socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2012

Southern California has the one of the largest gathering of organized angel investment groups, and a huge crop of startup accelerators: there's only one problem, which is they don't naturally work together. As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasnt. The Angel funding process can be arduous.

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Angel Southern California Pasadena Angels Coach 174

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

You finally need to start planning your product roadmap a bit further than your 2-week sprints so that the rest of the organization has a chance to preplan for new features. The C-round CEO still gets her hand dirty but shouldn’t be a control freak or become a bottleneck in the organization. But you have him now.

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Startup Resource Venture Capital Activity 381

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2022

If you are like most entrepreneurs I know, there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get all your own work done, as well as run the many one-hour meetings each team member seems to demand for decisions and mentoring. For one-on-one coaching from the startup founder, I call this approach five-minute mentoring. Marty Zwilling.

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Mentor Technical Review Coach Slides 154

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2017

As a long-time mentor and business advisor, I find it ironic that many look only to friends for advice. They forget that friends tell you what you want to hear, while good mentors tell you what you need to hear. When the message is the same from both, you probably don’t need the mentor anymore, but you always need the friend.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

The wisest mentor I ever had was Ameet Shah , my partner on several projects. He coached me that I had to start with the answers. I start with answers and structure what I think the organization of the problem is. He taught me much that I know about critical thinking. How can I START with the answers?

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Entrepreneur Startup Design Framework 372

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

We're beginning to engage them more in mentoring and coaching, and we've been known to make very, very early stage seed investments to help companies finish up their plans or prototypes, and inch them along a little more.

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 231

TechCrunch LA

JULY 15, 2019

Coupled with the launch of a new networking application called AllBright Connect and the company’s AllBright Magazine, the women’s networking organization is on a full-on media blitz. The company said that the new facilities would be opening in the coming months.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

We continue to have a steady stream of industry and thought leaders raising their hands to be mentors for our upcoming cohorts. What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018? I believe that the most important thing for tech companies will be to turn inward and create mature leadership and organizations that can handle growth.

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Technical Review Software Review Startup Coach 157

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2022

That’s why I was pleased to see the balance on people versus process in a classic book on how to fix your organization, “ The Diamond Process ,” by Mike Diamond and Christopher Harding. Effective communication in a rapidly changing environment must be two-way and continuous, from all levels of the organization.

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Coach Mentor Organization Startup 128

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The program provides training and mentoring programs for mission-based nonprofits seeking to create an earned income stream through a social venture. The panelists then selected the four finalists. The winner will be awarded a package of cash and pro bono support valued at over $10,000 to support their growth plan. See [link] (more).

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Competition Coach Mentor Training 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2023

In fact, recent studies and surveys continue to show that team member engagement is at an all-time low approaching 30 percent, both within teams and across the field of larger organizations. Facilitate coaching and mentoring, inside and outside. These also improve ingenuity and make the teamwork more rewarding for all members.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

In reality, business success and satisfaction is about doing the right things at the right time, which requires leadership and coaching. But coaching doesn’t always work the way you expect. Trevor is a veteran coach who has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs, organizations, and business families across the country.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2013

I wish more startups would get personal coaches so they could let out their angst to neutral people – not staff, not investors. It’s why YPO is such an important organization. Depression isn’t talked about openly enough in our industry. Nor is general mental well being. You can evolve.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2010

Mentors tell you what you need to hear. When the message is the same from both, you don’t need the mentor anymore. In that sense, you should think of a mentor more like your advisor who has done all he can. Also don’t confuse a business mentor with a business coach. Friends tell you what you want to hear.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2014

In that sense, you should think of an advisor more like your mentor who has done all he can. Also dont confuse a business advisor with a business coach. An advisor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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

In my role as a mentor to business professionals and entrepreneurs over the years, I have found that it’s important to take a hard look at the relationships around you on a regular basis. But, like most other skills, you can learn from these priorities: Everyone benefits from active mentoring. A good coach is not a critic.

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Tips Mentor Coach Activity 95

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 26, 2009

Yet quite a few ScrumMasters struggle with the role, and a lot of organizations aren't gaining the benefits a ScrumMaster is intended to provide. Our speaker will be Paul Hodgetts, who has been involved in lean and agile development as a coach, mentor and team member since 1998. See [link] (more).

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Southern California Coach Mentor Organization 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Of course, as you work with contract players, explore the potential for a long-term relationship, and wait until your organization matures to pursue career positions. Focus on a very flat organization, with minimal hierarchy. By hiring contract experts, less oversight and coaching is needed.

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Competition Startup Demand Training 168

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2017

We all know some peers in business who could use some coaching to unleash their potential and optimize performance, but would you know how to do the job if they asked you for help? In an effort to help myself, I read a new book on this topic, “ The Master Coach ,” by Gregg Thompson. Self-centered members need coaching.

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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.

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Technical Review Coach Mentor Custom 143

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2022

As an advisor and mentor, I’m always looking for more ways to improve communication, get people more engaged , and get more done. Great communication inside the organization and outside is the key to value. Coach them that working hard, over long hours, is not enough. Find opportunities to innovate, change, and accelerate.

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Coach Organization Technical Review Satisfaction 119

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Spend more time coaching and mentoring your team. They must be inspired by your coaching to create a better future for everyone. Effective coaching always involves helping make new connections, for relationships and learning. In my view, starting and growing a business is the ideal place to learn and practice leadership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2021

Perhaps you need to do more to be a role model for accountability , and provide more coaching on exactly what it means. I often think of the scope of this example in my role as mentor to a struggling entrepreneur who is quick to blame his problems on employee mistakes, or even changing customer expectations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2015

If you are like most entrepreneurs I know, there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get all your own work done, as well as run the many one-hour meetings each team member seems to demand for decisions and mentoring. For one-on-one coaching from the startup founder, I call this approach five-minute mentoring.

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Product Mentor Startup Technical Review 99

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Team members need time, and your support, to attend conferences and professional organizations to stay in touch with colleagues and peers. A single marketing coordinator can accelerate your efforts by being the coach and mentoring key members of the team on soft marketing. Encourage networking.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic. how to build an initial sales organization. As we have invested millions in building out our sales organization efficiency really matters.

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Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

And Coach Campbell. Hard to imagine that Dick joined “organically” or that his becoming CEO also was organic. I’ve heard directly from top executives that Jeff Bezos (in my opinion the most talented person in the tech industry) has received his fair share of VC coaching in the early years.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Even three person organizations are political. He wanted more resources allocated to him and he would begin wondering whether he might rise in the organization. If any of you have built larger organizations I’m sure these types of issues will resonate. Lots of requests for “just 20 minutes of my time.&#.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As a mentor to young aspiring entrepreneurs , I often get asked for tips on a strategy to get started. Check out local sources for coaching and assistance. Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. At this stage, good relationships are more important than knowledge.

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Startup Tips Coach Satisfaction 114

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

One of the dysfunctions I often see in my coaching and mentoring work with small businesses is team member burnout. T his occurs when an organization imposes narrow constraints on how work is to be done or allows no room for judgment or innovation. Organization acts without fairness and respect.

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Coach Organization Demand Resource 120

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

It's not a big organization, there's no sponsor, and we're not making any money on this. Where is this talent coming from? How long has your group been working on this? John Morris: It's probably been a little more than a year in its present shape, although we've been patient because we have no budget.

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Networking Research Startup USC 215

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Top performers want to know how to stand out, and business leaders need to know how to better recognize and mentor aspiring superstars before they burn out, or move on to new opportunities. The result is a culture of innovation, keeping the organization relevant and responsive.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 12, 2016

There are a number of tasks you can perform that will allow you to train in the art of entrepreneurship while you are in school or working at a large organization. If you are a recent college graduate, mentor college students. If you are a student, do something bodacious within the confines of a club or student organization.

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Company Companies Startup Mentor 80

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

One of the attributes that I often recommend to the business professionals and entrepreneurs I mentor is to always be totally accountable for your actions and ideas. Lack of accountability can permeate an entire organization. Also, it helps to work collaboratively with your team and other teams in the organization.

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Activity Organization Mentor Training 109

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2020

They know these exceptional leaders seem to have a way of finding and enticing the best people into the organization, getting exceptional performance out of them, and fast-tracking their careers both inside and outside the organization. They mentor protégés on talent spotting, creativity, and motivation as well as strategy.

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Oracle Organization Examples Coach 124

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

It’s your responsibility to relate to each, and integrate them into a cohesive culture for your organization. We all need more time to focus on positive results, rather than hear coaching only on things gone wrong. Give a person time to feel good in your presence. Encourage them to do more of the same.

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Startup Mentor News Coach 133

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2013

The best time to address expected norms is before hiring, and mentoring with one-on-one conversations must supplement rulebooks. Entrepreneurs need to clarify expectations and rule relevance, mentor employees, and reward compliance. Integrity and coach-ability. A professional puts the job ahead of personal norms and desires.

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