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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | SID MOHASSEB JUNE 8, 2011 Self Promotion :) It has been a long while since I have done a post. well just busy with execution at Wise Window - I have been telling everyone for years that it is about execution and focus so I had to focus or be accused of having a double standard(walking the talk). Recently, I did a talk at TEDx in Orange County and I thought it might be of interest to you. | | | | | | |
| SID MOHASSEB MARCH 28, 2007 The truth about Venture Capital and Angel Investing is … Last week, I was on a panel with other investors discussing the “do’s†and “don’ts†of angel and venture capital investing some one from the audience fired a series of intriguing compounded questions †why are the VC’s so illusive?, why don’t they have all their information available? etc.). There is no “absolute†formula! | SID MOHASSEB APRIL 22, 2007 My Education I am quickly learning that writing a blog requires a lot of discipline. You need to be thoughtful and quick - My apologies for being a slow learner - I’ll get there. It would be great, however, if you could help me with topics – what interests you? but a how to be more effective series of thoughts. ALL from the Investor’s perspective. | SID MOHASSEB APRIL 22, 2007 What kind of an entrepreneur are you? In my days, I have met with many many entrepreneurs. We have agreed and disagreed on things, learned from each other, and experienced disappointments and successes together. Here is “one†way to slice and dice the group. They have a shotgun approach - the more bullets in the air the higher the chance of a hit. Aim carefully and focus. | SID MOHASSEB MAY 6, 2007 Real Entrepreneur Story #1 – What to do next? Over the weekend, I met with a very hardworking and smart entrepreneur. He operates a business in the medical devices space. He is the founder, has over 20 patents to his name and yes, they are making money! The dogs are in fact eating the dog food. – no questions asked the man can execute and deliver! million. | | | | | | | |
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SID MOHASSEB | TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2007 Real Entrepreneur Story #2: It is about making money NOT raising money
The entrepreneurs were clearly fatigued when they waked into my office. They had raised close to a $1,000,000 at a whopping valuation of close to $10,000,000. The friends and family investors were joined by a couple of angels who were fortunately (as the entrepreneurs claimed) very hands off. Unfortunately, the bank balance was almost $2000. MORE >> -
SID MOHASSEB | MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2007 Why bootstrap your business? 1- The big picture, 2- some good reasons, and 3- a few negatives
There is just too much to say about the topic and I have been warned about being too verbose with lengthily postings so this is a 3 posting series. Bootstrapping is about taking the right action at the right time. It is about making quick and timely decisions. And it is about being focused on cash flow and incremental progress. MORE >> -
SID MOHASSEB | MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2007 Why bootstrap your business? 2- Some Good Reasons
There is just too much to say about the topic and I have been warned about being too verbose with lengthily postings so this is a 3 posting series. Following is the first posting: Some Good reasons to Bootstrap 1- Bootstrapping ensures that you build your business on legitimate, real world value propositions. MORE >> -
SID MOHASSEB | SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2007 Why bootstrap your business? So when is bootstraping not a good idea?
There is just too much to say about the topic and I have been warned about being too verbose with lengthily postings so this is a 3 posting series. Following is the third and last posting: So when is bootstraping not a good idea? Almost never! In these cases the bootstrappong duration may be shortened but not eliminated. MORE >> -
SID MOHASSEB | TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2007 Entrepreneur Story #4: Dreams vs. Reality
The Mobile market is HOT. At a conference in the valley (silicon that is), out of every three entrepreneurs I talked to two and half had the next big mobile application. The biggest idea is the next ubiquities operating system. Naturally, each one has few strengths and some weaknesses and each one has some unique angle and approach. MORE >>
- Entrepreneur Issue! Nothing wrong with a Life style business! SID MOHASSEB | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
- Entrepreneur Issue! The viral marketing mystery SID MOHASSEB | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2007
- Entrepreneur Issue! - Why do many startups fail? SID MOHASSEB | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2007
- Entrepreneur Effectiveness alert - The curse & bliss of emails; mundane but important SID MOHASSEB | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2007
- Entrepreneurial Case Study: A true failure story. SID MOHASSEB | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007
- Open Discussion on early stage funding options SID MOHASSEB | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2007
- Follow-up discussion: more on channels for raising equity SID MOHASSEB | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2007
- Sales lessons – my souvenir from Mexico SID MOHASSEB | THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2008
- Entrepreneurial Consideration: Managing the ripple affect SID MOHASSEB | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2008
- Entrepreneurial Observation: yet another reason to be agile SID MOHASSEB | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008
- Entrepreneurial lesson: Ingredients of a failed presentation SID MOHASSEB | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008
- Entrepreneurial support – The conversation series SID MOHASSEB | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2008
- Entrepreneurial “procrastination� – easy to be a victim SID MOHASSEB | MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2008
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