Berkonomics

MAY 13, 2021

There are five types of resources a great board or active investor can add to a company. Expert help and good planning can reduce the time to market, saving cash in the process. That board member should be actively involved in questioning the positioning, marketing and even the design of the product to avoid just such a disaster.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Therefore, I was pleased to see some good insights and recommendations in a new book, “ Intrinsic Motivation ,” by Stefan Falk, a McKinsey & Company performance coach. If the plan requires many steps and many details, it helps to write down the plan to make sure it is clear and complete before starting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

There are other social networks in the list of 300 “major sites” recognized by Wikipedia that entrepreneurs use for networking, depending on where you are in the world, like Viadeo, Ryze, and Sina Weibo, but talking to friends on Facebook probably won’t help you. Join and actively participate in local business organizations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2021

People who are anxious to improve, or reluctant to take an initiative, really need your direct guidance and coaching to learn what they need to do. One of the most successful strategies for new startups today is to lead with their "higher purpose," such as a focus on the environment or helping the disadvantaged.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2012

There are other networks that also work, depending on where you are in the world, like Ryze, Plaxo, and Facebook, but setting up an account on MySpace probably won’t help you. Join and actively participate in local business organizations. Remember it helps to give a little to get something back. Attend an investment conference.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2021

The entire family can be active in the business venture. Many education organizations provide free online tools to help students explore the world, increase intercultural awareness, and participate in a community of like-minded international teen leaders. Bring the family together. All parents need to do things with their kids.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

What they need now is some coaching from more experienced business leaders, to catch up and overcome some unique qualms and challenges. 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.

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socalTECH

MAY 6, 2014

Irvine-based PEAR Sports , a developer of personalized coaching apps for the iPhone and Android, has raised $5M in a funding round, to go towards its mobile apps and platform. PEAR Sports said the funding will go towards sales and marketing of its mobile app and hardware. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2023

These authors bring a wealth of knowledge from their decades of practicing executive coaching and psychology, as well as business employment law, with real companies both before and during the transition. Help your team generate team rituals and encourage networking. Coaching – Practice active listening and feedback.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2022

I enjoyed her recommendations and real-life stories as well as her self-coaching advice, which I will paraphrase here, combined with my own insights from the field: Take a hard look in the mirror to see yourself today. Always assume positive intent, stay present, be open-minded, actively listen, the thank the person for their feedback.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Yet, professional angels are usually willing to take active board seats in a young enterprise and act as cost-free consultants to the CEO-entrepreneur, giving freely of their individual and collective years of experience, often in the same industry as the investment target. The post Need money? first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2021

However, I’m convinced that you can mitigate many of these anxieties by your actions, so I was pleased to see similar insights in a new book, “ Anxiety at Work: 8 Strategies to Help Teams Build Resilience, Handle Uncertainty, and Get Stuff Done.” Good job descriptions are a start, but regular feedback and active listening are a must.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Flywheel is the developer of mobile apps to help taxi companies provide an Uber-like experience to their customers, and which is also very active in the LA market. CallFire said fitkidsAmerica will use the credits to text and call parents, coaches, and administrators in its programs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

For example, Elon Musk says he seeks out innovations from his team by constantly asking them how they can make things better, how often they get out of internal meetings and into customer shops, and actively encouraging them to try new things. Spend more time mentoring and coaching your team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2021

Brian Tracy, in his classic book “ Earn What You’re Really Worth ,” solidifies my ideas on how mentoring, as well as other personal development activities, can quickly increase anyone’s value and income in business. The very best mentors are the most interested in helping someone who is willing to learn and grow quickly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

What they need now is some coaching from more experienced business leaders, to catch up and overcome some unique qualms and challenges. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2022

You can’t build and run a business alone, and it’s even harder if some team members are not fully engaged, or actively working against you. These authors both come from a long career of helping companies strengthen team connections and reduce worker isolation. When these are gone, your team member may be disconnected and lonely.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2021

In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school. Don’t forget business writing and communication.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I agree with her eight key attributes of a head and heart leader, which I paraphrase here, in hopes of challenging your own thinking, In addition, I am providing some of my own practical insights to inspire and help you become the type of business leader I sense the world needs today: Lead with curiosity as a team role model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

According to the classic book, “ One Second Ahead ,” by noted authority on training the mind, Rasmus Hougaard, there are some basic rules that can really help you manage your focus and awareness in all work activities. The key to cultivating joy is to anticipate at least some activities you enjoy daily.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2023

Ask for help from advisors and mentor your team. People don’t usually need to ask for help with their dreams, but no entrepreneur I know has built a successful business alone. Don’t let your pride or fear keep you from seeking the help that you need. Practice active listening, and accept reality quickly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2021

The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Waste in a startup is any activity that burns resources, but creates no value or competitive advantage in the eyes of customers. Hire real help and learn to delegate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Move on to other activities in a timely fashion, with a calm and courteous exit. In addition, I recommend speed mentoring for those of you that love to help others resolve their challenges, rather than jumping in to do the job for them, jeopardizing your own ability to meet personal commitments, or raise your stress level to unhealthy highs.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

The most active person responding negatively said, “so an ENITRE industry is undervaluing their services? Some of the most helpful people to me personally have been people not being directly compensated for doing so. And speaking of coaching, if you haven’t read Googled by Ken Auletta you should. EXECUTIVE COACHES.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 26, 2014

But most often these angels are skilled at growing companies, calling on their past experience to evaluate and then help entrepreneurs in their early stages of growth. The result of these surveys over time is universally the same. [Email readers, continue here.] So how an angel responds to your pitch depends upon his or her background.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Actively seek guidance from people smarter than you. As satisfying as it is to feel you are helping others at your level or below, you will learn more from people with more role expertise and management experience. Free up time for high-priority tasks and helping others. Strive always to be a leader, rather than a follower.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

More importantly, we all need to develop the right relationships, and actively avoid those types that are not right for the business, or not right for our career at a particular point in time. Unlike the mentor, who is a coach and teacher, the advocate inspires you to be the best that you can be. Workship - Advocate. Friendship.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

Working with early-stage teams : coaching, mentoring, setting strategy, rolling up sleeves: 9/10. Helping companies get to next financing round successfully: I was just beginning this phase in Sept 2010 and said so. “I think the best VCs help drive exits alongside their entrepreneurs. Sourcing high-quality leads : 9/10.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2020

According to the classic book, “ One Second Ahead ,” by noted authority on training the mind, Rasmus Hougaard, there are some basic rules that can really help you manage your focus and awareness in all work activities. The key to cultivating joy is to anticipate at least some activities you enjoy daily.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

We do this not just because it’s the right thing to do but also we believe it will help drive large and differentiated returns. He suggested an idea that comes from the NFL called “ The Rooney Rule ” enacted in 2003 in an effort to end the era of all-white football coaches in a league with > 75% African American players.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2022

Over 16 percent of workers are still actively disengaged , and half have left at least one job because they hated their boss. Their experience as executive coaches and entrepreneurs gives real credibility to their assessment of some new leadership approaches that are required in business today. Benton and Kylie Wright-Ford.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

There are other social networks in the list of 200 “major sites” recognized by Wikipedia that entrepreneurs use for networking, depending on where you are in the world, like Orkut, Viadeo, and Sina Weibo, but talking to friends on Facebook probably won’t help you. Join and actively participate in local business organizations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

For most people, a truly fulfilled life means active pursuit and high engagement in pursuing your own goals. Assemble a complementary support team to help you. Nor can they succeed surrounded by “yes” people, or “helpers” rather than help. Don’t count on someone else’s plan and priorities to work for you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

For example, we all know people who really believe that everyone in the world is their supporter, when in fact many are actively working against them. But, like most other skills, you can learn from these priorities: Everyone benefits from active mentoring. Provide and seek coach and advocate relationships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2023

For example, I once had a business associate who loved to help his peers, which is a positive attribute, until he was unable to complete his own commitments on time, and his career was in jeopardy. Help others who have the potential for helping you. Become an active listener, and ask more questions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2021

She is a trusted and experienced leadership advisor, executive coach, and author. To be perceived as a great group leader, you must display an ability to read today’s rapidly shifting contexts, and be able to help the team navigate the way forward. You do this by sharing results in team meetings, rather than activities to date.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2023

I offer here my interpretation of her five key leadership behavior principles: Help team members find meaning with work. Team members who work remotely are also easily forgotten in their need for shared play activities outside of work. Help them to know when to say ‘no’ or at least ‘not right now.’ Start with ‘How are you?’

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