Entrepreneur’$ Bootcamp Interview – Patrick McDonald, CEO of Oshen
“What struck me about Bootcamp is that it was all designed to answer investor questions before they were asked, basically to psych-out the investors. No one else is doing this.” said Patrick McDonald. Here’s the full story: The other day I had the opportunity to speak with Patrick McDonald, Founder, and CEO of Oshen, a […]
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Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #12 – A Female CEO’s View From the Trenches
Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #12 – A Female CEO’s View From the Trenches If you’ve ever done a major home improvement project (or seen them done on TV) you know that in the midst of the project everything is a mess and looks far worse than it did before you started. A surgeon could tell […]
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Entrepreneur’$ Boot Camp Interview 11 – Tested Funding Tip #2
Entrepreneur’$ Boot Camp Interview 11 – Tested Funding Tip #2 Every once in a while I meet an entrepreneur who doesn’t mince words; doesn’t tell me what he or she thinks I want to hear, and doesn’t try to get me to drink his Kool-Aid. I appreciate those meetings because I can’t help people succeed unless […]
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The Neglected 97%: Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #10 – The One Thing in Your Way
The Neglected 97%: Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #10 – The One Thing in Your Way For some time now I’ve been presenting you with insights from visionary CEO’s of companies that have gone through vetting processes as a part of their fundraising efforts. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading about these people and the issues they’ve […]
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The Neglected 97%: Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #9 – Are You Wasting Investor Contacts
Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #9 – Are You Wasting Investor Contacts In my last post, we explored the importance of gaining multiple perspectives when you are establishing a new business venture. Actually, new perspectives can be helpful at any stage in the business cycle. But at the early stage, before you set out to raise […]
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The Neglected 97%: Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #8 – The Power of New Perspective
The Neglected 97%: Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #8 – The Power of New Perspective Nina Venturella, Founder of Majestic Wellness Academy, was bit by the bug. Actually two of them. Literally. You see, Nina was a born entrepreneur. Bitten by that bug at an early age, she became a success in several business ventures. Several […]
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The Neglected 97%: Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #7 – A Conundrum
The Neglected 97% Entrepreneurs Boot Camp: Interview #7 – A Conundrum What do you do when the value proposition of your breakthrough idea is not readily apparent to the average investor? That was the conundrum Adib Nasle, founder, and CEO of Xendee faced. The company had developed a data analytics system and methodology that could […]
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The Neglected 97% Entrepreneurs Boot Camp – Interview #6
The Neglected 97% Entrepreneurs Boot Camp – Interview #6 The familiar saying is that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Fortunately, that adage doesn’t apply to people. At least some people. Take the case of experienced, successful entrepreneur Bill Haynor. After a successful career in banking and finance, Bill formed, grew and ultimately […]
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The Neglected 97% Entrepreneurs Boot Camp – Interview #5
The Neglected 97% Entrepreneurs Boot Camp – Interview #5 First off, may you be very HIP in 2018 — Happy, Innovative and Prosperous! I trust you’ve enjoyed the series of stories and interviews I’ve been posting over the past few weeks. Each story is unique because the journey of every visionary entrepreneur is different. Yet, […]
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Entrepreneur's Boot Camp – Avoid the Pitfalls to Funding: Interview with the Creator
Entrepreneur’s Boot Camp – Avoid the Pitfalls to Funding: Interview with the Creator For the past few weeks, we’ve been presenting interviews with CEO’s that have completed the Entrepreneur’$ Boot Camp. I thought as we complete 2017 and look ahead to 2018, that this was a perfect time to share more about the creator of […]
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