Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2013

All universities love and need to get help from people in the “real world” for coaching and judging activities in their Entrepreneurship and MBA programs. Attend an investment conference. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors.

Networking 100

Networking Entrepreneur Social Network Activity 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

All universities love and need to get help from people in the “real world” for coaching and judging activities in their Entrepreneurship and MBA programs. Attend an investment conference. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors.

Networking 97

Networking Startup Activity Entrepreneur 97

Berkonomics

JANUARY 17, 2011

Email readers continue here.] I asked for a few minutes to confer with my associate. There are few good rules for conduct in these instances, other than honesty in pointing out the problems, and doing everything possible to preserve the individual’s dignity. Now that’s an act of desperation or defiance rare, perhaps unique.

Training 136

Training Sales Course IBM 136

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

All universities love and need to get help from people in the “real world” for coaching and judging activities in their Entrepreneurship and MBA programs. Attend an investment conference. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors.

Networking 90

Networking Entrepreneur Social Network Activity 90

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

I’ve spent hours this week reading about the firing of the head coach and personnel manager of the football team I support – The Philadelphia Eagles. His name was Chip Kelly and he came off of a very successful stint as the coach of the collegiate Oregon Ducks. This is something I try to coach against.

Startup 150

Startup Coach Course Invest 150

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2019

In fact, it does take time, but in my view brings far more value than many of the things you might otherwise be doing, including expensive advertising, extensive networking, or email blasts. Key value elements of a good book include the following: Publishing a book defines you as an influencer and authority.

Writing 19

Writing Technical Review Entrepreneur Advertising 19

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

We get a lot more emails from women entrepreneurs who say they are a high net worth in their community and we should come and help boost the number of angel investors in their companies. In addition to coaching and mentoring, I want to put them in the game of investing into startups. I am half-Italian, half-Columbian.

Mentor 84

Mentor Invest Entrepreneur Startup 84

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2016

All universities love and need to get help from people in the “real world” for coaching and judging activities in their Entrepreneurship and MBA programs. Attend an investment conference. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors.

Networking 63

Networking Social Network Activity Entrepreneur 63

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Yet, according to statistics from the Small Business Association (SBA), over half of new businesses offer something else - personal professional services, including consulting, business coaching, and advisory services. They match individual customer preferences, whether it be voice, email, texting, or social media, to close deals.

Social Media 56

Social Media Pricing Technical Review Demand 56

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

I hired a sales coach named Kai Krickle who helped me figure out how to close more deals. I tried it, it worked incredibly well and meeting with people (in person, in a web conference or on the phone) is ALWAYS better for you to understand their buyer needs and them to better understand you. I’d be grateful if you could prioritize it.

Funding 336

Funding Venture Capital Startup Email 336

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

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. The best VCs I know take 11pm conference calls. Many don’t return my emails on time. ” Fair enough.

Venture Capital 374

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Invest Funding 374

Berkonomics

APRIL 19, 2018

Email readers, continue here…] Early in the rapid growth phase of my computer software company, I hired an excellent, IBM-trained vice president of sales to further growth and begin our international expansion. I asked for a few minutes to confer with my associate, the industrial psychologist.

Training 226

Training Course Sales IBM 226

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 24, 2012

These are not networking events, summits or conferences where people exchange business cards, or meet-ups where we create opportunities to make contacts that further our careers. In addition, we are also pretty flexible – so if the price is still to high for you, feel free to shoot us an email and we can figure something out.

Pricing 86

Pricing Coach Email Startup 86

Berkonomics

MARCH 13, 2025

A personal story illustrates the point too well [Email readers, continue here…] Early in the rapid growth phase of my computer software company, I hired an excellent, IBM-trained vice president of sales to further growth and begin our international expansion. Now thats an act of desperation or defiance rare, perhaps unique.

Training 156

Training Course Sales IBM 156