Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2020

Consider your access to resources for startup efforts. Your time is a critical limited resource. Most successful startups have deep relationships with experts who can mentor and support them, or provide access to critical resources and funding. Count the depth of your relationships with key people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well. Solicit venture capital investors. Request a small business grant.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2021

But privately, as a mentor to many entrepreneurs, I see mindsets and attributes that may be equally critical to success, but are not readily admitted, for fear of being too wacky. At some stage of your education, you realize that you can learn faster, and get more satisfaction, in the real world than in a academic environment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2023

Over my many years of mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs and business professionals, I often hear a desire to start a new business, with a big hesitation while waiting for that perfect idea and perfect alignment of the stars. Then pursue the people and education you need to build a winning business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As a mentor to startups, I see more startups that are really an individual professional, marketing themselves as a consultant or freelancer in this new gig economy. Even the education system is starting to recognize this, with entrepreneurial courses and majors springing up in every university across the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2022

Yet, based on my own years of experience “in the business”, mentoring many entrepreneurs, and following stalwarts like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, even these potentially controversial mindsets ring true to me: All risk isn’t risky. If you are already an entrepreneur, more education, including an MBA, will only slow you down.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 2, 2018

Whether it’s a partner, spouse, family, friend, mentor or mom, having a support system is key to any entrepreneur’s success. Once women have access to STEM education, they need resources to support them and open the door to high-demand careers. How did your focus on education impact your success? It isn’t always easy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2021

Thus, in my role as mentor to young entrepreneurs, I always recommend that you first take a hard look at your own values and priorities, before jumping into any new startup, as the founder, or even as a side hustle. Do I rely on my own resources of seek investors? Should I start out alone, or assemble a team first?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2014

In that sense, you should think of an advisor more like your mentor who has done all he can. A good mentor will have some knowledge and some perspective on almost every business subject, which compounds their effectiveness. business entrepreneur mentor startup' Advisors tell you what you need to hear. You always need the friend.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

As a mentor to startups, I see more startups that are really an individual professional, marketing themselves as a consultant or freelancer in this new gig economy. Even the education system is starting to recognize this, with entrepreneurial courses and majors springing up in every university across the world.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

With the rise in startup activity around the country, more local organizations are emerging to help provide resources, training, education, and funding to support underserved communities and their dreams to build a business. With our programs,] we have mentors and resources from that community.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 26, 2016

Learning To Learn - A sound college education includes gaining the insights into applying logic, researching data and assessing the veracity information. The same is true of a college education, which provides young people with a safe environment to learn from their mistakes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well. Solicit venture capital investors. Request a small business grant.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Specifically targeted at clean techonlogy firms, the group has more of a traditional incubator program, offering up office space for 6-8 companies, along with support, resources, and mentorship. Dato previously served at SnapNow, TouchCommerce, and The Motley Fool; Brown is an investor who was previously at Microsoft.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 5, 2012

If you use the mentor-driven model that we pioneered at TechStars, you get entrepreneurs who are deeply connected with the broader entrepreneurial landscape. Many experienced entrepreneurs choose to go through an accelerator because of the network effect and the dynamics of the mentor help that they get.

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

Fortunately, the Startup of the Year program aims to make it easier for founders to connect with resources. Meet some of the amazing organizations that partner with the Startup of the Year program, and could be a valuable resource for you to help build your business. BlackTech Week (Miami, FL).

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2015

As a mentor to startups, I see more and more startups that are really an individual professional, marketing themselves as a consultant or freelancer. Even the education system is starting to recognize this, with entrepreneurial courses and majors springing up in every university across the world. Marty Zwilling.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California. All-Star Alumni. Am I biased?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2019

Yet, based on my own years of experience “in the business”, mentoring many entrepreneurs, and following stalwarts like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, even these potentially controversial mindsets ring true to me: All risk isn’t risky. If you are already an entrepreneur, more education, including an MBA, will only slow you down.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2010

A little known, but valuable resource, every startup should investigate is a formal or informal connection to your local university. These resources are definitely are not limited to students, since every university wants and needs the real world exposure and experience of entrepreneurs who already have credibility in the marketplace.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

The creators of Angelhack regonized the importance of education and unlike other hackathon events, teams and individuals are provided with the added resources they need to succeed – team building, mentorship, and investor pitch education. Disclaimer, I am a mentor for this event. Website: www.angelhack.com.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 12, 2016

If you are a recent college graduate, mentor college students. Who you are – your interests, experiences, education, why you are so bloody interesting. Surprise your boss by launching a project that requires little to no resources, but has an outsized impact on your business. Refine Your Personal Pitch.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2013

Its mission is to connect, educate and promote online innovators that are coming out of L.A.’s s own backyard into one central online hub, rich with all the resources and information that L.A. Maria Katris, the CEO of Built In believes the directory will be an invaluable research resource for the community. Built In L.A.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 5, 2016

These decades are when you have the knowledge and experience, not to mention the contacts and resources, to make a new business successful. They may have the skills, but teenagers surely don’t have the resources—read: money—to start a business, right? Entrepreneurship education is a great start.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

I just finished reading another recently updated resource “ Promote Yourself. Among other things, he outlines some of the popular assessment tools that I also often recommend as a mentor to entrepreneurs, including the following: MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). It was developed by Lawrence K. MAPP™ Career Assessment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2014

I’m talking about volunteering to be on industry panels for visibility, participating in startup weekends for education, and talking to groups of distributors or potential customers on technology trends. Mentoring and shared advisory board opportunities. Startup market research and focus groups. Face-to-face time is key.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

K5Launch (www.k5launch.com) is modeled after the successful Y-Combinator and TechStars acceleration programs, and invests equity, provides mentors, and runs a three month program to get very early stage startups off the ground. All of our mentors are investors as well.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 24, 2015

All content within these playlists is hand-picked from the web for their quality and relevance by the MentorMob Mentors, a group of experts, enthusiasts and bloggers. Entrepreneurship Startups Accelerator Education Entrepreneurs Experience Founders free learning Guides Kris Chinosorn learning Guides mentormob online instruction vince leung'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2017

Yet, based on my own years of experience “in the business”, mentoring many entrepreneurs, and following stalwarts like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, even these potentially controversial mindsets ring true to me: All risk isn’t risky. If you are already an entrepreneur, more education, including an MBA, will only slow you down.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Yet, based on my own years of experience “in the business”, mentoring many entrepreneurs, and following stalwarts like Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, even these potentially controversial mindsets ring true to me: All risk isn’t risky. If you are already an entrepreneur, more education, including an MBA, will only slow you down.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception. The Page serves as a space where small business owners can access educational resources, read success stories from other business owners, engage with peers, and find tips to help businesses run more efficiently.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well. Solicit venture capital investors. Request a small business grant.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

The wisest mentor I ever had was Ameet Shah , my partner on several projects. So the real question is – do we spend more of our time and limited resources helping our channel or educating and marketing to their customers. - He taught me much that I know about critical thinking. WTF? . - discuss.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2013

Yet, based on my own years of experience “in the business”, mentoring many entrepreneurs, and following stalwarts like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, even these potentially controversial mindsets ring true to me: All risk isn’t risky. If you are already an entrepreneur, more education, including an MBA, will only slow you down.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well. Solicit venture capital investors. Request a small business grant.

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Jason Nazar

JUNE 2, 2016

By mastering negotiation you’ll always have more resources to accomplish your goals. But for an immigrant with limited education, he did an amazing job of piecing together the smallest of savings to start buying real estate decades ago. Agree on required resources and results, but don’t tell your team how to get there.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well. Solicit venture capital investors. Request a small business grant.

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