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Anyone is building a marketplace for advice, one 5-minute call at a time

TechCrunch

Anyone , an audio app that’s building a ‘marketplace for advice’ one five-minute phone call at a time, is launching new versions of its iOS and Android apps today* and beginning to large-scale onboarding after operating in a limited closed beta for the past six months. And we had fairly little exposure to opportunity.

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Get Advice From The Best In Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

He gave me invaluable advice over lunch, and his expertise was a reminder to seek out expert advice – every time. I believe with the right approach, anyone can get advice from the best in business. If you don’t ask, the answer is definitely no. The post Get Advice From The Best In Business appeared first on THE BLOG.

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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. As someone who gave them an opportunity.”. The Origins of Young Help Suriname (YHS).

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The latecomer advantage in startups

TechCrunch

All to say, there’s definitely an opportunity to find talent if you are hiring. My big question is if VCs are taking the same advice that they’re dishing. But, it won’t be easy for all laid-off talent to find their next gigs, especially as employers look to hire cheaper talent with less ambitious staffing goals.

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The idea that university degrees don’t matter is a Silicon Valley fantasy

TechCrunch

Unless you are born into a privileged, well-connected family with substantial capital (which is often the vantage point many of the dropout cult advocates come from), your undergraduate degree from a top university is the most powerful socioeconomic opportunity that exists. two Stanford MBAs, a Stanford J.D.,

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Why Entrepreneurs Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help

StartupNation

Here is my list of what worked for me, but this isn’t as a definitive list. The key is to find a group that works for you and provides you with opportunities to expand your perspective. Help doesn’t always have to be advice or mentorship. 17, 2020 wherever books are sold and can be purchased via StartupNation.com.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate.