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Don’t Do Tequila Shots With Your Mentor

InfoChachkie

Mentor relationships are not immune to the laws of human interactions. Without active management on the part of the protégé, the meetings with their mentor will become less frequent and less impactful, ultimately accelerating the end of the relationship. Stages Of A Typical Mentor Relationship. Access part I HERE.

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7 Steps To Highly Productive Business Relationships

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience as a mentor and advisor, I find that many of you expect these relationships will just happen , without any overt effort on your part. All productive business relationships must be based on some shared goals and common interests, potentially in different industries. Don’t forget entertainment or family connections.

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LA Dodgers Launch Sports, Technology, Entertainment Accelerator

socalTECH

According to the two, the new startup accelerator will focus on companies at the intersection of sports, technology, and entertainment. The accelerator says it hopes to have a mix of early-stage startups developing new technologies, products, and services, as well as later-stage companies. READ MORE>>.

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The Breakthrough Presentation that Stole the Upfront Summit

Both Sides of the Table

We’ve known each other for nearly a decade and he’s been a friend, a co-investor in startups and a mentor to many startups with whom I’ve worked. I would put him high on the list of startup founders who have a deep knowledge of the users they serve, what is unique about their app and how to build a product for scale. Next up for Cham?

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Disney Accelerator Returns For Third Year

socalTECH

The program, which is run in Burbank, includes both early and venture-backed startups in the area of media and entertainment. According to Disney, the three month mentorship and investment program will run through the summer, with a Demo Day in October. READ MORE>>.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Tell me a bit about your background. How did it help you?

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What’s your story? Did someone else create it?

Berkonomics

It is an old warning in the entertainment industry. I have a friend in the music business who worked hard to gain introductions to, and become mentored by, several known names in the business. I have a friend in the music business who worked hard to gain introductions to, and become mentored by, several known names in the business.

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