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Spotting, Nurturing and Mentoring Talent – The Power of Troy Carter

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Even an extraordinary engineer or product lead who have built a breakthrough product aren’t guaranteed success unless they can get access to capital, get much needed press to drive low-cost customer acquisition and persuade fickle business leaders to join their company and help them shape their businesses beyond tech innovation.

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5 Steps To Finding The Best Investor For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Through networking with other entrepreneurs, you should find one or more to visit that have relationships with this investor. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. If your investor is unknown, or peers offer no positive attributes, take it as a red flag.

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The Demographics Of New Venture Founders Are Changing

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, according to the latest trend data and press reports , these Baby Boomers have grown yearly to 41 percent of small business owners, second only to Gen-X, at 44 percent. With longer life expectancies and greater health in later life, older generations are moving to start new firms -- and mentor young entrepreneurs.

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Should You Really Sit on Other Boards When You’re a Startup Founder?

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We live in an era where the press espouses the entrepreneurs who have five startups. But for now, the summary is: You’ll extend your network. . I’m not one who has subscribed to the “superman founder” narrative. So I was intrigued by Brad’s post. You’ll view a company from a different vantage point. . .”

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What Mattered in 2012: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? So we did a one-day fall Silicon Beach Fest at io/LA in Hollywood.

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5 Keys To Vetting Investors Before You Accept Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Through networking with other entrepreneurs, you should find one or more to visit that have relationships with this investor. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. If your investor is unknown, or peers offer no positive attributes, take it as a red flag.

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Baby Boomers May Be Your Biggest Startup Competitors

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, according to the latest Index of Startup Activity by the Kauffman Foundation and recent press reports , these Baby Boomers are actually driving a new entrepreneurship boom. With longer life expectancies and greater health in later life, older generations are moving to start new firms -- and mentor young entrepreneurs.

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