Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In my role as business advisor, I’m hearing more and more about workers who seem to be doing less and demanding more. They lead or follow, on demand rather than by command. Of course, you need to support this culture by providing continuous opportunities for training and industry updates, and coaching as well as feedback sessions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. How many customers will have any idea what this means to them? I like the guidance from marketing coach David Newman’s recent book “ Do It! entrepreneurs need to focus more on who they are marketing to and why.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

The hard part for entrepreneurs is figuring out what it takes to play. Here is just a sampling of the latest terminology and lingo that I gleaned from Dave, and from some additional research on the Internet, that I think every entrepreneur should know, who may be looking for funding now, or down the road: Micro-VCs. Lean startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

Every entrepreneur wants to hear “yes” during the fund-raising process but I would argue that being too risk averse and not pushing hard enough and be willing to hear a “no” is what holds back many people from “yes.” Possibly offend and entrepreneur leading to reputation risk amongst other entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2021

I continue to see stories of really young entrepreneurs, like this article , profiling 25 kids that made a million dollars before graduating from high school. There are already some good books out there for youth entrepreneurs, such as the classic one from my friends Adam and Matthew Toren, Kidpreneurs: Young Entrepreneurs with Big Ideas.

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Jason Nazar

APRIL 2, 2016

The following checklist is my comprehensive criteria for how to grade entrepreneurs. I, like many entrepreneurs, never followed directions that well. Balance “Coaching and Cheerleading” vs. “Doing and Directing” (via Bob Walters ). Focus on execution over ideas. Know when to set unrealistic goals. Sales / BD.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Their experience as executive coaches and entrepreneurs gives real credibility to their assessment of some new leadership approaches that are required in business today. Everyone needs to take the necessary action, despite their fears, to continuously explore new ideas. Benton and Kylie Wright-Ford.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2017

Aspiring entrepreneurs and new business owners often ask me for a secret formula for success, and they seem surprised when I tell them there isn’t one. In today’s rapidly changing world, there are no sure-fire winning ideas, and experiments within clearly defined parameters are the only way to gauge the potential of emerging opportunities.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. When Ethan was considering leaving Google we talked about it. The company was called Red Beacon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2017

Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. How many customers will have any idea what this means to them? I like the guidance from marketing coach David Newman’s classic book “ Do It! entrepreneurs need to focus more on who they are marketing to and why.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

VCs should be more of a coach than proscriptively telling you what to do. I’ve been involved with SaaS companies with VCs who don’t understand demand generation, lead qualification, sales coverage ratios, sales forecasting or frankly when deals should be inside sales vs. outside sales. I think of VCs as coaches.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2016

The bar is being raised, so every entrepreneur needs new initiatives just to stay in the ballgame. Here are some key ideas to get you started: It all starts with the right people on your team. Some entrepreneurs are so focused on their technology, they assume their customers think the same way.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Their experience as executive coaches and entrepreneurs gives real credibility to their assessment of some new leadership approaches that are required in business today. Everyone needs to take the necessary action, despite their fears, to continuously explore new ideas. Benton and Kylie Wright-Ford.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

It all came back to this idea of on-boarding. Some entrepreneurs might be surprised you didn't want to sit on a beach in Bali for the rest of your life�talk more about that? I got super, super fortunate that early in my career, I was living with an entrepreneur, Randy Saaf, who was running a company called MediaDefender.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2013

Yet I see many entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. How many customers will have any idea what this means to them? I found some help from marketing coach David Newman’s new book “ Do It! entrepreneurs need to focus more on who they are marketing to and why. They will call you back.

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2010

One of the more successful serial entrepreneurs here in Southern California has been Robin D. There's a gigantic need for the demand side of the marketplace. Those include how-to on resumes, aptitude tests, videos, coaching seminars, and more of that nature. Robin Richards: I'm looking for entrepreneurs who will not be denied.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2011

The good news is that he is all about helping early-stage startups, the hard part for entrepreneurs is figuring out what it takes to play. For a startup founder, this stage is when the “big idea” has become a passion for him, but he hasn’t written anything down yet. Early-stage startup. Every startup is early-stage to someone.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Lisa is a skilled public speaking coach. We will collaborate on ideas and projects. We created Superfriends, a group of local entrepreneurs that will gather to share ideas and help each other grow personally and professionally. I’m honored. Hoping for more projects with Marsha in the near future.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The idea is that in a meeting you need to quickly suss out what type of individual you are presenting to. Ever had a meeting with a CEO who was really short with you, demanded the answer quickly and was fidgety while you spoke? Most entrepreneurs are. I think the author was Peter Urs but I’m not 100% sure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

in sociology, and a coach and speaker on work issues and friendship. Even casual friends at work are more likely to understand your requests, be convinced of the value of your ideas, and more likely to work in concert with you on projects. entrepreneur friends Jan Yager startup workplace workship' ” by Jan Yager, who is a Ph.D.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Grant Hosford: I was working at Idealab, for Bill Gross, when I had the idea. Like me, he was a dad, has three kids, and was a Lego Robotics coach for 7 years. What that forces you to do is, one, we had to invent an icon-based programming language for kids, which uses animated characters and very clear iconography to present the ideas.

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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. The continued proliferation of media network and online distribution channels has increased demand for quality content.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2022

Many business professionals and entrepreneurs I know are quick to attribute success of a peer to luck, rather than any recognition of a unique strategy or personal attributes. Having an unlimited number of ideas is not a substitute. In my view, too many businesses fail, simply because founders give up too early.

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

A little bit Berkeley, but more Stanford to the point where three PhDs graduating from Stanford and a huge idea can get a $20 million check to swing for the fences and build a huge company. before which is second-time entrepreneurs. of Internet entrepreneurs following up on the successes of the first generation (Overture, etc.).

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2016

A single visionary entrepreneur almost always is the initial implementer of an innovative new venture, but that lone entrepreneur doesn’t have the bandwidth to grow the business alone. That’s a big transition, and many entrepreneurs never make it. People who demand perfection from themselves are rarely good leaders.

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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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