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10 Keys to Remaining Cool And Calm Despite Pressures

Startup Professionals Musings

With some coaching and mentoring from other leaders, I was able to do it myself, so I know you can do it too, by committing to the following strategies: Train yourself to always look for positives, not negatives. Of course, most professionals are optimistic, so they tend to over-commit and underestimate work requirements.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

Seed investors are aplenty and of course they need downstream money to fuel their early-stage bets. And there’s conferences. Oh, the conferences. Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!,

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6 Tips to Boost Workforce Engagement and Motivation

Startup Professionals Musings

I loved it when my boss gave me the additional responsibility of mentoring others in solving tough problems. Of course, keeping up with the technology on tools is a never-ending task, and it costs money. Many companies also promote local mentoring and coaching opportunities. Focus on role enrichment, not more work.

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7 Business Lessons You Can Learn From A 7-Year-Old

Startup Professionals Musings

You may think you need more entrepreneurial courses in school, or more advanced degrees, but in my experience it’s more of a mindset, some good coaching, and learning by doing that separates the winners from the losers. Network conference. You learn as much as a coach as the student. It’s a win-win opportunity.

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Plug and Play San Diego Finds Home in New Downtown Works Space

Xconomy

Plug and Play San Diego, established in 2013 as a satellite of the Sunnyvale, CA-based incubator, has funneled 15 local startups through the Silicon Valley program after providing some coaching and other services in San Diego. It’s a place where we’re going to put 250 like-minded people, where I can mentor him, you can mentor me,” Cohen said.

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As Populist as it May Feel, 98% of VCs Aren’t Dumb

Both Sides of the Table

And Coach Campbell. I’ve heard directly from top executives that Jeff Bezos (in my opinion the most talented person in the tech industry) has received his fair share of VC coaching in the early years. And hard for me to imagine the Fred Wilson and Albert Wenger weren’t instrumental mentors to David.

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Female Founders and CEOs | Valerie Brennan of Three Day Rule

Tech Zulu Event

We started seeing a demand for what we were doing and from there began throwing singles parties, doing match making, and date coaching. Useable of course, but it doesn’t have to be perfect.” One woman’s success is another woman’s success – help, mentor, guide them, etc. Listen to your customers.

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