Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In my experience as a mentor and advisor, I find that many of you expect these relationships will just happen , without any overt effort on your part. Actively seek out and attend key outside business conferences in order to meet and get to know people who can help you, and you can help in return. What goes around comes around.

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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. In my role as a mentor to business professionals and entrepreneurs over the years, I have found that it’s important to take a hard look at the relationships around you on a regular basis.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

As a mentor and advisor to entrepreneurs and startups, and an angel investor, my passion is to find and nurture those entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas and acumen, to make them into successful business owners. Business owners get their satisfaction from happy customers and happy stakeholders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2020

These holidays, with all the new technology, including smartphones and social media, many are convinced that multi-tasking is the answer. Practicing these will ensure greater productivity, less stress, more job satisfaction, and an improved overall sense of well-being. It means you may not actually see today’s reality.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Yet I find in my mentoring practice that more and more team members prefer the human-centered approach and respond with more engagement and commitment. If you're asking someone else and wish to build that connection, be actively present during the interaction. You need both to create better outcomes and increase job satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2023

The business world doesn’t thrive with yet another social media or dating site – it’s begging for paradigm shifts in the technology or business model. The best entrepreneurs relish the challenges, and get great satisfaction from overcoming and learning from adversity. Ask for help from advisors and mentor your team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2020

Today there are a wealth of disruptive technologies available, including the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), advanced virtual reality (VR), and high-function robotics. Here are some keys to that mindset that I have seen working for successful entrepreneurs: Think customer-centric rather than technology-centric.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2020

As a mentor and advisor to entrepreneurs and startups, and an angel investor, my passion is to find and nurture those entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas and acumen, to make them into successful business owners. Business owners get their satisfaction from happy customers and happy stakeholders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Progress on the learning curve is their satisfaction. By asking a junior colleague to mentor you, you will more likely hear new approaches or technologies and get new insights on your customer base or business challenges. Actively look for people with views contrary to your own.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2023

As an angel investor and a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m always disappointed to see founders who seem stressed out most of the time, and more annoyed than energized by the abundance of challenges they see in building their startup. Able to balance right-brain and left-brain activities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2021

Sir Richard Branson , who controls over 400 active companies, never appears to be even working. In addition, he has often stated that his first priority is serving his employees and his extended business family, through coaching, mentoring, and effective communication. Automate: do it once to never do it again.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

The business world doesn’t thrive with yet another social media or dating site – it’s begging for paradigm shifts in the technology or business model. The best entrepreneurs relish the challenges, and get great satisfaction from overcoming and learning from adversity. Ask for help from advisors and mentor your team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2020

Progress on the learning curve is their satisfaction. By asking a junior colleague to mentor you, you will more likely hear new approaches or technologies and get new insights on your customer base or business challenges. Actively look for people with views contrary to your own.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2015

Great technology leads to innovative solutions that are possible, but not necessarily great businesses. For example, hydrogen-fueled engines were invented over a century ago, with a continuing promise of breathing air and exhaling pure water vapor and having over 200 companies active in the hydrogen sector today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2016

No matter how strong your business and technology insights are, you can benefit from input at all levels of the organization, as well as outside experts and customers. When team member solutions work well, everyone wins, while top-down decisions provide minimal satisfaction and learning for the team. Leaders grow through relationships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

These days, with all the new technology, including smartphones and social media, many are convinced that multi-tasking is the answer. Practicing these will ensure greater productivity, less stress, more job satisfaction, and an improved overall sense of well-being. It means you may not actually see today’s reality.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2015

As a mentor and advisor to entrepreneurs and startups, and an Angel investor, my passion is to find and nurture those entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas and acumen, to make them into successful business owners. Business owners get their satisfaction from happy customers and happy stakeholders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2016

As a startup investor and mentor, I look beyond the façade to find these eight keys traits in the mindset of every entrepreneur. It’s not enough to invent a new technology because you can, want to be your own boss or see an opportunity to get rich, unless these are preceded by an innovative vision of solving some real-world problem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

I’m a strong believer that a great team can achieve success with a less impressive product offering, while potentially disruptive technology often goes nowhere due to a team with an uninspired work ethic. percent are "actively disengaged." Dependably and reliably delivers on commitments. Never makes excuses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2016

As a mentor and advisor to entrepreneurs and startups, and an Angel investor, my passion is to find and nurture those entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas and acumen, to make them into successful business owners. Business owners get their satisfaction from happy customers and happy stakeholders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Progress on the learning curve is their satisfaction. By asking a junior colleague to mentor you, you will more likely hear new approaches or technologies and get new insights on your customer base or business challenges. Actively look for people with views contrary to your own.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The business world doesn’t thrive with yet another social media or dating site – it’s begging for paradigm shifts in the technology or business model. The best entrepreneurs relish the challenges, and get great satisfaction from overcoming and learning from adversity. Ask for help from advisors and mentor your team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

As an advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs, I have seen beginners who quickly accelerate their proficiency and adopt the mindset, skills, rules, and emotional principles to become superstars. These accelerate your productivity, but must be continually updated from positive experiences, prior failures, and active listening.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

As an advisor to startups, and a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m still surprised at the number who are determined to go it alone. Find a partner who has dealt with the realities of technology, tools, and financing. It’s your success and satisfaction that’s really at stake. Don’t repeat the mistakes of others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2018

Progress on the learning curve is their satisfaction. By asking a junior colleague to mentor you, you will more likely hear new approaches or technologies and get new insights on your customer base or business challenges. Actively look for people with views contrary to your own.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Progress on the learning curve is their satisfaction. By asking a junior colleague to mentor you, you will more likely hear new approaches or technologies and get new insights on your customer base or business challenges. Actively look for people with views contrary to your own.

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