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Lessons from the Trenches: One Founder’s Candid Look at Bootstrapping

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This experience allowed me to identify a critical void in financing companies: building healthy capital stacks and navigating the public offering process. By the time I founded Equifund in 2016, I was deeply familiar with the landscape and felt prepared to tackle the challenge. The problem I was solving was so clear to me.

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Ashna Mahepal to Young Entrepreneurs: Identify Your Source of Empowerment

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Ashna Mahepal, founder of Young Help Suriname (YHS) , is a member of the YLAI Network and 2016 YLAI Fellow. In 2016, when she was selected as a YLAI Fellow, Ashna was able to further develop her ideas, and her YLAI Reverse Exchange became a great success that grew her confidence for undertaking international projects.

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Why You Don’t Want to Miss the MyEO DealExchange DX22 Conference

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2016, I was looking for my next big thing after 25 years of operating a marketing business. They also want to make an impact on an EO member or Accelerator company not only with money but through mentorship, stewardship, strategy, connections, and resources to help accelerate the company’s vision.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. Participants from all over the world are eligible to compete for more than $100,000 in prize money and also receive mentorship and other resources. The community of over 4,000 is held on Discord.”.

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Accelerate Your Growth With This Top EO Program

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The right time came in 2016 when Accelerator launched at EO Forth Worth. Surrounded by other open-minded, respectful and eager-to-learn entrepreneurs in Accelerator, Hana faced her finances and worked tirelessly … “I’m not aware of any other organization that lets you learn at this level. So, Hana waited.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

Mentorship. And somebody who isn’t thinking necessarily thinking about how to maximize their ownership in your next round of financing. 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.

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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

Both firms were able to establish themselves as clear market leaders in early-stage finance even though they were effectively startups 10 years ago in their own right because they did things a different way. The reason that marketing resonated so much for us as a 2016 priority is: Portfolio.

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