InfoChachkie

JUNE 16, 2016

Entrepreneurs create their own jobs, why shouldn’t they also create their own degrees? As described in Should Millennial Entrepreneurs Skip College? most young entrepreneurs benefit greatly from the college experience. Like a sheepeople, I dutifully signed up for the required classes. Custom Wharton Degree.

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Entrepreneur Class Course Writing 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The successful entrepreneurs I have met and worked with over the years all seem to share that passion for learning, and they see rapid market change not as a problem, but as an opportunity for them to move ahead of the crowd in changing the world. Successful entrepreneurs love to share, but they respond better to pull rather than push.

Startup 142

Startup Case Study Course Entrepreneur 142

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2021

These resources are definitely not limited to students, since every university seeks out and needs the real world exposure and experience of entrepreneurs who already are active in the real world marketplace. Take advantage of the tech classes, labs, equipment, and graduate students looking for real world problems to research.

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Incubator Mentor Class Resource 172

Berkonomics

JANUARY 7, 2021

Think of startups and early stage businesses whose entrepreneurs you know. We should think of the creation and growth of a high valued company as the sum of three parts, with three distinct classes of participants helping to make real value out of a raw start-up. One: The entrepreneur. Two: Co-management.

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Startup Equity Statistics Entrepreneur 240

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone. Access to entrepreneurs-in-residence, business mentors.

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Class Startup Resource Mentor 124

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

If this is your first foray into the entrepreneurial arena, with no track record in business or technology, your best and perhaps only supporters will be that class of investors known in the trade as friends, family and fools (FFF). Thus the best entrepreneur strategy for funding is to build solutions, not technology. Marty Zwilling

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Resource Ideas Funding Research 102

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Most classes in college focus on a narrow area of interest, which just teach students to focus on problems through one lens. You need to be able to figure out what not to do, and how to not do it, by organizing and prioritizing, and still impress your boss with your thoroughness. Root-Cause Problem Analysis. Job Hunting Basics.

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Class Course Writing Slides 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2014

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the best entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. On the average, the entrepreneurs I know are living on Ramen noodles. I’m not talking about academic classes, because at best these only teach you how to learn. Read entrepreneur stories. It won’t happen.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 102

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

A traffic jam of expensive cars lined up to pull into the packed parking lot of MuckerLab for its second graduating class demo day. Tech Coast Angel investor Dale Okuno came out because he believes that MuckerLab attracts better talent because they keep their class size small and focused. And build great business they have.

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Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Yet in my experience on both sides of this equation, I find that many aspiring entrepreneurs focus only on the best idea , assuming that it will attract the right investors. Investors love entrepreneurs who come across as constantly on the lookout for new ideas, and able to grasp the larger implications for market change.

Ideas 140

Ideas Entrepreneur Equity Resource 140

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2017

Thus I believe that business leaders and entrepreneurs need to focus first on people leadership, rather than process leadership. 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.

Entrepreneur 78

Entrepreneur Coach Organization Mentor 78

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone. Access to entrepreneurs-in-residence, business mentors.

Entrepreneur 55

Entrepreneur Capital Class Startup 55

Xconomy

AUGUST 7, 2019

Entrepreneurs who are accepted into the next 20-week accelerator program run by SD Sports Innovators will get the opportunity to learn from senior Qualcomm employees as they work to better their businesses. The partnership is intended to boost tech companies and companies founded by women in the.

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San Diego Class Mentor Activity 76

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2022

Thus I believe that business leaders and entrepreneurs need to focus first on people leadership, rather than process leadership. 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 Diamond and Christopher Harding.

Coach 128

Coach Organization Mentor Startup 128

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Equally, I encouraged entrepreneurs to spend time getting to know their future VCs early because getting a feel for your chemistry is far more important than how the VC is ranked in some survey. Equally, I encouraged entrepreneurs to thoroughly reference check their VCs – you’ll learn much more from this than anything else.

Entrepreneur 330

Entrepreneur Marketing Venture Capital Hulu 330

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the best entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. On the average, the entrepreneurs I know are living on Ramen noodles. I’m not talking about academic classes, because at best these only teach you how to learn. Read entrepreneur stories. It won’t happen.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 93

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

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. Most companies do not have the infrastructure to build and support an enterprise-class portal.

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SaaS Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction 100

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Community Organizer Saul Alinsky categorized people into three classes; (i) the Haves, (ii) the Have A Little, Want Mores and, the (iii) Have Nots. Your opinion of entrepreneurs is likely rooted in your understanding (or lack thereof) of the source of wealth. Mr. Alinsky preached that wealth was relatively static.

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Entrepreneur Class Los Angeles Organization 173

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2019

The successful entrepreneurs I have met and worked with over the years all seem to share that passion for learning, and they see rapid market change not as a problem, but as an opportunity for them to move ahead of the crowd in changing the world. Successful entrepreneurs love to share, but they respond better to pull rather than push.

Tips 122

Tips Startup Case Study Course 122

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

However, most often, these funds are solicited by a well-meaning entrepreneur from investors who are not qualified as accredited investors under the law (currently requiring a proved income of $200,000 a year or $1 million in net worth for an individual investor). Dave’s book and ebook on raising money available on Amazon.com.

Venture Capital 266

Venture Capital Class Invest Equity 266

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

If this is your first foray into the entrepreneurial arena, with no track record in business or technology, your best and perhaps only supporters will be that class of investors known in the trade as friends, family and fools (FFF). Thus the best entrepreneur strategy for funding is to build solutions, not technology.

Help 165

Help Research Startup Funding 165

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In my view as a long-time business advisor, this problem is driving a new entrepreneur age, with the lure of doing what you love, and loving what you do. The goal must be to eliminate organization silos, flatten hierarchies, and empower employees within projects. Show leadership, transparency, and empathy.

Coach 132

Coach Satisfaction Startup Organization 132

Tech.Co

MAY 18, 2017

This is evident from the fact that they are owned and run by EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year award finalists in the Greater Los Angeles area. Direct Relief is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that provides medical assistance to people around the world who have been affected by poverty, natural disasters, and civil unrest.

Los Angeles 220

Los Angeles Angel Startup Outsource Development 220

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Do they bet on the entrepreneur (jockey) or the business idea and plan (the horse)? If you are looking for money, this question will certainly come up in one form or another when you approach professional or organized angel or VC investors. Concentrate on a world class team. This is serious stuff. A more complex answer.

Venture Capital 120

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Ideas Summary 120

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Do they bet on the entrepreneur (jockey) or the business idea and plan (the horse)? If you are looking for money, this question will certainly come up in one form or another when you approach professional or organized angel or VC investors. Concentrate on a world class team. This is serious stuff. A more complex answer.

Venture Capital 120

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Ideas Summary 120

InfoChachkie

APRIL 16, 2012

Steve is also a Stanford Professor and noted marketing entrepreneur. Eric (Ries) was a student in one of the very earliest customer development classes at Berkley. Four Steps was essentially my class notes. Large companies write business plans, why of course, that’s the organizing document for a startup.

Startup 229

Startup Class Press Custom Development 229

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Community Organizer Saul Alinsky categorized people into three classes; (i) the Haves, (ii) the Have A Little, Want Mores and, the (iii) Have Nots. Your opinion of entrepreneurs is likely rooted in your understanding (or lack thereof) of the source of wealth. Mr. Alinsky preached that wealth was relatively static.

Entrepreneur 190

Entrepreneur Los Angeles Demand Organization 190

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Johansen knows this space, as a distinguished fellow at the Institute for the Future in Silicon Valley, and Ronn is a serial entrepreneur and managing director of Innovation Portfolio Partners in Palo Alto. FabLab s is an example of a new class of facilities for entrepreneurs to start experimenting early.

IBM 131

IBM IBM Startup Examples 131

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Yet as a business advisor I am convinced that making the jump from a startup to a the next unicorn takes a different mindset, and actions most entrepreneurs are reluctant to face. Bring in an experienced Board and world-class leaders. In fact, it’s highly unlikely that you as the Founder will survive.

Startup 151

Startup Course Sales Entrepreneur 151

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2012

These resources are definitely not limited to students, since every university seeks out and needs the real world exposure and experience of entrepreneurs who already are active in the real world marketplace. Take advantage of the tech classes, labs, equipment, and graduate students looking for real world problems to research.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Incubator Mentor Research 92

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2013

By the time many big-company executives are ready to go out on their own as an entrepreneur, they have forgotten what it’s like to fly in coach class, buy their own health insurance, or having to deal with running out of money. The result is a startup with an exorbitant burn rate, and a very unhappy entrepreneur. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 95

Entrepreneur Startup Training Course 95

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2010

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the best entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. On the average, the entrepreneurs I know are broke. I’m not talking about academic classes, because at best these only teach you how to learn. Read entrepreneur stories. It won’t happen. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 96

Berkonomics

MAY 27, 2021

This could happen when a board votes to take in new money at terms that would be unfavorable to the class of investor represented by the board member. Many entrepreneurs would rather not have to answer to a board, and resist creating an entity that could have the power to check management actions, and even to fire the CEO in extreme cases.

Resource 156

Resource Acquisition Class Help 156

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

Hint: He was an entrepreneur. The same is true of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is so highly valued in the Western World that some people try to convince themselves that they are an entrepreneur, when in fact they would be better off at a Big Dumb Company (“BDC”). Entrepreneur Does Not Equal Inventor.

Entrepreneur 153

Entrepreneur Ideas Writing Startup 153

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

As I thought about the characteristics that comprise a great program, I identified five criteria that a prospective entrepreneurial student can use to evaluate the efficacy of a collegiate entrepreneur curriculum. Practitioners, Not Professors – classes should be taught by people who have fought hand-to-hand combat in the startup trenches.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Class Patents 100

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Want to be an entrepreneur? In addition, Entrepreneur Magazine recently included UCSB in its Top 50 Schools For VC Backed Entrepreneurs at number 37. Organic Academia. The TMP began in the late 1990''s as a single class inside the Engineering College. A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes.

Santa Barbara 258

Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Is there a market for your class of product at all? Market risk is constant and should be of greatest concern to any executive or entrepreneur. Totally controllable within your organization, the quality and durability of your finished product should be at the top of someone’s job description. First, there is market risk.

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Competition Marketing Class Product 156