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Why Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Is Essential for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Having someone you admire invest time and energy in your goals builds successful companies and careers. I’ve made monthly peer-mentoring sessions of 10 to 12 other entrepreneurs an integral part of my ongoing education. In no small part, the knowledge I’ve gleaned from my EO peers led me to my newest undertaking.

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Share the mindset of success in EO Accelerator

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Emma Allen is active in the Charlotte, NC chapter of EO Accelerator , which empowers first-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to catapult their business to the next level. Emma Allen State Farm offers a variety of insurance services, mortgages, investment planning and 401K rollovers.

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Staax thinks peer-to-peer payments can onboard a new generation of stock investors

TechCrunch

Now that investing is cool again, upstarts like Staax , which pitched today at TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield, are finding new ways to cash in on its cachet, particularly among young people. Oftentimes, the barriers to investing are logistical, she explained. Image Credit: Haje Kamps / TechCrunch.

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How to Manage a Startup Through Troubling Times

Entrepreneurs' Organization

At the same time, many investors are being more cautious with making new investments, preferring to focus on their existing portfolio before investing in new companies. It’s important to enlist the ideas of others that are invested in your venture. Join a CEO peer group. This only makes the stress build up inside you.

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How to run a startup accelerator

Founders Coop

One of the questions I heard most often from commenters was: “if Techstars is an example of a failed accelerator, what does a good one look like?” This post is an effort to unpack what’s required of a startup accelerator to truly serve the needs of high-performing founders. This has not been our experience.

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10 Signs Your Company Needs a Business Accelerator Program

Entrepreneurs' Organization

By Lauren King, Director of the EO Accelerator Program. As someone who’s dedicated her career to helping small-scale entrepreneurs grow their businesses, I’ve heard many skeptics say a business accelerator program is just a cover for startups looking to increase capital. You need investment to grow but don’t want to give up ownership.

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Why I applied to the Union Square Ventures analyst position

This is going to be BIG.

Ringly , the most design savvy wearables company focused on fashionable women, recently graduated from the Highway1 Accelerator and I''m thrilled to see how beautiful their soon to be launched first product is. Why bother making any new investments at that point? Well, that''s part of it. Things *are* going *incredibly* well.