Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Another approach is to ask the investor for references, where their involvement has made a real difference, leading to success. That means you and your business must benefit from both the money and mentoring from the investor, and the investor will win from getting a larger return sooner.

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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. While not wanting to dampen the VC’s enthusiasm for investing in the start-up, I did suggest that some of the investment capital should be used to build out the management team and bring in a seasoned leader.

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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. While not wanting to dampen the VC’s enthusiasm for investing in the start-up, I did suggest that some of the investment capital should be used to build out the management team and bring in a seasoned leader.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

If you are a leader at a startup and you are reading a business book, you are not closing customers, raising capital, improving your product, or spending time with your loved ones. It has also influenced my thoughts, as evidenced by the six infoChachkie blog entries which reference Art. Ask For Mentoring. No doubt, he did.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

In my experience as an advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs in business, one of the biggest failures I see is a lack of self-leadership. Ethical behavior refers to actions consistent with personal principles and commonly held values in your business community. Build positive psychological capital to sustain your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2019

In my role as a mentor to many business professionals, I still see some who have no idea how to adapt to the new realities. Assess your intellectual capital and how to increase it. More intellectual capital means that you are worth more today in the marketplace. Start tracking your costs as well as income elements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Usually these will not give you money, but will provide inexpensive expert mentoring and office services. Once you have some traction, you can approach venture capital organizations , with funding amounts of $1-10 million for the real rollout, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

When you’re hiring most reference checkers focus on the person’s former bosses. Just literally this week I had breakfast with a guy giving a reference who said, “He’s brilliant. Our founder, Yves Sisteron, was my mentor and board member at my first startup. In many ways that can be way more telling.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

See there are tons of people who play the role of mentor in their own capacity. VENTURE CAPITAL. And finally that brings me to obvious topic of venture capital. And that’s why it’s super important to reference check your VC as I wrote in the linked post. After I posted I saw the following Tweet. No exceptions.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

In my experience as an advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs in business, one of the biggest failures I see is a lack of self-leadership. Ethical behavior refers to actions consistent with personal principles and commonly held values in your business community. Build positive psychological capital to sustain your business.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

To that end, last week, Los Angeles-based MuckerLab (www.muckerlab.com) announced its plans--and a big lineup of local CEO mentors--to start up a new, YCombinator- and TechStars-type program in Los Angeles, headed by former Silicon Valley venture capitalist Erik Rannala , and affiliated with the TechStars Network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Usually these will not give you money, but will provide inexpensive expert mentoring and office services. Once you have some traction, you can approach venture capital organizations , with funding amounts of $1-10 million for the real rollout, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. You can’t reference check your way into a “yes.” I don’t need to name companies for you to come up with your own examples. You need to be very present in these periods of time.

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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 you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. In the Early Days.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Another approach is to ask the investor for references, where their involvement has made a real difference, leading to success. That means you and your business must benefit from both the money and mentoring from the investor, and the investor will win from getting a larger return sooner.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 12, 2012

Board skills (Startup coaching, mentoring, strategy, operational/growth). He was worse than useless as his frame of reference seldom synced up with my portfolio company. Steve notes that venture capital is still a “craft industry” and thus there are a variety of career paths which lead to Venture Partner. Fundraising skills.

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Tech.Co

JULY 24, 2017

And if, like us, you spend the first six months of your startup under a rock, your social capital may begin to dry up. Companies such as Microsoft, Facebook and Google have all established employee referral programs that give employees monetary rewards for referring friends who get hired. Tap Into Your Employees’ Networks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

Another approach is to ask the investor for references, where their involvement has made a real difference, leading to success. That means you and your business must benefit from both the money and mentoring from the investor, and the investor will win from getting a larger return sooner.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2015

We will have amazing panelists from March Capital, Greycroft, Machinima, Silicon Valley Bank and Amplify who will share their insights and forecast for start-ups in 2015. Our panelists include: Alyse Killeen – Early Stage Venture Capital Investor and Associate with March Capital Partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Ask the investor for “references,” meaning contacts at companies where previous investments were made. Here is where you will really learn if there is a chemistry match that will likely lead to a good mentoring and business relationship. Network with other entrepreneurs. Don’t just call, but personally visit these contacts.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 12, 2016

We like what Eric calls the boring back-end software,” said co-founder and managing director Jack Scatizzi, referring to a company’s internal, business-related software and the operating system that controls how a consumer-facing website operates. billion in 2015—a number estimated to grow by 25 percent this year to $6.7

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Ask the investor for “references,” meaning contacts at companies where previous investments were made. Here is where you will really learn if there is a chemistry match that will likely lead to a good mentoring and business relationship. Network with other entrepreneurs. Don’t just call, but personally visit these contacts.

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Jason Nazar

JUNE 1, 2016

These are the pitch techniques the best entrepreneurs employ to raise billions in capital. Have your slides there, reference the key points as needed, but keep the focus on each other — not a slideshow. Read what other startup mentors have to say about attracting investor attention. Don’t Slow Play It. Expect to Be Interrupted.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

My long-time mentor – Yves Sisteron – brought me on board and was gracious enough to give me the space to build out my own personal brand without overshadowing his amazing accomplishments. I reference to the fact that I had walked in entrepreneurs shoes but now found myself on the other side. Question not.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. The collapse of the IPO market and dysfunctional math in the venture capital community has stacked the odds against you. Here’s why. Take a look at the chart below.

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