Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Yes, I know it’s my job as the CEO to be the coach for people and that’s fine. So we discussed his ideas several times. So over several months I went through a few iterations on his idea. They are filled with ideas and they get those ideas onto paper. Or worst case your ideas can be conveyed verbally.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Slides CTO Coach 414

Berkonomics

JUNE 26, 2014

Several times in our angel group, one of the largest in the United States, we have queried our group as to their motives in being active, risking their money, taking their time to research, perform due diligence and then coach entrepreneurs of young companies. The result of these surveys over time is universally the same. a 33% discount.

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Angel Technical Review Coach Entrepreneur 191

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

grant, to be given to a partnership including UCLA, UC Irvine, USC, and the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), to connect university students with a network of venture coaches. Blackstone said it is supplying a $3.5M The new effort is open to students in any major. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

The idea for ChargerHelp came from Terry’s experience working at EV Connect , where she held a number of roles, including head of customer experience and director of programs. It was here that she met Ellis, a career coach at LACI who also worked at the Long Beach Job Corp Center. Powering up.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

The idea came from a full-day session we held last year at Upfront. He suggested an idea that comes from the NFL called “ The Rooney Rule ” enacted in 2003 in an effort to end the era of all-white football coaches in a league with > 75% African American players. We immediately realized this was a great idea.

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Venture Capital Coach Ideas Startup 284

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. When Ethan was considering leaving Google we talked about it. The company was called Red Beacon.

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

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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Tips Startup IP Santa Barbara 275

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

VCs should be more of a coach than proscriptively telling you what to do. I think of VCs as coaches. But successful coaches find a way to get the most out of all the existing players on the field and avoid too much unnecessary trading. I call them “ VCs Seagulls.”

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The ideas and people seeking money are out there in quantity. There are lots of ideas we have seen that have sounded interesting, and very plausible, and where we've though that if a proper management team was put in place would be successful. So you don't see as many people looking for funding now?

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 231

Berkonomics

MAY 31, 2018

Sometimes you can be the coach, helping them even if it means losing them. It doesn’t take much to publicly wish a departing employee well, to throw a small celebration, to coach the outgoing person if asked, and to listen and receive fair criticism at the moment of the exit interview. Celebrate the transition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

A common request I hear from aspiring entrepreneurs is for an assessment of their latest idea. I don’t even try to assess things at the idea level, since I can’t read minds. Here are seven key considerations for how you should make your own best entrepreneur business idea decision in this context: Pick something you really enjoy doing.

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Ideas Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 78

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Having interviewed many of these newly rich alumni, I have found that most want to take time off for an indefinite time to think out their next move, which is not a bad idea. And some tell me that they will just retire, finding travel, coaching, teaching and a life of leisure their most attractive alternative. A second act?

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Entrepreneur Coach Sales Ideas 156

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2023

As you gather your team, recognize that they will need your help and coaching as well. People don’t usually need to ask for help with their dreams, but no entrepreneur I know has built a successful business alone. Don’t let your pride or fear keep you from seeking the help that you need. Summon the courage stay optimistic, yet humble.

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Ideas Startup Entrepreneur Social Media 105

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

The idea of aggregation is powerful in a world where your social communications are fragmented and increasingly hard to manage. ThereNow has build a platform (physical camera + software platform) to help remote coaches help improve teachers. The pro’s (for me) – the UI was simply beautiful. Ambitious goals.

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Angel Technical Review Software Review Platform 254

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

You have to figure out when to be the up-beat coach, “It will all get better, stay confident, keep the course” or the honest voice in one’s ear, “Listen mate, you’ve been protecting your head of product for far too long. You have to deal with CEOs who resign. Co-founder discontent. Health destroying stress.

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Venture Capital Invest Press Startup 374

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Having interviewed many of these newly-rich alumni, I have found that most want to take time off for an indefinite time to think out their next move, which is not a bad idea. And some tell me that they will just retire, finding travel, coaching, teaching and a life of leisure their most attractive alternative.

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Entrepreneur Coach Sales Ideas 176

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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UCLA Startup Ideas Help 256

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

It starts with a vision, but benefits quickly from a structured process of idea generation, evaluation, prototyping, customer feedback, and success metrics. Training and coaching. Ongoing coaching from the top is essential to maintain the attitude and spirit. Idea management. Build and manage a pipeline of ideas.

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Coach Metrics Social Network Competition 144

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it’s why I believe executive coaches are so important for startups who have the financial resources to afford them. They created a new product idea that they thought could get them out of their economic funk. It was a good idea – we should see it through!”

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Startup Technical Review Course Press 340

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Spend more time mentoring and coaching your team. Giving orders and assignments is not coaching. They are now, or will soon be, a majority of your workers, and definitely need the same sense of personal satisfaction and purpose, as well as coaching and communication, as the remainder of your employees.

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Tips Satisfaction Coach Mentor 159

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 10, 2011

The format of the meetings is to have several entrepreneurs present their projects and to have an interactive discussion from the attendees with comments, suggestions and ideas for the presenters. The goal for the entrepreneurs is to receive coaching, mentoring and resources for their companies.

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Coach Mentor Resource Ideas 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

chapter of the Media, Entertainment and Technology Alliance (METal) and the voice of KenRadio's World Technology Roundup on CBS Radio, Rutkowski has recruited a roster of mentors to coach entrepreneurs who enroll in the institute's programs in LA. For example, there's an idea for an events company we're considering. Ken Rutkowski: No.

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Mentor Class Entertainment Technical Review 185

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

The idea was that in the late 90’s you couldn’t separate out your business strategy from your IT skills and assets. I come from a world that if the coach wasn’t yelling at you, it meant he didn’t care. I come from a world that if the coach wasn’t yelling at you, it meant he didn’t care. They were intwined.

Startup 378

Startup Framework Slides Coach 378

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

A common request I hear from aspiring entrepreneurs is for an assessment of their latest idea. I don’t even try to assess things at the idea level, since I can’t read minds. Here are seven key considerations for how you should make your own best entrepreneur business idea decision in this context: Pick something you really enjoy doing.

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Satisfaction Ideas Entrepreneur Activity 145

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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Coach Help Satisfaction Metrics 105

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Starting and building a company is all about leadership – formulating an idea, building a unique plan based on vision and experience, and forging a path over and through all obstacles. Schutzler’s view of leadership is different than many academics and executive coaches, who feel that leadership is an innate character trait.

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Entrepreneur Coach Startup Tool 157

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

And while this might sound to the inexperienced person like a sensible idea – it is not. Often it is a good idea to have a junior PR person in your company to interface with whatever PR firms you work with. You’re the coach, mentor, cheerleader. Other B-round scaling issues?

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Startup Resource Venture Capital Activity 381

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2021

Most investors will readily admit that they invest in entrepreneur leadership, more so than innovative ideas, but they often find it difficult to separate aspiring leaders from those that are clearly extraordinary. That means accepting coaching and seeking mentoring, as well as giving it.

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Coach Startup Resource Competition 162

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

It starts with a vision, but benefits quickly from a structured process of idea generation, evaluation, prototyping, customer feedback, and success metrics. Training and coaching. Ongoing coaching from the top is essential to maintain the attitude and spirit. Idea management. Build and manage a pipeline of ideas.

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Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 137

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2021

Authors Adrian Gostick and Chestor Elton, with their deep backgrounds as executive coaches and organizational consultants, recommend some simple methods, consistent with my own beliefs, to reduce the pain of uncertainty, and increase productivity, in your teams and employees: Make it okay for them to not have all the answers.

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Marketing Coach Startup Product 148

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

But these features could benefit any creator who can profit from answering followers’ specific questions — a chef could offer recipe ideas based on what’s in a fan’s fridge, or a life coach could make a personalized video if a follower requests advice. With its $5.5

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Platform Commerce Startup Tool 286

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

We are judging how well you are coached on stage. 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. I don’t think they serve investors well. Do you have good quips? Good vocal variety?

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Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

Berkonomics

MARCH 2, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] One of the best indicators of future success for an entrepreneur and an early stage idea is the quality and depth of great relationships with industry veterans or technology gurus, or experienced successful business leaders. Don’t be one of those. Be flexible and be coachable.

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Coach Entrepreneur Press Ideas 120

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. Mavens are critical.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

The short story is that he received 400+ responses and goes through how he categorized/vetted the responses: 300 Didn’t Fit – Outside expertise/interest, pushing for immediate funding assistance, too many ideas (not focused), looking for sales agents. see When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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Technical Review Technical Advisors CTO Coach Startup 170

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Advice, coaching, intros? Do yourself a favor – find an hour to watch this great episode. Appendix: ** I have enjoyed every episode that I’ve done and keep wanting to write up the notes from some of the previous shows but it’s time consuming. Any takers in a trade for helping do some write-ups against whatever you want?

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Startup Venture Capital Pricing Writing 303

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2012

Also don’t confuse a business mentor with a business coach. A mentor’s aim is to teach you what to do and how, in specific situations, unlike a coach who helps you develop your generic skills for deciding what to do and how. The mentor helps the entrepreneur fill an experience gap, and a coach helps fill a skill gap.

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