Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. Join a startup incubator or accelerator.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

You need to build business relationships with partners, team members, investors, and of course customers. Asking someone to be your mentor is not a sign of weakness, and most mentors love to help. Develop and practice your business vision and story. Turn existing connections into productive relationships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2012

Product research and prototype development. The professors know how to get grants to fund development for you in strategic focus areas, like biotech, that would otherwise cost you many thousands of dollars. Every university has entrepreneurial courses or evening classes that can provide assistance on creating your initial plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. Join a startup incubator or accelerator.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Every entrepreneur needs help and support along the way, from developing the initial idea, to selling off the successful business (exit strategy). If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. Don’t waste your resources on the wrong ones.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Every entrepreneur needs help and support along the way, from developing the initial idea, to selling off the successful business (exit strategy). If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. Don’t waste your resources on the wrong ones.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2010

Research and development. They are likely to be able to get grants to fund development for you in strategic focus areas, like alternative energy sources, that would otherwise cost you many thousands of dollars. Every university has educational courses and can provide assistance on creating your initial plan.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I met an inspiring professor who ran the case development named Professional Noam Wasserman. Over the course of my “retirement” (yes, it is in quotes because I’m not sure it really was one! We provide a startup studio which incubates and accelerates businesses and a pre-seed / seed investment fund. In a big way!

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Tech Coast Venture Network

APRIL 22, 2010

Virgina Lorimor There are several options for financing a start-up business that tend to follow a natural course in a business’ development: Personal Investment. Remember, help is only a mentor away. “OC’s Premier Incubator – Supporting Start-Up Businesses in Our Business Collective&#.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. Join a startup incubator or accelerator.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2012

On July 27, 2012 the AT&T Developer Program and Apigee produced the Mobile App Hackathon in Los Angeles, California. Spearheaded by Alex Donn , the event was designed for both technical and non-technical attendees to build apps over the course of a weekend at Io/La , an incubator/co-work space in the heart of Hollywood.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I met an inspiring professor who ran the case development named Professional Noam Wasserman. Over the course of my “retirement” (yes, it is in quotes because I’m not sure it really was one! We provide a startup studio which incubates and accelerates businesses and a pre-seed / seed investment fund. In a big way!

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. Join a startup incubator or accelerator.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Of course, every alternative has advantages and disadvantages, so any given one may not be available or attractive to you. Join a startup incubator or accelerator.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

What Miigle does is make it easier for entrepreneurs to grow their ideas and startups by connecting them with people including other entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, potential product users who share their interests and want to help. Have you ever thought about giving up on developing Miigle? I want to change that.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. In some ways it is similar to early stage incubators such as Y Combinator, although FI is even earlier stage, focusing on developing the founders themselves as entrepreneurs as opposed to actual companies.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Of course, the evening wouldn’t have been complete without our fireside chat with Mike Jones , serial entrepreneur and former CEO of MySpace. Gold Sponsor. . Community Sponsors.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Another representative during SBF, Maker Studios is, according to their website, “the only network that provides partners a full range of vertically integrated services including development, production, promotion, distribution, sales, marketing and merchandise services.” ” Collaboration was also key.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Of course, the evening wouldn’t have been complete without our fireside chat with Mike Jones , serial entrepreneur and former CEO of MySpace. Gold Sponsor. . Community Sponsors.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 16, 2014

On the day of Miigle’s public launch, we chatted about developing his team, lessons learned, and how World Cup soccer fits into his vision. For example, take someone who is developing a travel solution as a mobile application. You can be an entrepreneur and at the same time you can be a mentor or an investor to someone else’s project.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Coworking Spaces - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , September 2, 2010 I've never been much of a fan of incubators. Betaworks is more than an incubator, but they have shown that they can make the incubation model work with projects like bit.ly But how do you actually get the right people to be your mentors?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2015

To confirm the value of checking yourself, I find more and more investment organizations and startup incubators, including StartupAmerica and CoFoundersLab , already use a formal process, such as StrengthsFinder , as part of their screening process. Of course, understanding your type and tailoring your plan is still no guarantee of success.

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