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6 Ways To Make You An Entrepreneur Before The Product

Startup Professionals Musings

Many of the entrepreneurs I advise or invest with spend considerable time on the Internet, keeping up with technology, customers, and competitors, but very few feel the need for an early personal presence. In fact, some totally avoid it, assuming their product or solution will speak for itself later.

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Interview with Julie Novack, PartySlate

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Unlike Yelp and listings sites that are focused on user-generated reviews or things like that, we're really a portfolio sharing site, and a tool of professionals. He and I connected, and walked through PartySlate and what we were doing, and he immediately said he wanted to invest and become an advisor to the company.

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Interview with Erik Rannala, MuckerLab

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To that end, last week, Los Angeles-based MuckerLab (www.muckerlab.com) announced its plans--and a big lineup of local CEO mentors--to start up a new, YCombinator- and TechStars-type program in Los Angeles, headed by former Silicon Valley venture capitalist Erik Rannala , and affiliated with the TechStars Network.

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8 Incubators From Around the Country You Might Not Have Heard of Before

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The aim, according to the private college’s press release, is to provide “mentoring, advising and access to resources for up to 15 student- and community-run companies with a philanthropic twist.” More information is available through a FAQ on 1776’s site. The Travel Experience Incubator.

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For an Entrepreneur, an MBA is not King

Startup Professionals Musings

More importantly, as a parent or mentor, what should you advise young potential entrepreneurs about getting an MBA? It’s now the second biggest social networking site (Facebook passed it recently) with about 125 million unique visitors per month. Chris DeWolfe, CEO and co-founder of MySpace. Consider it a waste of time.

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8 Strategies For Sustaining Momentum In Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on my experience advising new entrepreneurs as well as more mature businesses, I recommend the following strategies for building business momentum, while still optimizing the limited resources of every small business: Find more customers that like what you do best. Most ecommerce sites highlight this feature.