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Freelancer or entrepreneur? Making the mindset shift

Entrepreneurs' Organization

She is also the award-winning author of Material Value: More Sustainable, Less Wasteful Manufacturing of Everything from Cell Phones to Cleaning Products. When I moved to Washington State in 2014, I initially registered my business as Julia L F Goldstein Communications. If you didn’t, should you do so? You don’t hire employees.

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Textio’s Founder Kieran Snyder on the Two Advantages Startups Have in AI (While Remaining Skeptical Of The Funding Gold Rush)

Hunter Walk

If 2024 Kieran could whisper something into the ear of 2014 Kieran, what would you have told her about the difference between leading a team vs leading a company? If I could give 2014 Kieran one piece of advice from 2024 Kieran, it would be to center this much more explicitly in how I approached my job as CEO.

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What am I Thankful for This Year?

Both Sides of the Table

You’ve had a few difficult years outside of work – I feel confident 2014 is going to be a great one! I know your 2013 success will lead to more sustained travel in 2014. I feel confident in our 2014 plans. Startup Advice' Thank you especially to Jason & Eric. What an unexpected surprise! Best, Mark.

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When Is a Business Accelerator a Better Option Than Business School?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Ryan Villanueva is an entrepreneur, educator and co-founder of Best Delegate , a rapidly growing education company with a goal of making Model United Nations a worldwide program in order to help this generation of students lead the world to a better, more peaceful, just, and sustainable future.

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How Duolingo became fluent in monetization

TechCrunch

“They had users and in Silicon Valley, there was this notion that if you have users, you can turn anything into money,” said Bing Gordon, the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) partner who led Duolingo’s $20 million Series C in 2014. Suddenly, success isn’t defined merely as cash-flow breakeven with a long-term sustainable business.

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QED Investors closes on $1.05B across two funds to invest in fintech companies globally

TechCrunch

As evidence of that, the firm led Credit Karma’s Series A in 2009; led Remitly’s Series A in 2014 and participated in Nubank’s Series A in 2014. Very, very few can augment that with proven, actionable advice and insight that can help them tomorrow.”. Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups.

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How Can Entrepreneurship Become More Inclusive?

Impact Hub

In the long run, this wasn’t a sustainable path. All adapted garments available around 2011-2014 were very poorly designed and not fashionable at all! Q: I have to ask then, what advice do you have for female entrepreneurs? . A: My advice for any entrepreneur is: do something that makes you vibrate from every pore of your skin.