socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

In a bid to change that, there are a few groups working on helping women entrepreneurs, investors, and others, including the Pipeline Fellowship (www.pipelinefellowship.com), which recently launched itself into the Los Angeles market. My participation has been on the impact investing and education side, where I''ve been involved as a mentor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In my role as mentor to many of you aspiring entrepreneurs, I often find you convinced that all you need to start is a unique innovation or idea , and now you are ready to jump in with both feet and enjoy the ride. Remember that being an entrepreneur is all about starting and running a business, after the initial invention.

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Satisfaction Entrepreneur Startup Mentor 135

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2023

Over my many years of mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs and business professionals, I often hear a desire to start a new business, with a big hesitation while waiting for that perfect idea and perfect alignment of the stars. Then pursue the people and education you need to build a winning business.

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Technical Review Startup Entrepreneur Software Review 149

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2013

Many believe that entrepreneurs are born, not made. While I agree that successful company builders usually have a natural inclination to be entrepreneurs, a good education helps polish that apple. We can all point to examples of successful entrepreneurs who dropped out of college, but still went on to make a big impact.

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Entrepreneur Startup Course Education 105

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Many believe that entrepreneurs are born, not made. While I agree that successful company builders usually have a natural inclination to be entrepreneurs, a good education helps polish that apple. We can all point to examples of successful entrepreneurs who dropped out of college, but still went on to make a big impact.

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Entrepreneur Startup Course Education 105

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2020

As an advisor to entrepreneurs, one of the most common requests I get is for an evaluation of a next startup idea. The most successful entrepreneurs focus on solving a problem that they personally have experienced, and are convinced they fully understand. If you are not motivated, you won’t succeed. He succeeded well in both.

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Ideas Entrepreneur Resource Knowledge Base 151

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2014

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the best entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. On the average, the entrepreneurs I know are living on Ramen noodles. I’ve never known any successful entrepreneurs or investors who were not happy to share their insights. Read entrepreneur stories.

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Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 102

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2013

What''s the idea behind the incubator--which gives its startups $20,000 in capital, education, mentoring, working space, and more--and how is it tied to USC? We''re giving them access to capital, mentors to build companies, and all here in Los Angeles. How do companies and entrepreneurs apply? READ MORE>>.

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Incubator USC Startup Artificial Inteligence 233

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Want to be an entrepreneur? According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California.

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Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception. Unfortunately, for every success story you see, there is an even longer list of failure stories with mistakes that you don’t see. Resist the ego urge to “go it alone” or to convince yourself that you are smarter than your competitors.

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Mentor Startup Social Network Patents 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Even though I’m a big proponent of becoming an entrepreneur, it is definitely not for everyone. In my view, entrepreneur roles need to be planned carefully rather than made on the spur of the moment. Adopt the Silicon Valley entrepreneur family model. Test your entrepreneur instincts through crowdfunding.

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Sample Entrepreneur Ideas Startup 126

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2015

Thus smart business professionals are rapidly becoming the new entrepreneurs. As a mentor to startups, I see more and more startups that are really an individual professional, marketing themselves as a consultant or freelancer. For existing trained professionals, it’s an opportunity to become an entrepreneur. Sales Professional.

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Social Media 99

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the best entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. On the average, the entrepreneurs I know are living on Ramen noodles. I’ve never known any successful entrepreneurs or investors who were not happy to share their insights. Read entrepreneur stories.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 93

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2010

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the best entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. On the average, the entrepreneurs I know are broke. I’ve never known any successful entrepreneurs or investors who were not happy to share their secrets. Read entrepreneur stories. Adopt a mentor.

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Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 96

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2012

When I started mentoring entrepreneurs and startups a few years ago, I anticipated that I would get mostly tough technical questions, but instead I more often hear things like “Where do I start?” Successful entrepreneurs know they have to fight not only to win market share, but to retain it as well. Marty Zwilling.

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Entrepreneur Mentor Activity Guide 110

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

The most attractive thing about it was the educational value. So, we were pretty excited to educate ourselves at TechStars. The program itself is incredibly daunting initially, but it was really valuable for us, especially as an educational experience. We have some great mentors now.

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Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2022

Most people agree that entrepreneurs have to think differently and take risks to have much chance of building a successful business. In the classic book “ The Entrepreneur Mind ,” from serial entrepreneur Kevin D. Johnson, he outlines 100 essential beliefs, insights, and habits of serious entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneur Startup Customer Custom 117

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2012

1) Get A Mentor. "I Ignorance is not bliss in business, but it does allow entrepreneurs to face the unknown with a measure of confidence. Ignorance is not bliss in business, but it does allow entrepreneurs to face the unknown with a measure of confidence. "I started the site when I was 19. " [Tweet this quote].

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Startup Tips CTO Coach Technical Review 268

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2013

Most people agree that entrepreneurs have to think differently and take risks to have much chance of building a successful business. In his new book “ The Entrepreneur Mind ,” by serial entrepreneur Kevin D. Johnson, he outlines 100 essential beliefs, insights, and habits of serious entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Customer Custom 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Most people agree that entrepreneurs have to think differently and take risks to have much chance of building a successful business. In his book from a while back “ The Entrepreneur Mind ,” by serial entrepreneur Kevin D. Johnson, he outlines 100 essential beliefs, insights, and habits of serious entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneur 107

Entrepreneur Startup Customer Custom 107

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2020

When I heard a friend and business mentor say, “Your startup won’t fail if you don’t quit,” I realized that every entrepreneur should adopt “never give up” as their mantra. Nothing is more discouraging to aspiring entrepreneurs than the high failure rate. So why do most startups fail? I’m not enjoying this anymore.”

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Entrepreneur Startup Statistics Course 121

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Among other things, he outlines some of the popular assessment tools that I also often recommend as a mentor to entrepreneurs, including the following: MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). This one helps you identify careers and even college majors that match your set of interests, traits, skills, and abilities. MAPP™ Career Assessment.

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Tool Entrepreneur Mentor Help 114

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

In fact, they are well-qualified overall, having worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated. Boomer investors are much more likely to get in the game with a high focus on mentoring and give-back, as well as the financial return potential.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Report 106

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Most entrepreneur that fail are quick to offer a litany of constraints that caused their demise – not enough money, time, customers, or support from the right players. The result, called resourcefulness, allows entrepreneurs to create opportunities in the face of scarcity. Every entrepreneur needs to avoid locked-in ways of thinking.

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Resource Entrepreneur Competition Startup 98

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” If you have the urge to be an entrepreneur, I encourage you to think seriously about each of these, before you zero-in on one or two, and get totally discouraged if those don’t work for you.

Startup 113

Startup Entrepreneur Funding Equity 113

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Seth’s interest in helping others grew out of his lack of having a mentor. Although both parents are educators, his father a professor and his mother the Commissioner of Education in Connecticut, they did not teach him business. He was drawn to Stanford by the people ecosystem- access to professors and mentors.

Startup 286

Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

Thus smart business professionals are rapidly becoming the new entrepreneurs. As a mentor to startups, I see more startups that are really an individual professional, marketing themselves as a consultant or freelancer in this new gig economy. For existing trained professionals, it’s an opportunity to become an entrepreneur.

Startup 164

Startup Social Media Course Entrepreneur 164

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2021

Most entrepreneur that fail are quick to offer a litany of constraints that caused their demise – not enough money, time, customers, or support from the right players. The result, called resourcefulness, allows entrepreneurs to create opportunities in the face of scarcity. Every entrepreneur needs to avoid locked-in ways of thinking.

Startup 164

Startup Resource Entrepreneur Competition 164

InfoChachkie

JULY 21, 2016

The reality television show Shark Tank makes for entertaining content but many of its underlying messages are potentially detrimental to tech entrepreneurs. Thus, emerging entrepreneurs should parse fact from fantasy by watching the show with an experienced business pro. According to David S. Shark Tank Distortions.

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Entrepreneur Entertainment Technical Review Ideas 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Department of Energy to help foster student entrepreneurs via a business plan competition run by the group called First Look West. The new effort, led by Caltech's Resnick Institute, is hoping to tap into OnGreen's network to find mentors to guide student groups and clean energy projects.

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CalTech UCLA Southern California Pasadena 165

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

They have worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated. How can you beat finding someone who has been there and done that, able to mentor Gen-Y, has lots of connections to people in your industry, and is often willing to work for equity alone? Angel Investor.

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Entrepreneur Mentor Demand High Tech 107

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

K5Launch (www.k5launch.com) is modeled after the successful Y-Combinator and TechStars acceleration programs, and invests equity, provides mentors, and runs a three month program to get very early stage startups off the ground. However, the main benefit is the one-on-one assistance of entrepreneurs, and access to capital.

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Orange County Southern California Startup Class 192

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

This year Startup Weekend is branching out towards driving solutions to be created for the education industry with Startup Weekend EDU. While this is different than the traditional Startup Weekend events , it comes at no surprise as the education industry continues to push forward on advancing learning with technology.

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Education Entrepreneur Startup Mentor 71

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 27, 2012

Make no mistake, successful entertainers are entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs and entertainers alike must address their fears. As noted in 6 Hands-on Tips To Conquer Your Entrepreneurial Fears , entrepreneurs should tackle intimidating obstacles because it, “expands your capacity to deal with challenge(s).” Tweet this quote].

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Tips Startup Entertainment Entrepreneur 204

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. The advisor helps the entrepreneur fill an experience gap, and a coach helps fill a skill gap. Most entrepreneurs have lots of ideas. Entrepreneurs tend to be driven by the crisis of the moment. You always need the friend.

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Mentor Coach Tips Entrepreneur 104

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the best entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. On the average, the entrepreneurs I know are struggling. I’ve never known any successful entrepreneurs or investors who were not happy to share their secrets. Read entrepreneur stories. Adopt a mentor.

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Startup Mentor Case Study Course 103