Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. To give visibility to these companies to: Sources of funding (angels / VCs), business development partners, mentors who have themselves built successful companies, the press and potential employees to hire.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2021

Over the years I have spent mentoring entrepreneurs and startups, I often notice the similarities between successful professionals managing their careers and successful entrepreneurs building a business. Reid Hoffman, cofounder of LinkedIn, helped me crystallize these similarities with his classic book “ The Start-up of You.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2014

I’m not talking about academic classes, because at best these only teach you how to learn. Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. Follow up online with social networking to make contact, dig deeper, and maybe even line up a mentor. Adopt a mentor. Formal learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2019

Image via Pixabay I’ve always been a bit confused about the difference in a business context between a coach and a mentor. According to many pundits , a mentor shows you the right way based on experience, while a coach brings out the best in you, then let’s you find your own way.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The program is based on a highly developed process created by entrepreneurial thought-leader and Ivy League educator Steve Blank , author of the book The Four Steps to the Epiphany. This class is designed to help entrepreneurs understand where they are going wrong.”. There is a mentor program that accompanies the class.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 2, 2011

Thiel and friends will also agree to mentor these young entrepreneurs. Here is their inaugural class. Actually, they’ll get even more attention because this selection will put them in an even more exclusive peer group and will introduce them to even more connected mentors. So is this a good idea? My 2 cents: 1.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

I’m not talking about academic classes, because at best these only teach you how to learn. Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. Follow up online with social networking to make contact, dig deeper, and maybe even line up a mentor. Adopt a mentor. Formal learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

I’m not talking about academic classes, because at best these only teach you how to learn. Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. Follow up online with social networking to make contact, dig deeper, and maybe even line up a mentor. Adopt a mentor. Formal learning.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2017

Anna Barber: Before this, I hadn't been involved with Techstars as a mentor, however, I'd been an entrepreneur and mentored at other accelerators. I worked in entertainment for five or six years, and film for 5 years, then at Scribble Press, which was a retail entertainment concept for kids, to let kids make their own books.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2020

As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m often asked what it takes to switch and get real satisfaction from this lifestyle. I found some great help in outlining the elements of this process in the classic book, “ Disruptors ,” by Kunal Mehta. In fact, Mehta focuses on a special class of entrepreneurs that he calls disruptors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2019

That’s why I was pleased to see the balance on people versus process in a classic book on how to fix your organization, “ The Diamond Process ,” by Mike J Diamond and Christopher R Harding. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. On the other hand, I see teams with almost no process that are tremendously productive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2017

They think outside the box, with a sometimes surprising set of strategies, as outlined in a new book, “ Think Bigger ,” by Michael Sonnenfeldt. Good big companies provide the training, mentoring, and experience managing teams that entrepreneurs need, but can’t afford. You are never to smart or too old for a mentor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Since I believe that a large part of leadership is personal confidence and initiative, I was drawn to a classic leadership book by Robert S. Entrepreneurs not only have to pick the right team members, but have to continually communicate the vision, tasks required, and provide mentoring and feedback to each member.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The TMP began in the late 1990''s as a single class inside the Engineering College. Brad Feld points out in his widely-read book Startup Communities , that business schools within universities are generally devoid of innovation and thus are not engines of entrepreneurship. Techpreneurs. All-Star Alumni. Am I biased?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2019

I’ve always been looking for the specific behaviors required to make the change, so I was pleased to see some real guidance in a classic book, “ The Melting Point ,” by Dr. Christian Marcolli, a world-class expert on sustainable high performance. Make this a priority in your private life also. Mentally transition between work and home.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

I saw some good insights on this challenge in a new book, “ The Expertise Economy ,” by Kelly Palmer and David Blake. You need a plan on how to train yourself, or be mentored, for each step along the way. Don’t wait for someone else to send you back to class, or push you to change.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The realm of an entrepreneur is all about change, but in my experience as a mentor to business founders, I hear too much about incremental change, and not enough about revolutionary change. Whenever you have a great idea, ask yourself why it couldn’t be made 10 times bigger, or even 100 times.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2014

Since I believe that a large part of leadership is personal confidence and initiative, I was drawn to a recent leadership book by Robert S. Entrepreneurs not only have to pick the right team members, but have to continually communicate the vision, tasks required, and provide mentoring and feedback to each member.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2010

I’m not talking about academic classes, because at best these only teach you how to learn. Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. Follow up online with social networking to make contact, dig deeper, and maybe even line up a mentor. Adopt a mentor. Formal learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Since I believe that a large part of leadership is personal confidence and initiative, I was drawn to a new leadership book by Robert S. Entrepreneurs not only have to pick the right team members, but have to continually communicate the vision, tasks required, and provide mentoring and feedback to each member.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2017

That’s why I was pleased to see the balance on people versus process in a new book on how to fix your organization, “ The Diamond Process ,” by Mike J Diamond and Christopher R Harding. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. On the other hand, I see teams with almost no process that are tremendously productive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2017

If you are thinking of joining the rush in this direction, I found some practical insights for success in a new book, “ Thriving in the Gig Economy ,” by Marion McGovern. She speaks from years of experience mentoring and facilitating independent contractors and helping large companies, since well before the term “gig economy” was even coined.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

” Strangely, the best I’ve ever heard this exemplified is in Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential - which is really a book about startups as told through kitchen stories. Our founder, Yves Sisteron, was my mentor and board member at my first startup. Writing a book will be fun. Back together.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2017

I’ve always been looking for the specific behaviors required to make the change, so I was pleased to see some real guidance in a new book, “ The Melting Point ,” by Dr. Christian Marcolli, a world-class expert on sustainable high performance. Set aside time to seek out experts in your field for ideas, as well as mentoring and coaching.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2017

she’s now creating a bestselling book and offering businesses an opportunity to promote their brands by sponsoring her as a young entrepreneur. Here are some of the insights I gained from this interaction: Experience is a better teacher than academic classes. You learn as much as a coach as the student.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2013

Over the years I have spent mentoring entrepreneurs and startups, I often notice the similarities between successful professionals managing their careers and successful entrepreneurs building a business. Reid Hoffman, cofounder of LinkedIn, helped me crystallize these similarities with his book “ The Start-up of You.”

Startup 106

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2014

As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m often asked what it takes to switch and get real satisfaction from this lifestyle. I found some great help in outlining the elements of this process in a recent book, “ Disruptors ,” by Kunal Mehta. In fact, Mehta focuses on a special class of entrepreneurs that he calls disruptors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Recently, I completed a new book, “ Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself ,” by Mike Michalowicz, that really helped me pull my own thoughts and recommendations together for the beleaguered business owners I try to help. Use mentoring to help people develop as your business develops.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m often asked what it takes to switch and get real satisfaction from this lifestyle. I found some great help in outlining the elements of this process in the classic book, “ Disruptors ,” by Kunal Mehta. In fact, Mehta focuses on a special class of entrepreneurs that he calls disruptors.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

So you have a startup idea, perhaps some level of execution or traction, but you or your co-founders are doing it blind; you trudge along with a little advice or knowledge you’ve picked up in torrented audio books after finally having made that decision to quit the 9-5. Well, a little booze maybe.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 21, 2012

Her brother convinced her to find a way as he was already booking a first class ticket for her. Ash Kumra is an inspirational speaker, mentor, founder of DesiYou, Inc. She initially refused thinking there was no way she can go, being a single mother of 3 kids, her business to run and employees that rely on her.

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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. Andy, a trainer, uses amSTATZ to book appointments, handle payments and message with multiple clients. Jenna can also search for local events, boot camps, or fitness classes. How many users?

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Daradiction

JULY 22, 2013

Plus the view from our front porch is world class, overlooking a solid point break and white sand beach. One of my mentors, Duke Stump says, "you can't create the magic, but you can create the conditions for the magic to happen". In fact, all that participate would probably say this is their favorite week of the year.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 11, 2013

Most partners have enormous pools of advisors, mentors and friends anyone of which can make an introduction on your behalf. Knowledge about the investor’s family can go a long way as can an interest in the books they read and the hobbies they pursue.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 11, 2013

Most partners have enormous pools of advisors, mentors and friends anyone of which can make an introduction on your behalf. Knowledge about the investor’s family can go a long way as can an interest in the books they read and the hobbies they pursue.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Productive Programming - Gabriel Weinberg , August 31, 2010 BIG disclaimer: I'm not formally trained in computer science (aside from two classes at MIT in 2000) and I haven't worked closely with that many programmers or teams (maybe 10 or so). Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor.

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