Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2011

The entrepreneurial wunderkinds who find success without higher education "are exceptions to the rule," says Robert Litan, Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation. Academic research supports that this experience pays off. More important are standard business, finance, and economics courses.

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JANUARY 16, 2014

community in many ways, including his weekly Internet TV program on entrepreneurism, and participation in several mentoring programs. . Research and talk to existing and past customers. All agreements should be in writing and signed by all parties involved. Business partnerships have their advantages and disadvantages.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2010

Universities are brimming with new ideas from their students, their professors, and their own research, but need entrepreneurs from the real world to decide which ones are viable in the marketplace. Research and development. Start by contacting a professor in your area of interest or expertise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

As a mentor to many business professionals and owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs, I find a wealth of innovative ideas, but often less insight on what it really takes to transform ideas into an income stream that can excite new customers into long-term business success. Write down your business model and five-year plan.

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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. Do in-depth research on relevant startups and leaders. Enlist a mentor and advisor who is not a ‘yes’ person.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

The entrepreneurial wunderkinds who find success without higher education "are exceptions to the rule," says Robert Litan, Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation. Academic research supports that this experience pays off. More important are standard business, finance, and economics courses.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

Add Mentors to Your Roster. Regardless of one’s stage, mentors are a must have for any founder. Through the CTA Mentor program, these individuals can help founders foresee roadblocks and challenges, work through regulations, offer perspectives, help one fine tune pitches and asks, introduce them to the right people, and more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

Nominate someone as your mentor. Build a two-way relationship with several people who can help you, and then kick it up a notch with one or more, by asking them to be your mentor. They never call, they never write, and wait for you to make the first move. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

Nominate someone as your mentor. Build a two-way relationship with several people who can help you, and then kick it up a notch with one or more, by asking them to be your mentor. They never call, they never write, and wait for you to make the first move. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language.

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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

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As a mentor to young aspiring entrepreneurs , I often get asked for tips on a strategy to get started. Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. Write a business plan for your desired new business. The ability to pivot quickly is a key to success.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. And that that cycle continues so as the early stage first time entrepreneurs get experience…” “They turn into the mentors for the next generation. actually did the fundamental research in the 90’s at the Medialab. Or, as always, summary notes available below.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

With some coaching and mentoring from other leaders, I was able to do it myself, so I know you can do it too, by committing to the following strategies: Train yourself to always look for positives, not negatives. Write down your top 5 core values and review them often. Use the transition to reset stress pressures and emotions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

Nominate someone as your mentor. Build a two-way relationship with several people who can help you, and then kick it up a notch with one or more, by asking them to be your mentor. They never call, they never write, and wait for you to make the first move. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Based on my experience as a mentor and an entrepreneur, if you fail on your first startup, you are about average. The discipline of writing down a plan is the best way to make sure you actually understand how to transform your idea into a business. That’s not bad, but who wants to be average? How can you improve your odds?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Nominate someone as your mentor. Build a two-way relationship with several people who can help you, and then kick it up a notch with one or more, by asking them to be your mentor. They never call, they never write, and wait for you to make the first move. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

When I saw World Series Poker Champion Annie Duke speak in 2017, I was inspired to write an article describing some of her recruiting techniques. Annie is well positioned to write a book on decision analysis, combining her decades as a professional poker player with her graduate psychology research at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Based on my experience as a mentor and an entrepreneur, if you fail on your first startup, you are about average. The discipline of writing down a plan is the best way to make sure you actually understand how to transform your idea into a business. That’s not bad, but who wants to be average? How can you improve your odds?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

There are lots of resources available for the challenge of that activity, including the Internet and mentors like me. I suggest you use social media, blogging, crowdfunding, or documented research to quantify a real demand from people who can afford it, and don’t have a better alternative already out there.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

I was happy to see a real focus on preparing for tomorrow highlighted in a new book, “ Start a Successful Business ,” by Colleen DeBaise, who has made a career of studying and writing about entrepreneur challenges. I often hear entrepreneurs who seem to rely wholly on their own passion, and the view of a few friends.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2021

Kevin Cope, in his classic book “ Seeing the Big Picture ”, does a great job of outlining the basics of business acumen for executives, and helped me assimilate some practical ideas on building the essential elements for entrepreneurs: Reserve time daily to research the market, as well as technology.

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JULY 22, 2014

Through simple design, extensive sensing mechanism research, and behavioral science principles, Moving Analytics is carving out its own innovative niche in a heavily competitive space by providing a simple solution for highly sedentary people. It is built out of 5 years of research at USC. We need to sit less, and move more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2013

Kevin Cope, in his book “ Seeing the Big Picture ”, does a great job of outlining the basics of business acumen for executives, and helped me assimilate some practical ideas on building the essential elements for entrepreneurs: Reserve time daily to research the market, as well as technology. Even the best have mentors they really use.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

There are large sums of money to be invested and if investors can get comfortable with “downside protections” they’ll still write checks. But when a fund writes checks into a portfolio company it typically “reserves” money to invest in future rounds. We are looking for a strong opinion, well researched and with strong conviction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

As a long-time mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’ve been convinced for some time that good entrepreneurs have the right mindset, and the right attributes, to be good at anything they want. Brown, who has been studying and writing about business leaders for many years for Forbes, BusinessWeek, and Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2019

As a long-time mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’ve been convinced for some time that good entrepreneurs have the right mindset, and the right attributes, to be good at anything they want. Brown, who has been studying and writing about business leaders for many years for Forbes, BusinessWeek, and Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2014

As a long-time mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’ve been convinced for some time that good entrepreneurs have the right mindset, and the right attributes, to be good at anything they want. Brown, who has been studying and writing about business leaders for many years for Forbes, BusinessWeek, and Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2015

As a long-time mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’ve been convinced for some time that good entrepreneurs have the right mindset, and the right attributes, to be good at anything they want. Brown, who has been studying and writing about business leaders for many years for Forbes, BusinessWeek, and Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2018

As a long-time mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’ve been convinced for some time that good entrepreneurs have the right mindset, and the right attributes, to be good at anything they want. Brown, who has been studying and writing about business leaders for many years for Forbes, BusinessWeek, and Inc.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 6, 2018

The rules that I drew up required that every member, in his turn, should produce one or more queries on any point of Morals, Politics, or Natural Philosophy, to be discuss’d by the company; and once in three months produce and read an essay of his own writing, on any subject he pleased. Why Should Entrepreneurs Care? My Junto Groups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2012

A new book by Kevin Cope, “ Seeing the Big Picture ”, does a great job of outlining the basics of business acumen for executives, and helped me assimilate some practical ideas on building the essential elements: Reserve time daily to research the market, as well as technology. Even the best have mentors they really use.

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