Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

A continuing question I hear from young entrepreneurs is whether a university degree is important to startup success, or just a distraction in achieving their purpose in the world. For example, I do business mentoring at nearby Arizona State University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Learning by doing is the only way to go.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Wouldn’t it be cool to have a kit that made you into a successful entrepreneur every time? But unfortunately, being a success as an entrepreneur takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and perseverance. But unfortunately, being a success as an entrepreneur takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and perseverance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. But this measurable difference in outcomes, however significant, is not stopping aspiring entrepreneurs from building businesses where they live today.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

We all know that an entrepreneur needs to understand the customer, possess basic business skills, and be able to communicate his vision. But little is said about the basic characteristics that highly correlate with successful entrepreneurs. There are many behavioral models for successful entrepreneurs. You set the agenda.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Access to entrepreneurs-in-residence, business mentors. Access to intellectual property and current research.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 3, 2017

Every entrepreneur knows this — at least in theory. Even as their teams grow, entrepreneurs often feel that they must tend to every aspect of the business, including low-level tasks that distract from revenue-generating activity. As an entrepreneur, you wear several hats, each requiring a different skill set. The result?

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Helping Entrepreneurs Get To Where They Want To Go Faster written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Elizabeth Gore and Carolyn launched Hello Alice with the goal of helping entrepreneurs thrive with access to funding, resources, mentorship, and more. Marketing Podcast with Carolyn Rodz. We never have.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. But this measurable difference in outcomes, however significant, is not stopping aspiring entrepreneurs from building businesses where they live today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Bockerstette, Main Street Venture Fund As I outlined last week, trophy angel investors are always looking for trophy entrepreneurs. In many areas, not enough entrepreneurs meet the criteria, so it’s still a buyer’s market. We see many entrepreneurs who grossly over value their company when attempting to obtain outside investment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2012

These resources are definitely not limited to students, since every university seeks out and needs the real world exposure and experience of entrepreneurs who already are active in the real world marketplace. For example, I live in the Phoenix, Arizona area, home of Arizona State University. Business plan assistance.

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Transformify

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Andrew has been a serial entrepreneur since 2011, first building a digital magazine publishing company up to 1.3 But I lived in the South, Arizona, Colorado, and the Pacific Northwest. Our guest today is Andrew Alexander who manages a remote team of employees on 3 continents (United States, South America, Europe). million readers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2010

Mike Wolf is a mentor of mine, and a role model for many technology entrepreneurs and investors in the Phoenix, Arizona, area. More recently, he has invested in numerous local startups, while mentoring and advising hundreds of young entrepreneurs. Marty: When did you know that you were first destined to be an entrepreneur?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

I meet with dozens of entrepreneurs a week. 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.” Today’s article is presented by the founder of Stealthmode Partners in Phoenix, Arizona. By Francine Hardaway, Ph.D.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Many entrepreneurs have a great product but have difficulty coming up with an equally great story to sell. Award-winning tech writer Chris Smith created The Campfire Effect to teach entrepreneurs how to be amazing story-tellers. Original art is a timeless, one-of-a-kind gift that never goes out of style. https://seatgeek.com/.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

But it’s rare that an entrepreneur or business owner doesn’t leverage their background in some way to launch their business. No one even “born entrepreneurs”aren’t born as CEOs. No one even “born entrepreneurs”aren’t born as CEOs. 9 – Developing an Entrepreneur Program.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

These resources are definitely not limited to students, since every university seeks out and needs the real world exposure and experience of entrepreneurs who already are active in the real world marketplace. For example, I live in the Phoenix, Arizona area, home of Arizona State University. Business plan assistance.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

While on vacation in Sedona, Arizona, my destiny was revealed to me. But for entrepreneurs, there are practical implications to naming their business. Naming a business is one of the most important and overwhelming tasks for an entrepreneur. 13- Considering a few things. Photo Credit: Matthew Veling. Can people pronounce it?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Access to entrepreneurs-in-residence, business mentors. Access to intellectual property and current research.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

From ASU to Silicon Valley, nice piece in Entrepreneur by Joel Holland profiling the journey Suhail Doshi and Tim Trefren have taken over the past few years, including time in Y Combinator. In 2008, following his sophomore year at Arizona State University, Doshi interned at Slide, a developer of social media apps.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

I live in Arizona, so I’ll use that state as an example. If your home state is Arizona, and you plan to do business there, following is a list of five key advantages of incorporating your business in Arizona: Incorporation fees are low. Local attorneys, if required, are more familiar with Arizona laws.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Herbert Making the transition from individual contributor to manager, or entrepreneur to “corporate” executive, is one of the most difficult shifts most of us will face in our careers. When you look at that list I have seen a number of those and a unique set of challenges for the entrepreneur. That can be especially difficult.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Main Street Venture Fund LLC, an angel fund of about 25 private investors, was formed by Ruffolo Benson LLC in northeast Indiana with the intention of bringing together area entrepreneurs and private investors to create economic value for the region. Tags: angel investor entrepreneur process trophy business. Business wisdom.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Here are five things that every budding entrepreneur needs to know before launching a startup business: Learn the Industry. You can have amazing ideas and multiple supporters, but without sufficient funding, you will never be able to make it as a successful entrepreneur.

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Up and Running

APRIL 28, 2020

To help you out, we spoke to entrepreneurs from the YEC. Leadership coach and entrepreneur Brian Smith has kept a home office for the last 10 years and admits how easy it is to lose track of time when you work from home. Brett Farmiloe is the founder of Markitors, a digital marketing agency in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2019

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs what they loved about “being their own boss.”. #1-

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2022

Here’s what entrepreneurs had to say about the companies they admire for their innovation. For entrepreneurs and business owners, the SEMRUSH SEO tool is a gem. Bubble is a no-code programming language that small entrepreneurs and large organizations alike can use to create fully optimized web and mobile apps. 14- YouTube.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

There are three tiers to the global mining industry, and it is the third tier – known as the “junior” space – that is familiar to many entrepreneurs involved in early-stage projects. Warke’s sale of Arizona Mining Inc. An ocelot had been photographed near our Rosemont project in Arizona, a highly unusual spotting in that location.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 11, 2012

Trust me, if you lose all your money on your brother-in-law's Arizona tanning salon, it's not going to hurt any less than if you lose it in his seed fund. tanning salon/seed fund combo. Jersey Shore Ventures anyone?). The investors for small funds are much more random and hidden. You can't exactly look those people up on Angel List.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 7, 2019

Some entrepreneurs will say the future is definitely bright but to others, some of these changes work against their expansion and business operations. We asked entrepreneurs their thoughts on the future of entrepreneurship and here’s what they had to say; #1- Solopreneurship. 2- Growth in entrepreneur movement in the US.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2010

These resources are definitely are not limited to students, since every university wants and needs the real world exposure and experience of entrepreneurs who already have credibility in the marketplace. For example, I live in the Phoenix area, home of Arizona State University. < Business plan creation. Marty Zwilling.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 15, 2018

At 26, she is empowering and teaching female entrepreneurs how to succeed. This is Alexa Carlin, a 26-year-old who is bringing female entrepreneurs together to learn, to share and to network and to succeed. As the Founder of the Women Empower Expo I created a platform to help elevate other women entrepreneurs and leaders.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 8, 2019

Entrepreneurs in renewable energy initiatives are making an impact with their disruptive innovations, particularly with ideas that change the way we both work and live. Some of the most active solar panel markets in the United States are California, North Carolina, and Arizona. These days, it’s become trendy to save the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2010

While entrepreneurs freely throw around the term “value proposition,” they rarely offer a thoughtful explanation for the “value” their business is providing and, more importantly, an understanding of who their real customer is and what valuable benefit their customer perceives they are receiving.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Each year, Founders First Capital Partners works with hundreds of entrepreneurs. Revenue-based financing which “helps tech entrepreneurs get to the next level without giving up equity, board seats, or personal guarantees… At Lighter Capital, we don’t take equity or ask you to make personal guarantees.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 30, 2015

.” In some ways he’s like our Taylor Swift – celebrating his #SquadGoals with an assortment of people he’s come across during his multi-decade career as trader, entrepreneur and investor. I ended up staying to work in Arizona and lived there for twenty years. Explain this geography. We never left.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

A place for like-minded entrepreneurs, coworking spaces allow individuals to partake in an office-like environment, without the corporate office feel. Entrepreneur and female inspiration Felena Hanson has taken this need and created a space for women to develop their business dreams in the comfort of a spa-like environment, Hera Hub.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

JULY 16, 2010

Inside Higher Education features an interesting piece describing President Michael Crow’s 8 years of innovation at Arizona State University. Crow’s philosophy is playing out across the four campuses that comprise Arizona State, where nine traditional engineering departments were recently combined into five schools.

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