Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 18, 2019

2018 YLAI Fellow Marcos Heyd is a great example of someone with a good entrepreneurial spirit. The YLAI Network interviewed Marcos to learn more about his various organizations, his advice to network members, and his entrepreneurial spirit. Do you have any advice for YLAI members? Pursue your goals and work hard.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 29, 2020

Tamara Isch, a 2018 YLAI Fellow and a co-founder and COO of EcX Labs, has been breaking boundaries in her country, in her field of work, and in the world. Her advice to other YLAI Network members and women breaking into the STEM fields is: “If you’re founding a career in STEM, you are amazing for wanting to do meaningful work.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

We last did a deep dive in the company back in 2018 , so what’s changed? As remote work has taken hold, particularly at tech companies, internal messaging channels have become less valuable as sources for clear information from executive leadership. The company had filed a Form D in late March for roughly $20.5

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

2018 YLAI Fellow Rondell Hamilton is the founder of Rennie’s Orphanage and Animal Rescue (ROAR) in Trinidad, a nonprofit organization managing the rehabilitation, repopulation, and rescue of wild animals. During my YLAI experience in 2018 at San Diego Zoo Global, I learned about managing all the moving parts of a conservation facility.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Angel Flores, a 2018 YLAI Fellow, has made it his life’s mission to improve the lives of people with disabilities. The first time, only about 80 people participated, but in 2018, about 5,000 people took to the streets. What advice would you give to YLAI Network members? Every April 2, since 2016, we organize a national walk.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 25, 2020

2018 YLAI Fellow Cinthya Andino is most passionate about design and about protecting the environment. Advice for Network members. Cinthya had three key pieces of advice to other YLAI Network members or anyone looking to make a difference in the community: Go for it! By Angie Garozzo. Whatever idea you have, go for it.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

2018 YLAI Fellow Porfirio Baez spent his free time dreaming up different ways to contribute to the preservation of the environment. If you were to give a piece of advice to a YLAI Network member looking to make a difference in their community, what would you say? . Thanks, Porfirio, for all of your hard work and your advice!

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 28, 2020

Through the Saint Apollonia Mobile Dental Clinic , 2018 YLAI Fellow Valesca Saint Cyr is able to deliver quality and affordable dental care to underserved communities in Haiti. Do you have any advice for women who are pursuing a career or founding an organization based on science? By Ana Gonzalez.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 15, 2020

2018 YLAI Fellow Alex founded El Árbol English School in Costa Rica, an institution where students of all ages learn English and develop critical thinking skills. His advice to YLAI Network members looking to make a difference in their community is to really work hard to get to know their community first. Creating unique lesson plans.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 31, 2020

2018 YLAI fellow Kenishia Mais is the founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform empowering young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, create their ideal financial lives, and gain the freedom to pursue more of what they love. Create community.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 7, 2020

Entrepreneur and YLAI Professional Fellows Program alumna Evie Kanhai-Gurchuran shares her advice with entrepreneurs on how to keep your business afloat. This session of #CatchMeInside is sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Guyana. It is not business as usual under COVID-19. COVID-19 is forcing businesses to rethink the way they operate.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2017

In April 2017 at EO’s Global Leadership Conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Cameron Madill was named EO’s Global Citizen of the Year. with a goal of growing from three sites to more than 100 by the end of 2018. with a goal of growing from three sites to more than 100 by the end of 2018. How did it feel to receive this honor?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 10, 2023

You’ll receive practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. Raising funds in 2023 — a crash back to reality If you were planning on raising funds in 2023, DC Palter has some harsh advice — forget about the valuations that friends and cohort members were getting in 2018–2022. No uncapped notes or SAFEs.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 24, 2020

2018 YLAI Fellow and co-founder of L3G’s & Associates, Fatima Chi, is empowering businesses in her community in Belize to take control of their finances. Is there any advice that you would give to other YLAI Network members aspiring to be entrepreneurs? Discovering how to help my community.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Oftentimes, I read articles offering tips for entrepreneurs that revolve around generic advice on getting started. Roosevelt’s advice resonates here: “Be sincere, be brief, be seated.”. In 2018, I started building what became VenturePole. Stay in the know and up-to-date on best practices for leadership and management.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 6, 2020

To highlight Andrea’s hard work and perseverance, we asked her to answer the following questions and provide key advice to fellow YLAI Network members looking to make a difference in their community. Finding a mentor and finding the right business partner, Ricardo Clavijo (2018 YLAI Fellow!) What are you passionate about?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 30, 2019

Mostly because it’s more difficult to lead an organization than ever before, due to a confluence of leadership trends and external factors. billion in 2018, roughly half the world’s population. What advice would you offer to small business owners trying to be more innovative?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Ingrid is an Emeritus member of United Nations Found­ation’s Global Entre­preneurs Council, is a Managing Partner of Vanderveldt Glob­al Investments, founding organizer of the GLASS Forum (Gl­obal Leadership & Su­stainable Success), and co-founder of The Billionaire Girls Club.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

That’s why they built the app, which not only lets people see their credit histories for free, but also gives personalized advice on how to improve data. The two met in 2018 while setting up a partnership between Grab and BookMyShow to offer ticketing services through Grab’s super app. million in pre-seed funding.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

Sandvik told me about her work and her new bootstrapped startup, how leaders should prioritize their cybersecurity efforts, and, what piece of security advice she would give that every person should know. Tribune Publishing in 2018 got ransomware, also because of phishing or outdated systems. And before we end. What would that be?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2019

These are women who have fought against all odds, made a mark in the business world and crafted their own brands of leadership. I met Hayley at one of the dating industry conferences in London in 2018, and she has taught and inspired me so much through her personality and knowledge! Watch our Facebook Live video together here!

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 29, 2023

Under the visionary leadership of Jeong Ji-hee, MEDIAIPLUS aims to bridge the gap between data availability and accessibility. Before establishing MEDIAIPLUS in 2018, I had gained experience in a foreign company, familiarizing myself with its organizational culture. Don’t start a business.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes. No prizes for guessing what some of MakeSpace’s innovations will be in 2018 and 2019. We recently added Richard Mumby to our leadership team.

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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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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 29, 2023

Under the visionary leadership of JiHee Jung , MEDIAIPLUS aims to bridge the gap between data availability and accessibility. Before establishing MEDIAIPLUS in 2018, I had gained experience in a foreign company, familiarizing myself with its organizational culture. Don’t start a business.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? Our early advice to founders was to ensure runway for 18 months in order to weather the storm. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? We lowered our check size per company.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 14, 2020

Elite Entrepreneurs got its official start as a standalone company in 2018, but the Elite Forum was created inside of Infusionsoft in December of 2011. The Entre Leadership podcast is one branch of EntreLeadership, which includes events, coaching, and several forms of leadership training. EntreLeadership Podcast .

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Founded in 2018, Play Ventures invests early into the most promising free-to-play and Web3 games studios and games services startups from across the globe. The first is shying away from the hard things, outsourcing leadership including the fundraising portion of it, and underestimating how much time, energy, and effort is needed to fundraise.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 2, 2022

For more free business insider advice, follow The Oracles on Facebook , Twitter and LinkedIn. © Copyright 2018 Meredith Corporation. Join The Oracles , a mastermind group of the world’s leading entrepreneurs who share their success strategies to help others grow their businesses and build better lives. Apply here.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

Lori’s advice to women entrepreneurs seeking funding? Back in July of 2020, The Mom Project announced a funding round of $25 million, and since 2018, has grown to over 275,000 users (up from 75,000), and doubled the number of organizations posting jobs on the platform to 2,000. Don’t let venture capitalists deter you from opportunity.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 4, 2022

The Oracles is an invitation-only brain trust comprising the world’s leading entrepreneurs who share their top advice and success strategies to help others grow their business, live a better life and achieve success faster. ©2018 by Forbes Media LLC. Originally published on Forbes.com. All rights reserved.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 28, 2018

If you have a turnover of $100,000 in 2017 and then $120,000 in 2018, your growth rate is 20% per annum. 2018 = $550,000. 2018 = 175%. Mistake 1: Accelerated Growth Rates. In this context, your growth rate is the percentage change in your turnover each year. For instance, consider the following data. 2019 = $1,200,000.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

But the wins that actually happen, they happen due to the work of sales leadership and sales people. That starts with sales leadership and sales management. So we’d love your thoughts on maybe just advice for companies rebuilding their partnership orgs or they’re developing their sophistication on the ELG front.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

That was a note that I got from a friend back in September of 2018. Even if these investors were skilled in such things, I’m not sure how much Audrey would have paid attention to their advice anyway. Lastly, in the end, The Wing had no one left in a leadership role who was going to stand up for the company. Thought I'd share.”

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