Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2016

Ironic to be self-centered while you’re trying to offer advice to others. In 2016 I finally cracked SnapChat with the launch of Discovery. David Tirazona (@TirazonaD) March 7, 2016. I had blogged when I was an entrepreneur. I went to an industry event where people actually called me self-centered for writing publicly.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Innovators Hernann Zabala Naoumov, 2018 YLAI Fellow, and Antonio Mendoza, 2016 YLAI Fellow, co-founded EnerGea , a social enterprise aimed at increasing energy efficiency and reducing pollution and energy consumption through sustainable technology. Hernann’s advice to network members is to “believe in what you are doing and be creative.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We reconnected in 2016 and began angel investing in startups in New York City.  We summarize these pearls of wisdom in our new book, Smart Startups: What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know — Advice from 18 Harvard Business School Founders. The book is full of insights and advice for every stage of your entrepreneurial journey.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 16, 2021

2016 YLAI Fellow Alpha Sennon is a well-recognized global “farmerpreneur,” motivational speaker, agri-youth advocate. Here’s Alpha’s key advice: Find your “why” and your gift. By Jewelle Saunders. Not everyone has unwrapped theirs yet, but everyone has a gift to give to the world,” says Alpha Sennon. Discover your community.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2016 YLAI Fellow Liziane Dranka Silva has realized the necessity of marketing and rebranding to expand and specify the target clientele of her company. . Here are her top three pieces of advice: Surround yourself with diverse professionals with different skill sets.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 11, 2016

Over the weekend, Rent the Runway held an event for its Project Entrepreneur initiative, which brought together over 100 female entrepreneurs looking to get education and advice on how to take their businesses to the next step. Now, I've seen the stats and the studies. I know that white males get a majority of the venture capital funding.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

By the time I founded Equifund in 2016, I was deeply familiar with the landscape and felt prepared to tackle the challenge. To fellow entrepreneurs at any stage of their journey, my advice is clear: If you are committed to bootstrapping your business, be prepared for the long haul. The problem I was solving was so clear to me.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 30, 2020

2016 YLAI Fellow Marco Mendieta is working hard to develop the small business community of Ecuador and regenerate the economy following the devastating earthquake of 2016. What advice would you give to Network members about perseverance? By Jewelle Saunders. What factors led you to create Misión Ecuador and what is its mission?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 28, 2020

Our organization has grown tremendously since 2016. Do you have any advice for women who are pursuing a career or founding an organization based on science? My advice for any woman in any type of career would be to be ready to face potential discrimination but do not give in. How has your organization been successful?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

According to the National Science Foundation , women earned only 19% of computer science degrees in 2016. In 2016, 31% of CS masters degrees were granted to women, up from 28% in 1997. Women may feel unsupported in their process of moving into a career where so much career advice is geared toward men.

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Dream It

MARCH 28, 2020

Eko has already sold 40,000 devices since 2016 across 4,000 hospitals. Osmosis gives clinicians trusted advice on how to improve on-site processes and deal with COVID-19. Infermedica helps patients quickly assess COVID-19 risk and provides recommendations on next steps. Osmosis is the “Khan Academy” for medical clinicians.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Every April 2, since 2016, we organize a national walk. In 2016 we pushed for the implementation of Law N. What advice would you give to YLAI Network members? Blue Hope is needed for the community in Nicaragua, as it provides assistance and relief to families of scarce resources when the state cannot.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 2, 2021

Contributed By Susan Michel, EO New Jersey member and founder and CEO of Glen Eagle Advisors , which provides investment management and financial planning advice. Since 2016, not one US state has added personal finance to its K-12 standards. Raising kids in an entrepreneurial family comes with challenges.

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StartupNation

MAY 23, 2025

Following AI’s advice, he launched an eco-friendly brand , Green Gadget Guru, in just a week. In 2016, our ETC team weighed all the options and decided to go mobile with AMP (accelerated mobile pages) to see a rapid jump in sales (and we saw it!). Yet, despite all the buzz and frenzy around it, the business failed. It’s my passion.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

As we noted in our survey of more than 150 VCs we know in the industry, many saw drops in Q4 valuations last year with nearly all of them projecting decreases in 2016. But given that I’m not likely to back 99.999% of the people reading this (I do 2-3 deals maximum per year as a VC) I’m really just trying to offer honest advice.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

New investors PayPal Ventures, Thomson Reuters Ventures and Canvas Ventures joined existing backers M13, Workday Ventures, Parade Ventures, Foundation Capital, Designer Fund and RRE in participating in the round, which brings Northstar’s total raised to $40 million since its 2016 inception. Sign up here to get it in your inbox.

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Onevest

MARCH 19, 2015

Holdback until 2016 at the Earliest While startups wait, the SEC deliberates. Numerous states are also impatient, and many are introducing or considering legislation that will implement Title III before the SEC's 2016 projections. Onevest does not give investment, legal or tax advice. million newcomers that may participate.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2017

In 2016, with 10 to 15 volunteers a week, our team represented 30,000 refugee mothers and children, securing the release of 99.9% What advice would you give other entrepreneurs who are looking to make their mark beyond their businesses? I thought giving advice was against EO’s protocol!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

We also sat down and talked about what the big challenges for 2013-2016 would be for the company and we are in the fortunate position of our major issue being how to handle growth. Startup Advice' This brought insider knowledge and perspective that frankly John & I lacked. Photo credit from 500px.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

We interviewed two current Inventives, Craig and Rebecca, about their projects, mentors and what advice they would give to young entrepreneurs. What advice would you give other aspiring, young entrepreneurs? I hope to launch the company in Australia in 2016. What advice would you give other aspiring, young entrepreneurs?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 16, 2017

Shodan, which is like a Google for Internet-connected devices—recently said a search performed in January 2016 identified close to 200,000 Internet-connected devices that are still susceptible to the three-year old Heartbleed vulnerability. Well…surprise! Yeah, that’s why.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

If market slumps persist the woes will extend into LPs who will take a wait-and-see approach to investing in VC funds making 2016 an unpleasant year to be raising. If you’re an entrepreneur and the markets continue to drop steadily over the next 30 days please ignore any advice that this doesn’t impact you – it does.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2016

UVP stands for “Unique Value Proposition,” and it’s a valuable nugget of information or advice that ALSO matches the strengths of your business. EOlooks forward to the new calendar year, with posts, pictures and videos citing upcoming technologies and inspiration for entrepreneurs in 2016. So next up, send them a “UVP Centric Tip.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2016

This article was written by Richard Walton, an EO Cape Town member and founder of Avirtual , for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. Listening, in fact, is one of the most useful things you can do when you’re starting out— not just to me, your older and wiser self, but to everyone who is willing to give you advice. Just do it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

And in thinking about where we wanted to place our 2016 internal resource investment dollars into we began to think about which services would have the highest impact on the three edges of this triangle and we recognized it was marketing. The reason that marketing resonated so much for us as a 2016 priority is: Portfolio.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Amazon’s first foray into the world of accelerator programs, designed to help early-stage startups build and launch, was focused on conversational AI back in 2016. Generative AI startup founders within the cohort can expect to have access to AI models and tools as well as machine learning stack optimization and custom go-to-market advice.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2016

What other advice would you provide startups who are looking to turn fans into investors? EOlooks forward to the new calendar year, with posts, pictures and videos citing upcoming technologies and inspiration for entrepreneurs in 2016. Reply in the comments section below!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 9, 2016

Vision: When talking with investors and other advisors, it’s easy to get pulled off task by following advice that’s not right for your idea. While my vision was for a consumer tool, I ended up following their advice, which caused me to lose focus on my vision. They knew this market and could visualize the return on their investment.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Nathan Beckord is CEO of Foundersuite.com , a software platform for raising capital and managing investors that has helped entrepreneurs raise over $2 billion since 2016. Over the course of a year, she provided regular updates on her vision, like how she was building out her team, and she also called them for occasional advice.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 1, 2017

While the economy generally grew at a slow pace in 2016, employment in women-owned firms continued to increase according to the National Women’s Business Council. Q: The Dow has been rallying since November 2016. Q: Do you have any advice for women entrepreneurs who want to grow their businesses but also want to have a family?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2017

These two instincts collided for me on 20 April, 2016, when my wife delivered a clever knock-knock joke to inform me that I would soon be a dad. Whether you want to share your experience or seek the advice of others, I hope you’ll contribute to our community on Entrepreneur Parents ! our lives might be significantly shorter.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The Entrepreneurial Masters Program class of 2016. Hecken: “EMP provided some of the best speakers, tailored to entrepreneurs’ most pressing challenges, who provided concrete, actionable insights and advice which we could implement in our companies immediately. ” What did you gain from executive education?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 31, 2024

I’m not a fan of the advice to “fail fast.” And not just because people often throw it out like it’s this sage advice — it’s not that sage — we’ll go into that later. I dislike it because it’s truly bad advice that doesn’t allow for context. That’s another major problem with fail-fast advice. In 2018, it came to the U.S.,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

If I could fly back in time to Empower’s start-up phase and give my younger self advice, I would offer these six thoughts. Miranda Naiman has been an EO member since 1 July 2016. I officially took the plunge about nine years ago. I resigned from my beloved job and leaped into the unknown to launch my company, Empower.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Launched in 2016, the startup works with a network of agents, who recruit farmers and retailers to its platform. Embedding valuable financial services like credit, insurance and advice into the supply chain is critical in supporting a more efficient and sustainable global food chain.”.

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NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The data suggests half as much funding in 2018-19 than in the peak time of 2016-17 (Alex McCauley, CEO, StartupAUS, 2019). While capital to large tech companies is increasing, smaller rounds for early-stage companies is drying up.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

In addition to contributing money, those sports professionals help startups with team-building advice and mentorship. While Entocycle has been around since 2016 , the team of 21 people will now try and commercialize its products.

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