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A Founder's Guide: Essential Management Advice for Startups

Tomasz Tunguz

After analyzing hundreds of posts on startup management, I’ve distilled the key pieces of advice that founders and leaders should keep in mind. Lead authentically : The best managers don’t rely on mimicry but develop their own authentic style based on their values and strengths.

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How One-on-One Mentoring for Entrepreneurs Can Transform Your Business Journey

American Entrepreneurship

Personalized Advice and Guidance One of the most significant advantages of one-on-one mentoring is the personalized advice you receive. If you’re navigating financial management issues, they can help develop better budgeting practices or introduce tools to manage cash flow.

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“I think viewing your board as an audience to be ‘sold’ to instead of a partner in your journey will orient your board to be less trusting and collaborative.” Five Questions with Nilam Ganenthiran, Former President of Instacart

Hunter Walk

We developed a friendship as part of our Board service and a recent blog post of his made me think I wanted to learn a bit more about his Instacart experience. What advice do you have for people in fast-growing companies about being a team-player but also taking advantage of the unique opportunity it provides?

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13 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Best Business Advice

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The best business advice I was given was in my year 10 woodwork class by my teacher—who was teaching woodwork to boys who were both frivolous and quick to make decisions on cutting into beautiful pieces of timber. The best advice I have ever received came from one of my mentors from the US. Demi Markogiannaki—founder at WeTeachMe.

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“I consider my writing a success if I’m able to produce words I can both stand behind/formally weave into my worldview.” Five Questions with Moth Fund’s Molly Mielke

Hunter Walk

Molly Mielke: My approach to investing is singularly focused on finding and developing relationships with outlier people. As someone newish to venture capital, whats a piece of advice you received early on that really shaped the way you think about Moth?

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The Amazing Disappearing VC

This is going to be BIG.

I mean, if you don't know any developers, how you are meeting them when they build something that you can fund? Reading their needs and responding quickly with some firsthand experience and timely, appropriate advice--that's a fulltime job. Are you waiting for them to pitch you?

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Startup Sales – Why Hiring Seasoned Reps May Not Work

Both Sides of the Table

Even if you don’t have “direct&# sales I would tell you that “everything is a sale&# including fund raising, hiring, getting press and doing business development. I was WAY off between my book research about what the engineering & construction market would want (my first company) and what they actually wanted.

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