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. Here is a summary of the key stages along the way: Idea and seed stage.

Ideas 127

Ideas Entrepreneur Satisfaction Summary 127

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2014

Here is a summary of recommendations from both of us, based on my own business mentoring insights: Re-launch using your enhanced core competency. Find mentors who have the skills you lack. Proactively seek out mentors who will tell you what you need to hear, rather than what you want to hear.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Technical Review Mentor Summary 105

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2013

Surf Air ($2.6M, Los Angeles, subscription aircraft service). How to find a startup mentor. AwarePoint ($4M, San Diego, real time patient location systems). Acquisition of note: Nexsan Acquired For $120M, by Imation. TapIt Media acquired for $23M by Phunware. In our features section: Interview with Blair Harrison of Frequency.

Southern California 168

Southern California Technical Review SoCal San Diego 168

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2010

If I AM an investor, mentor, friend or advisor I accept the email being longer. If you’re asking somebody you know (let’s say, me) for an intro to somebody for a purpose (let’s say to raise money from an angel I know) and if you want to tell me something private like, “I think I’d like to meet with so-and-so.

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Help Email Mentor Blogging 332

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Or read the quick, informative summary below the image! Get connected to the right mentors and your business may catapult to the next level. I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program? Here’s a summary of our interview.

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Acquisition Startup Customer Custom 304

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2018

With the current strong economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. There just aren’t enough angel investors and VCs to go around.

Summary 79

Summary Startup Entrepreneur Funding 79

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. There just aren’t enough Angel investors and VCs to go around.

Funding 102

Funding Summary Startup Entrepreneur 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2015

As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. Executive summary glossy. Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds.

Startup 104

Startup Writing Entrepreneur Slides 104

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. Here is a summary of the key stages along the way: Idea and seed stage.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Ideas Satisfaction Summary 109

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2016

That leaves only about five percent that actually get their funding from investors, through crowdfunding, banks, angels, and venture capitalists. There is a good chance that business advisors and mentors also have access to investment capital, or know someone who does. Ask your business advisors for warm introductions.

Startup 61

Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Funding 61

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

No summary of what we did, no easy way for me to recommend my trainer to my friends, and no way for me to easily book the next appointment. After the session, Andy posts a summary to Jenna’s profile with the details of their workout and a few words of advice. Why did you venture into fitness? Have you raised any funding yet?

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2018

As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. Executive summary glossy. Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds.

Startup 65

Startup Entrepreneur Slides Content 65

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2012

For this, you should expect participation in monthly strategy and review meetings, and unlimited access via phone or email for questions, mentoring, and advice. Even more importantly, you should expect these members of your team to be your advocates to angel or VC investors, or even be part of your friends and family financing round.

Startup 95

Startup Technical Review Software Review High Tech 95

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. There just aren’t enough Angel investors and VCs to go around.

Funding 98

Funding Startup Entrepreneur Summary 98

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. Starting in May, with just 4-6 CEOs, we will begin to charge for participation, so it’s a great opportunity to see if we’re a possible mutual fit.

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Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. Starting in May, with just 4-6 CEOs, we will begin to charge for participation, so it’s a great opportunity to see if we’re a possible mutual fit.

Santa Monica 40

Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. Starting in May, with just 4-6 CEOs, we will begin to charge for participation, so it’s a great opportunity to see if we’re a possible mutual fit.

Santa Monica 40

Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

CEO Flow

MARCH 2, 2009

Bio summary: Aaron Ross is the founder of CEOFlow , which helps CEOs understand how to create predictable revenue, through guidance, groups and consulting. Starting in April, with just 4-6 CEOs, we will begin to charge for participation, so it’s a great opportunity to see if we’re a possible mutual fit.

Santa Monica 40

Santa Monica Los Angeles Finaventures Angel 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2014

As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. Executive summary glossy. Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Startup Writing Slides 108

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Or, as always, summary notes available below. But, in fact, I would rather have an executive summary than a pitch deck. And I would rather, even before the executive summary, have something to play with (a demo)…” It falls in the category of show don’t tell. So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2011

For this, you should expect participation in monthly strategy and review meetings, and unlimited access via phone or email for questions, mentoring, and advice. Even more importantly, you should expect these members of your team to be your advocates to angel or VC investors, or even be part of your friends and family financing round.

Startup 95

Startup Technical Review Software Review High Tech 95

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. Here is a summary of the key stages along the way: Idea and seed stage.

Startup 66

Startup Ideas Satisfaction Entrepreneur 66

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I have been involved with a high profile one in Los Angeles – Launchpad LA – and we’ve decided to make a shift so I thought this was a good time for reflection. This is just a quick summary. Accelerators have had quite a good run the past 5+ years. We have some plans in the work for Phase III of Launchpad.

Venture Capital 290

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic. when to build out our offices in Silicon Valley, New York & Los Angeles. In the Early Days. So our board meetings consisted of discussion about.

Startup 325

Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2010

For this, you should expect participation in monthly strategy and review meetings, and unlimited access via phone or email for questions, mentoring, and advice. Even more importantly, you should expect these members of your team to be your advocates to angel or VC investors, or even be part of your friends and family financing round.

Invest 50

Invest Technical Review Software Review High Tech 50

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

Join an existing angel investor group. Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an angel group up to about $1M for an angel round. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Diversify your total investment across several startups.

Startup 120

Startup Invest Equity Incubator 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2020

As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I often feel the frustration of someone trying to build a startup in the wrong place and time, and wrongly attributing their struggle to personal limitations. You need partners, mentors, and investors who can complement your own resources to make it a win-win for all involved.

Resource 131

Resource Startup Capital Mentor 131

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

If you’re a true entrepreneur you should be worrying about the things that you can control (building a great product and keeping customers happy) than things you can’t (chasing VCs, angel investors, etc). Spend time finding a good mentor who you can trust and who has a genuine interest in the success of your venture. Startups are next.

Startup 78

Startup Design Customer Custom 78

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2020

As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m always surprised by the fact that some never seem to be able to that first startup going, while many others never seem to stop, starting their second or third initiative before the first one is fully hatched. As an angel investor, you can bet I wasn’t convinced he would ever start his next proposal.

Entrepreneur 131

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Software Review 131

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Join an existing angel investor group. Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an angel group up to about $1M for an angel round. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Diversify your total investment across several startups.

Invest 89

Invest Entrepreneur Startup Equity 89

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Join an existing angel investor group. Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an angel group up to about $1M for an angel round. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Diversify your total investment across several startups.

Invest 73

Invest Startup Equity Incubator 73

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Join an existing Angel investor group. Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an Angel group up to about $1M for an Angel round. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Diversify your total investment across several startups.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Invest Incubator 102

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Join an existing Angel investor group. Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an Angel group up to about $1M for an Angel round. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Diversify your total investment across several startups.

Startup 87

Startup Invest Incubator Ideas 87

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Join an existing Angel investor group. Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an Angel group up to about $1M for an Angel round. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Diversify your total investment across several startups.

Startup 91

Startup Invest Incubator Ideas 91

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Investors are human and subject to human tendencies, whether they are your rich uncle, an angel investor with personal funds or a venture capital investor with institutional money. Here is a summary of some key investor stereotypes that generally need to be avoided: Investment sharks. Academic coach investors.

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Entrepreneur Coach Invest Sample 108