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Reflections on 2020: Brian Mac Mahon, Expert Dojo

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Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. Brian Mac Mahon is a serial entrepreneur and investor and has owned companies in over 35 countries. We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks.

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

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Mark noted that even if an entrepreneur does not become a master developer, by simply understanding the software development process, they will be a more effective startup leader. This frugality was evidenced by the fact that everyone at Microsoft, even Gates, flew coach until well into the late 1990s.

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5 Keys To Effective Entrepreneurial Team Mentoring

Startup Professionals Musings

The time limit has more to do with setting an expectation that the meeting is not for solving the problem, but coaching on the parameters and the approach. I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. business entrepreneur mentoring startup team'

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10 Reasons To Start A Company In An Economic Downturn

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There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. As noted in Now Is Never Too Early , successful entrepreneurs are not inclined to wait.

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Sensitive Payments in the International Arena

Startup Professionals Musings

These efforts proved to be a major distraction from our main objective, namely sales and service of our high tech products. He resides on the West Coast, and has long helped entrepreneurs there, as well as providing turn-around assistance as interim CEO, and International coaching.

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Don’t Pay Bribes to Get International Expansion

Startup Professionals Musings

These efforts proved to be a major distraction from our main objective, namely sales and service of our high tech products. He resides on the West Coast, and has long helped entrepreneurs there, as well as providing turn-around assistance as interim CEO, and International coaching. However, in reality the U.S.

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Let Five-Minute Mentoring Scale Your Productivity

Startup Professionals Musings

The time limit has more to do with setting an expectation that the meeting is not for solving the problem, but coaching on the parameters and the approach. I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles.

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