Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

I see no reason not to balance these frustrations with the satisfaction of more conventional work accomplishments and the people relationships we all need to thrive. Most entrepreneurs don’t get the satisfaction of a salary for the first couple of years, even if their startup is well funded by investors.

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MAY 19, 2013

He gets to return his focus and energy back to what got him so passionate in the first place – product – while now having a seasoned leader and enough capital to fulfill his vision. The board was unanimous in our opinion of this including outside director Ian Rogers who has served as Jonathan’s mentor and friend.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2023

Over my many years of mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs and business professionals, I often hear a desire to start a new business, with a big hesitation while waiting for that perfect idea and perfect alignment of the stars. Chasing and capitalizing on luck brings resilience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2022

In my role as a business mentor and advisor, I now always look for a culture and recommend team roles that nurture collaboration rather than contention, communities rather than silos , and transparent communication at all levels. Capitalize on diversity to anticipate and meet change. Show respect in dealing with team member changes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2014

Thus I feel obligated as a startup mentor to look harder at how entrepreneurs can achieve the purpose objective, while still build a sustainable business. After survival is assured, it’s a natural human urge to find a higher calling, or purpose, to give self-satisfaction. Think of it as a verb, not a noun. Are you there?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2013

Ask a mentor for support. Choose a friend or mentor (not your spouse) whom you trust to tell you the truth, and ask for help. Focus on identifying strengths, and capitalizing on them. Yet I still find this to be one of the most common drags on startup productivity, as well as employee satisfaction. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Thus I feel obligated as a startup mentor to look harder at how entrepreneurs can achieve the purpose objective, while still build a sustainable business. After survival is assured, it’s a natural human urge to find a higher calling, or purpose, to give self-satisfaction. Think of it as a verb, not a noun. Are you there?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2023

I see no reason not to balance these frustrations with the satisfaction of more conventional work accomplishments and the people relationships we all need to thrive. Most entrepreneurs don’t get the satisfaction of a salary for the first couple of years, even if their startup is well funded by investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2012

Ask a mentor for support. Choose a friend or mentor (not your spouse) whom you trust to tell you the truth, and ask for help. Focus on identifying strengths, and capitalizing on them. Yet I still find this to be one of the most common drags on startup productivity, as well as employee satisfaction. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2020

Don’t try to do it all – capitalize on your strengths. Increase you focus on coaching, training, and mentoring. Every founder has a story about the pivot that made their business, such as Starbucks switching to selling coffee from expresso makers, and Flickr from an online game to photo sharing. Stay in your personal sweet spot.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2021

As a mentor to many entrepreneurs, I don’t believe that it is only a birthright, and there are several key strategies, including the following, that you can learn and practice which will lead to success: Give your own judgement a high priority in decisions. Display personal leadership often to build momentum.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2022

Dini, tied together several threads I have often seen in my own experience of mentoring and helping aspiring entrepreneurs. They love the continuous hunt, for investment capital, resources, talent, and new markets. Farmers have a narrower view of what is required, to optimize quality production, customer satisfaction, or close a sale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2022

As an advisor and mentor, I’m always looking for more ways to improve communication, get people more engaged , and get more done. I’m not suggesting that you forgo your own objectives in favor of others, but most often I find there is common ground that you can capitalize on. That means double the value and credit for all efforts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2011

Ask a mentor for support. Choose a friend or mentor (not your spouse) whom you trust to tell you the truth, and ask for help. Focus on identifying strengths, and capitalizing on them. Yet I still find this to be one of the most common drags on startup productivity, as well as employee satisfaction. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2022

They are not having the impact they expected, and they are not feeling the personal satisfaction they need for next level motivation. This is a tough challenge for every coach and mentor. Your team will quickly sense your insights and sincerity , leading to greater impact and satisfaction by everyone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Ask a mentor for support. Choose a friend or mentor (not your spouse) whom you trust to tell you the truth, and ask for help. Focus on identifying strengths, and capitalizing on them. Yet I still find this to be one of the most common drags on startup productivity, as well as employee satisfaction. Marty Zwilling.

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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. This momentum is what you need for enjoyment and satisfaction, as well as for others to see you as a business leader. Build positive psychological capital to sustain your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2014

Dini, tied together several threads I have often seen in my own experience of mentoring and helping aspiring entrepreneurs. They love the continuous hunt, for investment capital, resources, talent, and new markets. Farmers have a narrower view of what is required, to optimize quality production, customer satisfaction, or close a sale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2012

But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs. It is easier to recruit and retain human capital. To help socially conscious early-stage startups, I see new Accelerators, such as MAC6 , led by Scott and Kyle McIntosh in Phoenix, leading the way with mentoring and funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2015

Dini, tied together several threads I have often seen in my own experience of mentoring and helping aspiring entrepreneurs. They love the continuous hunt, for investment capital, resources, talent, and new markets. Farmers have a narrower view of what is required, to optimize quality production, customer satisfaction, or close a sale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2019

The reality is that the business world is becoming more a global space, so all of us have to learn to understand and capitalize on people of different generations, cultures, points of view, and priorities. Never try to change people – capitalize on their strengths. All my experience tells me that diversity in business is a plus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Real leaders improve the readiness, training, and preparation for these events, so that circumstances are not a source of pain, but are expected and can be accomplished with personal satisfaction. The personal preferences and ego of anyone in the company has little to do long-term business success and satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Dini, tied together several threads I have often seen in my own experience of mentoring and helping aspiring entrepreneurs. They love the continuous hunt, for investment capital, resources, talent, and new markets. Farmers have a narrower view of what is required, to optimize quality production, customer satisfaction, or close a sale.

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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. This momentum is what you need for enjoyment and satisfaction, as well as for others to see you as a business leader. Build positive psychological capital to sustain your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2016

They also get satisfaction from mentoring others. Accept and capitalize on your own strengths and weaknesses. Everyone appreciates a productive worker who does the hard work, makes no excuses, and gets satisfaction from positive customer and executive feedback. Demonstrate your leadership, or be happy as a follower.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2016

I see no reason not to balance these frustrations with the satisfaction of more conventional work accomplishments and the people relationships we all need to thrive. Most entrepreneurs don’t get the satisfaction of a salary for the first couple of years, even if their startup is well funded by investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2013

They skip from one to the next, providing expert guidance and money, getting their satisfaction (and reward) from the best of the best. With the current low capital requirements for smartphone and Internet apps, and high market volatility, it makes sense to spread the risk around as much as possible.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2010

Ask a mentor for support. Choose a friend or mentor (not your spouse) whom you trust to tell you the truth, and ask for help. Focus on identifying strengths, and capitalizing on them. Yet I still find this to be one of the most common drags on startup productivity, as well as employee satisfaction. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

In reality, business success and satisfaction is about doing the right things at the right time, which requires leadership and coaching. The focus of coaching should be to capitalize and extend their strengths, not manage their weaknesses. But coaching doesn’t always work the way you expect.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2017

Based on my current role as a mentor to entrepreneurs, I will paraphrase and recommend Whiddon’s top techniques in business terms: Build an image of likability and rapport. As an example, early businesses that were willing to publish their commitment to “customer satisfaction or your money back” became influencers.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 20, 2013

There will be similar startups doing exactly the same thing and some may have more capital at hand. Such an approach will increase overall satisfaction of your startup team as you empower these leaders with the influence to affect the bottom line. Ideas are a dime a dozen. 3) Adapting to Every Situation. 7) Learn From the Best.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2018

This may seem counter-intuitive to many managers who fear losing their best employees, since managers never seem to have time to focus on recruiting and mentoring new talent. This is another aspect of capitalizing on strengths and satisfaction. Actively seek new opportunities for good employees.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Dini, tied together several threads I have often seen in my own experience of mentoring and helping aspiring entrepreneurs. They love the continuous hunt, for investment capital, resources, talent, and new markets. Farmers have a narrower view of what is required, to optimize quality production, customer satisfaction, or close a sale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2017

They skip from one to the next, providing expert guidance and money, getting their satisfaction (and reward) from the best of the best. With the current low capital requirements for smartphone and Internet apps, and high market volatility, it makes sense to spread the risk around as much as possible.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2022

According to a classic Gallup survey , job satisfaction for employees has reached an all-time low. As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m often asked what it takes to get satisfaction from this lifestyle. Learn new skills that will make you an expert in that domain, and both satisfaction and wealth will follow.

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