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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 25, 2021
It seems like everyone wants to be an entrepreneur and get rich these days. Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk. Be wary of crafty shysters who will flood your mailbox with official-looking mail offering to help for a fee, or demanding fees you forgot to pay. Start with what you know, but think outside the box.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
In my role as business advisor, I’m hearing more and more about workers who seem to be doing less and demanding more. They build a reputation of being a flexible utility player, with the agility to adapt to changing needs. They lead or follow, on demand rather than by command. See change as an opportunity to learn and adapt.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
.” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. ” Or if you ask the venerable Greg Bettinelli, he’s #LongLA.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 6, 2021
I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Here are ten of the key questions that apply equally well to the world of startups and entrepreneurs, as they do to large organizations.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 21, 2020
Other companies have only seen a slight decline and may be expecting demand to return to normalcy later in the year. The reality is that when unemployment sinks in demand is likely to get worse. Several years ago I made an appearance in a burgeoning new podcast called “20 Minute VC,” which by now needs no introduction. That may happen.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 28, 2016
Steve Jobs was a one-in-a-million entrepreneur who seemed to violate many conventional rules of starting a business and dealing with people, yet undeniably achieved great success. As a result, I don’t recommend to aspiring entrepreneurs that they try to emulate his style as a model for their first startup.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
There's lots of noise in the on-demand tutoring space, especially connecting people virtually, however, in my experience, it's in the best interest of consumers to get in-person, local tutoring. The reason the big players have gone the online route, is just the burden of managing those local logistics. Here's the reason why.
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