Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

As of today, I will have published an article here for entrepreneurs and startups every day for the last 1001 days, since I started Startup Professionals Musings near the close of 2008. Here are ten key messages that I would like to leave you with: I continue to gain respect for entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2020

For all entrepreneurs, starting a business is the route to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” no matter how risky. According to a classic article and poll by Startups.co.uk , having the independence to make your own decisions is considered the key benefit of being an entrepreneur. If you are here in the U.S.,

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 28, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. I am writing this article while sitting on a rooftop deck, overlooking the ocean in Baja, Mexico. Thus, the "best" place for you to start your company is the community you want to live in. ROI - It is markedly less expensive to start a venture outside of the Meccas.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 20, 2017

What is one practical tip you’d give a young entrepreneur who is just setting out to build a professional network? When you provide value to someone, that person will tell their friends and their network will start reaching out to you. Which venues or events do you recommend other entrepreneurs use to make solid business connections?

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 7, 2020

Meanwhile startup entrepreneurs are left holding the bag. The loans became available on Friday and SVB only started issuing loans on Tuesday of the following week. When asked when SVB first made the loan applications available, the company said it started this morning. And if we run out of money, we’ll come back for more.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2013

I continue to see stories of really young entrepreneurs, like this article on Business Insider , with pre-teens as young as 9 years old who make millions more than their parents. This makes me wonder what starts that entrepreneurial drive in kids, and how early parents and schools should start teaching the basics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2020

As a mentor to entrepreneurs and business owners, and seeing their workload and challenges, it would be easy for me to conclude that starting a business is a big hit to health and happiness. The right reason to start a business is not the money, challenge, or the prestige, but the chance to follow your dream. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2011

For today's Insights and Opinions section, we have an article from investment banker Megan Lisa Jones , who addresses the question of how to get funding for a concept (not likely) with a simple suggestion. Yesterday I sat down with an ambitious young entrepreneur who was having a hard time raising $10 million dollars. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. Someone on Quora recently asked me to answer the following question: Why Do Digital Entrepreneurs Hate MBAs? Tech entrepreneurs' consternation with MBAs does not rise to the level of loathing. As I stated in my Quora answer, "hate" is the wrong word.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 14, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. Popular and prolific and blogger James Clear recently shared with me why Richard Branson started Virgin Airlines. An entrepreneur, weightlifter and travel photographer, James'' work can be found at JamesClear.com, where he offers entrepreneurs leadership advice and insights.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Many of the entrepreneurs I advise or invest with spend considerable time on the Internet, keeping up with technology, customers, and competitors, but very few feel the need for an early personal presence. Every future entrepreneur should start by networking. Make your lifestyle a model of the online reputation you want.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 21, 2009

This is part of my new series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. I started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute of an entrepreneur : Tenacity. It’s not.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 15, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Multiple surveys confirm that honesty is one of the most common traits of serial entrepreneurs. Employees, investors, customers and suppliers seek entrepreneurs they trust.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. I have written about some of the wisdom I have received from my wise friends in several mentor articles. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Tom Wolfe, The Pump House Gang. A Generational Sandwich.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 12, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. I recently received an email from a former student in which he described how he was able to secure a lunch meeting with a high-profile entrepreneur who is operating multiple ventures in parallel. After I commented on his speech, we started a short conversation.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 20, 2023

Starting a company is HARD – in so many ways. Let’s start with a restaurant -not our thing. We have years of real data to call upon: data that impacts both investors and entrepreneurs. Census Bureau reports that 400,000 new businesses are started every year in the USA, but 470,000 are dying. And risky too.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The ideas are endless, but we need more smart entrepreneurs to implement them. Choose Energy, and others highlighted in this recent Investopedia article. Thus I offer some practical strategies if you are looking for direction or the best place to start: Look for opportunities to increase recycling and reuse.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Adeo Ressi is a serial entrepreneur turned investor and entrepreneur advocate. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! You can watch a 12-minute excerpt from my conversation with Adeo below.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

My immediate family members were entrepreneurs from as far back as I can trace. Mom wrote books and articles from her college days until she could no longer see the keyboard. My entrepreneurial start. So, it seemed perfectly natural that my brother and I find our separate callings as entrepreneurs from the very start.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 25, 2018

A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. Marcia Brown’s 1947 retelling of the classic French folktale Stone Soup is a de facto playbook for how to start a venture. Depending on your child’s age, you can either overtly or subtly communicate the various start-up lessons described below as you share Stone Soup with them.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA.&# If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. I was raised in NorCal (born in Philly – go Eagles!)

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socalTECH

MAY 20, 2011

Why do entrepreneurs fail? That's the topic of today's Insights and Opinions article, from Christopher Grey , co-founder of CapLinked. This is especially true of entrepreneurs. Most entrepreneurs fail. Read all of Christopher's article, The Top 5 Reasons Entrepreneurs Fail. Its not fun or sexy. Continued.).

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

If an entrepreneur doesn’t find themselves in over their head at least 20% of the time, they are probably not pushing the limits, not taking enough risk, and probably not working on an idea that’s worth doing. Unfortunately, too many entrepreneurs I know are terrible at finding and accepting help. You start playing the blame game.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2011

This article originally ran on TechCrunch. tl;dr version: If you’re an entrepreneur or VC or will be working in this industry - buy this. When I first started as a startup CEO in 1999 there were no guides on raising venture capital. I was significantly wiser by 2005 when I started my second company.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

You can’t win as an entrepreneur working alone. I hope all this seems obvious to you, but I still get a good number of notes from “entrepreneurs” who have been busy inventing things all their life, but can’t find a partner to start their first business, and others trying to find an executive, an investor, or a lawyer.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Don began by explaining that his impoverished childhood drove him to a life as an entrepreneur. ". I had never thought about being an entrepreneur. Growing up.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. MBA’s are an easy target for entrepreneurs’ scorn. I too have taken shots at MBA’s, describing why they are not typically well suited for startup life in Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs. Situationally, MBA’s Can Be Effective Entrepreneurs. “When M.B.A.’s

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! I said, ''Hey, listen were going to start writing this newsletter and it''s going to highlight our trials and tribulations, our failures and our successes. From 35 To 500 Readers.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2016

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. Are you an entrepreneur that is thinking about dropping out of college? I even played into this mythology with a provocative article I wrote about college dropout successes. However, as made clear in Should Millennial Entrepreneurs Skip College? Share and Enjoy.

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socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

Today's Insights and Opinions article comes from Megan Lisa Jones , an investment banker and investor, who says: yes, it's a bubble, and gives her top ten reason to start a company, and ten reasons not to. Start up conferences and competitions. But that doesn't mean that it's either a good or bad time to start a company.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! As noted in this recent Wall Street Journal article, Google has begun requesting that merchants include rating and review data to ensure that the efficacy of their search results.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 12, 2016

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. However, you do not need to start a business to begin exercising your entrepreneurial muscles. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! That’s why I am reading this article. Practice With A Purpose.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I use George Bush vs. Al Gore as allegory and I’ve been using it with entrepreneurs for years to sink in a simple point about how to communicate with the market. Most Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs I know are more like Al Gore. It is election season.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2010

I continue to see stories of really young entrepreneurs, like this article on Business Fastlane , with kids as young as 9 years old who have successful businesses. This makes me wonder what sets that entrepreneurial drive in kids, and how early parents and schools should start teaching the basics. Start a summer business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner.

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