Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2012

I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, if you approach most meetings as mentoring opportunities, and limit them to five minutes. It works, but in all cases, to be a successful mentor, there are some key things you have to do: Be available always. The mentor assumes a role of a facilitator.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

These days, with the instant access to information and experts in every field around the world, and the wealth of personal assessment tools available on the Internet, there is no excuse for not exploring and evaluating the alternatives before you make a step forward. It can also help you better relate to others and become more self-aware.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2010

I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, if you approach most meetings as mentoring opportunities, and limit them to five minutes. With the mentoring approach, the mentee asks for your support in their decision, or asks for your insight on the considerations for them making a future decision.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

These days, with the instant access to information and experts in every field around the world, and the wealth of personal assessment tools available on the Internet, there is no excuse for not exploring and evaluating the alternatives before you make a step forward. It can also help you better relate to others and become more self-aware.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

These days, with the instant access to information and experts in every field around the world, and the wealth of personal assessment tools available on the Internet, there is no excuse for not exploring and evaluating the alternatives before you make a step forward. It can also help you better relate to others and become more self-aware.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2022

Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often incidental attention to hiring and nurturing the right people. Almost any startup can start with Excel, and move to open-source data analysis tools, including Python or RStudio.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Choi--is launching with nine student and alumni companies, and provides space, advisors and mentors, and connections to startups. Choi explained that the incubator is primarily for students and alumni, but it is very open to innovative businesses interested in working with its students.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Find a business mentor, as well as a friend. A mentor is someone who will tell you what you need to hear, while a friend might tell you what you want to hear. Reserve some time each day for your favorite blogs and influencers, follow up with social networking and expand your personal contacts offline. Start your own small business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2023

Provide the tools for team members to measure their own results. Tools and data are necessary for accountability, but must not be allowed to be the absolute determinant of a response. Provide the tools, but trust the people. Align individual responsibilities with relevant business goals.

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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. We are giving extraordinary people the tools they need to make giving access make sense. Based in Columbus, Ohio and community management in Washington, D.C,

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2022

In my own experience as a startup advisor and mentor, I find that entrepreneurs who can’t attract and maintain a highly motivated team rarely even get off the ground. Good hiring, training, and mentoring are the best motivators. Practice every day what you preach. Positive feedback has a diminishing half-life.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Seek mentoring from established industry leaders. The right mentors can give you timely and unbiased feedback on your business, industry trends, and emerging competitors. In some cases, the best mentor is one of your best customers. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 7/19/2022.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In my own business career, many years as a business advisor, and mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I have validated the following strategies to practice and guide you. Provide training and tools to upgrade solution skills. As the market and technology changes, you and your team need to learn new skills, and how to use new tools.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The core of the investing job of course is investing dollars into startup companies and helping as a mentor, advisor and board member on the companies in which you’ve invested. Marketing, recruiting, building data products & tools, event management, analyzing the portfolio, etc. So What Does All This Mean? Wait, What About Yves?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Provide the tools for team members to measure their own results. Tools and data are necessary for accountability, but must not be allowed to be the absolute determinant of a response. Provide the tools, but trust the people. Align individual responsibilities with relevant business goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2023

Inside the organization, it also pays to offer some of your time for coaching and mentoring to less experienced team members, as an entrée to a supportive relationship. The technology and tools in this discipline have improved dramatically over the years, so be sure you stay current and knowledgeable over time. Loners need not apply.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

LaunchpadLA, which is among a number of startup accelerators which have emerged over the past few years and turned Los Angeles into one of the hottest startup markets in the nation, offers up $100,000 in an investment, free office space for four months, and access to mentors. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2022

Thus, over the years of my mentoring and consulting efforts with entrepreneurs, I have a key list of practices that I recommend to everyone starting and growing a business. Hire the best, and provide necessary training and tools. Investigate industry standards, and take advantage of automated tools.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2023

In my own role as advisor and mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, I was struck by how relevant and critical these same initiatives are to even the earliest stage businesses. Make sure required data, resources, and tools are provided early. It requires the right tools and information to get the job done.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2022

You need to step out of your comfort zone to socialize, meet new people, and collaborate with peers, company leaders, and mentors. Seek expert mentors and always evaluate feedback. You need to be proactive in seeking new roles, using new tools, and tackling new challenges. Look for opportunities to articulate your value.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

To learn more about how women are looking to change the investment climate--and get involved in investing themselves--we caught up with one of the Pipeline Fellowship''s local mentors, the CEO of Beyond Capital Fund (www.beyondcapitalfund.org), Eva Helene Yazhari , who is here in Los Angeles. What is the Pipeline Fellowship?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Of course, the first requirement is to get the education and tools you need to feel confident that you are ready, and have the mindset to be a leader in every role. I find that even very smart and successful business leaders, like Bill Gates , still seek and use a mentor they can learn from, such as Warren Buffett.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2021

The solution to this problem is part of a bigger challenge – taking back control of your work life, and regaining a sense of freedom and influence, as described in the classic book, “ Work-Life Brilliance: Tools to Break Stress and Create the Life and Health You Crave ,” by Denise R. Make an offer that serves both your needs. Drop the guilt.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Every business leader I know is overloaded with data these days, with a wealth of new business tools, social media channels, and countless emails and text messages. Assess your daily limits for absorption, and use available filtering tools.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

“[Through] CTA, you have access to wealth of consumer research reports, discounts for seminars and conferences such as CES, and networking opportunities with industry professionals through the CTA Mentor program,” Koduri said. Add Mentors to Your Roster. Regardless of one’s stage, mentors are a must have for any founder.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2023

An example is the famed mentoring relationship between Bill Gates and Warren Buffett , both very busy and very smart people. Keep up with the latest tools and academic offerings. It’s easy to get too immersed with daily issues, so be sure you reserve some time for relationships. Not keeping up means falling behind quickly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Find a business mentor, as well as a friend. A mentor is someone who will tell you what you need to hear, while a friend might tell you what you want to hear. Reserve some time each day for your favorite blogs and influencers, follow up with social networking and expand your personal contacts offline. Start your own small business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

People can build great ecommerce sites with free tools, smartphone apps in their spare time and use crowdfunding to bypass the dreaded angel funding and venture capital penalties. Based on my own experience mentoring real entrepreneurs and likely candidates, there are at least eight categories of non-starters.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2019

I loved it when my boss gave me the additional responsibility of mentoring others in solving tough problems. Support means tools, training, budget, and the moral support to do the job. Of course, keeping up with the technology on tools is a never-ending task, and it costs money. Focus on role enrichment, not more work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2022

Artfully applies tools, and strategies for change (master chef metaphor). Existing business frameworks are the recipes, and great entrepreneurs creatively use new tools and strategies to hone these frameworks, just like a master chef. If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2020

In my own experience as a startup advisor and mentor, I find that entrepreneurs who can’t attract and maintain a highly motivated team rarely even get off the ground. Good hiring, training, and mentoring are the best motivators. Practice every day what you preach. Positive feedback has a diminishing half-life.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2020

I’m a total believer in servant leadership and mentoring others, but nobody wins when you are in charge as an entrepreneur, and the business fails because you didn’t do your job. Use technology and tools, but don’t let them sink you. It’s important to get help with these tools, rather than struggle for days using them the wrong way.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2023

When I heard a friend and business mentor say, “Your startup won’t fail if you don’t quit,” I realized that every entrepreneur should adopt “never give up” as their mantra. There are a wealth of tools available today, relying on social media and marketing, to create or foster the market your company needs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In my own role as advisor and mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, I was struck by how relevant and critical these same initiatives are to even the earliest stage businesses. Make sure required data, resources, and tools are provided early. It requires the right tools and information to get the job done.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 17, 2014

To put this into perspective, I have less than 8,000 Twitter followers, yet even so, 3% of them are classified as "fake" by StatusPeople''s online forensic tool. Greathouse: Do you use a specific tool or do you cull your followers manually? I was using social personally, because I really loved the tools. I''ll take them off.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2011

I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, if you approach most meetings as mentoring opportunities, and limit them to five minutes. It works, but in all cases, to be a successful mentor, there are some key things you have to do: Be available always. The mentor assumes a role of a facilitator.

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