Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2013

Mentors tell you what you need to hear. When the message is the same from both, you don’t need the mentor anymore. In that sense, you should think of a mentor more like your advisor who has done all he can. Also don’t confuse a business mentor with a business coach. Friends tell you what you want to hear.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2012

I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, if you approach most meetings as mentoring opportunities, and limit them to five minutes. It works, but in all cases, to be a successful mentor, there are some key things you have to do: Be available always. The mentor assumes a role of a facilitator.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2012

Mentors tell you what you need to hear. When the message is the same from both, you don’t need the mentor anymore. In that sense, you should think of a mentor more like your advisor who has done all he can. Also don’t confuse a business mentor with a business coach. Friends tell you what you want to hear.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2011

Mentors tell you what you need to hear. When the message is the same from both, you don’t need the mentor anymore. In that sense, you should think of a mentor more like your advisor who has done all he can. Also don’t confuse a business mentor with a business coach. Friends tell you what you want to hear.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2010

I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, if you approach most meetings as mentoring opportunities, and limit them to five minutes. With the mentoring approach, the mentee asks for your support in their decision, or asks for your insight on the considerations for them making a future decision.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2021

High leaders continually challenged their own ideas and were quicker to adapt them to encompass new information, experiences, and meaning. Find and enjoy the company of one or more mentors. The leadership benefits of mentoring start in childhood, but are just as important at the mature CEO level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2022

Based on my own mentoring and investing experience, the best entrepreneurs are pragmatic problem solvers. If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. Explore solutions, outcomes, and options calmly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2021

An underutilized, but valuable resource, every startup should investigate is a formal or informal connection to your alma mater, including any local university. Connections to a mentor. Similar to finding experienced team members, you can use university contacts who do mentoring in the real world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2010

Then we do our very best to make sure that they build a broad set of relationships that will be continuing sources of interpreted information, that they have a full complement of Mentors to assist them as they make tough decisions Well, here’s an important follow-on story. The strong get money and live to fight another day.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2020

This trait, sometimes called mental complexity, will convince others that you likely understand the relevant issues, are willing to challenge your own ideas, and will be quicker to adapt them to encompass new information, experiences, and meaning. Shares views and learns from a personal mentor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

These days, with the instant access to information and experts in every field around the world, and the wealth of personal assessment tools available on the Internet, there is no excuse for not exploring and evaluating the alternatives before you make a step forward. Career Key. It was developed by Lawrence K. MAPP™ Career Assessment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2022

One of the things I’ve learned over my years as a business mentor and investor is that life isn’t fair when it comes to succeeding in business. Use friends and mentors with extensive experience to gauge both. The key is to keep learning, from mentors, books, and online. Fortunately, you can develop this skill.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2023

He cites eight leadership actions, which I also recommend, from a non-scientific perspective, as a mentor to entrepreneurs. Always be prepared to mentor and assist, but empowering people to share their expertise and choose how to do projects engenders the culture you need to win. Share more information about the business.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 13, 2014

But, advisors, coaches, and mentors can often fill the bill. Formal vs. Informal Advisors In many cases, you can get a couple coffee or beer meetings with advisors without ever formally engaging them as an advisor. In creating Mentor Night , I’ve been happy to hear how giving most people are.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2010

Mentors tell you what you need to hear. When the message is the same from both, you don’t need the mentor anymore. In that sense, you should think of a mentor more like your advisor who has done all he can. Also don’t confuse a business mentor with a business coach. Friends tell you what you want to hear.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

He cites eight leadership actions, which I also recommend, from a non-scientific perspective, as a mentor to entrepreneurs. Always be prepared to mentor and assist, but empowering people to share their expertise and choose how to do projects engenders the culture you need to win. Share more information about the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Seek mentoring from established industry leaders. The right mentors can give you timely and unbiased feedback on your business, industry trends, and emerging competitors. This allows you to make earlier and more informed decisions to grow your business before a crisis.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

With the help of CTA, startup teams have access to insight information in their respective verticals that could guide critical decisions. Add Mentors to Your Roster. Regardless of one’s stage, mentors are a must have for any founder. The answers might not even be consistent from one mentor to another,” Gindin said. “I

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2022

In my role as a business mentor and advisor, I now always look for a culture and recommend team roles that nurture collaboration rather than contention, communities rather than silos , and transparent communication at all levels. Make feedback positive and informal, and not just about pointing out mistakes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Workship - Mentor. Unlike the mentor, who is a coach and teacher, the advocate inspires you to be the best that you can be. Unlike the office gossip, information is always shared in a positive way, thus helping you to do your best at work and in your career. Workship - Advocate. Workship - Communicator. Friendship.

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2016

Tamkin had previously served at Chief Technology Officer at Transdev, a $10 billion transportation conglomerate, and was founder and CEO of LA's Unified Dispatch, a developer of passenger information solutions for the taxi and transportation industry, which he turned around and sold to Transdev. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2021

I’ve always wondered if there was some way that I could quickly deduce a new entrepreneur’s “sweet spot,” and optimize my mentoring to those strengths and weaknesses, maybe similar to the Myers-Briggs type indicator for business professionals. Ultimately, most get the best help from business advisors and mentors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2023

Unfortunately many founders I work with as a mentor are experts on the technical side, but have no insight into leading a team. Team members need and crave feedback, much more frequently and informally than the annual performance review. Leadership is making sure they have resources and understand the strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2023

Ask for their contact information, share yours, ask for a time and place, and make mental or physical notes on topics to be pursued at the next meeting. Effective networking can also lead you to great coaches and mentors, as well as business and customer connections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

These days, with the instant access to information and experts in every field around the world, and the wealth of personal assessment tools available on the Internet, there is no excuse for not exploring and evaluating the alternatives before you make a step forward. Career Key. It was developed by Lawrence K. MAPP™ Career Assessment.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2010

The Founder Institute , the business incubation and mentoring program started by TheFunded's Adeo Ressi , is expanding into the Los Angeles area, and is accepting applications for entrepreneurs for a Spring session, the group said late last week. The Los Angeles effort is being headed by Ken Rutkowski.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2021

Even the best have mentors they really use. A mentor is someone who will tell you what you need to hear, while friends and associates often tell you what you want to hear. Through personal outreach, as well as industry organizations, they are constantly on the lookout for people smarter and more experienced in their domain.

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Berkonomics

MAY 23, 2019

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. One well known informal mentor called him the “Stevie Wonder of Hip Hop.” Sometimes you win when others define your story.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Based on my own mentoring and investing experience, the best entrepreneurs are pragmatic problem solvers. If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. Explore solutions, outcomes, and options calmly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2023

In my own role as advisor and mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, I was struck by how relevant and critical these same initiatives are to even the earliest stage businesses. Informal feedback should be provided weekly or daily, with more formal sessions scheduled at least semi-annually.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Unfortunately, many of the business professionals I meet these days in my mentoring and consulting activities feel perennially stressed and out of control, versus calm and satisfied with their position. Challenge yourself to avoid emotional reactions and look for fresh new information rather than stereotypes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2020

In my role as a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that most have the technical challenges well understood, but many are a bit short on some basic street smarts , or basic business realities. With information overload due to the Internet, you need to find your customers, rather than assume they will find you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

In my role as a mentor to business professionals and entrepreneurs over the years, I have found that it’s important to take a hard look at the relationships around you on a regular basis. But, like most other skills, you can learn from these priorities: Everyone benefits from active mentoring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2023

You must not forget to reiterate your strategy and vision, and be available for informal as well as formal discussions with the team. Don’t hesitate to directly address rumors and bad information. I recommend that you ask for help from a mentor to point out areas for improvement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In my role as mentor to many of you aspiring entrepreneurs, I often find you convinced that all you need to start is a unique innovation or idea , and now you are ready to jump in with both feet and enjoy the ride. Enlist a mentor and advisor who is not a ‘yes’ person. Do in-depth research on relevant startups and leaders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2022

Many of you business leaders I work with, and entrepreneurs I mentor, have a great strategy and an innovative solution , but struggle with building and motivating the team necessary to run your business. Spend time coaching and mentoring team members. In my experience, what a team needs more is your connection and inspiration.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Almost every entrepreneur and new business owner I mentor is certain that his/her idea has a very high probability of success, and all find it hard to believe that ninety percent of startups ultimately fail. If we build it, they will come” doesn’t work in today’s worldwide information overload.

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