Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Many entrepreneurs I have mentored make big mistakes in this area, by hiring low-cost friends and family, with minimal skills or training, and expecting them to have the same work ethic , passion, and business knowledge as the founder. In addition, you can reduce to soft costs of mentoring, relationship building, and socializing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2010

The best survival guides tell you how to be proactive and avoid the probabilities of ending up in a worse case scenario. Several whole books have been written on this subject, such as “ The Worst-Case Scenario Business Survival Guide ” by David Borgenicht and Mark Joyner, so you should consider this article a simple introduction.

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

These organizations work tirelessly in guiding and supporting startup teams to success, regardless of their stage of business, as well as continue to encourage innovation across the planet. BlackTech Week was created in 2014, and in four short years, they’ve gained over 2700 participants, 150 speakers, and 3 pitch competitions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2022

In my role as a business mentor and advisor, I now always look for a culture and recommend team roles that nurture collaboration rather than contention, communities rather than silos , and transparent communication at all levels. Discourage internal team competition and silos. Look for opportunities to highlight individual strengths.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Unfortunately, many aspiring leaders I mentor are not aware of the signals people are looking for, or are not attuned to the subtleties of their own actions. Show humility while acting as a mentor and coach. High-trust leaders see themselves as stewards, rather than owners, guiding people, assets, and decision making.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

In my view the best VCs are merely your guides. At best they can be your history guide. In preparation for her reentry into VC she spoke with many mentors of hers for advice on venture capital. Consultants should provide you data & frameworks – not decisions. They are your sparring partners. Startup Lessons'

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2021

As a mentor to many entrepreneurs, I don’t believe that it is only a birthright, and there are several key strategies, including the following, that you can learn and practice which will lead to success: Give your own judgement a high priority in decisions. Solidify and demonstrate your personal values. You can’t be a leader without values.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2012

The best survival guides tell you how to be proactive and avoid the probabilities of ending up in a worse case scenario. Several whole books have been written on this subject, such as “ The Worst-Case Scenario Business Survival Guide ” by David Borgenicht and Mark Joyner, so you should consider this article a simple introduction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2022

Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often incidental attention to hiring and nurturing the right people. Almost any startup can start with Excel, and move to open-source data analysis tools, including Python or RStudio.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2011

The best survival guides tell you how to be proactive and avoid the probabilities of ending up in a worst case scenario. Several whole books have been written on this subject, such as “ The Worst-Case Scenario Business Survival Guide ” by David Borgenicht and Mark Joyner, so you should consider this article a simple introduction.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

The ambitiously competitive teams were as follows: The Brownies, with Epic Tunes, an app aimed at live concert goers, to provide information, show reviews, and access to ticket purchases. And the final two teams with public bus system-based applications for LA commuters: Tech Chicks – Guide Me Around: LA. Musical Gears – BUSavvy.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

They have hired great people, have brought on great mentors, have raised money from top tier investors, and we are excited for a bunch of big announcements in the months ahead,” said Teller. Sam Teller, the Managing Director of Launchpad LA hinted that big news would come soon. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2022

Evolve from guru to guide, and coaching others to find answers for themselves. If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership. Focus more on collaborating with others, rather than competing. Move from critic to cheerleader, from what is going wrong to what is going right.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

I believe these insights can and must be extended to you and your career, in line with the following guiding principles: Make your interest in learning your competitive advantage. Smart employers look for these as they contemplate your competitiveness for new roles. Define personalized learning goals with a timetable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often incidental attention to hiring and nurturing the right people. Almost any startup can start with Excel, and move to open-source data analysis tools, including Python or RStudio.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2015

Evolve from guru to guide, and coaching others to find answers for themselves. If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership. Focus more on collaborating with others, rather than competing. Move from critic to cheerleader, from what is going wrong to what is going right.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2013

Evolve from guru to guide, and coaching others to find answers for themselves. If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership. Focus more on collaborating with others, rather than competing. Move from critic to cheerleader, from what is going wrong to what is going right.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2019

Evolve from guru to guide, and coaching others to find answers for themselves. If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership. Focus more on collaborating with others, rather than competing. Move from critic to cheerleader, from what is going wrong to what is going right.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

We recently started a pilot program where students enroll in a “course series” where they learn how to make a web series in 10 weeks by following a guided course experience, which involves taking six full video tutorial courses and participating in six hangouts. Any competition in LA? How unique are you from them?

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2017

Most business leaders today realize that smart management of scarce resources is the key to competitive success. It also means setting up a personalized coaching and mentoring system, and accelerated rotations for top talent. Build a culture guided by principles, not rules. That’s why they manage money so carefully.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2017

Evolve from guru to guide, and coaching others to find answers for themselves. If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership. Focus more on collaborating with others, rather than competing. Move from critic to cheerleader, from what is going wrong to what is going right.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often incidental attention to hiring and nurturing the right people. Almost any startup can start with Excel, and move to open-source data analysis tools, including Python or RStudio.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2015

A few innovative companies, including the financial advice company The Motley Fool , are so convinced that collaboration is the key to their competitive advantage that they have added the role of “ chief collaboration officer ,” in the person of Todd Etter.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2016

The “ real gold ” of Silicon Valley reportedly lies in its mentors. What’s more, strategic locations can benefit from varying global legislation: influencing competitor clauses, user privacy data collection, and tax laws amongst other factors that can give a company a powerful competitive edge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2021

The most effective leaders marshal existing resources and incent people to create innovative yet competitive solutions. True leaders don’t let their ego or competitive nature create a façade. That means accepting coaching and seeking mentoring, as well as giving it. Create innovative change from existing resources.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor. The right way to position against competition - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , August 23, 2010 This is Part 4 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches.?? There is no competition. Has convertible debt won?

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