Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

And he has acted as a personal mentor for Justin ever since. The media eats it up as they always need something to write about. Be unique, find free marketing opportunities and use social media to build your following. Consider Usher a hard-working early-stage VC. It was a stunt like any other stunt they’ve done.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

That's funding our new product, FanMix, which is a a social media tool. We have some great mentors now. Thanks to TechStars, we've got an awesome mentor who's co-habitating with us now, and we're learning something daily from him. Later on, we can add upsells for community managers and social media marketers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2017

In my experience working with startups, the best approach these days is to find and use a good mentor (been there, done that). Of course, mentoring is not new – it’s been the favored way to learn arts and crafts since way back in the middle ages. But I assert that mentoring in business is making a comeback.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Huddlewoo a live video platform set to launch early 2013 to give people the ability to access extraordinary people for one-on-one conversations and mentoring. The post Huddlewoo Wants To Connect You To Mentors You Admire Through Online Video appeared first on TechZulu. Based in Columbus, Ohio and community management in Washington, D.C,

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2022

During my many years of mentoring professionals and entrepreneurs in business, I more often see people focusing on how to get their ideas heard , than how to promote themselves. Take full advantage of every mentoring and coaching opportunity, and network with peers both inside and outside the company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Here is an outline of some key force multipliers that I have seen used effectively in the ongoing battle for business survival and success: Establish a presence on multiple social media channels. Amazingly, I still find that many small businesses still don’t use any social media, much less appear on a range of platforms.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

We were also about to build a really solid mentor network in a short period of time, pulling in about 250 CEO's and CTOs, from all backgrounds and locations. I think we're going to see a real shakeup in how people view social media. It was a big year for us. Finally, Google. 7 years, 100 companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this age of interactive social media, your culture image quickly spreads to customers, and determines their loyalty. He cites eight leadership actions, which I also recommend, from a non-scientific perspective, as a mentor to entrepreneurs. It has a huge impact on productivity, as well as morale and loyalty to the company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

As a mentor to startups, I see more startups that are really an individual professional, marketing themselves as a consultant or freelancer in this new gig economy. This world changes rapidly, and needs a professional with experience in digital and conventional media to keep up. Software Development Professional. Sales Professional.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We've created a social media platform which helps you meet new people, and we're also very focused on privacy, and don't sell your data, don't spy on you, but provide an environment where you can meet other people based on shared interests and shared locations. I have a STEM degree, a Ph.D. There is something like $2.7

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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. Start with a range of platforms, including social media, advertising, and a great website.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Amplify Mentor Panel in full swing. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. Like good mentors Paul, Jeff, Richard, Oded and David as well as Chris and Kris create an atmosphere in which the motivated founders can take advantage of the knowledge base to which they are exposed. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2021

Utilize outside expertise and mentoring. No matter how much energy, experience, and passion you have, there is always more you can learn from an Advisory Board of external experts or a mentor. Customers have no tolerance these days for multiple interactions, necessary support requests, poor customer service, or bureaucratic processes.

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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. The more you have, the greater your potential.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2020

Similarly, it will be very satisfying to see the productivity increases from your leadership and mentoring. Overcoming obstacles and learning is one of the biggest inspiration for most entrepreneurs. Enjoy watching key members of your team grow from followers to leaders. Celebrate the ability to pay yourself a salary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Since the start of the digital revolution several years ago, when the Internet and social media gave everyone instant access to you as well as your business, I have recommended personal branding as a basis for survival and thriving in this new world. Seek expert mentors and always evaluate feedback.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2015

As a mentor to startups, I see more and more startups that are really an individual professional, marketing themselves as a consultant or freelancer. This world changes rapidly, and needs a professional with experience in digital and conventional media to keep up. business professional entrepreneur mentor startup'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. Social Media. Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn manage communities comprised of millions of people worldwide. I wish it was that easy.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

For me, FI was great for networking with Adeo and the other mentors, who are all world class successful entrepreneurs themselves, as well as the other founders in the program. You mention social / viral aspects at both Google Photos and United Online. I'm still trying to understand what this is going to mean in practice.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2021

As an example, customer-centric may mean interacting on social media, or actively taking the customer's position in a dispute, rather than the company position. Look for accomplishments in prior roles, and a willingness to accept coaching and mentoring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The first step is to set your criteria, including a match for your sector type and stage, and then proactively seek out and contact the best candidates: Review profiles on professional social media sites. There is a good chance that business advisors and mentors also have access to investment capital, or know someone who does.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

A new startup Meritful, out of Michigan Univeristy and accelerated and funded through Ann Arbor SPARK has launched into public beta to unite both students and mentors or even teachers. Meritful is a professional network for students and mentors. If you are a teacher or mentor, Meritful helps you run projects and engage with students.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Today, with the Internet and social media, if you aren’t visible in a positive way to everyone, including customers, your leadership efforts will be lost. I can attest that he was always seeking relationships with other more mature executives, and even today maintains a mentoring relationship with Warren Buffett.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2022

I offer here their summary of purposes and inspirations that have motivated existing business leaders, with insights from my own mentoring and coaching experience. You see this today on the Internet with people who dominate social media as “influencers,” leading customers to new trends and brands.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

It's the source for keeping a pulse on the dynamic world of technology, reaching venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, social media. With Vistage, you'll benefit from: Advisory Board Peer Group Meetings; Private 1-to-1 Mentoring Sessions; Expert Speaker Workshops; Content and Connectivity Online. learn more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2022

Yet I find, as a mentor and outside consultant, that many of you focus only on working conditions and compensation as the key factors determining team engagement , health, and productivity. The recent pandemic and remote team members have made the focus on social even more critical. Spiritual connections. Intellectual stimulation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

The cost of entry has never been lower, with new tools to create your own website , and free social media to get your message out everywhere. Based on my own experience as a mentor and angel investor, I find that as many as ninety percent of startups fail in the first five years, despite their best efforts.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 25, 2012

On Saturday teams were coached a mentored by a number of successful entrepreneurs. 1 st Place: Flutterly –A social media platform that uses audio to connect with people led by Denise Walker. Friday night, participants with an idea pitched in front of a big crowd and the top 12 ideas were voted to form teams on.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

These might include anyone bringing in a new customer, representing the company in a good social cause, or participating in a video or social media campaign on their own time. A single marketing coordinator can accelerate your efforts by being the coach and mentoring key members of the team on soft marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2021

I often think of the scope of this example in my role as mentor to a struggling entrepreneur who is quick to blame his problems on employee mistakes, or even changing customer expectations. He later closed more than 8,000 of his stores for a day to provide employee racial-bias training. Take a positive and active role in the execution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2022

In addition, today’s customers judge a company by perceived people relationships through social media, phone conversations, and sales experiences. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. The right people make productive processes, not the other way around.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2020

These holidays, with all the new technology, including smartphones and social media, many are convinced that multi-tasking is the answer. I concur, based on my own extended career in business and mentoring entrepreneurs. Every entrepreneur and most professionals wish there were more hours in a day to get their work done.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Anticipate and establish supporting social media accounts. Customers expect consistency of your brand name across all channels, so don’t pick a web site name if the comparable name is available or already taken on relevant social media. It’s easier, cheaper, and quicker to pivot at this stage rather than later.

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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. Today every small business can look big, via a modern website, visibility on social media, and taking an active role in popular causes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2021

In fact, as a mentor to entrepreneurs and an investor, I recommend that entrepreneurs avoid using the term disruptive with investors, since many see it as implying extra high risk, a long time for payback, and extensive marketing to build the new market. Facebook built the social media market before customers even knew they needed it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

With real-time online reviews and feedback via the Internet, and instant relationships via social media, a voice from the top that is inconsistent with what is heard from the firing line defines a dysfunctional and noncompetitive company for today’s customer. Thus team makeup is the critical success factor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

In my role as advisor and mentor to many new entrepreneurs, I often find myself suggesting that they think bigger. For example, I’m not sure the world needs one more social media niche site, or another dating site, or yet another flavored drink alternative.

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