Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 6, 2021
Utilize outside expertise and mentoring. No matter how much energy, experience, and passion you have, there is always more you can learn from an Advisory Board of external experts or a mentor. Track competition to stay ahead of copycats. Track competition to stay ahead of copycats.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 24, 2023
We all face pressure in our lives, but there’s nothing like that of an entrepreneur facing customer crises and the competitive challenges of a new business. Don’t believe the myth that all you have to do to get rich is bring up an e-commerce website, and the money rolls in while you sleep.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 21, 2021
Nothing says you are serious about a business like handing out professional business cards at local events and Chamber of Commerce meetings. It will definitely show off your energy and vision, and will make you a more competitive candidate for any role. You don’t even need an investor. Get business cards made.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 15, 2014
Of course this can be done and of course I am a big proponent of the rise of startup centers across the country as the Internet has moved from the “infrastructure phase” to the “application phase” dominated by the three C’s: content, communications and commerce. Local mentors matter. Local capital matters.
Tech Zulu Event
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
The second annual USC Silicon Beach event, hosted by the four professional schools at USC, featured a pitch competition and a conference filled with informational panels and interviews. Startup Pitch Competition. I tried to treat it as a learning experience and refined my pitch for this competition.”.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Unfortunately, too many of the technical entrepreneurs I mentor and advise are focused on their technology, and assume that the value will be self-evident to customers. Tech may be the tool, but hospitality – making life a little easier, more comfortable, and more enjoyable for your customer, is the winning focus.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 25, 2015
Nothing says you are serious about a business like handing out professional business cards at local events and Chamber of Commerce meetings. It will definitely show off your energy and vision, and will make you a more competitive candidate for any role. You don’t even need an investor. Get business cards made.
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