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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 Just as Yves mentored me when I became his co-managing partner in 2011, he didn’t seek to ride off into the sunset either. She had all of the skills and traits we sought?—?leadership, and of course a relentless pursuit of helping founders succeed.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. 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. We announced Fund I in 2011. Adam & I decided we wanted to return to our roots and focus on mentorship, which is our passion.

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Is American Entrepreneurship In Crisis?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2011, I heard a speech by Mark Zandi [chief economist of Moody’s Analytics] revealing that entrepreneurship in the U.S. These business and mentorship networks have made great strides helping entrepreneurs in local communities across the U.S. What prompted you to write Boom ? was in trouble.

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Reflections from the Womenomics 2.0 Event at the Brookings Institute

Entrepreneurs' Organization

.” The morning consisted of a presentation by Mitsue Kurihara, a Board member from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), who launched the DBJ Women Entrepreneurs Center in November 2011; and a moderated panel with three female entrepreneurs: Donna Fujimoto Cole, Fujiyo Ishiguro and Sachiko Kuno.

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8 Questions to Help Decide if You Should be Raising Money Now

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This conversation seems to come up very frequently these days both with portfolio companies and with entrepreneurs just looking for mentorship. The market is over-valued in 2011 relative to norms. It doesn’t feel like that in February 2011. So here’s my framework. Are you in the “lean&# phase?

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Founded by technology entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel in 2011, the Thiel Fellowship is a two-year program for young people [under 22] who want to build new things. Winners get $7000, a round-trip ticket to Silicon Valley, access to world-class mentorship, and more.”. Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship.

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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

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2011 was the first year I went to SxSW. A few years ago I started a mentorship organization in Los Angeles called Launchpad LA now run by the uber talented Sam Teller. If you get a chance after you’re done with this post then please be sure to read Brook’s Haimish op-ed. Examples in My Life & Work. Launchpad LA.

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