Berkonomics

MAY 29, 2014

Richa is a successful entrepreneur and technologist giving back to the entrepreneurial community in many ways, including his weekly Internet TV program on entrepreneurism, and participation in several mentoring programs. . Email readers, continue here.] A business plan is yours alone. assess past performances.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

As a mentor to entrepreneurs, I tend to see many of the same obstacles appearing in every new startup, and since I don’t want to appear to be a downer , I’m not sure how to properly warn people ahead of time to be on the alert for these challenges. Your customers and competition make unexpected moves.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

As an angel investor and a mentor to entrepreneurs I still see this every day. This is still one of the most important competitive differentiators that you can offer. Business success is still more about the people than the technology or idea involved. Applied faith. This is a level of belief that has action behind it.

Technical Review 126

Technical Review Ideas Entrepreneur Customer 126

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

In a world that is hyper competitive – even amongst VCs – I can honestly say that not only is the media recognition accurate but it is amongst the proudest days I’ve had in developing Upfront Ventures and our future. I created an accelerator & mentor network (Launchpad LA). ” Numero uno. I sat on panels.

Venture Capital 150

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

For example, I still find businesses asking you to print, sign, and return documents by mail in lieu of digital signatures or email. It takes a well-rounded and motivated team to run a competitive business today. In my mind, these are killing their businesses. Foster a learning and change culture in employees.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Customer Custom Startup 84

InfoChachkie

MAY 26, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an email I wrote to a student who asked me if she should drop out of school to run her business fulltime because she was anxious "to do great things.". My response is almost always the same; I think dropping out is a very bad idea. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? You are not the first student to pose this question to me.

Entrepreneur 150

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Amplify Mentor Panel in full swing. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. Like good mentors Paul, Jeff, Richard, Oded and David as well as Chris and Kris create an atmosphere in which the motivated founders can take advantage of the knowledge base to which they are exposed. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

Web Design 103

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 103

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2014

As a startup mentor, I’m always amazed that some entrepreneurs seem to be an immediate hit with investors, while others struggle to get any attention at all. Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation. As with most business and personal interactions, first impressions tend to become lasting ones.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

We get a lot more emails from women entrepreneurs who say they are a high net worth in their community and we should come and help boost the number of angel investors in their companies. We have three main components: education, mentoring, and practice. NON: I judge a lot of pitch competitions and speak at a lot of conferences.

Mentor 84

Mentor Invest Entrepreneur Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. In the same year they won Business Insider’s Startup competition. ” When merchants sign up MyTime then helps them with marketing activities through marketing automation tools they’ve build across SEM, social, and email. Nice sweep!

CTO Coach 359

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2015

As an angel investor and a mentor to entrepreneurs I still see this every day. This is still one of the most important competitive differentiators that you can offer. Business success is still more about the people than the technology or idea involved. Applied faith. This is a level of belief that has action behind it.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Ideas Customer Custom 108

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Get connected to the right mentors and your business may catapult to the next level. I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program? o Put a timeframe/money – competition in the picture. The answer? Something so simple.

Acquisition 304

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2014

As an Angel investor and a mentor to entrepreneurs I still see this every day. This is still one of the most important competitive differentiators that you can offer. Business success is still more about the people than the technology or idea involved. Applied faith. This is a level of belief that has action behind it.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Ideas Startup Customer 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

These will provide the competitive edge you need with customers and less-focused team members. No single person knows enough to solve every problem in a business, so the best business executives are always anxious to listen and learn from others, especially mentors and customers. Demonstrates an ability to listen and learn.

Funding 55

Funding Satisfaction Customer Custom 55

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As an angel investor and a mentor to entrepreneurs I still see this every day. This is still one of the most important competitive differentiators that you can offer. Business success is still more about the people than the technology or idea involved. Applied faith. This is a level of belief that has action behind it.

Technical Review 53

Technical Review Ideas Entrepreneur Customer 53

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

David Waxman: It''s always great if you can get a referral, but you can also feel free to reach out to me directly--my email is on our website. I''m pretty active in all of them as a mentor, and I''m at least a frequent visitors to all of the local accelerators. What''s the best way for entrepreneurs to approach you?

Invest 159

Invest Technology Startup Venture Capital 159

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Through ongoing analysis and refinement of existing processes, establishment of standards and metrics, team building and mentoring, Sergey has established a foundation and culture in which developers can flourish. Any competition in LA? We haven’t identified any competition in LA, specifically. How many users?

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Amplify Mentor Panel in full swing. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. Like good mentors Paul, Jeff, Richard, Oded and David as well as Chris and Kris create an atmosphere in which the motivated founders can take advantage of the knowledge base to which they are exposed. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

Web Design 40

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

I faced the same challenge not being able to form a team because most people joined the competition with friends that they had already planned on working with. It was a wonderful feeling to win in a competition for the 3 rd time in a row, but much more rewarding that finally it was for my idea, creating something from my vision.

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CEO Flow

JUNE 8, 2009

I’ve worked with, mentored and observed dozens of companies over the past couple of years. The brute force methods that used to work so well, such as “work harder,&# “hire more,&# “spend more&# aren’t true strategic or competitive advantages. The company culture is pressured, competitive, political. *

Metrics 66

Metrics Slides Competition Activity 66

CEO Flow

JUNE 8, 2009

I’ve worked with, mentored and observed dozens of companies over the past couple of years. The brute force methods that used to work so well, such as “work harder,&# “hire more,&# “spend more&# aren’t true strategic or competitive advantages. The company culture is pressured, competitive, political. *

Metrics 66

Metrics Slides Competition Activity 66

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

I feel more comfortable in my skin and accept that I can’t return every email, I can’t take every startup pitch, I can’t attend ANY demo days ( did I mention I don’t like demo days ?), I can’t be at every great out-of-town meetup and I certainly can’t “ chuck in money to every party round.”

Software Review 150

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Invest 150

CEO Flow

JUNE 8, 2009

I’ve worked with, mentored and observed dozens of companies over the past couple of years. The brute force methods that used to work so well, such as “work harder,&# “hire more,&# “spend more&# aren’t true strategic or competitive advantages. Anyone can work hard, hire people and raise more money.

Metrics 66

Metrics Startup Slides Activity 66

CEO Flow

JUNE 8, 2009

I’ve worked with, mentored and observed dozens of companies over the past couple of years. The brute force methods that used to work so well, such as “work harder,&# “hire more,&# “spend more&# aren’t true strategic or competitive advantages. The company culture is pressured, competitive, political. *

Metrics 40

Metrics Slides Competition Activity 40

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

thought it would be helpful to put some of my thoughts into a blog post and hopefully spur some conversation in the comments and over email. Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor. There is no competition. More tiers = more complication = more confusion. Has convertible debt won?

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