Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2021

Board rules and governance policies should be articulated in writing and voted upon. The board should meet at a minimum of four times a year with a quorum present, or more often for critical issues. Every board needs a playbook to bring clarity to the roles and responsibilities of the board itself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2020

As a mentor to entrepreneurs and business owners, and seeing their workload and challenges, it would be easy for me to conclude that starting a business is a big hit to health and happiness. Stay rooted in the present. If you are sick of the corporate grind, take your favorite idea or hobby, and join other happy entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneur Satisfaction Mentor Writing 137

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter Companies: Spotlight Companies. We write and create our own content for the game. We leverage our network in the Los Angeles community to provide members with access to potential employees, mentors and investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2020

It goes without saying that if you find yourself in a really negative headspace PLEASE reach out to any trusted mentor, friend or family member. handle things personally and be a leader that is present in times of crisis. I imagine many of you are, too. Don’t insulate yourself?—?handle you should do all that you can. you should do it.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Mentors outside of the university will come and help the innovators and students who have come up with their new ideas, and help them to convert those into professionally prepared business plans. They'll even help them with presentation skills. Here, the mentors come and focus on what the innovators want to do. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 10, 2012

This weekend UCLA has put together 48hr Startup and TechZulu will be there to bring you all the final startup presentations live. This Sunday TechZulu will be there streaming the final presentations, judging and the awards starting at 5pm PST. 2:00pm – Mentors help teams one-on-one. Start prepping for presentations.

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UCLA Startup Ideas Mentor 87

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I know I can’t be in every deal and I know that the easy part of being a VC is writing the first check in a deal. You need to be very present in these periods of time. This is when founders need you the most – either are coach, mentor, interviewer, work off-loader or honest-mirror-reflection of reality.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2015

As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages. Written business plan.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Writing a book is very different from writing a blog. One, I wanted to know what it was like to write a book. I am actually in the midst of writing a third book, it (may be) called Entrepreneurial Communities… and I am going to self-publish it. Jason and I have a pretty good back-and-forth writing style.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2014

As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages. Written business plan.

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Entrepreneur Startup Writing Slides 108

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

You join teams that got good write-ups on TechCrunch, have great VCs, have star CEO’s, whatever. Our founder, Yves Sisteron, was my mentor and board member at my first startup. Writing a book will be fun. Sometimes life presents that opportunity, sometimes it does not. You hire people who look good on paper.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

I have been writing a series on how startup boards get selected, who sits on them and what to avoid. Put your electronics away and be present Yes, it is obvious. Equally, put away your computer, your iPad or whatever other electronic device you use unless it’s 100% in note-taking mode and you’re using a stylus to write.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2019

These authors bring a wealth of experience in this domain from their workshops, writing, and lecturing on business leadership worldwide. Even as you stop, look, and listen to messages in the present, you also need to spend considerable time reading, thinking, and talking about the long-term view. Kouzes and Barry Z.

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Activity Entrepreneur Mentor Writing 92

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

If you’re an early investor like I am that often means writing the first $2-3 million check into a business that previously had either survived on fumes or on a $500,000 angel round. When you hire somebody really strong in this function you can also give her the task of creating your board presentations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

There are lots of resources available for the challenge of that activity, including the Internet and mentors like me. Writing down key parameters will force you solidify the specifics, and mentally commit to them. Present at trade shows and network with your ten-slide pitch to build your following.

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Ideas Slides Technical Review Patents 94

InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

At the beginning of the index, Guy writes, “I hope Robert Cialdini checks this index.” Guy utilizes a pragmatic, hands-on approach, which provides readers with tools to enhance their persuasion capabilities, rather than simply presenting them a non-actionable narrative. Ask For Mentoring. No doubt, he did. Prototype Your Work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

A trophy investor is a great coach and mentor, sometimes providing the only shoulder an entrepreneur can cry on during difficult times. This mentoring can be particularly useful to the entrepreneur working through the personality issues that tend to dominate start up companies. Entrepreneurship is inherently full of mood swings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2018

As a mentor to entrepreneurs and business owners, and seeing their workload and challenges, it would be easy for me to conclude that starting a business is a big hit to health and happiness. Stay rooted in the present. If you are sick of the corporate grind, take your favorite idea or hobby, and join other happy entrepreneurs.

Satisfaction 60

Satisfaction Entrepreneur Mentor Writing 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2015

Board rules and governance policies should be articulated in writing and voted upon. The board should meet at a minimum of four times a year with a quorum present, or more often for critical issues. Every board needs a playbook to bring clarity to the roles and responsibilities of the board itself.

Startup 103

Startup Entrepreneur Mentor Writing 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2018

As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages. Written business plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

The CEO is expected to make the presentations to investors, and answer questions decisively. There is no substitute for experience and mentoring. The quicker you get it, the sooner you can be the next Jim Clark and write your own check. “The buck stops here. ” The CEO has to be confident and clearly the final decision maker.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. Very few people can do a good job with a presentation that is emailable.”. You still need the presentation to back that up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2017

These authors bring a wealth of experience in this domain from their workshops, writing, and lecturing on business leadership worldwide. Even as you stop, look, and listen to messages in the present, you also need to spend considerable time reading, thinking, and talking about the long-term view. Kouzes and Barry Z.

Activity 55

Activity Entrepreneur Mentor Writing 55

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. For me, it’s very much showcasing that angel investing is not just writing a check, it’s so much more.

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Mentor Invest Entrepreneur Startup 84

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

When you begin to peel back the onion some surprising data presents itself. He presented a system where your search results would be ranked based on companies bidding for placement and where merchants would be charged on a “cost per click” basis (CPC). LA By The Numbers. Stuff you may not know about LA?

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

And while that cliché has been said about everything in the Lone Star state for years, it rings particularly true for the hottest startups showcasing their big innovations at SXSW Startup Night 2018 presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo. The Mentor Method (Washington, D.C.). AdWallet (Albuquerque, NM).

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Startup Mentor Platform Help 79

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2016

Board rules and governance policies should be articulated in writing and voted upon. The board should meet at a minimum of four times a year with a quorum present, or more often for critical issues. Every board needs a playbook to bring clarity to the roles and responsibilities of the board itself.

Entrepreneur 58

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Writing 58

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The CEO is expected to make the presentations to investors, and answer questions decisively. There is no substitute for experience and mentoring. The quicker you get it, the sooner you can be the next Jim Clark and write your own check. “The buck stops here. ” The CEO has to be confident and clearly the final decision maker.

Startup 93

Startup Resource Mentor Writing 93

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I don't know if you've read my book, but I started my career writing trading systems in a software company. I've been basically writing code, and looking at trading systems and investment criteria for a long time. Ryan Blair: I've had some bad investments, and learned the hard way. Are you kidding me? I despise board meetings.

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Alon Schwartz

APRIL 7, 2014

Trying to improve your leadership skills is like trying to write a song. I never had a legendary mentor (Yoda was too busy) or a teacher that changed my life. The way I keep improving my leadership skills is by learning from everyone and anyone around me, skills, behavior, habits, mistakes, how to speak, how to present, and on and on.

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Resource Mentor Ideas Writing 82

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

And I hope the output is that you get a glimpse into the people shaping our tech present and a sense of the kinds of conversations we have when the cameras aren’t around. A huge shout out to Ricky Wong of NYCSteals for helping me with the write-up. Seth’s interest in helping others grew out of his lack of having a mentor.

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Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

THIRD TIME’S A CHARM: On Sunday we presented to a panel of judges consisting of entrepreneurs and a VC investor. I met with a lawyer, talked to an investor and a few mentors, all who are serial entrepreneurs to advise me. But a wise mentor of mine said, “Go with your gut! Interesting offer considering he did nothing.

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Startup Ideas San Diego Mentor 100

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. 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. I’m going to try to do something for you guys that I’ve always resisted doing. Has convertible debt won?

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

It was cool that I spoke at the White House last year about mentoring. I am very active in mentoring women and minorities. We have a free resume creation tool aspect of the app, where the resume is professionally formatted and well presented. But that also doesn’t mean write in short, incomplete job descriptions.

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Mobile Marketing Writing Startup 86

Jason Nazar

APRIL 2, 2016

Write down the 3 most important aspects of each of these areas: family, romantic relationships, friends, work, health, sex and spirituality. Savor the present but don’t forget your future. Write down 5-year goals. Will you be my mentor? Life isn’t about figuring out what to do. These are your values.

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Tips Writing Startup Framework 43

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

” Writers need to submit an idea and a writing sample from today through July 6. From its first cohort through to last year’s team of presenters, Imagine Impact not only provides mentorship, but brings selected screenwriters to Los Angeles for an intensive period of workshopping, subsidized by the accelerator.

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Netflix Entertainment Hollywood Writing 137

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Though this was 2000 , and all startup & VC blogs we've grown to love didn't exist yet, I did have mentors available. Coming up with a memorable tagline can present an even greater challenge. Automating the Path to a Better User Experience - The Product Guy , July 5, 2010 I started writing about Quick-UX in 2008.

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