Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Servant leaders educate through words and actions, and they encourage their people to set aside self-serving behaviors in favor of serving others. It is always important to take an active role in employee development, and that starts by recognizing and reinforcing good behavior and results. Show confidence in their progress and future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Now may be the time to build new credentials is this digital age by taking time for education courses and attending digital conferences. You need to step out of your comfort zone to socialize, meet new people, and collaborate with peers, company leaders, and mentors. Seek expert mentors and always evaluate feedback.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Of course, the first requirement is to get the education and tools you need to feel confident that you are ready, and have the mindset to be a leader in every role. Actively seek guidance from people smarter than you. Your challenge is to convince everyone that you see both sides of the situation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2021

When I started mentoring entrepreneurs and startups a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technical questions, but instead I more often hear things like “Where do I start?” Planning is about preparing for the future, not predicting it. If you don’t market your business, you won’t have one.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The Pipeline Fellowship--founded by Natalia Oberti Noguera--says it has been running angel investing bootcamps for women, looking to active more female angel investors. My participation has been on the impact investing and education side, where I''ve been involved as a mentor. How does that investment process work?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2010

When I kicked off Launchpad LA a year ago I had a few objectives: Create an ecosystem where all Southern California VC’s had the chance to work together more actively outside of the boards on which we mutually sit. We decided to be less formal about the mentor / mentee relationships. How’d we do? I’m excited.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Among other things, he outlines some of the popular assessment tools that I also often recommend as a mentor to entrepreneurs, including the following: MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). Which roles and activities did you like and dislike in the past? It was developed by Lawrence K. MAPP™ Career Assessment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2014

In that sense, you should think of an advisor more like your mentor who has done all he can. A good mentor will have some knowledge and some perspective on almost every business subject, which compounds their effectiveness. business entrepreneur mentor startup' Advisors tell you what you need to hear. You always need the friend.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2021

Once you have learned, your top- priority task must be to educate others around you. Sir Richard Branson , who controls over 400 active companies, never appears to be even working. Sir Richard Branson , who controls over 400 active companies, never appears to be even working. Automate: do it once to never do it again.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Nantworks says it is focused on "bringing the digital revolution to the service of healthcare, education, science and the justice system, as well as taking digital entertainment to an entirely new level" and has a number of companies in its portfolio.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2019

When I started mentoring entrepreneurs and startups a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technical questions, but instead I more often hear things like “Where do I start?” Planning is about preparing for the future, not predicting it. If you don’t market your business, you won’t have one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Thus, as an initial step in my mentoring efforts to young or older aspiring entrepreneurs alike, I always recommend ways of dipping your toes in the water, before risking all your life savings, some important personal relationships, and your own well-being for a long time to come. Make yourself an active part of the entrepreneur community.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

With the rise in startup activity around the country, more local organizations are emerging to help provide resources, training, education, and funding to support underserved communities and their dreams to build a business. With our programs,] we have mentors and resources from that community. Find the Bridge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

Solutions that imply a paradigm shift always take longer to sell, and more money for marketing and education than expected. Use active listening to learn the most. Develop the right mentoring relationships. It’s easy to assume that your best friend is also your best mentor. Persistence and patience with timing mismatches.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

” For startups entering program they receive investment capital, access to coworking space at Disney’s creative campus and mentor support and guidance from top Disney executives, entrepreneurs, investors and other notable business leaders from the entertainment and technology communities, and have a Demo Day at the campus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Among other things, he outlines some of the popular assessment tools that I also often recommend as a mentor to entrepreneurs, including the following: MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). Which roles and activities did you like and dislike in the past? It was developed by Lawrence K. MAPP™ Career Assessment.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 12, 2016

The following seven activities allow you to hone your entrepreneurial skillset, without going all in on a particular venture. If you are a recent college graduate, mentor college students. Who you are – your interests, experiences, education, why you are so bloody interesting. Practice With A Purpose.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Mike is actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member. As an active early stage investor, Mike has personally invested in over 30 startup businesses including Klout, Betterworks, Formspring, ShoeDazzle and LunchMoney to name a few. Dan Dato , Mentor at upStart.LA. Venue Sponsor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2012

When I started mentoring entrepreneurs and startups a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technical questions, but instead I more often hear things like “Where do I start?” Planning is about preparing for the future, not predicting it. If you don’t market your business, you won’t have one.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

The TechCrunch team was judicious in its determination of qualifiers, insisting that the accelerators be, “fixed-term, cohort-based, with educational and mentorship components, culminating in a public pitch or demo day.” Savvy entrepreneurs - seek out programs which incorporate these post-graduation activities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Most young people who are completing their educational degree today think they will have learned all they need for their career ahead. You need a plan on how to train yourself, or be mentored, for each step along the way. The key is active listening to others, asking questions, and acting on constructive feedback.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

Among other things, he outlines some of the popular assessment tools that I also often recommend as a mentor to entrepreneurs, including the following: MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). Which roles and activities did you like and dislike in the past? It was developed by Lawrence K. MAPP™ Career Assessment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2017

When I started mentoring entrepreneurs and startups a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technical questions, but instead I more often hear things like “Where do I start?” Planning is about preparing for the future, not predicting it. If you don’t market your business, you won’t have one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2013

When I started mentoring entrepreneurs and startups a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technical questions, but instead I more often hear things like “Where do I start?” Planning is about preparing for the future, not predicting it. If you don’t market your business, you won’t have one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Among other things, he outlines some of the popular assessment tools that I also often recommend as a mentor to entrepreneurs, including the following: MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). Which roles and activities did you like and dislike in the past? It was developed by Lawrence K. MAPP™ Career Assessment.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2013

Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur and VC, Karl Mehta has launched Code For India (CFI) to empower the country’s citizens to actively participate in improving their communities. Organizations such as TiE Silicon Valley, TiE Mumbai, TiE New Delhi and The Morpheus Fund and several others are among the first to support CFI.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Seth’s interest in helping others grew out of his lack of having a mentor. Although both parents are educators, his father a professor and his mother the Commissioner of Education in Connecticut, they did not teach him business. He was drawn to Stanford by the people ecosystem- access to professors and mentors.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2013

Its mission is to connect, educate and promote online innovators that are coming out of L.A.’s Currently, it has been difficult to track the all the new startup activity, find out how large or small the team is and if they are funded or not. has to offer startups. One the key features of BILA is the online directory of companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2016

Actively solicit mentoring from people with more experience. Most successful executives are more than willing to share what they have learned, if sought out, asked respectfully, and sense active listening. No one is entitled to a better job position or entrepreneur funding, no matter how passionate, educated, or articulate.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

K5Launch (www.k5launch.com) is modeled after the successful Y-Combinator and TechStars acceleration programs, and invests equity, provides mentors, and runs a three month program to get very early stage startups off the ground. All of our mentors are investors as well. To me, that's like heaven.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

On the other side of that, although universities had not been very experienced with spinouts, where the researcher is also a person active as an entrepreneurial, active member of the team, although there is some back and forth, and universities have gotten hung up on price tags and terms--one by one, everyone has figured that out.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2017

In my long-time role as a mentor and business advisor, I still see too many people who are waiting to be found as a candidate for their dream role, or waiting for investors to find their startup. Too many people don’t actively look for these, again waiting for someone to ask first. These relationships can be mined later.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Healthcare is a really obvious vertical, where there is data inefficiency and a tremendous amount of opportunity, but there''s also education, human capital and talent. I''m pretty active in all of them as a mentor, and I''m at least a frequent visitors to all of the local accelerators.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

We actually saw lots of startup activity in Los Angeles last year. Scott Sangster: The Tech Coast Angels is still actively investing. In 2008, I began angel investing more actively, and found the TCA, which is just a great group filled with accomplished angel investors, looking to help CEOs.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In 1991, Bill started Knowledge Adventure, an educational software publisher that grew to be the third largest educational software publisher in the world and was eventually sold to Cendant Software and is now a division of Havas Interactive, which is owned by Vivendi. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 12, 2017

By that, I mean that we’re entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, investors, and business minds on a mission to inspire, educate, and support entrepreneurs and innovators through no-cost consulting, programs, events, and access to capital and talent. We have more white-collar jobs per capita than just about anywhere in the country.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

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