socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

This opportunity sort of just presented itself, because I knew every student hated buying books and there was no easy way to od it. They've got a program called Springboard, which helps really young companies get set up with mentors, and guides you through the startup process. They act as mentors and help companies grow.

UCSD 185

UCSD Course Startup Sites 185

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2021

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed.

Ideas 136

Ideas Entrepreneur Mentor Resource 136

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2021

Over the years I have spent mentoring entrepreneurs and startups, I often notice the similarities between successful professionals managing their careers and successful entrepreneurs building a business. Each day presents an opportunity to learn more, do more, be more, and grow more in our lives and careers.

Startup 143

Startup Entrepreneur Demand Competition 143

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Based on my experience and a business advisor and mentor, this is the ideal time to get back to the basics of business leadership and innovation. Be sure to tie changes back to the “why” – customer value, business objectives, and competition. He considers mentoring on of his most critical roles at work.

Mentor 122

Mentor Ideas Competition Examples 122

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

It's trying to determine if there is a viable way to go to market, and also deal with competitive issues. 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. Where is this talent coming from? How long has your group been working on this?

Networking 215

Networking Research Startup USC 215

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Many entrepreneurs I have mentored make big mistakes in this area, by hiring low-cost friends and family, with minimal skills or training, and expecting them to have the same work ethic , passion, and business knowledge as the founder. In addition, you can reduce to soft costs of mentoring, relationship building, and socializing.

Outsource 123

Outsource Startup Technical Review Training 123

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 3, 2015

A company presents. The rest of our partners, principles, associates and EIRs can weigh in with commentary on their views of the quality of the entrepreneur, the market, the product, competition and so forth. Great leaders are rare and competition for capital, people, press and customers can be brutal. Only the best survive.

Startup 150

Startup Venture Capital Invest Framework 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2022

Even the best do extra homework to prepare mentally and emotionally to be at their personal best to deliver on key performance meetings and presentations. Set aside time to seek out experts in your field for ideas, as well as mentoring and coaching. The stakes are higher than ever in this competitive and rapidly changing world.

Class 148

Class Activity Coach Satisfaction 148

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2022

You need a team focused on the future as well as the present. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. Mentoring and coaching tend to improve commitment, motivation, decision making, and creative talents, which are required for a competitive business and career.

Coach 128

Coach Mentor Organization Startup 128

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

How do we need to structure the systems to get ahead and stay ahead of the competition? Uninterested in or unable to add much value to investor presentations, business proposals, new business meetings. Given likely market changes, how will we design and build so that the systems can respond to marketplace changes?

Fractional CTO 225

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach 225

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2014

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed.

Ideas 107

Ideas Mentor Entrepreneur Resource 107

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

Panelist judges Dave Siemer, Eva Ho, and Karen Jashinsky, sat and watched as these six teams of 3-5 girls took the stage and gave a full pitch presentation of what their mobile apps would be. Entrepreneurship : Through working with their mentors, each team acted as a startup, conducting market research for their pitch presentations.

Technical Review 82

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review USC 82

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2015

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed.

Ideas 104

Ideas Mentor Resource Entrepreneur 104

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2021

The board should meet at a minimum of four times a year with a quorum present, or more often for critical issues. It’s a complex competitive world out there, and learning is a full-time role. Every board needs a playbook to bring clarity to the roles and responsibilities of the board itself. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 145

Startup Entrepreneur Mentor Writing 145

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Over the years I have spent mentoring entrepreneurs and startups, I often notice the similarities between successful professionals managing their careers and successful entrepreneurs building a business. Each day presents an opportunity to learn more, do more, be more, and grow more in our lives and careers.

Startup 108

Startup Entrepreneur Demand Competition 108

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. Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. The challenge is when and how to make the switch to the entrepreneur lifestyle. The ability to pivot quickly is a key to success.

Startup 114

Startup Tips Coach Satisfaction 114

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2013

Over the years I have spent mentoring entrepreneurs and startups, I often notice the similarities between successful professionals managing their careers and successful entrepreneurs building a business. Each day presents an opportunity to learn more, do more, be more, and grow more in our lives and careers.

Startup 106

Startup Entrepreneur Demand Competition 106

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

They include real mentors, facilitators, visionaries, motivators, and negotiators. Compounding these strategies in today’s startup environment are two divergent concepts: a heightened degree of competitiveness, and a greater emphasis on teamwork. Avoid associating with them. Proactively form relationships with positive types.

Startup 127

Startup Social Network Mentor Networking 127

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

It affects angel investors in their own portfolios, both their early stage investment, but it also affects them in how opportunities present themselves, and certainly it affects them in the long term, because of exit opportunities for their existing portfolio of startups. We continue to learn how to make things much more efficient internally.

Tech Coast Angels 182

Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 182

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2012

They include real mentors, facilitators, visionaries, motivators, and negotiators. Compounding these strategies in today’s startup environment are two divergent concepts: a heightened degree of competitiveness, and a greater emphasis on teamwork. Avoid associating with them. Proactively form relationships with positive types.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Network Mentor 104

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2019

You need a team focused on the future as well as the present. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. Mentoring and coaching tend to improve commitment, motivation, decision making, and creative talents, which are required for a competitive business and career.

Coach 94

Coach Organization Mentor Startup 94

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2022

I saw a new approach in the classic book “ Leadership Transformed: How Ordinary Managers Become Extraordinary Leaders ,” by Dr. Peter Fuda, which identifies seven leadership themes, presented as metaphors. If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership.

Coach 114

Coach Framework Entrepreneur Tool 114

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

They include real mentors, facilitators, visionaries, motivators, and negotiators. Compounding these strategies in today’s startup environment are two divergent concepts: a heightened degree of competitiveness, and a greater emphasis on teamwork. Avoid associating with them. Proactively form relationships with positive types.

Startup 102

Startup Social Network Entrepreneur Mentor 102

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor. Social gaming was naturally one of the key topics, covered in many presentations. There is no competition. If you want to build an important company, then at some point you have to scale. Has convertible debt won? 10 cents per DAU.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2019

Even the best do extra homework to prepare mentally and emotionally to be at their personal best to deliver on key performance meetings and presentations. Set aside time to seek out experts in your field for ideas, as well as mentoring and coaching. The stakes are higher than ever in this competitive and rapidly changing world.

Class 93

Class Activity Coach Satisfaction 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2015

The board should meet at a minimum of four times a year with a quorum present, or more often for critical issues. It’s a complex competitive world out there, and learning is a full-time role. Every board needs a playbook to bring clarity to the roles and responsibilities of the board itself. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 103

Startup Entrepreneur Mentor Writing 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2015

I saw a new approach in the book “ Leadership Transformed: How Ordinary Managers Become Extraordinary Leaders ,” by Dr. Peter Fuda a while back, which identifies seven leadership themes, presented as metaphors. If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership.

Product 103

Product Coach Framework Entrepreneur 103

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2011

They include real mentors, facilitators, visionaries, motivators, and negotiators. Compounding these strategies in today’s startup environment are two divergent concepts: a heightened degree of competitiveness, and a greater emphasis on teamwork. Avoid associating with them. Proactively form relationships with positive types.

Startup 96

Startup Social Network Mentor Networking 96

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2013

If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership. Yet beyond a list of noble attributes, like vision, courage, and integrity, it’s hard for them to define what separates an ordinary entrepreneur or manager from an extraordinary leader.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Coach Framework Tool 101

Tech.Co

APRIL 24, 2018

Being a part of the SOTY alumni lasts well beyond the pitch competition. One of our advisors heard about the Startup of the Year competition and thought we should consider pitching. The Startup of the Year competition has always recognized that great ideas and talent live everywhere – not just the coasts. APPLY HERE.

Startup 70

Startup Competition Google Capital 70

Tech.Co

MARCH 13, 2018

At Startup Night SXSW 2018 presented by Kauffman and TechCo, 25 inspiring and diverse startups showcased their latest innovation and competed for $1K from LaunchKC , Business Extra Points from American Airlines , and a fast track ticket to be a Startup of the Year semifinalist at Innovate Celebrate 2018. . The Mentor Method.

Startup 70

Startup Competition Mentor Entertainment 70

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2017

You need a team focused on the future as well as the present. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. Mentoring and coaching tend to improve commitment, motivation, decision making, and creative talents, which are required for a competitive business and career.

Entrepreneur 78

Entrepreneur Coach Organization Mentor 78

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2019

I saw a new approach in the classic book “ Leadership Transformed: How Ordinary Managers Become Extraordinary Leaders ,” by Dr. Peter Fuda, which identifies seven leadership themes, presented as metaphors. If you are an investor, you need to recognize and mentor entrepreneurs to extraordinary leadership.

Coach 96

Coach Framework Entrepreneur Tool 96

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

We have three main components: education, mentoring, and practice. In mentoring, we match experienced angel investors with, what I like to call them, “angels-in-training” so they can share the lessons learned. I know several women who have been mentoring entrepreneurs and I encourage them to step up to the plate.

Mentor 84

Mentor Invest Entrepreneur Startup 84

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Plan to spend a couple of months on this effort, and then allocate at least 50 percent of your time presenting and selling it the first year. Assess who you can get for value and mentoring. You should pick an idea that you can hand off quickly to investors, or one you can grow as a legacy for your family.

Startup 94

Startup Ideas Metrics Entrepreneur 94

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

I faced the same challenge not being able to form a team because most people joined the competition with friends that they had already planned on working with. THIRD TIME’S A CHARM: On Sunday we presented to a panel of judges consisting of entrepreneurs and a VC investor. But a wise mentor of mine said, “Go with your gut!

Startup 100

Startup Ideas San Diego Mentor 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

“When I get funded,” the entrepreneur thinks, “I can build a prototype, hire a development team, go to market, scale more quickly, and beat my competition.” Many startups have an advisory board of sympathetic people with industry expertise, or people who enjoy mentoring, or people who donate a few services on the come.

Outsource Development 93

Outsource Development High Tech Outsource Startup 93