But the press (and I suspect many of the senior execs of these companies) don’t really explore the corrosive downside of these acquisition. If I don’t commit to millions of dollars of acquisitions I will … die?

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Entrepreneurs should maintain a like level of enthusiasm when operating their adVentures. Not surprisingly, entrepreneurs tend to be more optimistic than the general populace. However, as described in Are You An Entrepreneur? Strategic planning at a startup is guided by entrepreneurs’ innate optimistic pessimism.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2021

As a long-time business consultant and investor, especially to entrepreneurs, I recognize your sparkle of vision , to build the ultimate world-changing product. I found these maladies summarized well in a new book, “ Radical Product Thinking ,” by entrepreneur Radhika Dutt. Make sure your vision is clear and communicated.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 1, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series on Startup Advice. I was reading one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs, VentureHacks, this weekend and noticed that they are running a long piece on how to pick a co-founder. But I would hate to not tell future entrepreneurs the truth at the risk of slightly upsetting some of my friends.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2012

For ThinkNear , it looks like the whole process paid off in less than two years, after the Los Angeles company went from the TechStars accelerator just last June, to a healthy acquisition by TeleNav earlier this month for $22.5M. Congrats on the acquisition! How did the acquisition come about?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Yesterday I had lunch with a really interesting and capable serial entrepreneur who is raising his A round. Many serial entrepreneurs who have been burned would use something less kind than quotes. It’s true that many VCs over promise how helpful they’ll be with introductions / strategic advice / recruiting, etc.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2019

Ian talked to us about the rewards and challenges of being an entrepreneur, plus how important it is to manage lifetime value (LTV) of a customer versus customer acquisition cost (CAC) in making a successful company. (We I'm definitely happier as an entrepreneur, which is why I made the leap. What is Discotech?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

I’ve seen too many entrepreneurs try to do things on the cheap. They can fund a deal if necessary and valid at the time you present an acquisition target to them. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Raising Venture Capital Start-up Advice Startup Advice. But the lower end also has risks. What to do?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2014

What about when an acquisition takes place? But in the case of my good friend I remember the moment that I took the circumstances back to my partner Steven Dietz for advice on how to play it. They are great entrepreneurs and let’s just make sure we work with them in the future.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2019

Image via Flickr by MDGovpics Many entrepreneurs I know are confused by definition and need for an Advisory Board versus a Board of Directors. Shultz provides a set of considerations that I recommend to every entrepreneur for deciding when and how to create the board that has the most value to a specific CEO and a specific business.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

It’s what life was like as an entrepreneur. But this is nothing like the stress of being an entrepreneur. What’s it really like being an entrepreneur? You probably follow some high-profile entrepreneurs on Instagram and Twitter and see conference pictures of them in Davos, Mexico, Monaco or wherever.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 26, 2010

Entrepreneurs can emulate de la Guerra’s strategy and make their adVenture appear far larger than reality and thus increasing its influence and market reach while discouraging competitive threats by creating an industry alliance. Get real world advice from John Greathouse, Subscribe Today. —. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

TCVN, a nonprofit technology group, was founded in 1984 to educate and assist entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies in Orange County and to connect them with money, advice and other resources to help their businesses grow. Foley has founded or been an equity partner in several companies. He is currently CEO of PitchMeTV.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Entrepreneurs have to be wily in all of their transactions, especially long-term commitments, such as property leases. I always encourage entrepreneurs to put a provision or two into their agreements that might have a low likelihood, but a potentially big payoff. A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. Brilliant. .

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Peer Group – Meet with other emerging entrepreneurs who will help you objectively evaluate your experiences and provide relevant feedback regarding your successes and failures. Make the most of your experiences: for yourself, your adVenture and for future generations of emerging entrepreneurs. The choice is yours. _.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo!, Ajax was the new buzzword and many companies went overboard.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Successful serial entrepreneurs understand that such a lack of introspection and denial of one’s shortcomings is a dangerous combination, as discussed in greater depth in (Non)sense of Entitlement. Get real world advice from John Greathouse, Subscribe Today. —. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Under the heading, “The Book On Bezos,” the callout lists ten actionable and impactful nuggets of startup advice. As discussed in Hiring Entrepreneurs, the impact of each new hire during your startup’s early days is tremendous. Get Good Advice — And Ignore It (aka: Know When To Throw Away The Rule Book).

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. on the entrepreneur side of the table) when I raised at too high of a price. This is wrong.

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