Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. Companies were getting funded more easily and many more companies were actually being created.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

It's hard to get that kind of rapid feedback, guidance, coaching, and mentoring in such a short period of time elsewhere. What stage should those startups be at--do they need to have customers or funding, or just an idea? The program is an accelerator, but not necessarily an incubator. Omkar Kulkarni: Good question.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

It's hard to get that kind of rapid feedback, guidance, coaching, and mentoring in such a short period of time elsewhere. What stage should those startups be at--do they need to have customers or funding, or just an idea? The program is an accelerator, but not necessarily an incubator. Omkar Kulkarni: Good question.

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Mentor Startup Coach Ideas 100

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Our focus is on helping entrepreneurs build businesses that focus on social and environmental challenges. We have a Startup Studio and Early Stage Investment Fund. After 20+ years of building my own businesses from scratch, I finally figured out that I love helping entrepreneurs build their businesses! In a big way!

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2013

Today’s announcement will go a long way to help us foster innovation and help entrepreneurs create wearable technologies that will define a new era in tech.”. Entrepreneurs will also be able to communicate with the Bloggerati and showcase their products to the world. Comprehensive App Directory. Over 100 Applications.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I had an enjoyable conversation this morning with a young team straight out of college this morning and they were calling to ask advice on how to approach fund raising (angels vs. VCs, how to select a VC, etc.) VCs should be more of a coach than proscriptively telling you what to do. I think of VCs as coaches.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Plug and Play San Diego, established in 2013 as a satellite of the Sunnyvale, CA-based incubator, has funneled 15 local startups through the Silicon Valley program after providing some coaching and other services in San Diego. As entrepreneurs, “Most of us have a diamond in the rough, and you polish it by talking with others.”.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Richard White, author of The Entrepreneur’s Manual , surveyed a number of venture capitalists, asking them to identify the characteristics of successful, serial entrepreneurs. In fact, several of the venture capitalists pointed out that successful entrepreneurs often have to be encouraged to spend more aggressively.

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Startup Pricing Entrepreneur Email 221

Steve Reich

AUGUST 24, 2012

I was lucky enough to be at LaunchPad LA last night to hear Dustin Dolginow from Atlas Ventures/ AngelList.co coach the incoming class on how best to use AngelList to fund their companies. Then Dustin shifted to “crowdfunding SEO” — how to get discovered, understood, and funded on AngelList.

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SEO Tips Coach Class 45

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Lisa is an a skilled public speaking coach. Mike will be using a desk at Make It Work to incubate his new company. We will collaborate on ideas and projects and we created the Superfriends together, a group of local entrepreneurs that will gather to share ideas and help each other grow personally and professionally.

Social Network 180

Social Network Networking Yahoo Social Media 180

Steve Reich

AUGUST 9, 2012

At a recent accelerator event on the West Side, a friendly young founder told me that he had been coached by his mentor not to talk to Angel groups. The Angel funding process can be arduous. The entrepreneurs in startups are trained to go fast and run lean. As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasn’t.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Lisa is a skilled public speaking coach. Mike will be using a desk at Make It Work to incubate his new company. 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. We will collaborate on ideas and projects.

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Social Network Networking Social Media Yahoo 196

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The challenge is when and how to make the switch to the entrepreneur lifestyle. As a mentor to young aspiring entrepreneurs , I often get asked for tips on a strategy to get started. Check out local sources for coaching and assistance. Assess potential for funding or bootstrapping.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 24, 2014

Often I see executive summaries from entrepreneurs who have never managed any form of business, or even managed employees in their past life, and who don’t know the first thing about business formation and managing for growth. I used to tell them to find a partner with knowledge in business creation and management.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

.&# Surprisinly, this strategy works well with many entrepreneurs. It’s as though we forgot the management mantra of the 90′s about “core competencies&# or the most common VC advice to entrepreneurs: Focus. I doubt this will end well for those VCs or for the entrepreneurs they backed. Funny, that.

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