Berkonomics

AUGUST 16, 2018

Over the years, I have often heard the complaint from CEO friends that they have become so swamped by the demands of their growing businesses that they feel themselves further and further from the center of their industry, no longer at the forefront of information and competitive development. The risk of the daily routine.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. Invite key people for coffee or lunch one-on-one, and get to know them and their business. Be passionate about what you do, but develop a really strong plan, and a strong plan B too. Start networking smarter and smaller.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 5, 2011

Over the years, I have often heard the complaint from CEO friends that they have become so swamped by the demands of their growing businesses that they feel themselves further and further from the center of their industry, no longer at the forefront of information and competitive development.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. This time I'm getting to know Mark Geller ( LinkedIn , @markgeller ). Tell me a bit about your background.

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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. You can’t make someone want to deal with you, but you can try to increase their motivation to deal with you – like getting together for lunch, or trying to communicate in another way. Jan Yager, Ph.D.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2021

As an advisor to new entrepreneurs and new ventures, I’m seeing a refreshing new focus by Millennials on work and successful new companies with a purpose, and more productivity through happy employees. Enjoy a 15-minute quiet time at lunch to reset, every day. Short – limit time spent daily developing a new habit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2013

Groups like the Inner Circle and Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) are perfect. Plan regular networking lunches. If you are not naturally charismatic, practice diligently to develop these skills of body language and verbal language. Join business organizations of like-minded executives. Build a trusted team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2022

I find this to be a tough challenge for many entrepreneurs, especially those of you who have long focused on technology as the key to the business opportunity. Only willing to talk about work is a signal that someone isn’t interested in developing relationships. Stops offering input on business challenges.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2012

Many entrepreneurs I know feel guilty about not quitting their day job when initiating their startup, worrying about not giving their all to an employer, juggling the multiple roles, or even a legal conflict of interest. At the very least, don’t take the entrepreneur plunge with your eyes closed. Marty Zwilling.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 20, 2017

What is one practical tip you’d give a young entrepreneur who is just setting out to build a professional network? If you put the other person first instead of yourself, you will see that the other person open up more and is more willing to develop a long-term relationship with you. Read more advice on building your network at TechCo.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. That’s where I see too much entrepreneur burnout, growth plateaus, and founders being replaced, to their chagrin. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. There is no free lunch. Marty Zwilling.

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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. You can’t make someone want to deal with you, but you can try to increase their motivation to deal with you – like getting together for lunch, or trying to communicate in another way. Jan Yager, Ph.D.,

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2013

Last year I wrote a blog post on entrepreneurs with a chip on their shoulders. A chip on one’s shoulder as in, “F**k the system, it’s broken and I want to fix it” is exactly the energy I look for in entrepreneurs. Your lead developer quit to join the new hot thing. I think it’s an important read.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Entrepreneurs have to be wily in all of their transactions, especially long-term commitments, such as property leases. Which meant that we found a place that was up and coming where you could recruit top talent, fly customers and employees in and out with ease, have a place to go to lunch or dinner nearby during the day. Brilliant. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. That’s where I see too much entrepreneur burnout, growth plateaus, and founders being replaced, to their chagrin. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. There is no free lunch. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 108

Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2017

Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. Invite key people for coffee or lunch one-on-one, and get to know them and their business. Be passionate about what you do, but develop a really strong plan, and a strong plan B too. Start networking smarter and smaller.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 13, 2011

Entrepreneurs who are self aware and have the Whole Package are less prone to being successfully grin screwed. However, even the most enlightened entrepreneur can unknowingly waste valuable time and energy pursuing non-qualified prospects. Thus, developing an ability to identify Grin F??kers Great Meeting Or Just A Good Lunch?

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 17, 2007

On Ben Kuo's blog, he posted about Entrepreneurs in Southern California and pointed to a post by Will Johnson, a Southern California entrepreneur and blogger. Ben actually didn't address the issue raised by Will that there is definitely a shortage of really good developers, engineers, etc. But they won't leave there job.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. That’s where I see too much entrepreneur burnout, growth plateaus, and Founders being replaced, to their chagrin. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. There is no free lunch. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2018

They don’t realize that you can make your own luck as an entrepreneur, start your own business, and get an unprecedented opportunity to achieve your highest potential. Top performers often create their own personal experience map to guide their development. The possibilities are endless, and his performance is mind-boggling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2013

Yet I see many entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. Invite key people for coffee or lunch one-on-one, and get to know them and their business. Many entrepreneurs fear giving away their very best insights, strategies, or tools via social media – it might diminish the demand and the profit.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 26, 2011

I have often said that what separates real entrepreneurs from pundits and bystanders is a bias towards getting things done versus over analyzing things. The startup entrepreneur knows that they’re going to be wrong often. Great entrepreneurs find a way. This post originally appeared on TechCrunch. Attitude over Aptitude.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. That’s where I see too much entrepreneur burnout, growth plateaus, and founders being replaced, to their chagrin. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. There is no free lunch. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 56

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 56

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2012

This fest will include panels, workshops, cocktails and keynotes for startups, content creators, developers, social media marketers, designers, entrepreneurs, and more. Design/Dev Hub (Launchpad LA) : Design + developers, UI, UX panels. Arts & Lifestyle (Hotel Erwin) : Fashion, Art, Action Sports, Green, Good.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

Here’s the thing: entrepreneurs who aren’t at all of our private meetings really didn’t know what do think about the situation. It sure wasn’t when I was a first-time entrepreneur. To entrepreneurs thinking about raising money now or in the future – I think there was a lot of signal. Same thing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

.&# Surprisinly, this strategy works well with many entrepreneurs. It’s as though we forgot the management mantra of the 90′s about “core competencies&# or the most common VC advice to entrepreneurs: Focus. I doubt this will end well for those VCs or for the entrepreneurs they backed. Funny, that.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Wednesday November 20 th , 2013 was a special day for the technology entrepreneurs at the University of Southern California. The USC Entrepreneur Club and the Kairos Society brought Howard Marks , a successful entrepreneur and founder and CEO of StartEngine , on campus to speak about his past experiences. The Time Is Now. “We

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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. You can’t make someone want to deal with you, but you can try to increase their motivation to deal with you – like getting together for lunch, or trying to communicate in another way. Jan Yager, Ph.D.,

Startup 102

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2014

To help them with that, Los Angeles- and San Diego-based Tillster (www.tillster.com), which until recently was known as EMN8, has been developing a wide range of technology in the area. The vision early on was about fundamentally changing the restaurant ordering experience, by developing a more engaging experience on a kiosk.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Yesterday I had lunch with a really interesting and capable serial entrepreneur who is raising his A round. Many serial entrepreneurs who have been burned would use something less kind than quotes. When they promise to help you with marketing, sales, distribution, integrated product development, etc. it sure is tempting.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? the link is here.

Startup 318

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2017

As an advisor to new entrepreneurs and new ventures, I’m seeing a refreshing new focus by Millennials on work and successful new companies with a purpose, and more productivity through happy employees. Enjoy a 15-minute quiet time at lunch to reset, every day. Short – limit time spent daily developing a new habit.

Startup 60

Startup Email Satisfaction Google 60

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. Customer Development Diagnostics over Lunch.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

For today's interview, we sat down and talked with Mike Whitmire , the CEO and Co-founder of Los Angeles-based FloQast (www.floqast.com), a developer of financial close management software for enterprise accounting. I had lunch with him, telling him about my background and the market opportunity that existed here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Here are some ways to burst through the loneliness of being an entrepreneur, and be the healthy and respected leader of your startup: Join peer business groups. Join business organizations of like-minded entrepreneurs. Groups like the Inner Circle and Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) are perfect. Plan regular networking lunches.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 1, 2013

Marten Mickos, CEO of Eucalyptus Systems , knows the answer and he delights in telling the story of how MySQL ate Oracle's lunch and dinner. It didn't take more than a few weeks and suddenly there were three other projects developing alternative technologies for MySQL. Note: I am a micro-Angel investor in Eucalyptus.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

The value that is being “added” is often at arms length or via a specialist who interacts with the entrepreneur. But like a Darwinian experiment, the extent to which these gifts are utilized remains entirely up to each individual entrepreneur.

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