Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2023

So the question is how do you find a personal purpose and a business purpose that are in sync, to be the driver of business success, as well as your own happiness? I remember a classic book, “ The Purpose Effect ,” by renowned author Dan Pontefract, that provides a good framework and background or doing just that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

So the question is how do you find a personal purpose and a business purpose that are in sync, to be the driver of business success, as well as your own happiness? I remember a classic book, “ The Purpose Effect ,” by renowned author Dan Pontefract, that provides a good framework and background or doing just that.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

I read commentary or Twitter or blogs and realize that there are also strongly held convictions that there are these evil VCs who do terrible things to mostly altruistic founders. In fact, as one Twitter commenter observed to what do board do, “Often, not much.” The administrative work we actually do at board meetings?

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MAY 13, 2018

If you truly believe that you, your company and your products are exceptional and your company will be valuable then you’re actually doing them a FAVOR by helping them invest in your startup. If you don’t believe in your bones that you’re amazing then it’s no wonder you don’t want to sell them on making the investment.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2023

I’ve heard it many times from technical entrepreneurs who should know better than to believe the old “ Field of Dreams ” sports fantasy movie theme in today’s Internet information overload environment. The best way to do this is to share and celebrate small wins, together and often. “If we build it, they will come.” Empower engagement.

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TechEmpower

JUNE 6, 2018

26 languages, 431 frameworks, 1774 benchmarks; and the knock on benefits to the the users of any framework that actively participates are enormous - you are truly doing great work! And in any event, whatever overhead Docker incurs is uniformly applicable as all test implementations are required to be Dockered. It's lost in the noise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The challenge is how to develop that self-leadership in every aspiring entrepreneur and business professional role. It may be time for you to start your own blog, write a book, or volunteer as a speaker at public events in your domain. Ethical leaders often do more than they have to do and less than they are allowed to do.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2023

Sometimes all the planning in the world isn’t enough for business survival, when things change as fast as they do today. The speed, interactivity, and sharing we can do today through the social media networks of Twitter, Facebook, and many others is a major force multiplier. Do predictive hot-spotting to anticipate near-term changes.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2013

In my first enterprise software company we developed a methodology for sales that we called PUCCKA , which I wrote about previously. And a reminder, prospects that don’t have pain related to what you do are no longer prospects! You should never do this. The first post covered the topic of “P” or pain.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2013

But the number one reason sales stall when customers see the value in what you do is because they often don’t have a reason to buy NOW. That is where a “compelling event” comes into play. Do the best you can to measure the success of your product in quantifiable terms. The USP solves the, “Why Buy Me?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Since they don’t know you (yet), their first integrity check on you as a person is whether your friends and family believe in you strongly enough to give you seed money for your new idea. If they won’t do it, they why would I as stranger invest in you? If they won’t do it, they why would I as stranger invest in you?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

The mobile app and website that allows people to capture and share images and videos of events through social media. He’s the most talented developer we have ever seen. The idea for the app is to see events through the eyes of the audience. What does WESAWIT do? It helps you understand who your fans are and what they do.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2019

This is a good thing, or the business world would be chaos, with everyone trying to do their own thing. How do you know if you should be running your own company, or concentrating on that queue of work that someone else has built for you? Even at home or at social events, the business is always top of mind. So what about you?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2021

I believe this is a lesson that the great Steve Jobs learned the hard way, with his singular focus when starting Apple, with a low priority on relationships until he was forced out during a growth crisis. In so doing, you actually create the future. You do this by sharing results in team meetings, rather than activities to date.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

I hope to be asked back for next year’s event. But while universities are developing online content they are not fundamentally disrupting leaning because the method of delivery is not a new business model. It’s not that I don’t believe in liberal arts, humanities and the like. I don’t believe it.

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JULY 9, 2013

We developed this at our first company and called it PUCCKA – the overall methodology is described here. Compelling Event. ” You might even have a “compelling event” that forces a buyer to believe they really need your solution now, now, now. They do not think you’re there just to be a nice guy.

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OCTOBER 26, 2014

But of course it’s hard to advise people that they should do PR without a guide to how to do it on the cheap or how to do it at all. I’m generally not a believer in too much PR until you have a product built or at least well designed. There is a lot you can do without spending money. I do it myself.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

I made every textbook mistake at my first startup, which is why I believe I was much more effective at my second one. “ We need to learn from doing, by trial-and-error. Where Stealth is Bad – I do meet entrepreneurs who clearly fall on the other side of spectrum and are totally closed. Be careful about this advice.

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MAY 20, 2018

I believe people generally hate making decisions and especially so when they involve commitments and risks. I spend a lot of time coaching entrepreneurs through their fund-raising processes by doing “pipeline reviews” of all of the firms with whom they are speaking. Do they have authority to invest? Do they have influence?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2023

They are willing to cover marketing, inventory and scaling, but not product development. These days, even viral marketing requires real money, for events and promotions. Hopefully, you can find some friends or a rich uncle who believe in your potential. After that, all you have to do is make it happen. Marty Zwilling

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Those who know how to lead are those who have an easier time doing all the things that feel like such a struggle. Those who know how to lead are those who have an easier time doing all the things that feel like such a struggle. We can be blunt but we believe that builds healthier relationships. A Sense of Purpose.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

On December 7th and 8th, we hosted the inaugural Crowd Invest Summit at the LA Convention Center, which was the largest Crowdfunding and Online Investing event ever held. Next year, we plan on building it into a bigger business and in April 2017, we'll be doing it again, but this time in New York. Alon Goren: Delegate!

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JULY 1, 2015

when a technology startup, its investors or the market believe in robust growth rates writ large. I don’t meet many rational invests (VCs or LPs) who believe this will last but of course nobody knows whether we have 6 weeks, 6 months or 2 years. But can sensible management team even do anything about it? __. faux·men·tum.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

My first cofounder, Eric Olson, and I launched “Tech Cocktail” events to connect the Chicago startup and technology ecosystem before products like Eventbrite, Twitter, and other social and organizational tools were readily available, yet we quickly amassed crowds of hundreds at each event. Most importantly, we like them.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2018

Many VCs will have a distribution curve where they’ll do a small number of early-stage deals (say $1.5–3 One of the hardest things about the fund-raising process for entrepreneurs is that you’re trying to raise money from people who have “asymmetric information.” In the first place they’re looking for “fit” with their firm.

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

But the point is that by not having a silly diet that I eventually became non-compliant to I was able to lose weight slowly, consistently and keep if off rather than yo-yo’ing like I normally do. With that said … The first thing you should do is weigh yourself so you know your starting point today. How to Get Started?

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NOVEMBER 18, 2012

That was the topic of my keynote at Seedcon, an event hosted by the University of Chicago, where I am a graduate of the MBA program. You might be psyched out into thinking you’re doing something wrong for being in your shitty little windowless office. I want to do this again. Maybe I need to do slightly later stage.”

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

For years I saw myself as the new guy in VC but then you wake up one day and realize that 50% of your peers have been doing it for less time than you and time has moved on. ” What do I mean? That was one of my most read posts and I believe is a great lesson for all investors to think carefully about your sources of deals.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2010

It starts in a crowded room at a conference or networking event. You bump into the person you’ve always wanted to chat with or your perfect business development partner who can “make” you. If you haven’t read that post I suggest you do since it’s such an important topic. You do what?”. “I Most are squandered. And smiled.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Customers line up to believe and buy from people who are viewed as leaders or experts relative to a specific solution. Don’t forget to market yourself before, during, and after your initial idea, through social media, websites, and events. Develop a product line and add alternate channels. It’s a big step, but you can do it.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

You can read Brad’s views of how to do it in his book. But I would point out that these days there are really talented tech developers & teams everywhere. Local Capital – I do believe that you’ll struggle to get a community started without some local capital. Here are mine: 1. Think again.

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MARCH 12, 2016

Today I want to talk briefly about why I believe Snapchat is an important media company. It’s up to Team Snapchat to live up to its financial expectations but I believe it certainly has the potential. That’s why live TV events are great for advertisers. Snapchat is performing off the hook on all fronts.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? About 18 months ago, the entire group began to mention that they were having more difficulty finding good developers. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Now that you’ve gotten the round done I’d love to get together at your convenience and learn more about your business so I’ll be ready well before you’re next fund raising event. I do understand. You’ve never met them and are asked to make a judgment in 2-3 weeks because they’re doing a road show.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Doing what it takes to win involves risk and sacrifice. Strategy must be a process, with an implementation system behind it, rather than just a periodic event. Team members must be engaged and enabled to do the job – that means aligned, equipped, coached, supported, and valued for the work and changes ahead.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2020

Sometimes all the planning in the world isn’t enough for business survival, when things change as fast as they do today. The speed, interactivity, and sharing we can do today through the social media networks of Twitter, Facebook, and many others is a major force multiplier. Do predictive hot-spotting to anticipate near-term changes.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

In case it’s not obvious it’s a play on the Nike slogan, “Just Do It.&# ) I believe that being successful as an entrepreneur requires you to get lots of things done. Good entrepreneurs have a penchant for doing vs. over-analyzing. I learned quickly that I needed to just do things. Making Things Happen.

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