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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
Some of you are so committed to the new passion that you quit your day job early, and dedicate all your time and resources to the new venture. I’m definitely a proponent of the multitasked approach, since every new venture is inherently risky, and startups usually take longer to ramp up than you imagine. Which is right?
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 21, 2014
Venture capitalists have raised increasing amounts of money from their investors (LPs) every year. We’ve had an explosion of alternate sources of financing from crowd-sourcing, angels, accelerators, incubators, corporates, corporate incubators. Of course back then it literally was sold in a package and stored on a shelf!
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Xconomy
AUGUST 23, 2016
A new program to prepare high-ranking women in the biotech industry for corporate board seats has unveiled its first class of 20. But the “Boardroom Ready” program, as it’s called, is the result of widespread demand for action to break biotech’s glass ceiling. Morgan conference in January.
InfoChachkie
MARCH 2, 2015
My courses are rigorous and demanding. I am likewise pleased that my courses have not been rated "easy," earning an overall 2.9 In fact, I emphasize throughout my courses that the pursuit of material gain, without nurturing a healthy personal life, is an assured recipe for unhappiness. Challenging. for Easiness.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 8, 2016
As a startup advisor and investor, I find that more and more entrepreneurs avoid using the term “profit” in pitching their new venture. Of course, I understand and don’t condone bad actors who get greedy, and exploit ways to unjustly squeeze customers and employees. Without profit there is no business.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 2, 2011
Instead of following a proscribed course which may lead nowhere, entrepreneurial leaders such a Thiel are sparking a change in the way we think about success. For most of us, though, the idea of investors or even securing financing may as well go the way of the corporate ladder. You get to call the shots. The rest can come later.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 6, 2018
But there is no magic formula on how to bring these together a second time, but I did see some good insights on the parameters in a classic startup business parable, “ Endless Encores ,” by Ken Goldstein, who advises startups and has built corporations in technology, entertainment, media, and e-commerce. Startup successes are never perfect.
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