Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

As a business consultant with experience in large companies as well as startups, I often hear about dysfunctional management hierarchies, as well as the value provided by exceptional ones. We have all heard about the successes of flattened management organizations in the last decade at Facebook, Valve, Zappos, and others.

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Xconomy

JULY 14, 2016

The shootings that targeted police officers at a peaceful protest in Dallas, which followed the officer-involved shooting deaths of Philando Castile near Minneapolis and Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, LA, also have raised distressing questions about racism in America and our criminal-justice system. Need more convincing?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Our online solution combines both scientific methodology, as well as highly produced, entertaining, professional development content around education and awareness of unconscious bias. It's education, measurement, analysis, and ongoing mitigation strategy. Can you talk a bit more about how the content and software work together?

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 1, 2019

His upcoming book, The Trust Manifesto, about trust in the era of big data, will be released on October 4th. Employee engagement and education. Helping existing community members train for the kinds of jobs your company offers will allow locals to bridge the income gap so central to the destruction of existing communities.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 10, 2013

We all know about Zappos customer culture and their willingness to stay on a call with a customer for up to 10 hours. They are genuinely creating these podcasts to educate and inspire people who love building products as much as they do. They focus on a specific market and over deliver quality education. The Media Company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2022

From my experience, and the experience of other entrepreneurs, here are the key elements you should think about as part of the process: Personal interests and aspirations. Education and training roadblocks. Does your dream require additional time and money for training or academic credentials?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

People need realistic expectations about how much effort and time it takes to get just about any job. Amazingly, it seems that people in business are more highly educated these days, but less well prepared than ever before. Productivity is much more than doing everything faster. Job Hunting Basics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2022

Building relationships, and finding ways for a win-win, is what mentoring is about. Today, leading companies including Starbucks, Zappos, and Ernst & Young, are finding that mentoring is a great corporate social responsibility focus, as well as a way to find and train future talent. It’s hard to learn that in school.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 19, 2018

It can take 18 months from initial concern about a critical employee to getting a replacement up to speed. How about senior managers no longer at speed? I have an industrial psychology educational background but could not count upon myself to be completely objective here, of course.). That is a shock in so many ways.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. This requires people on your team who have real-world experience, as well as design training. People love Apple’s whole customer experience, and willingly pay a premium for the product.

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socalTECH

JULY 8, 2021

So talk a little bit more about this effort to be a high school on your corporate campus? It's segregated from where we are, but on campus in the same location, where they will be getting their education in that location. How did this all come about? Belkin facilities are built in a particular way for what we do.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 6, 2011

A now-wired world coupled with ubiquitous mobility opens e-learning to innovation in ways unavailable to its PC software and corporate training origins. Mobile apps open the door to as-needed content, pacing and augmented reality as part of training. All of this is going to have major impact on education and knowledge work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Most entrepreneurs are not born with the knowledge to run a successful business, so the right place to start is some business training in school, or some practical work experience in a business of your interest, prior to starting your own company. Planning is about preparing for the future, not predicting it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

I definitely learned a few things about how to improvise effectively in business from the classic book, “ Getting to ‘Yes And’: The Art of Business Improv ,” by Bob Kulhan, who is a master of the art in both comedy and business. Improvisation does require training. Leaders must be the example. Don’t let blame rear its ugly head.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

In this article about Tom Perkins in the WSJ you would have had a clue before his recent letter. My first thought when I read this letter wasn’t so much about Nazism as it was about the French Revolution and the infamous “ let them eat cake ” comment. What about Kleiner? But let me try.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2017

We sat down with Deborah to hear more about the app, why millenials and other youth are having such a hard time figuring out a career, and the company's solution. What is your app all about? There's a big disconnect between their education and employment. People fall out of their education for a number of different reasons.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 30, 2012

LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: Scrum for CEOs - How to Manage Teams in a 2.0 Learn from one of our very own LA CEOs, Bill Sewell, about his team?s s experience with Scrum, which began with training from with Master Scrum Trainer Scott Downey. Does your development team need ?just just two more weeks?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

We talked about what startup CEOs should do in these situations and how to think about these renegotiations. B2C Companies We talked about how some companies saw an immediate decline in purchasing (for example if you’re in travel or hospitality). We Talked About VC Reserve Strategies This is an “inside baseball” topic for VCs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Although the sharing economy isn’t really new, here are a few of the arenas that Stephany and I believe are still ripe for disruption: Education. With US student debt at over one trillion dollars, startups like Skillshare and Udemy provide top-class vocational training for the price of a Harvard hoodie. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. This requires people on your team who have real-world experience, as well as design training. People love Apple’s whole customer experience, and willingly pay a premium for the product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Servant leaders educate through words and actions, and they encourage their people to set aside self-serving behaviors in favor of serving others. A quick exit may send the wrong message, and will always leave your team member with qualms about your sincerity, or your real understanding of the work accomplished.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

From my experience, and the experience of other entrepreneurs, here are the key elements you should think about as part of the process: Personal interests and aspirations. Education and training roadblocks. Does your dream require additional time and money for training or academic credentials?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

What do you get when you combine 7 panelist plus one moderator on to a stage for 30 minutes to talk about a serious topic? There are real changes in the venture capital industry and it would have been fun to talk about them. If given a chance here’s what I would have talked about: 1. Answer: Not much. It’s a shame.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

Weinfurter, talks about making the leap a couple of times himself, and the perspective he gained from many years of consulting with other companies who have done the same. These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J.

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Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

But first, since this is an opinion column, let me be blunt about my own beliefs. Or maybe it’s healthier in the long run when the government imposes more progressive taxation and puts the funds into education, social programs, and R&D. Your feelings about a question like that depend on your political philosophy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2022

It takes a “well-oiled” multi-disciplined and motivated team to win, and yet I see and hear all too often about teams that are well-funded and smart, but don’t work well together, or are downright dysfunctional. It’s easier and cheaper to start a company than ever before, yet it’s tougher than ever to survive. Fix the problem, not the blame.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The sock company Bombas , is well-known world-wide for donating more than forty million pairs of socks to homeless people (one for every pair purchased) because “everyone deserves to put on clean clothes that make them feel good about themselves.” Practice by fostering regular experiments, rewarding creativity, and training for brainstorming.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

We spoke with Ann Wang , co-founder of Enrou, to learn more about how the company wants to help tie together the world of e-commerce and worthy causes to help improve the world. I had worked along with some of these organization son the ground, who were employing people, providing microfinancing, education, and help. What is Enrou?

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Origin Code Academy, one of San Diego’s few coding schools—for-profit companies that offer short-term vocational training in computer programming—said this month it will shutter on Nov. 16 after about three years in business.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 17, 2014

Stop complaining about how difficult it is to encourage well-mannered, highly educated, civilized professionals to work together. The Filthy Thirteen was part of an elite Army commando unit which was selected and trained to destroy targets behind enemy lines. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. Common Task.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Then highlight the role that your competence plays by pointing out how earlier successes, training, and education show you were born for this job, having survived from bigger challenges. Creating an overall positive impression is of decisive importance, starting with always being friendly, polite, attentive, and educated.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2014

We spoke with founder Manrique Brenes --a veteran of such companies as Skype and Cisco--to hear about Blossom''s products, plus its link to such companies at Vizio. What your product all about? Manrique Brenes: I am a actually formally trained in water resources management. What''s your background?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Andrew spoke to us about TrackStreet's brand protection software and artificial intelligence efforts. We work with those companies, who tend to know a lot about what happens with their product in the retail sense, but who tend to lose track of what is happening with their products on the Internet. What is TrackStreet?

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Tell us a bit about lynda.com’s mission and how it has impacted strategic decisions, such as raising outside funding, entering new markets, etc. Like a true entrepreneur, even though you were young, you took control of your life and pursued an alternative education. Our website is the best place to learn more about us.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Tell us a bit about lynda.com’s mission and how it has impacted strategic decisions, such as raising outside funding, entering new markets, etc. Like a true entrepreneur, even though you were young, you took control of your life and pursued an alternative education. Our website is the best place to learn more about us.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

15desks.com), a new startup focused on the education market. We talked with him on why he decided to head up this startup, and what 15desks is all about. Zareh Baghdasarian: 15desks is all about managing your educational lifestyle, all the way from early education to your graduate work. Talk about your background?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

One example of this could be education. Sales and negotiation training have become common place in corporate training regimens to help marketers and strategists understand how to engage customers and make them come back. What has changed is how a company goes about investing in their marketing strategies.

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