socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2009

One of the firms looking to make its market in the area is Altadena-based Student of Fortune (www.studentoffortune.com). Sean McCleese: Student of Fortune is a homework tutoring marketplace. Tags: startup entrepreneur interview studentoffortune fortune tutoring mccleese student sean. or international?

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APRIL 20, 2023

We have years of real data to call upon: data that impacts both investors and entrepreneurs. Fortune Magazine and Harvard studies Attempting to get to the number of real failures for all startups, not just those with angel group investments, Fortune Magazine published an article claiming that 90% of these startups do fail.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

As part of UC Santa Barbara’s Distinguished Lecture Series, Jason Nazar, Co-Founder and CEO of Docstoc , recently shared ten lessons that emerging entrepreneurs can learn from superheroes. To this end, Jason and his DocStoc team have created a compelling online course entitled, 21 Critical Lessons for Entrepreneurs.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 14, 2011

As discussed in Nature Or Nurture , I believe that entrepreneurs are born rather than created by their environment. What intrigued me was the fact that the pigs left the comfort of their home and entered the “wide world” to “seek their fortunes.”. followed by, “What’s a fortune?” free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 14, 2011

As discussed in Nature Or Nurture , I believe that entrepreneurs are born rather than created by their environment. What intrigued me was the fact that the pigs left the comfort of their home and entered the “wide world” to “seek their fortunes.”. followed by, “What’s a fortune?” free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2019

In addition to creating a franchise chain which exceeded 500 locations at its peak, Martha Harper was also one of the world’s first social entrepreneurs, helping thousands of middle-class women create their own businesses and control their destinies. Even more fortunately, Rochester winters are bitter cold. Martha’s Legacy Lives On.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 26, 2010

Thursday, April 1, 2010 -- How Small Businesses Can Compete Against Fortune 100 Companies. This program is a critical component of OCTANe Foundation for Innovation's (OFI) "Building Blocks" series - a six month development program to help entrepreneurs hone the skills needed to create, manage, and grow a successful business.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 20, 2013

” I have long thought about and written about the personal toll that being an entrepreneur places on your life. These were amongst some of the most read blog posts I have written, which shows me that the stress, pressures and loneliness of being and entrepreneur resonates. They start with their own journey. Just as a reminder.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Thus, it is incumbent on entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into viable businesses before seeking venture funding. Entrepreneurs Are Never Stuck. I recently was sent a Tweet from an aspiring entrepreneur which said, “I have a prototype but I need funding to bring it to market. I’m stuck.”. are within their lending purviews.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. These entrepreneurs find it hard to respect customers or team members, and their ventures usually fail. Fortunately, both can be fixed. All of us shut down when disrespected.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

I recently read a blog post by Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director of Sapphire Ventures about why entrepreneurs should care about from whom their VC funds raise their capital. There are a lot of things I think entrepreneurs should care about when raising from a VC: How big or small their fund is? I could go on for a long time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Traditionally, the majority of entrepreneurs have been logical thinkers, problem solvers, with full attention to details. Of course, the best solution would be a new wave of so-called whole-brain thinkers, but this term is usually reserved for Einstein and Picasso, and no entrepreneurs that I can name. Creativity is the key word here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2018

In my experience mentoring new entrepreneurs and aspiring business leaders, I see far too many who seem to be driven by all the wrong reasons. He makes a convincing argument that the best leaders and entrepreneurs follow their intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivations. To be a successful entrepreneur, one can never stand still.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Don began by explaining that his impoverished childhood drove him to a life as an entrepreneur. ". I had never thought about being an entrepreneur. Don was fortunate that a high school guidance counselor took an interest in his future and steered him toward a career in computer graphics. "I I grew up ridiculously poor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Every new entrepreneur who has not spent years in corporate life has the advantage of an unbiased look at business opportunities, but at the same time has the disadvantage of missing critical business experiences that can cost them dearly in their first startup venture. Startups don’t come with formal training courses.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2015

I’m so tired of seeing young entrepreneurs get screwed by their angel investors on convertible notes and I know I can’t convince you not to do it so I’d like to offer one simple bit of advice to help you avoid getting screwed (at least on one part of your note). It’s the silent screwing that stings.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Fortunately, most deal breakers can be avoided, with a bit of pro-active thought and deft execution. In many instances, investors simply do not have the patience to wait for an entrepreneur to sufficiently clean up their deal once a significant issue is identified during the due diligence process. Frictionless Fundraising.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2016

As a small business and startup advisor, I find that entrepreneurs often love to talk about their latest idea, but not their execution. For example, Elon Musk is recognized as a visionary entrepreneur, but his fortune and his impact has come from the great companies he has built, including SpaceX, Tesla Motors, and PayPal.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 2, 2011

Entrepreneurs must be unreasonable in order to dismiss the status quo and create novel solutions. However, an irrational lack of reasonableness will sabotage an entrepreneur’s efforts. Entrepreneurs who have no basis for their confidence are doom to failure. entrepreneurs invariably face a variety of Dream Killers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2016

Every new entrepreneur who has not spent years in corporate life has the advantage of an unbiased look at business opportunities, but at the same time has the disadvantage of missing critical business experiences that can cost them dearly in their first startup venture. Startups don’t come with formal training courses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2015

Most aspiring entrepreneurs are convinced that the strength of their initial idea somehow defines them as a leader, as well as the success potential of their derivative business. It takes leadership ability, as well as a good idea, to make a successful entrepreneur, and great leaders evolve from key leadership decisions along the way.

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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. Are you enjoying your entrepreneur lifestyle today?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Most aspiring entrepreneurs are convinced that the strength of their initial idea somehow defines them as a leader, as well as the success potential of their derivative business. It takes leadership ability, as well as a good idea, to make a successful entrepreneur, and great leaders evolve from key leadership decisions along the way.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2015

In my experience mentoring new entrepreneurs and aspiring business leaders, I see far too many who seem to be driven by all the wrong reasons. He makes a convincing argument that the best leaders and entrepreneurs follow their intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivations. To be a successful entrepreneur, one can never stand still.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. An entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and bestselling author, she is passionate about communication, diversity and inclusion. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 16, 2012

Fortunately, several startups have devised tools which make it possible for content creators to maintain the entertainment integrity of their videos while embedding relevant calls-to-action. You can also check out my blog for emerging entrepreneurs HERE. Share and Enjoy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2020

Every new entrepreneur who has not spent years in corporate life has the advantage of an unbiased look at business opportunities, but at the same time has the disadvantage of missing critical business experiences that can cost them dearly in their first startup venture. Startups don’t come with formal training courses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2014

Most aspiring entrepreneurs are convinced that the strength of their initial idea somehow defines them as a leader, as well as the success potential of their derivative business. It takes leadership ability, as well as a good idea, to make a successful entrepreneur, and great leaders evolve from key leadership decisions along the way.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2013

Some entrepreneurs forget that talking is not communicating. Fortunately these skills can be learned, and the barriers to communication can be overcome one by one. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the understanding barrier categories: Unclear frame of reference. Stereotyping and biases. Information withheld.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2021

The ultimate compliment that any entrepreneur can get is that they can “see around corners.” Great entrepreneurs seem to all exhibit a common set of attributes which go well beyond the basic skills required to be an entrepreneur: “Larger than life” personality and presence. We can all point to the casualties from that approach.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Yet the simplistic nature of his Marxist-based Haves / Haves Not argument did not stop him from encouraging a generation of under-educated people to believe that their only opportunity to obtain wealth was to gather around him so he could sufficiently intimidate wealth creators into giving away some of their lawfully earned fortune.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2015

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. These entrepreneurs find it hard to respect customers or team members, and their ventures usually fail. Fortunately, both can be fixed. All of us shut down when disrespected.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2021

I n my experience mentoring new entrepreneurs and aspiring business leaders, I see far too many who seem to be driven by all the wrong reasons. He makes a convincing argument that the best leaders and entrepreneurs follow their intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivations. To be a successful entrepreneur, one can never stand still.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 26, 2011

Scott’s article struck a chord with me, as a number of my entrepreneur studies students from UC Santa Barbara have reached out to me in the past few days, looking for jobs after they graduate. As noted in Do Not Seek Your Fortune, Create It , successful entrepreneurs do not wait for someone to shout, “Go!” Help someone.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

He then went on to identify four approaches entrepreneurs can take to enhance their chances of achieving success. Make A Difference - Not A Fortune. Mark explains that, “If you set out to make a fortune, you probably won't. If you set out to make a difference in the world, you will and you might make a fortune.”.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Brock Pierce , the former Los Angeles area startup entrepreneur and investor who made a fortune in the cryptocurrency space, has quietly been running as a third party for President of the United States over the last few months.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 6, 2013

Fortunately, there is a key difference between startups and baby turtles: entrepreneurs can make their own luck. Customer dollars - Sophisticated entrepreneurs understand that the ideal source of capital is from customers’ wallets. Expect such debt to include a modest equity kicker component, in the form of warrant coverage.

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