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

Entrepreneurs' Organization

While I eventually found success through perseverance, strategic partnerships, and the unwavering support of my wife and team, I often wonder if the journey could have been less daunting with the right mentorship. and more articles from the EO blog.

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EO Accelerator Graduates Share Successful Growth Tactics and Why They Joined EO

Entrepreneurs' Organization

His guidance empowered many of our group members to grow like crazy.” – Zak Nordyke, EO Cincinnati, founder, Evergreen Mentorship “Accountability is a huge motivator: In one accountability group meeting, I said I would implement an employee profit sharing and a long-term incentive plan for my leadership team.

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Be who you needed when you were younger

Entrepreneurs' Organization

At some point in life, almost everyone has collaborated with people who don’t share knowledge, don’t give advice, and don’t help others out with their experience. EO’s chapter-based mentorship programme fosters relationships aimed at high-level leadership and personal development within a structured timeframe.

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Why there are so few women in tech (and what you can do about it!)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Women may feel unsupported in their process of moving into a career where so much career advice is geared toward men. It provides opportunities for mentorship. You could even pursue a leadership role. Portions of this post originally appeared on the JetRockets blog and are reprinted here with permission.

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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

Both Sides of the Table

Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. It’s why I still randomly meet up with people I’ve met on Twitter or this blog. A few years ago I started a mentorship organization in Los Angeles called Launchpad LA now run by the uber talented Sam Teller. Launchpad LA.

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Moving trans advocacy forward in Jamaica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

In the years since the YLAI Network team first spoke with Neish about the importance of entrepreneurs focusing on their health and well-being, Neish is taking his own advice and is concentrating on soon stepping back from the role of Executive Director at TransWave. “I One of Neish’s other main priorities moving forward is mentorship.

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The VC Inclusion Clause #MovingForward

Both Sides of the Table

We strive to invest in companies that are consciously working to create a diverse leadership team?—?one Thank you to Kara Nortman for your leadership on the gender equality topic and your activism with your fellow VCs at Female Office Hours. one that’s inclusive across gender, ethnicity, age and national origins.

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