Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2021

The best entrepreneurs relish this role, while others struggle mightily and ultimately lose their health and their company. Expand your definition of the problem. The more you understand the scope of a problem, the more likely you are to arrive at the right definition, which will lead to the correct solution.

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Berkonomics

MAY 23, 2019

I have a friend in the music business who worked hard to gain introductions to, and become mentored by, several known names in the business. One well known informal mentor called him the “Stevie Wonder of Hip Hop.” If you are the quirkiest of suppliers in your niche, you could create a campaign around your company’s counterculture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

In my role as a mentor to business professionals and entrepreneurs over the years, I have found that it’s important to take a hard look at the relationships around you on a regular basis. But, like most other skills, you can learn from these priorities: Everyone benefits from active mentoring. A good coach is not a critic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts. If you don’t need these common resources, but need specialized technology services, you should look for technology parks and research facilities, often sponsored by leading companies in specific technologies, like Intel Capital and Google Ventures (GV).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2021

Many years ago, John Hamm published some definitive work on this subject in " Why Entrepreneurs Don't Scale " in the Harvard Business Review. During the early stages, you are the company, processes are not documented, you don’t have much help, so you need a fanatical attention to detail. Absolute control. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2021

By definition, all of you entrepreneurs are leaders, by taking the initiative to start a new company. Johnson accepted full company accountability on Twitter for a racial profiling incident at a Starbucks in Philadelphia. His Virgin Group today consists of over 400 companies.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

Following the unveiling of his company at Eureka Park 2017, they have been a TechCo Startup of the Year semifinalist, nominated for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, featured on CBS Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation, landed a deal from Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary, and more. Add Mentors to Your Roster.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2022

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. As you look at your entrepreneur goals, make sure you are following your own definition of success that gives you pride and passion in its pursuit. Fortunately, both can be fixed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts. If you don’t need these common resources, but need specialized technology services, you should look for technology parks and research facilities, often sponsored by leading companies in specific technologies, like Intel Capital and Google Ventures (GV).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2021

First, pick a name for your company and do the paperwork on starting a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC). It will definitely show off your energy and vision, and will make you a more competitive candidate for any role. It’s always good to have someone to test your ideas, keep your spirits up, and hone your business skills.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2022

Set a definite task completion date and a follow-up system. It will inspire loyalty, provide real satisfaction for work done, and become the basis for mentoring and performance reviews. On the other hand, executives who come from a large company to a startup tend to delegate too much, resulting in high costs and lack of control.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

Board seats can’t be negotiated, and even informal mentoring in decision and governance processes is unlikely. By definition, investors from the crowd have less experience and differing motivations from professional investors. This can hurt the company, and jeopardize all investors. Risk is increased.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

As a mentor to many business professionals and owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs, I find a wealth of innovative ideas, but often less insight on what it really takes to transform ideas into an income stream that can excite new customers into long-term business success. Take the steps needed to improve your success odds.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2018

One of the lessons I have learned over the years as a business executive, and now as a mentor to entrepreneurs, is that if you really want employees who enthusiastically take ownership of their work, you have to start treating them like owners, not renters. By definition, the freedom box is different for every owner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Board seats can’t be negotiated, and even informal mentoring in decision and governance processes is unlikely. By definition, investors from the crowd have less experience and differing motivations from professional investors. This can hurt the company, and jeopardize all investors. Risk is increased.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

According to most definitions, an entrepreneur is one who envisions a new and different business, meaning one that is not a copy of an existing business model. The development stage normally begins with designing and prototyping a product or service, and creating the company legal entity. Funding and rollout stage.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 22, 2012

I have a friend in the music business who worked hard to gain introductions to, and become mentored by, several known names in the business. One well known informal mentor called him the “Stevie Wonder of Hip Hop.” If you are the quirkiest of suppliers in your niche, you could create a campaign around your company’s counter culture.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We caught up with Michele and Dan to better understand why they founded the company, and why this market was such an interest to them. Michele Ruiz: BiasSync provides a solution for companies, state and federal agencies, school districts, and organizations to assess and manage unconscious bias in the workplace. What is BiasSync?

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Eric Greenspan

APRIL 25, 2015

In 1995 I started my first company and bought a fleet of 3 Volkswagen Beetles. In 2000 I sold company 1, including the 3 VWs. The buyer hired me to run company 2. In 2001 I sold my interest in company 2 and started company 3. The relationship and company grew and became something I was truly proud of.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2011

I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, if you approach most meetings as mentoring opportunities, and limit them to five minutes. With the five-minute mentoring approach, the mentee asks for your support in their decision, or asks for your insight on the considerations for them making a future decision.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The best entrepreneurs relish this role, while others struggle mightily and ultimately lose their health and their company. Expand your definition of the problem. The more you understand the scope of a problem, the more likely you are to arrive at the right definition, which will lead to the correct solution.

Startup 84

Startup Entrepreneur Ideas Coach 84

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2016

The best entrepreneurs relish this role, while others struggle mightily and ultimately lose their health and their company. Expand your definition of the problem. The more you understand the scope of a problem, the more likely you are to arrive at the right definition, which will lead to the correct solution.

Startup 106

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. As you look at your entrepreneur goals, make sure you are following your own definition of success that gives you pride and passion in its pursuit. Fortunately, both can be fixed.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Startup Satisfaction Competition 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2020

According to most definitions, an entrepreneur is one who envisions a new and different business, meaning one that is not a copy of an existing business model. The development stage normally begins with designing and prototyping a product or service, and creating the company legal entity. Funding and rollout stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2022

This is a tough challenge for every coach and mentor. I’ve never had a definitive list of recommendations to overcome these qualms, so I was pleased to see the insights in a new book, “ Arrive and Thrive ,” by Susan MacKenty Brady, Janet Foutty, and Lynn Perry Wooten. Proactively prepare for the unexpected in business.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

As a member of NextSpace I have witnessed Amplify in operation and it is a shop that definitely believes in good rewards stemming from hard work. Amplify’s portfolio companies are schooled on every challenge they need to master in order to achieve success. Amplify Mentor Panel in full swing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Rather than focus on negatives, let me summarize key positive attributes that I look for in people to move ahead, from my own experience as a corporate executive, and many years mentoring entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, this also minimizes their opportunity to shine in any way that is positive to their career or for their company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

These resources are definitely not limited to students, since every university seeks out and needs the real world exposure and experience of entrepreneurs who already are active in the real world marketplace. Collaborative efforts with local companies, like Siemens Venture Capital, are available for certain technology and focus areas.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2019

Kevin sold his last company, Santa Barbara-based Graphiq, in July of 2017 to Amazon, but has a long history of successful companies, including founding DoubleClick. What types of companies are you making investments in? We're looking for companies past the market validation stage, but are trying to figure out the growth stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2019

Set a definite task completion date and a follow-up system. It will inspire loyalty, provide real satisfaction for work done, and become the basis for mentoring and performance reviews. On the other hand, executives who come from a large company to a startup tend to delegate too much, resulting in high costs and lack of control.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2016

As noted in You're Never Too Old (Or Too Successful) For A Mentor , Bob is my mentor and friend. Bob also reminded the students of Picasso’s definition of a great artist, “Good artists borrow, great artists steal.” If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles!

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

One of the interesting things about being a VC is that you often see companies in transition. I also see companies as they move from having taken $1-5 million from me to their next round where they raise $8-15 million from Series B investors and sometimes I lead at this round (we’re stage agnostic but 80% of our deals are seed & A).

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Plus, he told us a little bit about how he's helping to build a mini cluster of technology companies in the Silverlake area. Is the idea to have multiple projects as part of the company? We're definitely Los Angeles natives, but we got the opportunity to do TechStars. We have some great mentors now.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts. If you don’t need these common resources, but need specialized technology services, you should look for technology parks and research facilities, often sponsored by leading companies in specific technologies, like Intel Capital and Google Ventures (GV).

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The good news for entrepreneurs is that there have never been more office space options for early stage companies. The bad news is that it is often difficult to determine which of these alternatives is ideal, since the definition of "ideal" changes as your venture matures. One such program is Tennessee-based The TENN.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2012

These resources are definitely not limited to students, since every university seeks out and needs the real world exposure and experience of entrepreneurs who already are active in the real world marketplace. Collaborative efforts with local companies, like Siemens Venture Capital, are available for certain technology and focus areas.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

We were also about to build a really solid mentor network in a short period of time, pulling in about 250 CEO's and CTOs, from all backgrounds and locations. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year? 7 years, 100 companies. It was a big year for us. That's huge.

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