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Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 14, 2019
For example, I grew up in IBM when Bill Gates was helping us deliver the first IBM PC. In a very real sense, we funded him, and he superseded even IBM. Bill Gates , for example, shared a common curiosity and mentoring relationship with Warren Buffet, although their business domains were quite different.
Tech.Co
MAY 25, 2018
BlackTech Week was created in 2014, and in four short years, they’ve gained over 2700 participants, 150 speakers, and 3 pitch competitions. BlackTech Week was created by the leadership team from Code Fever to accelerate and support the innovation of black communities through training, networks and funding. “
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Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 19, 2010
Due in large part to the current economy and an ultra-competitive job market, a Gen-Y entrepreneurial tsunami is already upon us. Their goal is to gain career-critical experience while satisfying the predisposition to “create” in a small-team environment – something they can’t obtain interning for IBM or General Motors.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 2, 2013
It’s always painful when a startup fails, but as a mentor to founders, I would hope that you can learn from these failings and not stumble on the same issues. Just because you included all the features of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn in your new social networking product, doesn’t mean everyone will love it.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
It’s always painful when a startup fails, but as a mentor to founders I would hope that you can learn from these failings and not stumble on the same issues: “Business plans are for dummies.” Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies is a very difficult task. Some startups think business plans are only for investors.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 24, 2011
It’s always painful when a startup fails, but as a mentor to founders, I would hope that you can learn from these failings and not stumble on the same issues. Just because you included all the features of Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkedIn in your new social networking product, doesn’t mean everyone will love it.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 24, 2010
It’s always painful when a startup fails, but as a mentor to founders I would hope that you can learn from these failings and not stumble on the same issues: “Business plans are for dummies.” Competing with IBM, Microsoft, and other large companies is a very difficult task. Some startups think business plans are only for investors.
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