Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2018

The list would include Howard Schultz, a marketer working for a Seattle coffee bean roaster when a trip to Milan convinced him to jump ship to create upscale espresso cafes that he found all over Italy; and maybe Steve Jobs, who started on the night shift at Atari. Comfortable interacting with people on business subjects.

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

Indiegogo is a platform for ground breaking technology and where you can find interesting products that haven’t hit the mainstream market. They also align with companies such as Amazon web services, IBM, and many others. Indiegogo has brought more than 800,000 ideas to fruition since 2008. iFundWomen (New York, NY).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital. Seth’s interest in helping others grew out of his lack of having a mentor. He was drawn to Stanford by the people ecosystem- access to professors and mentors. For Meebo 1.3%

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Xconomy

MAY 30, 2016

Basically it was a restart from primarily a legal office to an office filled with people with technology and marketing backgrounds. X: I read an article from 1998 that you were quoted in—it sounded like Stanford’s Niels Reimers helped MIT reorganize its patenting and licensing office in 1986 to make it more like Stanford’s model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

Since there are no bellwethers like Apple or IBM in the startup arena, your best bet is to pick one in a business area you know well. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. But it’s always a risky proposition, probably well beyond the risk of the commodities market, since there are so many unknowns and few controls.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Since there are no bellwethers like Apple or IBM in the startup arena, your best bet is to pick one in a business area you know well. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. But it’s always a risky proposition, probably well beyond the risk of the commodities market, since there are so many unknowns and few controls.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Everyone in the outside world is talking about how great you are but internally you know that your sales aren’t ramping, your product isn’t shipping on time, you have doubts about the quality of your code, you’re not convinced you’re doing a good job on marketing – whatever. Your solution? My advice: don’t.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

To get maximum business autonomy, you need to match the inherent strength traits of employees to key jobs, always adjusting for market change and people growth. Use mentoring to help people develop as your business develops. Have the right people do the right things at the right time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Since there are no bellwethers like Apple or IBM in the startup arena, your best bet is to pick one in a business area you know well. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. But it’s always a risky proposition, probably well beyond the risk of the commodities market, since there are so many unknowns and few controls.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Since there are no bellwethers like Apple or IBM in the startup arena, your best bet is to pick one in a business area you know well. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. But it’s always a risky proposition, probably well beyond the risk of the commodities market, since there are so many unknowns and few controls.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Since there are no bellwethers like Apple or IBM in the startup arena, your best bet is to pick one in a business area you know well. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. But it’s always a risky proposition, probably well beyond the risk of the commodities market, since there are so many unknowns and few controls.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Since there are no bellwethers like Apple or IBM in the startup arena, your best bet is to pick one in a business area you know well. Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. But it’s always a risky proposition, probably well beyond the risk of the commodities market, since there are so many unknowns and few controls.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2010

Due in large part to the current economy and an ultra-competitive job market, a Gen-Y entrepreneurial tsunami is already upon us. Their goal is to gain career-critical experience while satisfying the predisposition to “create” in a small-team environment – something they can’t obtain interning for IBM or General Motors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2013

It’s always painful when a startup fails, but as a mentor to founders, I would hope that you can learn from these failings and not stumble on the same issues. In most cases, viral marketing only begins to work after you prime the pump with several million in real marketing over a couple of years. “We It’s the market, stupid.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

It’s always painful when a startup fails, but as a mentor to founders I would hope that you can learn from these failings and not stumble on the same issues: “Business plans are for dummies.” It’s the market, stupid.” There is no substitute for understanding the market, and sizing the opportunity, before you climb out on a limb. “If

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2011

It’s always painful when a startup fails, but as a mentor to founders, I would hope that you can learn from these failings and not stumble on the same issues. In most cases, viral marketing only begins to work after you prime the pump with several million in real marketing over a couple of years. “We It’s the market, stupid.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2010

It’s always painful when a startup fails, but as a mentor to founders I would hope that you can learn from these failings and not stumble on the same issues: “Business plans are for dummies.” It’s the market, stupid.” There is no substitute for understanding the market, and sizing the opportunity, before you climb out on a limb. “If

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