Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2019

Image via Pixabay As a mentor to many small business owners, I always caution them that you can never relax completely, just because your initial solution or product set appears to be getting traction, and the market buzz is positive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2015

With the uptick in the economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. Even the New York Stock Exchange did one with the acquisition of Archipelago Holdings via a "double dummy" merger in 2006 in a $10 billion deal to create the NYSE Group.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2014

With the uptick in the economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. Even the New York Stock Exchange did one with the acquisition of Archipelago Holdings via a "double dummy" merger in 2006 in a $10 billion deal to create the NYSE Group.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

And hard for me to imagine the Fred Wilson and Albert Wenger weren’t instrumental mentors to David. This happens at acquisition time, too. In Summary. Nothing was more heart warming than the photo of David Karp hugging Bijan Sabet after the sale to Yahoo! After all, many people love their VCs but hate the industry.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

Spend time finding a good mentor who you can trust and who has a genuine interest in the success of your venture. Customer acquisition ultimately makes or breaks any start-up. Find the right person and it can be a win-win. Ben Chestnut’s reverse marketing funnel 9. No growth plan Build it and they will come. Startups are next.

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