Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As an experienced business professional and mentor, I find that most successful peers will admit that they love what they do. My challenge has always been how to get people from the second category into the first. From all the rest, I often hear the complaints about lack of motivation, boring job assignments, and bad management.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2022

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” Jan Yager, in her classic book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined eight key steps to effective delegation which I endorse: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2020

I found some guidance in the classic book, “ Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results ,” by Victor Prince and Mike Figliuolo, two top thought leaders in the field of leadership development. The authors define a leadership matrix of four behavioral categories and eight team member subtypes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

That’s why the classic book, “ The Leader’s Mindset: How to Win In The Age Of Disruption ,” resonated strongly with me. Entrepreneurs in this category are real risk takers, such as Elon Musk. Customers have come to expect disruptive change, so yet another social network is not the way to get traction.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. When Ethan was considering leaving Google we talked about it. The company was called Red Beacon.

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DECEMBER 6, 2013

” The local kennels were full as many people had pre-booked for vacations. She sprung into action and called the house I wanted to book directly (they obviously don’t provide phone numbers for you to call directly although a Twilio integration couldn’t hurt!). ” Booked it. “Oh s**t.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2019

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” Jan Yager, in her classic book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined eight key steps to effective delegation which I endorse: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The realm of an entrepreneur is all about change, but in my experience as a mentor to business founders, I hear too much about incremental change, and not enough about revolutionary change. Which category do you want to be a part of? Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/10/2019.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

That’s why the book, “ The Leader’s Mindset: How to Win In The Age Of Disruption ,” resonated strongly with me. Entrepreneurs in this category are real risk takers, such as Elon Musk. Those who proactively seek knowledge and learn fast build knowledge pools and tap into the wisdom of mentors and industry leaders to raise their game.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The classic book, “ Hunting in a Farmer's World: Celebrating the Mind of an Entrepreneur ,” by serial entrepreneur and business coach John F. Dini, tied together several threads I have often seen in my own experience of mentoring and helping aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2015

I just finished a new book, “ Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results ,” by Victor Prince and Mike Figliuolo, two top thought leaders in the field of leadership development. The authors define a leadership matrix of four behavioral categories and eight team member subtypes. Steamrollers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2016

That’s why this new book, “ The Leader’s Mindset: How to Win In The Age Of Disruption ,” resonated strongly with me. Entrepreneurs in this category are real risk takers, such as Elon Musk. Customers have come to expect disruptive change, so yet another social network is not the way to get traction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2018

I found some guidance in the classic book, “ Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results ,” by Victor Prince and Mike Figliuolo, two top thought leaders in the field of leadership development. The authors define a leadership matrix of four behavioral categories and eight team member subtypes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2017

The classic book, “ Hunting in a Farmer's World: Celebrating the Mind of an Entrepreneur ,” by serial entrepreneur and business coach John F. Dini, tied together several threads I have often seen in my own experience of mentoring and helping aspiring entrepreneurs.

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

I recently reviewed Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson’s book Venture Deals , in THIS ENTRY. I have subsequently recommended the book to number of students as well as emerging entrepreneurs, all of whom expressed positive feedback. . Writing a book is very different from writing a blog. It falls into three categories.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2015

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” Jan Yager, in her book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined eight key steps to effective delegation which I endorse: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2012

One of the most original, subscription startups to come out of Southern California's tech accelerator boom emerged last week, looking to disrupt not just another retail sector or e-commerce category, but something else entirely: the airline industry. Those mentors and others have given us really tangible advice. government.

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APRIL 21, 2020

But there are some deals that will get funded even though not necessarily seed: If you’re in an anointed category that will serve a post Covid-19 world well. We need to spot when a founder is hitting a major stress phase in life or work and be there to help and also know how to get the most out of people through being great mentors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2016

I just perused a recent book, “ Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results ,” by Victor Prince and Mike Figliuolo, two top thought leaders in the field of leadership development. The authors define a leadership matrix of four behavioral categories and eight team member subtypes. Steamrollers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

All true entrepreneurs operate off a set of tenets that are built into their psyche, or drilled into them from training and mentors. In a book a while back by Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie from the Columbia Business School, “ Designing for Growth ,” the authors encourage managers to think more like designers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2015

The classic book, “ Hunting in a Farmer's World: Celebrating the Mind of an Entrepreneur ,” by serial entrepreneur and business coach John F. Dini, tied together several threads I have often seen in my own experience of mentoring and helping aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” Jan Yager, in her classic book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined eight key steps to effective delegation which I endorse: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2013

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” Jan Yager, in her book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined several key steps to effective delegation which I endorse: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2014

A recent book, “ Hunting in a Farmer''s World: Celebrating the Mind of an Entrepreneur ,” by serial entrepreneur and business coach John F. Dini, tied together several threads I have often seen in my own experience of mentoring and helping aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” Jan Yager, in her book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined several key steps to effective delegation: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate. Give public and written credit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2012

All true entrepreneurs operate off a set of tenets that are built into their psyche, or drilled into them from training and mentors. In a book a while back by Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie from the Columbia Business School, “ Designing for Growth ,” the authors encourage managers to think more like designers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2011

All true entrepreneurs operate off a set of tenets that are built into their psyche, or drilled into them from training and mentors. In a recent book by Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie from the Columbia Business School, “ Designing for Growth ,” the authors encourage managers to think more like designers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2011

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” Jan Yager, in her book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined several key steps to effective delegation: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate. Give public and written credit.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

I’m sitting at my computer now at 9.00pm writing this – which is an hour earlier than I normally write (there are about 8 women at my kitchen table having a book club (aka excuse to drink wine & gossip so I’m locked in another room writing. They could chat about it with their peers or mentors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2017

Most business mentors tell me that the single biggest problem they have to deal with in small companies is the lack of open, honest, and effective communication, both from the top down and from the bottom up. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the barrier to understanding categories: Unclear frame of reference.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2010

If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” Jan Yager, in her book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined several key steps to effective delegation: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate. Give public and written credit.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

ML: Porter is a really simple consumer app, a one-stop shop for booking your recurring in-home services. Today, we support four categories: house cleaning, dry cleaning – pickup and delivery, wash and fold – pickup and delivery, and dog walking. TechZulu: What is Porter? Your chores can be outsourced through Porter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

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. Many might say Donald Trump epitomizes this category. Opportunist.

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JANUARY 19, 2017

Since then, I have worked extensively with mentoring youth, and helping them figure out what's possible in terms of careers. We then offer users a minimum of nine career choices in categories that are high growth and a best match, and tel you about those occupations. Look for ways to move up? That's what we're trying to do.

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