Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2022

These authors reference real cases and real business leaders, based on their decades of experience in building companies and executive coaching. I offer here their summary of purposes and inspirations that have motivated existing business leaders, with insights from my own mentoring and coaching experience.

Technical Review 143

Technical Review Coach Mentor Customer 143

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

The author’s focus is the world of architecture and design, but I’m convinced that the principles and strategy outlined are equally important to every new business or entrepreneurial effort: Instill pride. A single marketing coordinator can accelerate your efforts by being the coach and mentoring key members of the team on soft marketing.

Marketing 130

Marketing Develop Development Startup 130

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. With the five-minute 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.

Mentor 95

Mentor High Tech Coach Guide 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2022

As a business advisor and investor in new startups, I see how difficult it is to make any process work, no matter how well designed, if the team is dysfunctional. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. On the other hand, I see teams with almost no process that are tremendously productive.

Coach 128

Coach Mentor Organization Startup 128

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2021

Working in isolation is fine during the creative phase of the startup, where the founder is often the designer and architect, as well as the builder. You also have to deal with the inevitable personnel challenges, even within the original team. Total loyalty can be toxic. Isolated and insulated.

Entrepreneur 169

Entrepreneur Startup Coach Mentor 169

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Myself, I am now working with a medical ultrasound technology firm, working directly with the researcher and a design firm. Where is this talent coming from? I might be jumping ahead, but what we are finding so far is success. That technology is coming out of USC's biomedical department, which is part of its School of Engineering.

Networking 215

Networking Research Startup USC 215

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

This class is designed to help entrepreneurs understand where they are going wrong.”. There is a mentor program that accompanies the class. Each entrepreneur will be paired with Coaches and Mentors to receive critical feedback designed to test and probe their assumptions every step of the way.

Class 98

Class Mentor Startup UCLA 98

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 25, 2012

Over the weekend the 12 teams worked on business model creation, coding, designing, and more important, market validation. On Saturday teams were coached a mentored by a number of successful entrepreneurs. Friday night, participants with an idea pitched in front of a big crowd and the top 12 ideas were voted to form teams on.

San Diego 96

San Diego Startup Services Google 96

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2023

The author’s focus is the world of architecture and design, but I’m convinced that the principles and strategy outlined are equally important to every new business or entrepreneurial effort: Instill pride. A single marketing coordinator can accelerate your efforts by being the coach and mentoring key members of the team on soft marketing.

Startup 95

Startup Coach Mentor Social Media 95

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

The basic components are obvious: talented founders, great engineers, angel money, venture capital, access to larger corporates (for business, funding & talent), great education / research (for IP breakthroughs) and a sufficient ecosystem of mentors, advisors, executive coaches and mavens.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2019

As a business advisor and investor in new startups, I see how difficult it is to make any process work, no matter how well designed, if the team is dysfunctional. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. On the other hand, I see teams with almost no process that are tremendously productive.

Coach 94

Coach Organization Mentor Startup 94

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2016

The author’s focus is the world of architecture and design, but I’m convinced that the principles and strategy outlined are equally important to every new business or entrepreneurial effort: Instill pride. A single marketing coordinator can accelerate your efforts by being the coach and mentoring key members of the team on soft marketing.

Marketing 89

Marketing Coach Mentor Social Media 89

Tech.Co

JULY 9, 2024

Chamber of Commerce Amount: $2,000 to $25,000 Formerly known as America’s Top Business Awards, the CO-100 is a premier awards program designed to honor the achievements of small businesses and highlight their contributions to America’s economic growth. CO-100 For: Small to medium-sized businesses Grantor: The U.S.

ChatGPT 149

ChatGPT Writing Commerce News 149

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Previously we had to bring companies from all around the world to our 8 week accelerator program in Santa Monica and we were restricted by having to use local investors, trainers and mentors to keep our startups occupied.

Southern California 113

Southern California Technical Review Santa Monica Invest 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

His challenge is to focus on one market, with a specific design, cost, and price. Once you have achieved some success as an idea person who has implemented a business, you can broaden your positive impact by mentoring and coaching other aspiring entrepreneurs, supporting worthy causes, writing a book, and speaking at leadership conferences.

Ideas 126

Ideas Writing Examples Outsource 126

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2017

As a business advisor and investor in new startups, I see how difficult it is to make any process work, no matter how well designed, if the team is dysfunctional. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. On the other hand, I see teams with almost no process that are tremendously productive.

Entrepreneur 78

Entrepreneur Coach Organization Mentor 78

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2011

Working in isolation is fine during the creative phase of the startup, where the founder is often the designer and architect, as well as the builder. You also have to deal with the inevitable personnel challenges, even within the original team. Total loyalty can be toxic. Isolated and insulated.

Startup 98

Startup Entrepreneur Coach Mentor 98

InfoChachkie

APRIL 6, 2015

These were sports that you taught yourself by watching others, and just pushed yourself to progress for fun, with no coach or parent influencing you. I love that there are no coaches, and kids learn how to learn by teaching themselves. I assume you become his mentor? This was an inspiration to me. In a class by himself.

Mentor 100

Mentor Pacific Palisades Startup Class 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

Working in isolation is fine during the creative phase of the startup, where the founder is often the designer and architect, as well as the builder. You also have to deal with the inevitable personnel challenges, even within the original team. Total loyalty can be toxic. Isolated and insulated.

Startup 94

Startup Entrepreneur Coach Mentor 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2010

Working in isolation is fine during the creative phase of the startup, where the founder is often the designer and architect, as well as the builder. You also have to deal with the inevitable personnel challenges, even within the original team. Total loyalty can be toxic. Isolated and insulated.

Startup 91

Startup Entrepreneur Coach Mentor 91

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Working in isolation is fine during the creative phase of the startup, where the founder is often the designer and architect, as well as the builder. You also have to deal with the inevitable personnel challenges, even within the original team. Total loyalty can be toxic. Isolated and insulated.

Startup 88

Startup Entrepreneur Coach Mentor 88

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

com) � backed by local investors Rincon Venture Partners and Bonfire Ventures�is helping to solve that problem, with its career pathing software designed for helping employees at large enterprises figure out what's next. You can find a mentor, a coach, a project, or experience, to help you prepare for the role you are looking for.

Help 100

Help Southern California Startup Technical Review 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

RED FLAG #2 : This person came in saying he was a designer, disappeared for a few hours and said he was working on some iOS mockups but by the time we were ready to pitch, he delivered nothing. When I was creating the slide to introduce the team, he asked to be listed as an iOS developer instead of a designer as he was registered.

Startup 100

Startup Ideas San Diego Mentor 100

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

Their mission is designed to lead with a pay-if-forward model by providing expert coaching, pitch competition support, and a private community where entrepreneurs can meet mentors and connect with valuable resources. This crowdfunding platform has a goal to empower women-led startups to grow better businesses.

Startup 137

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 137

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Perks include office space, prototype lab, production facilities, mentoring, and investments up to $150,000 in the first 4 months. Industrial designer in residence. One-on-one mentoring and coaching with 50+ mentors. Key benefits: 100% hardware-focused four month program. Up to $150,000 in investments per startup.

Startup 40

Startup Invest Chatsworth Mentor 40

Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

” For startups entering program they receive investment capital, access to coworking space at Disney’s creative campus and mentor support and guidance from top Disney executives, entrepreneurs, investors and other notable business leaders from the entertainment and technology communities, and have a Demo Day at the campus.

Artificial Inteligence 106

Artificial Inteligence Startup Entertainment Press 106

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2018

I was struck by this assertion in a new book, “ The Messy Middle ,” by Scott Belsky, who has spent more than a decade leading in the worlds of technology, design, and startups. They don’t hesitate to get help from executive coaches, Meyers Briggs training, or other peer groups, such as the EO Network.

Competition 81

Competition Startup Examples Coach 81

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2013

On the advice of mentors and friends, she started pounding the pavement and setting up meetings with people in that space who wanted to know what issue she was most passionate about. There are no designated areas for girls to play. She realized she was most passionate about girls getting to play sports.

Organization 98

Organization Startup Research Ideas 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2017

Design a structure flexible enough for change. Hire, coach, and train everyone on the team to focus on communication. On an ongoing basis, it also means mentoring for development of existing team members to prepare them for both the purpose and execution of new functions. Lead with an executable vision for the future.

Satisfaction 56

Satisfaction Customer Custom Startup 56

Daradiction

DECEMBER 31, 2009

They were true to their passion around design and quality, and this has generated countless wins and amazing experiences. Got mentors? All champions have coaches. This is what I’ve been learning from my friend and mentor Duke Stump. Who you gonna call? Here’s a flavor of what I’m talking about.

Examples 93

Examples Coach Startup Mentor 93

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

By contrast, Edison persevered and designed a working light bulb after thousands of failures. Don’t be hesitant to use coaches, mentors, and other resources to test and improve your image by others, and your perceptions of business realities and biases. He went on to start many successful companies, including General Electric.

Startup 122

Startup Satisfaction Summary Coach 122