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 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. Learning doesn’t have to be all work.

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Startup Education Entrepreneur Tool 51

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. Media Partners.

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GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg was not the first to build a social media platform, so he had to find investors who believed in him. She speaks from years of experience coaching entrepreneurs and executives on the magic of a story. Don’t forget that investors invest in people, more than ideas.

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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. Determine where email and social media add value. will never be a valid entrepreneur excuse for any business partner, customer, or investor. Learn to say ‘no’.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Email Social Media 104

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

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. The book itself raises your visibility through media coverage.

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Writing Technical Review Entrepreneur Advertising 19

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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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. They’ve worked with a few small companies like Zynga, Playdom, GroupOn and TopSpin Media. Advice, coaching, intros?

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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 this age of social media and world-wide Internet, message delivery from business leaders needs to change, just like the message changes from leaders in your personal lives. E very act of communication now has two messages: a content message and a relationship message. With texting and email, syntax and punctuation are critical.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2017

In this age of social media and world-wide Internet, message delivery from business leaders needs to change, just like the message changes from leaders in your personal lives. E very act of communication now has two messages: a content message and a relationship message. With texting and email, syntax and punctuation are critical.

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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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