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Ashna Mahepal to Young Entrepreneurs: Identify Your Source of Empowerment

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

As an independent woman with a go-getter attitude, she shared insights with us into her life as an entrepreneur and what it was like getting YHS off the ground, as well as her advice for other young entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Origins of Young Help Suriname (YHS). Growing the Foundation for YHS.

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Why Entrepreneurs Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help

StartupNation

Monkey and Me: A Real Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs” by Mike Smerklo. In addition to getting the help you need and gaining perspective from your peers, there’s an added, less obvious benefit to asking for help. The world likes to tell the story of entrepreneurs who have a “magic touch” that turns every idea to gold.

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In Love, In Partnership: How One Couple Finds Success at Home and at Work

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It’s also good advice to treat your marriage like a business partnership, in that both require commitment, communication and a shared view of values and goals. Mandy: You definitely have to own your strengths and weaknesses to make a partnership work. It’s true that you should treat your business partnership like a marriage.

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Founder Rewind

Entrepreneur's Handbook

What advice would you give your past self? The question I asked them was this: If you could go back in time and give your younger self some advice just as you were starting your founder journey, what would you say? I recently caught up with a friend who’d founded a company. And I do remember them. But there’s good stuff too, right?”

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Celebrating 2023 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

Launched the ACA syndication pilot with current ACA peer groups and a new deal-sharing platform. Without our members, none of our accomplishments would have been possible and our hope for the future would be unfounded. More importantly, without you, our economy would be weakened and society’s ability to innovate would be stunted.

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Get a mentor, not a critic.

Gust

The dictionary definition of a mentor is “an experienced and trusted advisor,” or “leader, tutor or coach.” The definition of a critic sounds similar, “a person who offers reasoned judgment or analysis.” The job of entrepreneur is tough enough without a critic on your team, second-guessing your every move. Similar ethics.

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Who the hell is this guy? Thoughts on being a career VC

This is going to be BIG.

Any success as an entrepreneur? He hasn't founded or built either a successful, let alone innovative company, and he hasn't raised $ to invest in those entrepreneurs. The other day, I got interviewed for Business Insider. At least it's not a weird fold in the back or a dent at the top. All hat and no cattle as they say. What did I do?

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