Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2020

Advisors need to be mentors, looking ahead and directing you on key actions to take or avoid. Mentors have no interest in win-lose relationships. Critics tend to rely on anecdotal or academic evidence to support their position, as opposed to a mentor’s insider perspective based on years of practical experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception. The patent process is far from perfect, but it’s a huge step ahead of no proprietary content. Unfortunately, for every success story you see, there is an even longer list of failure stories with mistakes that you don’t see.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2021

Based on my experience as an investor and mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, one of the quickest ways to kill your credibility and your startup is to offer a poorly written business plan, or none at all. Most investors tend to think of startups without a plan as expensive hobbies.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 22, 2021

Interestingly, an LA Times article back in 2018 noted that the space, “may also serve as a declaration that Apple intends to compete as a major Hollywood content creator.” In its initial form, it will run between eight and 12 weeks, providing a group of mentors from the creative arts. Image Credits: Apple. In hindsight, fair enough.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2014

Disney is providing $120,000 in investment capital to startups to help them develop their ideas, and also provide mentoring from Disney executives. READ MORE>>. disney startup accelerator walt angeles entertainment consumer funding venture capital techstars'

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The startups presented both to a group of venture and angel investors in the morning, as well as to a theater packed with a broader audience of mentors, startups, and community groups in the afternoon. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Chuang is also a mentor at Muckerlab. laudville entertainment content startup advisory board oversee executive' Laudville, which is led by Phoebe B. Scott, said it is developing a social entertainment platform to help users gain recommendations for their online entertainment. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Publishing your content is positive, but responding to customers online multiplies your impact. Seek mentoring from established industry leaders. The right mentors can give you timely and unbiased feedback on your business, industry trends, and emerging competitors. I recommend some presence on two or three platforms.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2014

The startups included SideVision , an ecommerce software platform; Portal Entertainment a content development company; Bubbl , a developer of mobile and web-based video editing tools; Wisemetrics , social content publishing; Incoming Media , push notification for video; and Toggle , a developer of HDMI dongles for streaming UltraViolet content.

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socalTECH

JULY 11, 2016

The Walt Disney Company has named its next class of startup participating in the Disney Accelerator , the startup accelerator and mentoring company held on the company's Burbank campus. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2021

As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. A perfect size is ten slides, with the right content, that can be covered in ten minutes. Investor and strategic partner pitch.

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JANUARY 28, 2015

Disney said that participants in this class will be offered up to $120,000 in investment capital, and access to mentors. disney startup accelerator techstars content venture capital investment' Disney said that so far, of its prior 2014 class, one company--SnowShoe--raised $2.2M READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

Our online solution combines both scientific methodology, as well as highly produced, entertaining, professional development content around education and awareness of unconscious bias. Sometimes, it's just content presented online. Michele Ruiz: In the last year and a half, we have been putting together our product and content.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2022

In my role as a mentor to entrepreneurs and an angel investor, I find that too many are stuck in this myth that a good pitch, and good marketing content, should consist of more product features, and more hype on customer benefits.

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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. Where do you see your fit in this leadership transformation ?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Check the content of the investor’s website, and pay particular attention to the source of funds. That means you and your business must benefit from both the money and mentoring from the investor, and the investor will win from getting a larger return sooner. As with any relationship, it doesn’t pay to close in a heated rush.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

We select companies from an application process , and they join us for a twelve week program of workshops, mentoring, and business meetings in order to create value in our businesses, and also accelerate process for them. warner bros media camp mediacamp technology startup content hollywood accelerator incubator interview' READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2022

You only get once chance for a great first impression, so don’t forget that content wins in relationships over style. These include other business leaders, mentors, visionaries, and influencers. Building the right relationships requires proactive efforts. Don’t be afraid to ask for help from people who are ahead of you.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Touted as both the first and largest of its kind in Europe, the more than 300 attendees will go through a weeklong boot camp where they will network with other entrepreneurs and pitch to more than fifty business mentors and investors. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2023

I recommend that you ask for help from a mentor to point out areas for improvement. Eliminate contention between related groups. Body language is an important consideration for leaders and role models. People always watch carefully how you look and act, versus the words you use to convey a message.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 17, 2014

As a marketer, I was always into creating content as a way to communicate because if you can provide good information, you have a chance to be in front of people. I would just share this content. I don''t think we should go and say, ''Hey, will you be my mentor?'' (Instead), what we do is we go find people we think are interesting.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

The new program will include ten companies, and will provide $100,000 in convertible note funding, $20,000 in cash, and mentoring. Techstars did not say where exactly the accelerator will be based.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day. Your goal is that magical breakeven point and hockey-stick profit-growth curve. Social media is not rocket science.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

” For startups entering program they receive investment capital, access to coworking space at Disney’s creative campus and mentor support and guidance from top Disney executives, entrepreneurs, investors and other notable business leaders from the entertainment and technology communities, and have a Demo Day at the campus. Epic Games.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2015

Based on my experience as an investor and mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, one of the quickest ways to kill your credibility and your startup is to offer a poorly written business plan, or none at all. Most investors tend to think of startups without a plan as expensive hobbies.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Previously we had to bring companies from all around the world to our 8 week accelerator program in Santa Monica and we were restricted by having to use local investors, trainers and mentors to keep our startups occupied. The result of this was that I lost less than I might have if I was less prudent. Recessions are a life lesson.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Choose only the best media formats for each type of content you choose to engage with, across the range of text, audio, and video. I recommend that you supplement your own synthesis with artificial intelligence and mentoring from experts in related disciplines. Filtering: discarding information beyond your capacity.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

We met and shared ideas and business cards, from the opening party at the Viceroy, to the packed panels starring Silicon Beach accelerators, VCs, startup CEOs, digital content creators, movie, music, games, and PR pros; hackathon, demo days, student pitch fests, parties and more. At the closing party, attendees kept saying "This is great!

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2015

The Disney Accelerator takes ten, startup companies, and pairs them with mentors from The Walt Disney Company and elsewhere, to provide technical assistance, guidance, business advice, and other resources--and also helps those company link up with internal Disney resources that might help those companies succeed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2022

Fuda and I both agree will lead to a more empowering approach to entrepreneur leadership, and help you optimize all the themes described above: Shift your focus from your business content to market context. If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

In my role as a mentor to entrepreneurs and an angel investor, I find that too many are stuck in this myth that a good pitch, and good marketing content, should consist of more product features, and more hype on customer benefits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Check the content of the investor’s website, and pay particular attention to the source of funds. That means you and your business must benefit from both the money and mentoring from the investor, and the investor will win from getting a larger return sooner. As with any relationship, it doesn’t pay to close in a heated rush.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2020

You only get once chance for a great first impression, so don’t forget that content wins in relationships over style. These include other business leaders, mentors, visionaries, and influencers. Building the right relationships requires proactive efforts. Don’t be afraid to ask for help from people who are ahead of you.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2012

One, is the discovery of awesome content, two is a place to store and publicize that awesome content, and three is being able to save your usernames and passwords to literally any site on the web, and automatically log you into those sites. Both have been great mentors ever since. First off, what is MySocialCloud?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

And while none has yet had the lasting power of the much bigger NorCal successes I imagine his next moves will continue to be closely watched by those in the know and the countless younger LA entrepreneurs who count Rosenblatt as a mentor may leave an even more lasting impact. These are industries ripe to succeed in LA & NYC.

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LATechDigest

MAY 13, 2016

Each mentor spoke for nearly an hour to the entire group, answered questions, and sat with each company for one-on-one mentoring. Troy’s appreciation extends to his early forays into venture capital, where he learned the ropes under the guidance of mentors like Ron Conway, Shervin Pershivar, and Bill Maris.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

The BB-8 Droid was created for Star Wars, after Bob Iger learned about Sphero's robotic balls during the Burbank-based Disney Accelerator, which ties startups with mentors --and cash--from Walt Disney. The robot ball was launched at midnight on Friday, along with a huge number of other, Star Wars related merchandise. READ MORE>>.

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