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Founder Insitute LA Gears Up For Spring Semester

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The Los Angeles chapter of the Founder Insitute , the startup incubation program run locally by Ken Rutkowski, is gearing up for its Spring Semester, saying that it has added a number of new mentors for the semester. com), Nolan Bushnell (Atari), and many others in the local technology community.

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Techstars Los Angeles names Matt Kozlov as its new managing director

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Kozlov, a longtime Techstars network fixture, has previously served as the head of the organization’s healthcare accelerator through a partnership with Cedars-Sinai and as the head of the Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator, which was focused on space and aerospace startups. and Los Angeles angel investor.

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How To Build A Great Startup In The Age Of Disruption

Startup Professionals Musings

Take a hard look at SpaceX or HyperLoop. 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. Leadership on ideas is a start, but entrepreneurial leadership requires the ability to deliver on the new reality as well.

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7 Keys To Moving Your Best Of Breed Odds Up A Notch

Startup Professionals Musings

Everyone who starts or owns a business expects to be the best of breed, but only a few achieve that status. As a startup mentor and advisor, I often contemplate what makes the difference between winners and losers. Stop dreaming about your passion and start acting on it. I believe the best make their own luck.

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6 Steps to High Performance - Start Your Own Business

Startup Professionals Musings

They don’t realize that you can make your own luck as an entrepreneur, start your own business, and get an unprecedented opportunity to achieve your highest potential. In fact, I’m convinced that most employees in business are not living up to their real potential, while feeling overworked and underappreciated.

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9 Strategies For Implementing An Innovative Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Whether you are a business professional in a big company, or an entrepreneur with a startup, innovation is a key strategy. Many people believe that new ideas are the critical element of innovation, but in my experience as a mentor and investor, long-term business success is more about implementation than ideas.

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6 Sources Of Purpose To Drive Business Success Today

Startup Professionals Musings

I offer here their summary of purposes and inspirations that have motivated existing business leaders, with insights from my own mentoring and coaching experience. Elon Musk , for example, has been able to achieve SpaceX success largely by tying efforts to the future of mankind in their travels to other planets.