| Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs | May 19, 2004 |
Fern Mandelbaum
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Monitor Venture Partners |
Entrepreneurial Thought Leader Speaker Series |
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| Video 6 of 18 from this talk |
- 01:22Putting Together a Team
- 04:19Fern's Career Path
- 02:57The Decision to Sell
- 04:08What Do You Look For in a Company?
- 04:42Common Problems Facing Startups
- 02:24Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
- 03:55From Startup Coach to Venture Capitalist
- 02:21The Value of Business School
- 02:21How Do You Balance Work and Family?
- 01:51What Special Factor Makes an Entrepreneur Successful?
- 03:09Matching Interest with Business Opportunities
- 02:57Creating a Company Out of a Founder and a Great Idea
- 01:26How Much Should You Tell Investors?
- 02:06The VC Market Today
- 02:07How Do You Meet Really Great People?
- 02:43Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
- 02:16Attracting People in the Early Stages
- 02:06Making Connections
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The most important piece of advice that Mandelbaum would give to an aspiring entrepreneur is to surround oneself with great people and ask these people lots of questions. Take the opportunity to meet with as many people as possible because they could potentially become a best friend, she suggests.
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