Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2023

To assess where you are, and to unlock your full potential, there are many courses available, as well as seminars and gurus, but a good place to start is a book on the subject, like the classic one from John Mattone, “ Intelligent Leadership.”

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Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Of course she asked me, I’m the CEO of a leading computer services company. In a couple of weeks we held our first seminar educating parents on how to keep their kids safe online. The next day, I was in the Montecito Starbucks and I was approached by one of the parents that heard about our seminar, but didn’t attend.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2020

To assess where you are, and to unlock your full potential, there are many courses available, as well as seminars and gurus, but a good place to start is a book on the subject, like the classic one from John Mattone, “ Intelligent Leadership.”

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 16, 2016

To my surprise, when I told the Dean that I was learning nothing from the Core courses, he simply asked me what I wanted to take. I have included UCSB’s catalog course numbers in the event a student is interested in learning more about a particular class. This list is intended to cover non-obvious courses relevant to entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. While traditional methods (PR, advertising, events, seminars) and online methods (SEO, SEM, social, referral marketing) are well understood by most companies there are many methods that are less well publicized. It’s worth a quick read. Underbelly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2022

Thus, if you are like me, with no real background or experience in public speaking, I encourage you to start early with some traditional training, like a Dale Carnegie course, or read a good book on the subject, like the classic one by successful businesswoman and speaker Jan Yager, Ph.D., “ The Fast Track Guide to Speaking in Public.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2014

Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. Formal courses work best for basics, like a business start-up course or financial accounting. A mentor is someone who doesn’t let ego or money get in the way of helping. Formal learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2015

Despite the rush in every academic institution to offer more courses on entrepreneurship, I still haven’t found it to be something you can learn in school. Of course, you can pick up the basic principles this way, but the problem is that the practical rules for success are changing so fast that no academic can keep up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2019

Of course, keeping up with the technology on tools is a never-ending task, and it costs money. These days, with easy access to online seminars and many industry conferences, there is no excuse for not attending one or two sessions a year on “futures,” both career and technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. Formal courses work best for basics, like a business start-up course or financial accounting. A mentor is someone who doesn’t let ego or money get in the way of helping. Formal learning.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 11, 2010

I first heard this in a governance seminar for a non-profit higher educational board upon which I sit, years ago. The chairmanship carries unstated power even if not overtly demonstrated, since the CEO reports to and is accountable to the board, and of course its chair. It made an impact and stuck with me through the years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. Formal courses work best for basics, like a business start-up course or financial accounting. A mentor is someone who doesn’t let ego or money get in the way of helping. Formal learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2019

Thus, if you are like me, with no real background or experience in public speaking, I encourage you to start early with some traditional training, like a Dale Carnegie course, or read a good book on the subject, like the classic one by successful businesswoman and speaker Jan Yager, Ph.D., “ The Fast Track Guide to Speaking in Public.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2017

Thus, if you are like me, with no real background or experience in public speaking, I encourage you to start early with some traditional training, like a Dale Carnegie course, or read a good book on the subject, like the classic one by successful businesswoman and speaker Jan Yager, Ph.D., “ The Fast Track Guide to Speaking in Public.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2010

Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. Formal courses work best for basics, like a business start-up course or financial accounting. A mentor is someone who doesn’t let ego or money get in the way of helping. Formal learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2014

From a networking standpoint, it’s a lot more efficient than going to seminars and other industry events. Of course, ultimately you want employees who can blog for you and your company as well. Populate your team. Smart potential employees are also reading blogs to stay up-to-date in their field, and find the new leaders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2013

Of course, these days you need a personal computer or laptop dedicated to your business with some basic software tools. Don’t be shy about investigating local classes as adult education, or even a seminar with the SBA on bookkeeping. This is an especially important category. You can''t walk in with a bag full of receipts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2013

From a networking standpoint, it’s a lot more efficient than going to seminars and other industry events. Of course, ultimately you want employees who can blog for you and your company as well. Populate your team. Smart potential employees are also reading blogs to stay up-to-date in their field, and find the new leaders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2016

Of course, these days you need a personal computer or laptop dedicated to your business with some basic software tools. Don’t be shy about investigating local classes as adult education, or even a seminar with the SBA on bookkeeping. This is an especially important category. You can't walk in with a bag full of receipts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

Thus, if you are like me, with no real background or experience in public speaking, I encourage you to start early with some traditional training, like a Dale Carnegie course, or read a good book on the subject, like the one just released by successful businesswoman and speaker Jan Yager, Ph.D., “ The Fast Track Guide to Speaking in Public.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2012

Of course, these days you need a personal computer or laptop dedicated to your business with some basic software tools. Don’t be shy about investigating local classes as adult education, or even a seminar with the SBA on bookkeeping. This is an especially important category. You can't walk in with a bag full of receipts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Thus, if you are like me, with no real background or experience in public speaking, I encourage you to start early with some traditional training, like a Dale Carnegie course, or read a good book on the subject, like a recent one by successful businesswoman and speaker Jan Yager, Ph.D., “ The Fast Track Guide to Speaking in Public.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2013

To assess where you are, and to unlock your full potential, there are many courses available, as well as seminars and gurus, but a good place to start is a book on the subject, like the new one from John Mattone, “ Intelligent Leadership.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2016

To assess where you are, and to unlock your full potential, there are many courses available, as well as seminars and gurus, but a good place to start is a book on the subject, like the classic one from John Mattone, “ Intelligent Leadership.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2011

Of course, these days you need a personal computer or laptop dedicated to your business with some basic software tools. Don’t be shy about investigating local classes as adult education, or even a seminar with the SBA on bookkeeping. This is an especially important category. You can't walk in with a bag full of receipts.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Those who are more involved in traditional entertainment are seeing a major shift online which is why an additional one-day seminar was created to coincide with Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood as a partnership called, Idea to Screen. The intersection of entertainment and technology has been a long time coming.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

From a networking standpoint, it’s a lot more efficient than going to seminars and other industry events. Of course, ultimately you want employees who can blog for you and your company as well. Populate your team. Smart potential employees are also reading blogs to stay up-to-date in their field, and find the new leaders.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 16, 2009

In addition to this book, Lewis helps professionals and companies achieve greater return on the time they devote to LinkedIn and other social networking through his acclaimed training seminars, one-on-one coaching sessions, and corporate consulting programs. Keywords of course! Now for the good stuff.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

In his seminar Benny talked about “How to Go Viral Without Being a Virus” and shared if you are looking for a quick cash infusion then have that pop up box slap a site visitor in their eyeballs right when they arrive to your site to collect their email and sell them something. So a pop up sounds like a no brainer right? Not really.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2010

Of course, these days you need a personal computer or laptop dedicated to your business with some basic software tools. Don’t be shy about investigating local classes as adult education, or even a seminar with the SBA on bookkeeping. This is an especially important category. You can't walk in with a bag full of receipts.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

That is, of course, as long as what you are selling is the absolute best in your market.) In a seminar, with author of “ Linked Working ” Lewis Howes , he shared one of his clients spent an hour a day answering questions on LinkedIn and got a few new clients each month creating thousands of dollars in additional revenue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Of course, all these things and many more are critical, so it’s important that you keep your priorities straight. Start with the local Chamber of Commerce, industry associations, or investor seminars. I suggest that there are several important questions before assuming that funding is the gate to your success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Of course, all these things and many more are critical, so it’s important that you keep your priorities straight. Start with the local Chamber of Commerce, industry associations, or investor seminars. I suggest that there are several other questions even more important than the money one. Each of these has a cost in time an effort.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Of course, all these things and many more are critical, so it’s important that you keep your priorities straight. Start with the local Chamber of Commerce, industry associations, or investor seminars. I suggest that there are several other questions even more important than the money one. Each of these has a cost in time an effort.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2010

Of course, all these things and many more are critical, so it’s important that you keep your priorities straight. Start with the local Chamber of Commerce, industry associations, or investor seminars. I suggest that there are several other questions even more important than the money one. Each of these has a cost in time an effort.

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