Sketchy Names New Exec, Advisors
socalTECH
JULY 22, 2021
Los Angeles-based education technology startup Sketchy is ramping up its hiring efforts, saying today that it has added a number of new executives and advisors to the company.
Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio.
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A Few Kids Lead In Business, But Most Need Your Help
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 13, 2021
Here are a few facts from the National Council on Economic Education emphasizing the need for more business training, starting much earlier: More than 1 in 6 students in the USA do not have a baseline level of financial literacy. Nearly 1/4 of millennials spend more than they earn.
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Streamlining The Sports Recruiting Process with FieldLevel
socalTECH
APRIL 4, 2013
That''s what Los Angeles-based FieldLevel (www.fieldlevel.com) has been working on, making it easier for coaches to network and exchange information on athletes. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes. What is that process?
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6 Suggestions For How To Begin Your Startup Lifestyle
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 2, 2023
We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ).
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Stage 32: An Education Hub For Entertainment Industry Creatives
Tech.Co
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
by providing cutting-edge online education to a global population of people looking to make it in the ever-evolving entertainment industry. There’s a community feel even to our education. And the ability to bring education to the world has been our intention from day one.”. Educating the next generation of media talent.
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Fuel50: Helping Employees Figure Out Their Career Path, With Anne Fulton
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 2, 2017
com) � backed by local investors Rincon Venture Partners and Bonfire Ventures�is helping to solve that problem, with its career pathing software designed for helping employees at large enterprises figure out what's next. It helps you figure out what you can do in a business, what roles are available, what might be my future here.
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Achieve Greatness for Yourself, Become Far More Useful to Others
Eric Greenspan
APRIL 3, 2016
When I started coaching AYSO I was confused, often bewildered. Turns out also, AYSO has much better processes and education than I had expected. ” Then I started coaching Pony baseball. The administration that runs the league however is awesome, always friendly and helpful. But I loved coaching.
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6 Keys To Selecting The Right Business Future For You
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
I favor the more cautious approach, and would offer the following insights to help you make the right decisions: Join a startup or take a role in an existing business. Check out local sources for coaching and assistance. Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring.
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7 Tips To Raise Your Entrepreneur Instincts In School
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 9, 2021
Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities.
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6 Tips For Entrepreneurs To Lock In On The Right Road
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 6, 2020
We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ).
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10 Lessons On The Value Of Self-Promotion In Business
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 1, 2023
A recent Department of Education study shows that soft (interpersonal) skills have become more important for success than hard (technical) skills. Entrepreneurs need leadership, teamwork, listening, and coaching skills, which you can learn from advisors and networking with peers. Help them to realize your value.
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Turn the tables: What’s an angel look like?
Berkonomics
JUNE 26, 2014
But most often these angels are skilled at growing companies, calling on their past experience to evaluate and then help entrepreneurs in their early stages of growth. Are they interested in your industry either to be educated or to share their skills and experiences? Do you know any people in common?
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6 Key Steps To Transform Business Dreams Into Success
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 5, 2023
We all need help in achieving our objectives, whether it be mentoring, education, or resources. Identify and complete skill upgrades and education. Use self-study and coaching as required. Make sure the objectives are really yours, and not a restatement of what others think you should do.
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7 Excuses I Don’t Want To Hear For New Owner Failure
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 14, 2023
Yet if you already have some early adopters, that's a good indication that real marketing and education will likely bring your product or service mass acceptance. Acquiring business skills is not rocket science; they can be learned on the job, as well as supplemented by coaching from an experienced team and advisors.
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7 Tips On Advancing Your Career To Being A Great Boss
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Of course, the first requirement is to get the education and tools you need to feel confident that you are ready, and have the mindset to be a leader in every role. As satisfying as it is to feel you are helping others at your level or below, you will learn more from people with more role expertise and management experience.
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10 Tips On Selling Yourself As Well As Your Startup
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 5, 2020
A recent Department of Education study shows that soft (interpersonal) skills have become more important for success than hard (technical) skills. Entrepreneurs need leadership, teamwork, listening, and coaching skills, which you can learn from advisors and networking with peers. Help them to realize your value.
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10 Ways For New Ventures To Survive The Perfect Storm
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 25, 2022
That means they take action, reflect on outcomes, and gain insights that help them continuously improve. Everyone needs to personalize communication, warn others of big waves, and even break protocol to help others when required. Humor can help alleviate anxiety and mitigate conflict, providing time to solve the crisis.
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10 Steps To Second Stage Success For Your New Venture
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 30, 2022
Hire more help than helpers. In addition to fresh products, you need people smarter than you for real help, with the right combination of skills, experience, and passion to foster and manage new growth. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals.
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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
Operating experience (Helped run parts of CitySearch & UrbanSpoon, tons of product management experience, Board of Hatch Labs which helped spawn Tinder). Helped merge company with Seedling – on track to do $20 million combined revenue in 2015 – will now become Chairman). She is a coach and mentor to team members.
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7 Ways College Degrees Can Expedite Startup Success
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 28, 2018
Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities.
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Launchpad LA – More Details Revealed
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 18, 2010
Find the best and brightest next generation of entrepreneurs and help them to be more successful. Help these companies get funded and let them know that if they stayed in LA there was an ecosystem to support them. We will host “founder dating&# events to help the CEO’s gain access to technology talent and vice-versa.
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How To Prepare For The Entrepreneur Life You Want
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 12, 2015
We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ).
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Every Small Business Founder Needs An Advisor
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 12, 2014
Also dont confuse a business advisor with a business coach. An advisors aim is to teach you what to do and how, in specific situations, unlike a coach who helps you develop your generic skills for deciding what to do and how. The advisor helps the entrepreneur fill an experience gap, and a coach helps fill a skill gap.
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5 Ways To Make It Easier To Do What Matters At Work
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 21, 2021
Once you have learned, your top- priority task must be to educate others around you. In addition, he has often stated that his first priority is serving his employees and his extended business family, through coaching, mentoring, and effective communication. Lift: propagate your strength by teaching others.
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123 7 Tips For Aspiring Entrepreneurs Who Stay In School
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 15, 2016
Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities.
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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
And my company is hugely relevant to what they’re doing so having an advocate at senior levels there is certainly a help.” The first two years of the program focused on education & mentorship. This education will continue. ” We get feedback like this often. So What is Different for Class Three?
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Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 21, 2018
We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ).
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7 Face-Saving Quotes For Entrepreneurs Ready To Quit
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 18, 2020
Yet if you already have some early adopters, that's a good indication that real marketing and education will likely bring your product or service mass acceptance. Acquiring business skills is not rocket science; they can be learned on the job, as well as supplemented by coaching from an experienced team and advisors.
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How To Optimize Entrepreneurial Learning In School
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 15, 2014
Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities.
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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 5, 2010
I’m a huge supporter of his initiative to help end this practice. I suppose I should keep it to myself but I guess Jason will be helping to hype up all the companies anyways. ThereNow has build a platform (physical camera + software platform) to help remote coaches help improve teachers. Ambitious goals.
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254 8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 27, 2013
By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. VCs crave the ability to help portfolio companies.
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6 Ways To Start Learning For Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 15, 2016
We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ).
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58 The 18-month rule and a harrowing tale
Berkonomics
APRIL 19, 2018
I have an industrial psychology educational background but could not count upon myself to be completely objective here, of course.). An industrial psychologist helps (me) the CEO. I immediately called an industrial psychologist I knew, asking him to be at my side during the meeting to listen and interpret the mood of the meeting. (I
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226 10 Keys To Surviving From A Startup To An Enterprise
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
Hire more help than helpers. In addition to fresh products, you need people smarter than you for real help, with the right combination of skills, experience, and passion to foster and manage new growth. Leaders are needed to coach each salesperson, keep the team on message, and spur new growth and goals.
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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator
Tech.Co
JULY 12, 2017
This corporate partnership has proven well for these startups in helping them launch their products and services into another galaxy. “This year, more than ever, we are working with companies with the potential to help define the future of media and entertainment together with Disney.”
The Benefits of Top-Down Thinking & Why it is Critical to Entrepreneurs
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 13, 2010
He coached me that I had to start with the answers. That alone will help us solve the problems.&#. The book is expensive but for me personally this helped me enormously. our three options are: spend more time helping the channel sell, spend more time with customers bringing them into our channel partners or sell direct. -
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372 10 Reasons To Market Yourself More Than A Great Idea
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 22, 2018
A recent Department of Education study shows that soft (interpersonal) skills have become more important for success than hard (technical) skills. Entrepreneurs need leadership, teamwork, listening, and coaching skills, which you can learn from advisors and networking with peers. Help them to realize your value.
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59 13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth
Tech.Co
MAY 25, 2018
In 2006, a passion to help startups grew into Tech Cocktail , a company whose mission was to showcased burgeoning companies in bars around the country. Meet some of the amazing organizations that partner with the Startup of the Year program, and could be a valuable resource for you to help build your business.
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This Entrepreneur Fought America’s Toughest VCs… And Won
InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
It helped balance the forces between people trying to create value and create jobs and create companies and people trying to make money from those initiatives. Once The Funded was firmly established and effectively keeping venture capitalists (relatively) in check, Adeo turned his attention toward educating emerging entrepreneurs.
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10 Ways Self-Promotion Drives Entrepreneur Success
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 24, 2013
I just finished a book by Dan Schawbel, “ Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success ,” which will help you maximize these perceptions, and applies equally well entrepreneurs as well as professionals. Entrepreneurs need leadership, teamwork, listening, and coaching skills, which you can learn from advisors and networking with peers.
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109 Social Networks Don’t Automate Personal Contacts
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 20, 2011
Social networking can help, but a large list of online friends and followers is no substitute for a smaller list of personal and ongoing business relationships. As background, I attended several educational institutions both in the US and abroad. This provided me with a good education and numerous important contacts around the world.
5 Strategy Realities For Running Your Small Business
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
One solution here is to hire help rather than helpers. Helpers do only what you tell them, whereas true help comes from people who know more than you in their specific area, such as sales or finance. Find a coach who has a holistic view of all elements. You can delegate to them, and you learn from them over time.
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Interview with Jonathan Lehmann and James Chung, KarmaGoat
socalTECH
JUNE 13, 2011
Well, Los Angeles-based KarmaGoat (www.karmagoat.com) has figured out a way to help people get rid of those unwanted items they have--and provide those proceeds to charity. That gift of livestock can help families out of extreme poverty. Did the experience at Anderson help you with starting the company?
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