Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Every entrepreneur can learn from a mentor, no matter how confident or successful they have been to date. Even one of the richest, Bill Gates , still values his friend Warren Buffett as his mentor. Mentoring is not as simple as one person giving the other all the right answers. Agree on specific objectives and time frames.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 -- SVB Presents Amplify Mentor Series with Zefr. ZEFR provides solutions for professional content owners on YouTube and has built a premium network that brings together the largest and most diverse collection of movies, television, music and sports content.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Wonderful human being who is civically engaged, mother of 3, mentorer of younger founders, hard worker and arguer extraordinaire (so says her current Twitter bio). As a result we need somebody well networked into these communities already. She is a coach and mentor to team members. billion IPO), Envestnet (Chicago, $1.25

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The Los Angeles chapter of the Founder Insitute , the startup incubation program run locally by Ken Rutkowski, is gearing up for its Spring Semester, saying that it has added a number of new mentors for the semester. Other mentors to the effort include Elon Musk (Tesla/SpaceX), Kelly Perdew (Fastpoint Games), Michael Robertson (MP3.com),

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2015

Every entrepreneur can learn from a mentor, no matter how confident or successful they have been to date. Yet most entrepreneurs simply don’t know how to work with a mentor. Some of the best mentoring relationships don’t involve monetary compensation, but none are free. Agree on specific objectives and time frames.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Every entrepreneur can learn from a mentor, no matter how confident or successful they have been to date. Even one of the richest, Bill Gates , still values his friend Warren Buffett as his mentor. Mentoring is not as simple as one person giving the other all the right answers. Agree on specific objectives and time frames.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2022

Every entrepreneur can learn from a mentor, no matter how confident or successful they have been to date. Yet most entrepreneurs simply don’t know how to work with a mentor. Some of the best mentoring relationships don’t involve monetary compensation, but none are free. Agree on specific objectives and time frames.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

What is the idea behind the Tech CEO Network? The Tech CEO Network is there to fill the gap. That's why we're hoping that bringing domain expertise and an industry network will help facilitate that process. To better understand what they're trying to do, we spoke with both Richard and John about the group.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2013

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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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based Launchpad LA , the startup mentoring effort spearheaded by GRP Partners' Mark Suster, is announcing this afternoon that it has selected 10 startups for the second season of the program. Tags: incubation mentoring startup launchpadla. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The new group, The Tech CEO Network , said it is looking to help bridge between the technology present at local schools like Caltech, UCLA, USC, UC Irvine, and other universities, and actual, viable companies. Tags: startups university research mentoring network tech.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2011

The accelerator said that it is aiming at helping entrepreneurs--particularly in the social and mobile technology space--in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange County with pre-seed funding and mentoring. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Every entrepreneur can learn from a mentor, no matter how confident or successful they have been to date. Yet most entrepreneurs simply don’t know how to work with a mentor. Some of the best mentoring relationships don’t involve monetary compensation, but none are free. Agree on specific objectives and time frames.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2013

It was standing room only at StartEngine 's Demo Day Wednesday afternoon, held at Santa Monica's Cross Campus , as the startup accelerator launched eight of its latest startups into the world, after a 90 day process of mentoring, honing their business model, and heads down development.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

There is a large menu of startup accelerators in the Los Angeles, but one of more established efforts in the area is LaunchpadLA ([link] The effort actually started as an informal mentoring program, but has grown and expanded to follow the accelerator model. We're really excited for the next steps.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 5, 2012

If you use the mentor-driven model that we pioneered at TechStars, you get entrepreneurs who are deeply connected with the broader entrepreneurial landscape. Many experienced entrepreneurs choose to go through an accelerator because of the network effect and the dynamics of the mentor help that they get.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The need to have well-defined networks of people you trust for introductions (he talks about Shervin Pishevar, who is also a friend of mine). The power of “influencer networks” to drive product adoption. We covered the Gaga breakout story but also. The importance of a narrative in marketing.

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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’s new round was led by Cain International and was designed to take AllBright into three U.S.

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socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2016

Venice, California-based Rally Networks , a startup which uses free charging stations in public locations to help spread the word about mobile apps, has been selected for the new Virgin Media Accelerator that is launching in London. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2023

Many business owners and professionals I know claim they are too busy in their jobs and not interested in taking part in any networking events. In addition, relationships found through networking can make your life a lot more satisfying as well as more productive. Resist airing negative concerns during networking.

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Xconomy

MARCH 23, 2017

Launched last fall, a nonprofit mentoring program for women in healthcare and biotech has already signed up about 100 women, according to its founder. At this year’s J.P Morgan conference, for example, a group of 100 life science executives and others pledged to follow a list of gender diversity “best practices.”

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Xconomy

AUGUST 11, 2017

It provides a two-year mentoring and education program, and then lifelong membership in a global network where members have been screened for integrity and other character traits. (A The network. A group of Kauffman Fellows is pictured above.) Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Techstars Los Angeles , the local Los Angeles-focused branch of the global accelerator network, has named Matt Kozlov as its new managing director. It’s the home of social networking favorites Snap and TikTok’s U.S. I’m very excited that Matt will be the new Managing Director of Techstars LA.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. He reached out to younger founders and offered to help via his network at AT&T, Google, media agencies … you name it. I only wanted one thing in the deal – Hamet. I stayed close.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2017

In my experience working with startups, the best approach these days is to find and use a good mentor (been there, done that). Of course, mentoring is not new – it’s been the favored way to learn arts and crafts since way back in the middle ages. But I assert that mentoring in business is making a comeback.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

The group has affiliated itself with TechStars, through the TechStars Network, an effort which is part of Startup America to help spread best practices for venture incubators throughout the nation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

It pays big dividends to network with peers and others if you want to succeed in business. Just as importantly, your business network can actually make a sometimes lonely role enjoyable. Just as importantly, your business network can actually make a sometimes lonely role enjoyable.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2012

But for now, the summary is: You’ll extend your network. . I think it’s been tremendously helpful to us because the founder of Awe.sm ( Jonathan Strauss ) has a mentor who is going through similar issues but is a few years ahead in terms of company development. So I was intrigued by Brad’s post.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

According to the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, the projects were selected by more than thirty members of the LA business and entrepreneurial community, who reviewed the proposals and mentored the research teams involved. USC Stevens said that the Ideas Empowered program was funded by James C. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 2, 2011

Thiel and friends will also agree to mentor these young entrepreneurs. Actually, they’ll get even more attention because this selection will put them in an even more exclusive peer group and will introduce them to even more connected mentors. You don’t need a network. Here is their inaugural class. My 2 cents: 1.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

StartEngine provides $20,000 to $100,000 in funding to promising startups, and also offers up mentoring, office space, and help in getting those startups to the next stage. The eight startups are pitching their investors to startups at CrossCampus in Santa Monica this afternoon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Every entrepreneur can learn from a mentor, no matter how confident or successful they have been to date. Yet most entrepreneurs simply don’t know how to work with a mentor. Some of the best mentoring relationships don’t involve monetary compensation, but none are free. Agree on specific objectives and time frames.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Jo told us why, in a world full of social networking apps, why Pod.io What STEMconnector does, is help to connect and network STEM interested individuals in the United States, and also around the world. is necessary, how it's different, and how the company is approaching a launch during a global pandemic. What is Pod.io?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

It used to be there was a geographical composition to our prescreening panel--for example, if an LA company, regardless of what they did, applied for funding, the LA network of the TCA would process them. We're always happy to talk to people, and all of our networks have open networking events in a variety of locations.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2011

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. Department of Energy to help foster student entrepreneurs via a business plan competition run by the group called First Look West.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Touted as both the first and largest of its kind in Europe, the more than 300 attendees will go through a weeklong boot camp where they will network with other entrepreneurs and pitch to more than fifty business mentors and investors.

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