Mentor Tips Writing 
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 10, 2012
On his first day of work my wife was kind enough to write down words of wisdom from her years on the job. I don’t write about Tania very often – mostly at her request. ” She gave me a special one-time permission to write about her in a blog post so I could publish the advice she gave our friend.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Millennials have come a long way in business since I started writing about them nearly ten years ago. As a partially-retired baby-boomer in business, I’ve spent much of the last few years mentoring aspiring millennial entrepreneurs, and I’m always looking for more insights into how to help them.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 9, 2021
As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. Disciplining yourself to write down the plan is actually the best way to make sure you actually understand it yourself. Pitch your company, not your product.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
Here are some tips on how to look at work, make some hard decisions, and keep your health and sanity: Maintain a big picture perspective. Write it down, but even then, keep it to the top ten priority items or less. Discuss the tough ones with a mentor. Keep a written to-do list. Block out time for priority work items.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
Here are some tips on how to look at work, make some hard decisions, and keep your health and sanity: Maintain a big picture perspective. Write it down, but even then, keep it to the top ten priority items or less. Discuss the tough ones with a mentor. Keep a written to-do list. Block out time for priority work items.
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.
SoCal CTO
OCTOBER 5, 2010
Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups , September 27, 2010 "The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008. Why You Should Write. Kanye West.
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