Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “It’s Not Over Until I Win”

by Scott Edward Walker on September 12th, 2018

Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.”  Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.  Why?  Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur or founder — and whether you’re launching your startup, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.  I hope these videos are a little juice.  Cheers, Scott

Words of Wisdom from Sam Altman

by Scott Edward Walker on September 3rd, 2018

To Our Clients & Friends:  Welcome to our series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.”  Each week (or two), we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics.  This week, we present Sam Altman, the President of Y Combinator and co-chairman of OpenAI.

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Walker Twitter Highlights: July 24th – August 25th

by Scott Edward Walker on August 26th, 2018

I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, blog posts and video clips relating to startups, entrepreneurship and legal issues.  Below are my three most popular tweets for the past month.  Cheers, Scott

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “You Just Have to Keep Running Through the Walls” (via Mark Zuckerberg)

by Scott Edward Walker on August 11th, 2018

Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.”  Each week or two, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.  Why?  Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur or founder; and whether you’re launching your venture, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.  I hope these videos are a little juice.  Cheers, Scott

Words of Wisdom from Jack Dorsey: Choosing Your Investors

by Scott Edward Walker on July 29th, 2018

To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.”  Each week, we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics.  This week, we present Jack Dorsey, Co-founder and CEO of Twitter and Square.

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Walker Twitter Highlights: June 3rd – July 23rd

by Scott Edward Walker on July 24th, 2018

I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, blog posts and video clips relating to startups, entrepreneurship and legal issues.  Below are my three most popular tweets for the past seven weeks.  Cheers, Scott

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “If You’re not an Ass—-, this Company Dies”

by Scott Edward Walker on June 13th, 2018

Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.”  Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.  Why?  Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur or founder — and whether you’re launching your startup, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.  I hope these videos are a little juice.  Cheers, Scott

 

Walker Twitter Highlights: April 21st – June 2nd

by Scott Edward Walker on June 3rd, 2018

I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, blog posts and video clips relating to startups, entrepreneurship and legal issues.  Below are my three most popular tweets for the past six weeks.  Cheers, Scott

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “No More Negative Folks”

by Scott Edward Walker on May 20th, 2018

Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.”  Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.  Why?  Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur or founder — and whether you’re launching your startup, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.  I hope these videos are a little juice.  Cheers, Scott

Walker Twitter Highlights: March 11th – April 20th

by Scott Edward Walker on April 21st, 2018

I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, blog posts and video clips relating to startups, entrepreneurship and legal issues.  Below are my three most popular tweets for the past five weeks.  Cheers, Scott

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “3:30, I’m Up – I Always Beat the Sun Up” (via Bow Wow)

by Scott Edward Walker on April 8th, 2018

Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.”  Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.  Why?  Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur or founder — and whether you’re launching your startup, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.  I hope these videos are a little juice.  Cheers, Scott

Advice for First Time Founders via Y Combinator

by Scott Edward Walker on March 26th, 2018

A few years back I posted a series of solid quotes for founders from highly-successful investors from the book Venture Capitalists at Work.  In case you missed them, you can check out the posts here: Venture Capitalists at Work – Part 1, Venture Capitalists at Work – Part 2 and Venture Capitalists At Work – Part 3.

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RIP Stephen Hawking: “Look Up at the Stars and Not Down at Your Feet”

by Scott Edward Walker on March 17th, 2018

Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.”  Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.  Why?  Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur or founder — and whether you’re launching your startup, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.  I hope these videos are a little juice.  Cheers, Scott

Walker Twitter Highlights: January 21st – March 10th

by Scott Edward Walker on March 11th, 2018

I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, blog posts and video clips relating to startups, entrepreneurship and legal issues.  Below are my three most popular tweets for the past six weeks.  Cheers, Scott

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “You Have to Be Willing to Sacrifice” (via Jason Calacanis)

by Scott Edward Walker on February 24th, 2018

Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.”  Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.  Why?  Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur — and whether you’re launching your startup, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.  I hope these videos are a little juice.  Cheers, Scott

More Words of Wisdom from Jeff Bezos

by Scott Edward Walker on February 11th, 2018

To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.”  Each week, we post a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics.  This week, we present Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon and a truly extraordinary entrepreneur.

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “You Just Have to Get Started” (via Mark Zuckerberg)

by Scott Edward Walker on February 4th, 2018

Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.”  Each week or two, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.  Why?  Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur or founder; and whether you’re launching your venture, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.  I hope these videos are a little juice.  Cheers, Scott

Walker Twitter Highlights: December 9th – January 20th

by Scott Edward Walker on January 21st, 2018

I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, blog posts and video clips relating to startups, entrepreneurship and legal issues.  Below are my three most popular tweets for the past six weeks.  Cheers, Scott

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “Hustling is the Antidote to Fear” (via Travis Kalanick)

by Scott Edward Walker on January 13th, 2018

Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.”  Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.  Why?  Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur or founder — and whether you’re launching your startup, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.  I hope these videos are a little juice.  Cheers, Scott

Words of Wisdom from Sam Altman

by Scott Edward Walker on January 6th, 2018

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Top 3 Posts in 2017

by Scott Edward Walker on December 24th, 2017

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“Sometimes Life is Going To Hit You in the Head with a Brick” (via Steve Jobs)

by Scott Edward Walker on December 17th, 2017

Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.”  Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.  Why?  Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur or founder; and whether you’re launching your venture, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.  I hope these videos are a little juice.  Cheers, Scott

Walker Twitter Highlights: October 16th – December 8th

by Scott Edward Walker on December 9th, 2017

I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, blog posts and video clips relating to startups, entrepreneurship and legal issues.  Below are my four most popular tweets for the past six weeks.  Cheers, Scott

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How to Raise a Seed Round: Three Basic Tips for Founders

by Scott Edward Walker on November 26th, 2017

Despite all the hype in the press (including with respect to the latest ICO craze), raising initial funds for your startup is tough* – particularly if you’re not located in San Francisco or Silicon Valley.  Accordingly, I thought it would be helpful to provide some basic fundraising advice to first-time founders based upon my 20+ years of legal experience.

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“There’s Nothing That Holds You Back More Than You” (via Mark Cuban)

by Scott Edward Walker on November 11th, 2017

Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.”  Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.  Why?  Because we know how tough it is being a entrepreneur; and whether you’re launching your venture, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.  I hope these videos are a little juice.  Cheers, Scott