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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

Both Sides of the Table

leadership, mentorship, competitiveness, communications, relationship-building?—?and In any job you either find leadership opportunities for your best people BEFORE they ask or other people start asking them to become leaders somewhere else. Leadership is about recognizing your next generation of talent and helping lift them up.

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

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It provides opportunities for mentorship. 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. You could even pursue a leadership role. It gives women a voice in organizational decision-making. Career progression.

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Moving trans advocacy forward in Jamaica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

TransWave has come a long way since its formation in 2015. Equality for All Foundation Jamaica Ltd (J-FLAG) provided support to get TransWave Jamaica running and they held their first campaign in 2015. “We One of Neish’s other main priorities moving forward is mentorship.

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Making a Mark Through Mentorship

Entrepreneurs' Organization

So, when I came across the EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (EO GSEA) in 2015, I decided to sign up. Check out the EO Mentorship program today. . Thanks to his mentorship, we now have clear, concise?and Davide has taught me—and continues to teach me—so many lessons about business, leadership and the entrepreneurial journey.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. Adam & I decided we wanted to return to our roots and focus on mentorship, which is our passion. We have some announcements set for 2015. What next for Launchpad? So what next?

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Reflections from the Womenomics 2.0 Event at the Brookings Institute

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Mitsue Kurihara gave an overview of the DBJ Women Entrepreneurs Center and the competition they’ve held for the past four years which invites women of all ages to present their business models for a grand prize of 5 million yen and a year of mentorship. I was particularly captivated by Fujiyo Ishiguro’s story and presentation.