Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

One of the simplest questions I get from aspiring entrepreneurs, and ironically one of the hardest, is “How do I start?” They just aren’t prepared for the life they want, and are really asking me how to learn to be an entrepreneur. Help entrepreneurs with constant learning. Utilize business content curators and coaches.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2019

Great entrepreneurs are not just idea people and then managers, they are extraordinary leaders. Yet beyond a list of noble attributes, like vision, courage, and integrity, it’s hard for them to define what separates an ordinary entrepreneur or manager from an extraordinary leader.

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JUNE 19, 2019

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2014

Many entrepreneurs fantasize about days longer than 24 hours, convinced that their new venture could change the world, if they just had more time. However, this topic is particularly critical to entrepreneurs, who struggle with challenges and crises every day that they didn’t anticipate. Learn to say ‘no’. Marty Zwilling.

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MAY 30, 2019

Richards--a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in a number of technology companies here, including NTI Group (sold to Blackboard), Internships.com, MP3.com, Essentially, we've taken a portion of our outplacement content, and put it on the front end, and saidthis is complimentary for you. What is CareerArc?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2016

One of the simplest questions I get from aspiring entrepreneurs, and ironically one of the hardest, is “How do I start?” They just aren’t prepared for the life they want, and are really asking me how to learn to be an entrepreneur. Help entrepreneurs with constant learning. Utilize business content curators and coaches.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2015

Great entrepreneurs are not just idea people and then managers, they are extraordinary leaders. Yet beyond a list of noble attributes, like vision, courage, and integrity, it’s hard for them to define what separates an ordinary entrepreneur or manager from an extraordinary leader.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2017

Great entrepreneurs are not just idea people and then managers, they are extraordinary leaders. Yet beyond a list of noble attributes, like vision, courage, and integrity, it’s hard for them to define what separates an ordinary entrepreneur or manager from an extraordinary leader.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

The dictionary definition of a mentor is “an experienced and trusted advisor,” or “leader, tutor or coach.” The job of entrepreneur is tough enough without a critic on your team, second-guessing your every move. Mentors play important roles in the careers of most successful entrepreneurs. Long-term relationship potential.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2020

We hired more people, have more programming, expanded into more countries, produce better content, speak in more places and are generally more visible. Brian Mac Mahon is a serial entrepreneur and investor and has owned companies in over 35 countries. The result of this was that I lost less than I might have if I was less prudent.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

“The Disney Accelerator has provided The Walt Disney Company incredible opportunities to connect with and be inspired by many talented entrepreneurs from all over the world,” said Michael Abrams, Senior Vice President, Innovation, The Walt Disney Company. Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio. Epic Games. Savioke.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2018

One of the simplest questions I get from aspiring entrepreneurs, and ironically one of the hardest, is “How do I start?” They just aren’t prepared for the life they want, and are really asking me how to learn to be an entrepreneur. Help entrepreneurs with constant learning. Utilize business content curators and coaches.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

Working with early-stage teams : coaching, mentoring, setting strategy, rolling up sleeves: 9/10. “I think the best VCs help drive exits alongside their entrepreneurs. I divided success into the phases of venture capital and 18 months into writing my first check here was my view (details on each in the link above).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2015

Every entrepreneur realizes that building a great team is critical to the success of his or her startup, but many don’t realize that it takes more than multiple qualified employees to make an effective team. It also means coaching and challenging peers on the team on behavior leading to dysfunction, even when it means risking a friendship.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

The new war for platforms has mostly been waged by Andreessen Horowitz who have raised astounding amounts of capital and therefore had the fees to put into providing more services for entrepreneurs. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like.

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2010

One of the more successful serial entrepreneurs here in Southern California has been Robin D. What content are they licensing? The career centers at the elite schools are paying anywhere from $3,000 to $15,000 to license content to redistribute to seniors looking for jobs. com, and managing director at Tickets.com.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Many entrepreneurs fantasize about days longer than 24 hours, convinced that their new venture could change the world, if they just had more time. It’s usually more efficient and effective to have a trusted team member make the last pass to save your time, and possibly add content and details that you overlooked. Learn to say ‘no’.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2017

She speaks from years of experience coaching entrepreneurs and executives on the magic of a story. When crafting business stories in today’s environments, you need proof from authoritative sources, and content to arouse the emotion and support of a specific audience. Persuade with data from third-parties, rather than passion.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

As a content management system we had lots of write activities and went with Postgres. It can be harder and take more time to coach your VP Marketing to get his staff doing what you think is right than just telling them yourself. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Skipping is insidious. Don’t skip.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2012

He saw the power of user generated content, and the power of building a passionate community online, which certainly led to a good thing with Yahoo. Certainly, that's there for the parents and coaches, but to get the kids, it also needs to be fun, which is what youth sports is all about. How did WePlay come about?

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socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2017

Diamond Bar-based LifeRay (www.liferay.com) is a company that not too many people have heard of, but which is used to run the websites for such well known organizations like Toyota, T-Mobile, Coach, Fujitsu, Allianz, and Sesame Street. Bryan Cheung: What we're specifically doing, is a product called the LifeRay digital experience platform.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

This second annual fest brings together technology leaders, startup CEOs, investors, Hollywood studio executives, entrepreneurs, developers, students and more to celebrate LA’s dynamic technology industries with panels, workshops, hackathon, mixers, and a start-up showcase spotlighting 40 local startups. June 20 – 21).

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2010

The dictionary definition of a mentor is “an experienced and trusted advisor,” or “leader, tutor or coach.” The job of entrepreneur is tough enough without a critic on your team, second-guessing your every move. Mentors play important roles in the careers of most successful entrepreneurs. Long-term relationship potential.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Jon Sperry – a highly respected dialect coach who has worked with Harvey Keitel, Sofia Vergara, and Russell Crowe – taught a Stage 32 class that was attended by members from over 40 different countries. In the past year alone the company has amassed over 1k hours of educational content and generated over $1 million.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2018

Here are some specific actions I now recommend to every entrepreneur, and to every senior executive, to get top performance from every member of their team: Clearly and iteratively communicate team goals and objectives. Define and document role content and standards for performance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2019

What every entrepreneur needs more than anything else, after they have built an innovative new product or service, is visibility, credibility, and trust by customers, potential employees, and future business partners. If you use a publisher, they may add more visibility with press releases and book-signing events.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Like me, he was a dad, has three kids, and was a Lego Robotics coach for 7 years. We want to increase your comfort level, so that you see technology as a tool, not just something you consume content from. That kind of user generated content is super exciting for us, and opens up a whole new world of creativity.

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

before which is second-time entrepreneurs. Report Content February 27, 2010 at 11:05am by Antone Johnson Great interview. of Internet entrepreneurs following up on the successes of the first generation (Overture, etc.). So, we have been very successful in the area of innovating business models. What is happening in L.A.

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

More recently, we licensed our platform to leadership guru Marshall Goldsmith, so that he could transform his $200,000 coaching engagements into a virtual program, so that a much wider audience could benefit from Marshall's process and work. Speaking of other site, how does this play into a world where there is so much free content out there?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I like to boil down the overwhelming majority of what we do on the web to just three primary activities, which I call the three C’s: Content, Commerce & Communications. Maker Studios, the largest producer of online short-form videos (content) recently sold to Disney for nearly $1 billion. All great communication companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

If you have or are thinking about a business in the video space you’ll enjoy hearing from Gregg but even more broadly this is a great conversation for entrepreneurs, investors or industry analysts. All viral adoption starts with one thing – great content. Advice, coaching, intros? Here’s the link.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. You’ll never make a great entrepreneur. So your journey to fund raising begins by strengthening your relationships with other entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2021

In that context, I remember the classic book, “ Leadership Material ,” by Diana Jones, containing a wealth of insights, compelling stories, and examples taken directly from her coaching sessions with current business leaders. E very act of communication now has two messages: a content message and a relationship message.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2017

In that context, I just finished a new book, “ Leadership Material ,” by Diana Jones, containing a wealth of insights, compelling stories, and examples taken directly from her coaching sessions with current business leaders. E very act of communication now has two messages: a content message and a relationship message.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

How many times have you heard or suspected that a certain entrepreneur was just lucky? Without fully discounting that random good things sometimes happen, I’m a firm believer that great entrepreneurs make their own luck. Helpers may be cheaper and quicker to find, but they cost you dearly in managing, coaching and error recovery.

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