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Pomp and Reality: Real advice for today’s graduates

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Natalie Portman, Harvard, 2015. Rather than delivering Hollywood glitz, the Academy Award winning actress gave a raw, introspective speech at Harvard commencement in 2015. and more articles from the EO blog. . The post Pomp and Reality: Real advice for today’s graduates appeared first on. Watch | Transcript.

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Blogging for the Hell of It, Not Blogging to Stay Relevant

Both Sides of the Table

I used to love blogging. Blogging proved to be a great way to hone my ideas, have public conversations with people and as it turns out – build meaningful relationships through public dialog that spilled over into the real world. Somewhere along the way blogging changed. Fred Wilson said as much in his blog post today, too.

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How the Hell do I Prioritize Work, Blog & Find Balance?

Both Sides of the Table

Tuvia Elbaum (@Tuviae) July 14, 2015. I don’t know Ezra yet but since he’s taking the time to blog (which I hugesly respect) and share thoughts I thought I’d take him up on his challenge and also spill the beans on my secrets. On blogging I blog because I love it. My other secret on blogging?

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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

At the age of 21, with a nudge from my mentor, I started teaching myself how to invest in the local stock market and, as I was learning, shared my knowledge with others through a blog. At the beginning of 2015, I started a “figure-it-out fund” and used a percentage of Accessories & Essentials’ sales over the next few months to finance it.

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Moving trans advocacy forward in Jamaica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

In the years since the YLAI Network team first spoke with Neish about the importance of entrepreneurs focusing on their health and well-being, Neish is taking his own advice and is concentrating on soon stepping back from the role of Executive Director at TransWave. “I TransWave has come a long way since its formation in 2015.

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Why there are so few women in tech (and what you can do about it!)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Women may feel unsupported in their process of moving into a career where so much career advice is geared toward men. Although women make up 47% of the US workforce, in 2015, they held only 25% of computing jobs — in a time when tech is booming and has been for decades. and more articles from the EO blog.

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What I’ve Learned from Fred Wilson

Both Sides of the Table

My goal in the interview overall was to capture more of the personal side of Fred since so much of his investment thesis and portfolio work already comes out in his blog. Fred is generous with his time and advice and I hope has shaped a generation of VCs for the better. Blogging is like Venus Fly Paper. This is classic Fred.

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