Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. If you are one of the many entrepreneurs who aspire to get beyond the “art of the start,” there are some proven principles to follow. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. There is no free lunch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. If you are one of the many entrepreneurs who aspire to get beyond the “art of the start,” there are some proven principles to follow. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. There is no free lunch.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

If you’re a startup and you don’t have a close relationship with a few law firms you’re really missing one of the most important relationships that any entrepreneur can have. Many people start companies arse backwards. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Just because you are an entrepreneur, or work in a startup, you can’t ignore the rules of building and maintaining relationships. From my experience and hers, here are ten top relationship strategies, as practiced by Richard Branson and other well-known startup leaders: Create a favorable first impression. Jan Yager, Ph.D.,

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

When should you start a company? What company should you start? Most startups die. It’s obvious that we can be too late to these decisions of course. We can miss the round of financing, we can start a company a year or two behind someone else and lose the first-mover advantage. When should a VC invest?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

It is the bane of every startups existence because it takes up so much time, it is so competitive to sign people and it feels like unproductive time because it’s not moving the ball forward on product, engineering, sales, marketing, biz dev, fund raising. Set up calls for VCs to welcome her to the team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2022

You need to use active listening to unlock the underlying causes, and start giving your best encouragement and mentoring. Watch especially for uncharacteristic new habits, such as working late nights or weekends, as well as really negative indications, including showing up to work late, taking long lunches, and leaving early.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

I will soon announce a few fundings (not yet closed, sorry) and I’m beginning to help them think about how to ramp up their engineering teams. Of course I could go on and on. But they must all start somewhere. One quick hack for you – plan “industry lunches.” Fred Wilson. Greg Bettinelli.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2011

Your ability to keep up is dependent on having a great team of differing skills. Of course not. We know that if you start with ho-hum founders you’re less likely to assemble a world-class team. Are you up for it?” This post originally ran on TechCrunch. We know the mantra: Team matters. Is this philosophy exaggerated?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2014

She started with a story — a parable — as Jewish people are wont to do. Of course the dirty one took the shower.’ You should be asking yourself … how could two boys go down the chimney and one ended up dirty and the other ended up clean?!’ ’ ‘No. How can you say that?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Just because you are an entrepreneur, or work in a startup, you can’t ignore the rules of building and maintaining relationships. From my experience and hers, here are ten top relationship strategies, as practiced by Richard Branson and other well-known startup leaders: Create a favorable first impression. Jan Yager, Ph.D.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2017

The good news is that the rate of new entrepreneurship leveled off a bit last year, although it is still rising, according to the latest Kauffman Index of startup activity. In this context, it’s time for every business, not only startups, to take a fresh look at the basics of business success. If you want to be feared.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 26, 2011

That doesn’t work in a startup. There’s a certain cadence that you can feel when you spend time hanging any well-run startup company. The startup entrepreneur knows that they’re going to be wrong often. I don’t really care if I’m wrong as long as I’m not dogmatic if evidence later shows we need to change course.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Some great content around the intersection of startups and being a Startup CTO in June this year. This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March The following are the top items based on social signals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2013

In 2012, total entrepreneurial activity in the United States hit its highest level since their survey started in 1999, according to Babson College. In this context, it’s time for every business, not only startups, to take a fresh look at the basics of business success. Every startup needs a sustainable competitive advantage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. If you are one of the many entrepreneurs who aspire to get beyond the “art of the start,” there are some proven principles to follow. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. There is no free lunch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2019

In this context, it’s time for every business, not only startups, to take a fresh look at the basics of business success. Once you have a proven business model, you need to scale the business up quickly to stay ahead of competitors. Every startup needs a sustainable competitive advantage. If you want to be feared.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2011

These are people who are working on multiple startups concurrently. I’m not talking here about a bit of overlap between the winding down of one venture, while already gearing up for the next. I see entrepreneurs who have started two or more companies in the last few months, and continue to split their time between the efforts.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Chris Dixon , September 12, 2010 My most useful career experience was about eight years ago when I was trying to break into the world of VC-backed startups. Why You Should Write. Your service: the game.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. If you are one of the many entrepreneurs who aspire to get beyond the “art of the start,” there are some proven principles to follow. Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. There is no free lunch.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2012

We had lunch at a restaurant that sits atop the old Riverfront Stadium where the Cincinnati Reds played ball when I was a kid and the site where Pete Rose broke the record for lifetime hits. But I found resonance in meeting the local investors and startups. My ride picked me up this morning at 3.30am California time.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

As our first time covering a 500 Startups demo day , we could only imagine the stratospheric levels of stress our Batch 8 founders must have gone through to get on stage and present their progress from their last four months of startup bootcamp. In true 500 Startups fashion, Demo Day had an almost cathartic feel.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

I started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute of an entrepreneur : Tenacity. A caller dialed in to ask us questions about his startup. He was from South America but living in Switzerland and had launched a startup while holding down a day job at a consulting firm (McKinsey if memory serves).

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Just because you are an entrepreneur, or work in a startup, you can’t ignore the rules of building and maintaining relationships. From my experience and hers, here are ten top relationship strategies for people in startups: Create a favorable first impression. Of course, it still pays to keep your eyes open and carry your own weight.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

More recently, the desire for extra income has become the key driver in new startups, according to a 2015 study. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” Startup funding comes from personal savings and family. There is no free lunch for money. Cobb and M.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

In this context, it’s time for every business, not only startups, to take a fresh look at the basics of business success. Once you have a proven business model, you need to scale the business up quickly to stay ahead of competitors. Every startup needs a sustainable competitive advantage. If you want to be feared.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a more recent study. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” Startup funding comes from personal savings and family. There is no free lunch for money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a recent study. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” Startup funding comes from personal savings and family. There is no free lunch for money. Cobb and M.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2011

I always start my annual trip on my own with a bit of an East Coast tour to do business meetings with other investors and startups and meet my family at BWI on a Saturday. This year was no exception so leading up to my vacation I spent time meeting people in Philadelphia. 2-for-2 on Twitter serendipity. So we postponed.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2016

Of course there was good and bad to this also. Eventually Twitter acquiesced and started putting Tweets that you missed “while you were away.” As a technology prognosticator, watching Twitter and Facebook grow up was a real pleasure. Neither caricature of course was correct.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Just because you are an entrepreneur, or work in a startup, you can’t ignore the rules of building and maintaining relationships. From my experience and hers, here are ten top relationship strategies for people in startups: Create a favorable first impression. Of course, it still pays to keep your eyes open and carry your own weight.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2010

These are people who are working on multiple startups concurrently. I’m not talking here about a bit of overlap between the winding down of one venture, while already gearing up for the next. I see entrepreneurs who have started two or more companies in the last few months, and continue to split their time between the efforts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2013

One of the toughest things about running a startup is the feeling of loneliness and isolation. This is especially true if you run your startup from your garage. Of course, that leads to further isolation. Plan regular networking lunches. Work to keep up on your own hobbies, and participate in community action events.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 30, 2011

I recently had lunch with a good friend with whom I have a shared experience. In the course of one meeting, I observed the following trifecta of stupidity. The study of this group would be a perfect follow-up to Mr. Christian’s book. The recent purchase of Skype by Microsoft for $8.5 Witnessing The Idiot’s Dilemma.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

But then Marc Andreessen weighed in – as did I and several others – and the media picked up on his comments. And that Salesforce.com should have been able to eat for lunch with the millions they’ve spent promoting Chatter. Of course not. billion less than 5 years after it was created. Laughable now.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The same kind of tasks that a startup team has. I had lunch with an LP. I met for coffee with one of my favorite “startup advisors” in LA. I like to meet people like this because in an hour I get catch up on everything going on in the startup community. He has a startup. Operations. And I theirs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Of course, most professionals are optimistic, so they tend to over-commit and underestimate work requirements. Find time in your work schedule for networking, working lunches, and business conferences, where you can test your ideas, learn, and generate support. Do the same for any commitments to the community and family.

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