Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The phrase needle in a haystack is commonly credited to the book Don Quixote from the early 1600s (“needle is a bottle of hay”) but there’s also a Fujian proverb “To dive into the sea, to feel for a needle” that is thought to be even older and gets to the same point. First, a piece of literary history.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

You can now take advantage of this wisdom directly as Brad has now published it for everybody in a fantastic new book, “Startup Communities.” ” Put simply, if you care about building a successful tech community outside Silicon Valley you should read this book. Oh, and buy Brad’s book. Here are mine: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

And I spoke with the CTO of another great company I used to be on the board of and enlisted his support in potentially being an advisor to one company. The following post is advice I gave to my good friend Sam Teller when he was just a junior baller, “ Never Ask a Busy Person to Lunch.” ” You simply need to ask. .”

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

And by all means please forward this post to any friend you suspect could use some friendly support. The greatest book I’ve read on the topic. Every person who suspects they may have ADD should read this book. Healing ADD – I also learned a lot from Dr. Amen’s book so I recommend it as your second book.

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Revolution

MAY 4, 2022

Many times, optimism would be dashed by another Covid-19 variant that would wipe out bookings for the quarter. We aren’t the type of partner that agrees with everything and rubber stamps decisions, but our support for Convene never wavered. But Convene’s journey to this point was circuitous and filled with countless roadblocks.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

To anyone who believes his data proves anything please do me a favor and go read The Black Swan – my favorite book of the past 5 years. In the book Taleb rails against people who use faulty models to predict risk and have self satisfied, false data arguments to convince people of their points of view.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I will even take to emailing people I don’t know offering small bits of advice. I shifted my thinking a few years ago after I read Tim Ferris’s book The Four Hour Workweek (link is to a short summary I wrote). Customer support – After my pre-breakfast meeting I had my actual breakfast meeting. Is that OK?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

But when you’re in the mood to draw in a few new sources for entrepreneurship you might consider these two books non-traditional books on entrepreneurship that had an impact on me. He talks about this early in the book as a foreshadowing technique. These topics all feature in the book. American Pastoral by Philip Roth. (I

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Dream It

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

A new survey finds that health system leaders are actively seeking new commercial relationships with startups regardless of when “normal” returns but startup success hinges on not only addressing solutions that are on health systems' shortlist but also data supporting a clear ROI.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 31, 2020

I booked my first two coaching clients five months later — exactly a month shy of running out of savings. Is there any advice that you would give to other YLAI Network members regarding entrepreneurship? Doing this will help you to uncover and receive the support you need, which can impact your business exponentially.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

I was WAY off between my book research about what the engineering & construction market would want (my first company) and what they actually wanted. Tags: Startup Advice. Repeat this process 50 times and trust me you’ll see patterns. I only found out through customer meetings. I learned this the hard way.&#.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

We spent a bunch of time in the video talking about “disruption” as described by Clay Christensen in his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemman” which I profiled here. 16:15 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for their support of the show. Is that a real trend? Everyone follow him @scottedwalker.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

As a VC I’m acutely that a “yes&# decision to support an entrepreneur can do just that, yet I only write 2-4 of them per year and maybe another 3-4 as an angel. Your advice made a difference.&#. I booked non-refundable tickets. We made some changes and things are going better.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2014

This was customer interaction at its finest and as a result they invited him to meet with our entire sales staff and offer advice on the sales process from a customer’s perspective. It will likely be lighter weight (and thus not require integrations with other systems, deep training, rollout support, implementation, etc.)

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

One of the books that first made me aware of the “creative brain&# was “ Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain &# by Betty Edwards. All are known creativity drivers and are covered in the book mentioned above. Can the market support new entrants like Clicker or will it favor the old guard like Rovi?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2019

On top of that, they wouldn’t listen to suggestions about the packaging of the collection—which also must be sustainable in my book. Read Monique’s advice for other entrepreneurs interested in adopting sustainable practices. . I hope to pick up painting again, join an interesting cooking class and read more books.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2021

You can join business groups and share advice with other solopreneurs. The results were disconcerting—spending money to hire help and to publish my second book during a year when the content writing work dried up for several months was not good for the bottom line. Being a solopreneur, by definition, means going it alone.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2013

There are many out there and many books have been written on the topic. If you can’t get somebody motivated by proving things economically they often lack the will to follow through or the political support they need to get budget. Startup Advice' That always stuck with me. We’ll cover that in the next post.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

I guess let’s file this under sales & marketing advice. If you’re a full time blogger and reading this then you need to go get a real book on how to blog. This is directed at part time people who are building a blog to support their real business. I’m going to assume that like me you have a day job.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

And when communities work best these new advocates form their own support groups to help each other out and work together on initiatives and once they’re a “member of the tribe” there’s a benefit of attracting other members. Community-building is advice I give to nearly every startup team with whom I work. somebody he knew from afar?—?to

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

I’ve heard every excuse in the book and you’d be surprised how many people put this off. First advice – don’t respond to a VC website that says “submit your business plan here&# – if it’s read at all it will be read by an intern and likely be filtered before it reaches a decision maker.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Evaluate investors thoroughly, not just based on the size of their check, but whether they can provide strategic advice and introductions that support your vision. Seek investor advice to strengthen your business model. Successful investor relations depend on cultivating a network that supports you during good times and bad.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

In addition to developing Urban Betty , a successful salon with two locations, Neff also created an app for stylists , produced a book about homes in Austin, Texas, and even reached the Inc. You also have an impressive array of side projects—from books and apps to philanthropic and environmental initiatives. 5000 list twice! .

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2020

You can still take advantage of all the small business advice that was shared throughout the event. You can still listen to the whole thing, but we wanted to share some of our favorite moments and pieces of small business advice. Awesome small business advice! Great small business advice from Jason!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 28, 2024

Coaches work with you to develop customized strategies that fit your specific needs and goals, rather than the generic advice you might find in books or online resources. A coach helps you manage stress and reduce overwhelm by providing support and guidance. Customized Strategies Tailored Solutions: Every business is unique.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I think you’ll end up with a newer lawyer who’s trying to build her book of businesses. Lawyers are your support staff not your brain. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Sure, they’ll take you on. But try getting the time of the A players. You’ll get the scraps.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Brooke is founder and president of Cathedral Capital , which provides strategic financial advice to drive profit by creating customized teams of financial professionals to analyze data trends and guide entrepreneurs through their numbers so they can predictably scale and grow their businesses. Which ones didn’t work and why?

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Founders a few steps ahead of you will give you the most valuable advice you have ever received because they were in your shoes not too long ago. Surround yourself with people and things that lift you up and support you. Never give up.”

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StartupNation

MARCH 30, 2021

The following is excerpted from the book “Why Startups Fail” by Tom Eisenmann. I’ll share some advice based on work on entrepreneurial failure that I’ve done as a Harvard Business School professor. While this advice is mostly sound, following it blindly might actually boost your odds of failing. All rights reserved.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. Right here. 1) Your school. school of engineering).

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

This is one book-end of the cycle. There have also been many high profile financings of infrastructure players to support these gaming platforms including Offerpal Media, SuperRewards (bought by AdKnowledge), Gambit and more recently LA-based Sometrics. But I do believe it’s too early to proclaim victory.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

If you haven’t read Adam Lashinsky’s awesome new book about Apple , you should. My list of excuses includes: product, pricing, competition and lack of sales support. Complaints about support may be real – it might actually be time to scale and give your sales people more leverage.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2009

I don’t think it takes book smart people to build great companies – sometimes it’s a hindrance. Tags: Start-up Advice. Street Smarts - OK, so you’re a tenacious person – you never give up. Well obviously that’s meaningless if your startup idea sucks. We were SMOKING cash.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

I hold true to form and follow my own advice. I booked several high-profile meetings in advance. Given that I hadn’t had time to change out of my t-shirt (I had promised Jonathan Strauss I would wear to support his company), I tried to keep a low profile here [full shirt: Effing Social Media, How Does it Work?

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Ian Hathaway

JULY 28, 2020

After three eventful years , I’m excited to say that my new book— The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem , with Brad Feld —is officially available to the public today! It’s my first book, so this is a new feeling. It wasn’t always fun; writing a book of this nature is really hard work.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

Sage and Small Business Support. The first channel is the accounting channel, which is how they are servicing accountants and helping accountants support small business owners. Take a look at accountants and what they do: Help small businesses in managing their books. Support them with financial insights.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

We asked the winners in each city to tell us about their companies, provide advice to fellow entrepreneurs, and share a little more about themselves. What advice would you offer entrepreneurs in Orlando? My advice would be to pick and develop a focus in which you have competency and passion. What does your company do?

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