Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2020

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2020, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. If you are sick of the corporate grind, take your favorite idea or hobby, and join other happy entrepreneurs. Stay rooted in the present. Stay fit and rested.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Perhaps sparked by the now forgotten recession, I’m seeing a new era of the entrepreneur, with startups springing up all around. Based on my own mentoring and investing experience, the best entrepreneurs are pragmatic problem solvers. Problems will occur in every startup, simply because you are stepping into uncharted territory.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2020

People with a victim mentality should never be entrepreneurs. I’m sure you all know someone who is the perennial victim. According to a classic article by Karl Perera, called “ Victim Mentality - You Don't Have to Suffer! In fact, they look forward to the challenges, and get their most satisfaction from declaring success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

For the elite startups and entrepreneurs who manage to attract the investor they dream of, and survive the term sheet negotiation, there is still one more hurdle before the money is in the bank. If everyone has a different view of reality, you have no reality. Make sure all business processes are documented and integrated.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Even if you ignore all the hype around crowdfunding, there can be no doubt that it is a real alternative for entrepreneurs to achieve visibility and funding today. The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return. Product pre-order model. Donation good-cause model. In the U.S.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2021

Are you one of those people who believe that happiness at work is an oxymoron? As an advisor to new entrepreneurs and new ventures, I’m seeing a refreshing new focus by Millennials on work and successful new companies with a purpose, and more productivity through happy employees. Repeatable – practice daily repetition until automatic.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 23, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared in the Wall Street Journal. You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” Imagine how difficult it would be to score in hockey if you were required to rely on someone who is not your teammate to convince another third-party, whom you have not met, to take a shot on your behalf.

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APRIL 21, 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! If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! This was especially true when I was younger.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Perhaps sparked by the now forgotten recession, I’m seeing a new era of the entrepreneur, with startups springing up all around. Based on my own mentoring and investing experience, the best entrepreneurs are pragmatic problem solvers. Problems will occur in every startup, simply because you are stepping into uncharted territory.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.”. Imagine how difficult it would be to score in hockey if you were required to rely on someone who is not your teammate to convince another third-party, whom you have not met, to take a shot on your behalf. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2018

People with a victim mentality should never be entrepreneurs. I’m sure you all know someone who is the perennial victim. According to a classic article by Karl Perera, called “ Victim Mentality - You Don't Have to Suffer! In fact, they look forward to the challenges, and get their most satisfaction from declaring success.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 25, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Entrepreneurs can draw a number of startup lessons from the manner in which the Beatles' addressed Decca's devastating rejection. Failure Wasn't In Their Songbook.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Even entrepreneurs that already sold on SaaS should stake note of new research from the SalientGroup : SaaS gets funded - Nearly 50% of SaaS-based startups are getting successfully funded—a rate of funding success no other sector can match. This is where SaaS gets sexy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2015

Perhaps sparked by the recession recovery, I’m seeing a new era of the entrepreneur, with startups springing up all around. Based on my own mentoring and investing experience, the best entrepreneurs are pragmatic problem solvers. Problems will occur in every startup, simply because you are stepping into uncharted territory.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.”. Imagine how difficult it would be to score in hockey if you were required to rely on someone who is not your teammate to convince another third-party, whom you have not met, to take a shot on your behalf. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2016

For all entrepreneurs, starting a business is the route to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” no matter how risky. If you are here in the U.S., I hope you are all able to take some time off this holiday weekend, to contemplate what you do, and why you do it. If you are here in the U.S.,

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 9, 2012

Pressure Helps You Break Through Your Breakdowns. "Mickey " If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. free weekly Infochachkie articles! . "Mickey " If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. free weekly Infochachkie articles! " [Tweet this quote].

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

People with a victim mentality should never be entrepreneurs. I’m sure you all know someone who is the perennial victim. According to a classic article by Karl Perera, called “ Victim Mentality - You Don't Have to Suffer! In fact, they look forward to the challenges, and get their most satisfaction from declaring success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Even if you ignore all the hype around crowdfunding, there can be no doubt that it is a real alternative for entrepreneurs to achieve visibility and funding today. The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return. Product pre-order model. Interest on debt model. In the U.S.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2018

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2018, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. If you are sick of the corporate grind, take your favorite idea or hobby, and join other happy entrepreneurs. Stay rooted in the present. Stay fit and rested.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 2, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Despite the fact that I teach entrepreneurship at UC Santa Barbara , I do not believe that entrepreneurs are created in classrooms. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Hands-on And Practical.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2014

Perhaps sparked by the recent recession, I’m seeing a new era of the entrepreneur, with startups springing up all around. Based on my own mentoring and investing experience, the best entrepreneurs are pragmatic problem solvers. Problems will occur in every startup, simply because you are stepping into uncharted territory.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2017

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2017, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. If you haven’t tried it, one way to be happier at work is to be an entrepreneur, according to a Forbes article and a study by Babson College.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2011

For all entrepreneurs, starting a business is the route to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” no matter how risky. If you are here in the U.S., I hope you are all able to take some time off this holiday weekend, to contemplate what you do, and why you do it. If you are here in the U.S.,

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 27, 2011

I recently answered the question “ What are good ways to raise your children to be entrepreneurs? ” I believe that you cannot teach someone to be an entrepreneur, but that you can teach entrepreneurs. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

For the elite startups and entrepreneurs who manage to attract the investor they dream of, and survive the term sheet negotiation, there is still one more hurdle before the money is in the bank. If everyone has a different view of reality, you have no reality. Make sure all business processes are documented and integrated.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2015

Most entrepreneurs I know want to do the right thing for their businesses, as well as themselves, but they are not always sure what that means. Another article indicates that 80 percent of customers continue to base some portion of their buying decisions on their perceptions of the company’s ethics. Set the bar high on standards.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. You don’t really buy servers anymore…the tools are all open source. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2013

People with a victim mentality should never be entrepreneurs. I’m sure you all know someone who is the perennial victim. According to an article by Karl Perera, called “ Victim Mentality - You Don''t Have to Suffer! In fact, they look forward to the challenges, and get their most satisfaction from declaring success.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. Jim Semick: I’ve been launching and managing software products for 15 years now, going back to when you and I worked together at Expertcity before it was acquired by Citrix. but what type of friction are you referencing here? I have always worked on early stage products.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. free weekly Infochachkie articles! As discussed in Personal Pitch , entrepreneurs must cultivate the help of Donors during the early days of their adVenture. I likewise enjoy recommending entrepreneurs and former students for positions at promising startups.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

After an exhausting and exhilarating 13-years as a senior startup executive, I looked back on my career with satisfaction, having helped several companies create significant wealth, including: Computer Motion: IPO and later sold to Intuitive Surgical $148 million. It is well worth the 11-minutes you must invest to watch it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2012

People with a victim mentality should never be entrepreneurs. I’m sure you all know someone who is the perennial victim. According to an article by Karl Perera, called “ Victim Mentality - You Don't Have to Suffer! In fact, they look forward to the challenges, and get their most satisfaction from declaring success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2013

I believe that proactive preparation for due diligence is a bigger job than the work for investor meetings, because your whole team is involved, not just you as the CEO. If there are financial anomalies, or someone on the team doesn’t know the current strategy, or is unhappy with you or the company, the investment will be jeopardized.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 4, 2011

In part I of this series, I discussed how you can teach your children to make something from nothing by sharing with them Marcia Brown’s Stone Soup. There are a number of other children’s books that also serve as good platforms from which you can impart entrepreneurial values and lessons. Sam-I-Am.”. Sam-I-Am Lessons Learned.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2017

Are you one of those people who believe that happiness at work is an oxymoron? As an advisor to new entrepreneurs and new ventures, I’m seeing a refreshing new focus by Millennials on work and successful new companies with a purpose, and more productivity through happy employees. Repeatable – practice daily repetition until automatic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

People with a victim mentality should never be entrepreneurs. I’m sure you all know someone who is the perennial victim. According to an article by Karl Perera, called “ Victim Mentality - You Don't Have to Suffer! In fact, they look forward to the challenges, and get their most satisfaction from declaring success.

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