socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

INVST , a Westlake Village-based startup which offers up an online platform to help alternative investment funds find accredited investors, has signed up three new clients for its service, the company said this week. INVST offers up relationship, tracking and deal management tools for fund managers, third-party marketers and investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2021

Yet there is no standardized testing or certification required or available anywhere to help you decide if you are a good fit for entrepreneurship, or founding a business is right for you. Remember, the buck always stops with you. It helps to work in a similar company before you start your own.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2022

You need to exemplify the “buck stops here,” and never play the blame game. Help people, including yourself, look in the mirror and see reality. Here are some characteristics of current business leaders, including Richard Branson, who foster responsibility and accountability, and keep it growing: You need to walk the talk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The challenge in to know when and how to ask for help, and not let bravado and ego mask anxieties. The best people know when they don’t know, and know how to find the right help. Unfortunately, too many entrepreneurs I know are terrible at finding and accepting help. Seek help or get out. You start playing the blame game.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2020

Ultimately they accept the responsibility of “the buck stops here,” meaning they live by their own decisions, and never make excuses. But if you are looking for investors, team members, and demanding customers, it helps to understand what their biases might be in committing to and helping the ideal partner.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 14, 2012

He's focused on helping startups get the capital they need to succeed. He's got a mission that we can get fired up about.Make sure every great startup gets the money (less than $1 M bucks) they need to win. The Draper Family is a dynasty in the Venture Capital world (see recent Fast Company article) like no other. See [link] (more)

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Out of curiosity, I often ask aspiring entrepreneurs like you, who come to me for help, what drives them to take on the workload and risk of a new startup. Great entrepreneurs are willing and anxious to tackle these control challenges, and get real satisfaction from their acceptance of the “buck-stops-here” position of a business owner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2023

Ultimately they accept the responsibility of “the buck stops here,” meaning they live by their own decisions, and never make excuses. But if you are looking for investors, team members, and demanding customers, it helps to understand what their biases might be in committing to and helping the ideal partner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2022

The buck stops here.” They can also help you be happy and have some fun. Successful entrepreneurs have to work well with people, whether they be partners, investors, employees, suppliers, or customers. You must do it alone. But the dichotomy is that there are things that you have to do alone. Vision is not a group-think activity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2015

The challenge in to know when and how to ask for help, and not let bravado and ego mask anxieties. The best people know when they don’t know, and know how to find the right help. Unfortunately, too many entrepreneurs I know are terrible at finding and accepting help. Seek help or get out. You start playing the blame game.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

We had a great fireside chat with Brock Pierce and had a panel with Richard Wolpert, Jim Andelman, Mark Mullen, Peter Liu and Buck Jordan. My partners and I were able to plan, sell and organize the conference, but without the help of our teams and interns, it would have been a nightmare to execute. Alon Goren: Delegate!

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2019

For this morning's interview, with caught up with serial entrepreneur James Citron , the founder of Pledgeling (www.pledgeling.com), a startup which enables any business to help connect their business with social causes. We've raised a couple of million bucks and business is going great. What is Pledgeling?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2018

On the other hand, if you are passionate that you can solve a compelling need better than anyone else, I’m convinced that I and everyone else will line up behind you to help. Can you accept the fact that the buck stops with you? Have you built relationships with people who can help? Are you happy to make your own decisions?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Some of the most helpful people to me personally have been people not being directly compensated for doing so. And when you see Brooke & Dena work with companies behind the scenes you know it goes way beyond just trying to earn a buck. But without these unsung heroes you’ll go nowhere. EXECUTIVE RECRUITERS. EXECUTIVE COACHES.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2013

That quality can help you capitalize on competitors vulnerabilities and shortcomings. Buck the conventional wisdom. Save your bucks and get notice without expensive advertising. Hit ‘em where they ain’t. Whenever possible, set your sights on areas that your competitors have neglected or ignored.

Entrepreneur 117

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

You need to exemplify the “buck stops here,” and never play the blame game. Help people, including yourself, look in the mirror and see reality. Here are some characteristics of current business leaders, including Richard Branson, who foster responsibility and accountability, and keep it growing: You need to walk the talk.

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Tool Training Sales Help 96

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2010

Southern California's investment totals bucked the national trend, which found that there was a 9 percent drop in dollars to $4.7 The energy and clean technology sector actually helped boost investments in Los Angeles, as well, with big deals for Torrance-based Amonix , which raised $64.4M received in the region in Q1 of 2009.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Ultimately they accept the responsibility of “the buck stops here,” meaning they live by their own decisions, and never make excuses. But if you are looking for investors, team members, and demanding customers, it helps to understand what their biases might be in committing to and helping the ideal partner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2012

That quality can help you capitalize on competitors vulnerabilities and shortcomings. Buck the conventional wisdom. Save your bucks and get notice without expensive advertising. Hit ‘em where they ain’t. Whenever possible, set your sights on areas that your competitors have neglected or ignored.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Advertising Social Media Competition 101

Eric Greenspan

MAY 19, 2016

I wrote a one page business plan and create this logo: My business idea was simple, I wanted to help people “make it work” in their business using technology and building operational software solutions. I got paid a few bucks and I left. I built CRMs out of Microsoft Access and installed networks.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2012

He can’t help himself: He’s Dave. How to help his companies. He isn’t personally driven by making a quick buck and I’ve seen him go out of his way to help entrepreneurs. My pal Dave has blogger Tourette’s. He has it on stage, too, at conferences. My pal Dave has problems. Not the ones you’d imagine. Not much more.

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Startup Venture Capital Email Writing 309

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2016

Phil Hui-Bon-Hoa: If you have ever been in a position where people come to you to as for help, you find that you end up answering lots of the same questions, over and over again. He had 5,000, B-to-B marketers across various divisions of GE, and they really never were able to help each other. What is Kaleo?

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El Segundo Southern California Startup CTO Hire 169

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Why not offer to work for $50k to help run biz dev? Unfortunately once you’ve earned mega bucks most people have ramped up their lifestyle and cost base such that they can’t take the hit. Tell them you’re taking a 75% pay cut to prove your negotiating skills and legal background will work well on the job.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2019

The buck stops here.” They can also help you be happy and have some fun. Successful entrepreneurs have to work well with people, whether they be partners, investors, employees, suppliers, or customers. You must do it alone. But the dichotomy is that there are things that you have to do alone. Vision is not a group-think activity.

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Satisfaction Startup Ideas Entrepreneur 78

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2013

The challenge in to know when and how to ask for help, and not let bravado and ego mask anxieties. The best people know when they don’t know, and know how to find the right help. Unfortunately, too many entrepreneurs I know are terrible at finding and accepting help. Seek help or get out. You start playing the blame game.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Ideas 110

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

That quality can help you capitalize on competitors vulnerabilities and shortcomings. Buck the conventional wisdom. Save your bucks and get notice without expensive advertising. Hit ‘em where they ain’t. Whenever possible, set your sights on areas that your competitors have neglected or ignored.

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Tips Entrepreneur Advertising Social Media 89

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

His advice is essentially, "buck up, it’s called work for a reason." You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself." Despite not graduating from college, Bill has spoken to thousands of students during the past several decades. " [Tweet this quote].

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2017

Peregrine and Murata said the acquisition will help Murata in its power electronics efforts. San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor , which is now owned by Murata, has acquired Arctic Sand Technologies , a developer of low power semiconductors used for DC-DC power conversion. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

Technology 113

Technology San Diego Acquisition Help 113

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2010

Why would they go to the site to help fund a project? They promote it to their friends, who promote it to their other friends, which helps you spread support for your cause. Alon Goren; I worked for a couple of years at MySpace, doing customer support and QA, and stuff like that, doing my time and working my way up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Yet there is no standardized testing or certification required or available anywhere to help you decide if you are a good fit for entrepreneurship, or founding a business is right for you. Remember, the buck always stops with you. It helps to work in a similar company before you start your own.

Startup 71

Startup Statistics Guide Entrepreneur 71

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

The other 29 pitches consistent of many smart people who “think they have an angle on making a buck” which I know is an unfair over-characterization of the situation but you can genuinely tell when somebody isn’t “all in.”

Venture Capital 373

Venture Capital Startup Course Entrepreneur 373

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2015

You need to exemplify the “buck stops here,” and never play the blame game. Help people, including yourself, look in the mirror and see reality. Here are some characteristics of current business leaders, including Elon Musk, who foster responsibility and accountability, and keep it growing: You need to walk the talk.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Tool Training Sales 101

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2017

The buck stops here.” They can also help you be happy and have some fun. Successful entrepreneurs have to work well with people, whether they be partners, investors, employees, suppliers, or customers. You must do it alone. But the dichotomy is that there are things that you have to do alone. Vision is not a group-think activity.

Startup 82

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Resource 82

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2013

Yet there is no standardized testing or certification required or available anywhere to help you decide if you are a good fit for entrepreneurship, or entrepreneurship is right for you. Remember, the buck always stops with you. It helps to work in a similar company before you start your own.

Entrepreneur 114

Entrepreneur Startup Statistics Guide 114

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Ultimately they accept the responsibility of “the buck stops here,” meaning they live by their own decisions, and never make excuses. But if you are looking for investors, team members and demanding customers, it helps to understand what their biases might be in committing to and helping the ideal partner.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Startup Activity Ideas 110

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2014

The buck stops here.” They can also help you be happy and have some fun. Successful entrepreneurs have to work well with people, whether they be partners, investors, employees, suppliers, or customers. You must do it alone. But the dichotomy is that there are things that you have to do alone. Vision is not a group-think activity.

Startup 117

Startup Entrepreneur Ideas Resource 117

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

– while the other might want a quick sale and pocket some bucks while the tech market is hot. If you struggle through similar issues – which means nearly all of you – please consider how and when to bring in help, to embrace mediation. One founder has more risk tolerance and the other wants to be conservative.

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