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7 Reasons Why Every Business Leader Needs A Mentor

Startup Professionals Musings

After working many years in business, both in large companies as well as startups, I’ve realized that you can learn more from peers and mentors than from any formal education program. Best of all, I find mentoring to be fun and fulfilling for both the giver and the receiver. Mentoring works best one-on-one and person-to-person.

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Startup Mentors

SoCal CTO

Do you have any suggestions for how to find a good mentor? Great question and I believe that just like finding a Technical Advisor for your startup is critical, finding a good mentor is critical. These are not mutually exclusive and good mentors and advisors get into both. Have they worked in similar kinds of situations?

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SoCalBio Innovation Catalyst Program (May 3rd, 2019)

SoCal Tech Calendar

During this meeting, emerging companies will make presentations to the SoCalBio Company Screening and Mentoring Committee. This meeting is one of numerous company screening sessions organized by the Southern California Biomedical Council (SoCalBio) in preparation for the 21st Annual SoCalBio Conference to be held on September.

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6th International System-on-System (SoC) Conference

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, November 6, 2008 -- The 6th International System-on-System (SoC) Conference, Exhibit and Workshops, November 5 and 6, 2008. The Most Informative, Targeted, Conveniently Located, and Affordably Priced SoC, ASIC, FPGA, and Foundry Technology Conference of the Year! Radisson Hotel Newport Beach.

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6th International System-on-System (SoC) Conference

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 -- The 6th International System-on-System (SoC) Conference, Exhibit and Workshops, November 5 and 6, 2008. The Most Informative, Targeted, Conveniently Located, and Affordably Priced SoC, ASIC, FPGA, and Foundry Technology Conference of the Year! Radisson Hotel Newport Beach.

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5 Unfair Advantages To Help You Succeed In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the things I’ve learned over my years as a business mentor and investor is that life isn’t fair when it comes to succeeding in business. Use friends and mentors with extensive experience to gauge both. The key is to keep learning, from mentors, books, and online. The more you have, the greater your potential.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. In a market doing this it becomes very hard to do otherwise.