Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2018

In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Don’t forget business writing and communication. It’s important to go well beyond the passionate idea stage.

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Eric Greenspan

APRIL 11, 2019

TED happened because the need to share great ideas and stories about achievement, wonder, and change, happened. Sharing those ideas was the goal, but the achievements came first” It starts with the idea, or the accomplishment, whether it’s the NHL or TED. Mine is writing this blog post, indirectly.

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JANUARY 22, 2014

So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. VCs should be more of a coach than proscriptively telling you what to do. I think of VCs as coaches. and I realized that without years of experience it is tough to answer this question. Most VCs are book smart.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2016

In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Don’t forget business writing and communication. It’s important to go well beyond the passionate idea stage.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I know I can’t be in every deal and I know that the easy part of being a VC is writing the first check in a deal. This is when founders need you the most – either are coach, mentor, interviewer, work off-loader or honest-mirror-reflection of reality. If an accelerator is writing you they’re also writing 25 other VCs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities. Don’t forget business writing and communication. It’s important to go well beyond the passionate idea stage.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Great Startup Ideas Come From Everywhere. "At "At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top – I'm afraid that's not quite right." This frugality was evidenced by the fact that everyone at Microsoft, even Gates, flew coach until well into the late 1990s.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

So part of playing an effective coach is helping the team to see the answer for themselves. In stead of just writing operating and funding advice Fred also talks about industries. When I write about topics that are relevant suddenly anybody with a startup solution in that field will approach us. Again, Fred.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

If you’re an early investor like I am that often means writing the first $2-3 million check into a business that previously had either survived on fumes or on a $500,000 angel round. And while this might sound to the inexperienced person like a sensible idea – it is not. You’re the coach, mentor, cheerleader.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2011

Where did the idea come from? Jonathan Lehmann: I was awarded the Larry Wolfen Entrepreneurial Spirit Award at UCLA, after getting amazing coaching from Matt Ridenour in our business plan development class. That allowed me to take a summer to develop the new idea, and transform it into a business. It has been really amazing.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 25, 2015

Was it the original idea? We all recognized an opportunity and had ideas on how to capitalize on that opportunity, but the excitement, passion and energy was born out of the realization that a single idea could change the way an entire industry operated. Was it the opportunity we recognized? Was it the team we had assembled?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2013

For an entrepreneur, this is often evident in the willingness to be coached, by outside experts or by your own team. Good ideas can come from anyone at any time. Bill Gates of Microsoft, even late in his career, wasn’t afraid to jump in and write some code to illustrate a point. That’s just hubris, and it doesn’t inspire anyone.

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2019

The last thing, is understanding how open and receptive all of these CEOs were to feedback, coaching, and improvement. If you show up with an idea to build a company, the question is how do you gain those skills, and continue to grow into your role? You can't be the best at everything.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 25, 2015

Was it the original idea? We all recognized an opportunity and had ideas on how to capitalize on that opportunity, but the excitement, passion and energy was born out of the realization that a single idea could change the way an entire industry operated. Was it the opportunity we recognized? Was it the team we had assembled?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

We are judging how well you are coached on stage. They do this because they have amazing skills at writing business plans. I like to hear their passion for the idea. And non-conventional ideas. It’s where you get to test your ideas in the marketplace of people who see many similar ideas. ” Meh.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2012

For an entrepreneur, this is often evident in the willingness to be coached, by outside experts or by your own team. Good ideas can come from anyone at any time. Bill Gates of Microsoft, even late in his career, wasn’t afraid to jump in and write some code to illustrate a point. That’s just hubris, and it doesn’t inspire anyone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2016

For leaders, this is often evident in the willingness to be coached, by outside experts or by your own team. Good ideas can come from anyone at any time. Bill Gates of Microsoft, even late in his career, wasn’t afraid to jump in and write some code to illustrate a point. I have just found ten thousand ways that won’t work.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

We are judging how well you are coached on stage. They do this because they have amazing skills at writing business plans. I like to hear their passion for the idea. And non-conventional ideas. I don’t think they serve investors well. I feel like I’m attending theater rather than looking for deals.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

It was a great conversation and I thought it would be a good idea to do some visible networking with Aaron to get to know him better. You are writing about the essentials of business. I am planning right not to write a post about how startups often get SEO wrong. Tell me a bit about your background. That's great.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Write it down…. Jeff and Brian are informal and very generous with ideas, input and feedback when they have time. I think it takes emotional maturity that I did not have while building FUEL to be able to synthesize information from advisors take the coaching. There’s a lot more on this for another time.”. Show mastery.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2021

It’s March 1st as I write this*. However your year has gone, I’ve some ideas for you because all isn’t lost. Below I have some ideas for you to consider in each scenario. If you don’t feel comfortable sharing with somebody else write the goal down somewhere that you will see it daily. The year is two months in.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

I pitched an idea that was voted in the top 12 but couldn’t form a complete team. The following week, I joined AT&T Hackathon at iO/LA in Hollywood and again pitched the idea. So, I teamed up with a group of developers that showed interest in working on my idea after the weekend.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Jon Sperry – a highly respected dialect coach who has worked with Harvey Keitel, Sofia Vergara, and Russell Crowe – taught a Stage 32 class that was attended by members from over 40 different countries. But most do it because they want to give back. There’s a community feel even to our education. Classes with a wide geographic appeal.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2022

After many extended coaching sessions with entrepreneurs and small business owners, I’ve found myself wondering if my value-add was anything more than you could get by self-coaching. It helps to partner with and coach others. Celebrate your wins, keep a flexible mindset, and raise your own bar often.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 24, 2012

We created The Digital Detox retreat (an idea we started playing with on the island in Cambodia) as a way to provide people with the opportunity to put aside their digital arm, ”re-format” their own personal hard-drives, and get an experience that would inspire them to make changes to lead a more balanced life.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Check out local sources for coaching and assistance. Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. Raising money is difficult, even with the best idea, so don’t assume any entitlement to loans, grants, or seed funding. Write a business plan for your desired new business.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The idea is that in a meeting you need to quickly suss out what type of individual you are presenting to. You need to write down key questions & actions as you park them. Not in a Myers Briggs way – we did that, too (I’m ENTP ) – but it a more practical way: How people respond in meetings.

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

What is the idea behind Knowledge Genie? Instead of writing a book, we wanted to develop a platform to bring our methods to life, and scale our knowledge. This morning, Knowledge Genie (www.myknowledgegenie.com) launched a new web site that helps experts and authors publish online information to the web. But, it didn't seem scalable.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

For me, it’s very much showcasing that angel investing is not just writing a check, it’s so much more. In addition to coaching and mentoring, I want to put them in the game of investing into startups. Second reason, they are not getting an opportunity to have an audience to pitch their ideas.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 31, 2020

June 2019 (left) and November 2020 (right) I’ve been reluctant to write this blog post because historically I don’t like talking about weight. I’ve been reluctant to write about weight in part because I don’t want to sound self righteous. Then should write down your “target goal.” I figured out something that worked for me.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

But it’s PacMan.&# I forgot to get him on record on the show, but Gregg writes all the lyrics for the big presidential videos they’ve done – you can see where the humor of JibJab comes from. Any takers in a trade for helping do some write-ups against whatever you want? Advice, coaching, intros?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Many LPs want to write checks of $10 million or $25 million because they themselves have billions of dollars to manage. And the more “small checks&# they write, the more VC managers they have to manage. Some people get married, have kids, want to buy a house or simply get lured away by the next hot idea.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

And let’s be honest, other than money and coaching most VC’s add little value to your company strategy. I also think it’s a good idea to have a competitor matrix that shows your key competitors and how you feel you stack against them +/-. Make sure when you write it you assume this. Be prudent.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 2, 2011

So is this a good idea? In Poly Sci I learned critical thinking and writing. If I’m counseling young people I often coach them to consider getting degrees that will be practical for becoming more employable when they graduate. Thiel and friends will also agree to mentor these young entrepreneurs. My 2 cents: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

As a VC I’m acutely that a “yes&# decision to support an entrepreneur can do just that, yet I only write 2-4 of them per year and maybe another 3-4 as an angel. Being helpful doesn’t mean telling every person their ideas are great. I tend to stay until every last person has gotten their questions asked.

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