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Meet the man empowering young leaders by starting with their computer repairs

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Driven by a desire to help people from a young age, YLAI 2018 Fellow Janeel Boon aims to empower others to see their leadership ability within themselves. When I would meet potential clients, I knew I was having an impact because they would mention lessons they’d learned from my sessions and reference how they helped them.

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Innovating education and gender equality in Mexico

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

In 2014, Frissia started the First Leadership Center at a university in Mexico. In 2014, I was a professor at a university, and I started the First Leadership Center because I saw the vast need to channel energy into students’ needs. Do you have any advice for young leaders? Entrepreneurship is the way to go.

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Learnings of a CEO: Max Rhodes, Faire

Y Combinator

We have a strategy doc that I collaborate on with the leadership team and share with the company; updates are provided at the half-year mark. What's your advice to other founders on how to hire executives? We also extensively check references. Advice you would give to future leaders? What is Faire’s culture?

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This YLAI Fellow is influencing sustainable behavior in his Dominican Republic community

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

The ultimate goal of Green Depot is to be a global reference for industrial triple impact companies (i.e., Delivering new income opportunities for rural communities, building new win-win relationships with other organizations to grow our impact, [and creating] exponential growth in the entrepreneurship ecosystem. Nothing is impossible.

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This Angel Investor Shares 11 Tips for Entrepreneurs to Raise Smart Money

StartupNation

Oftentimes, I read articles offering tips for entrepreneurs that revolve around generic advice on getting started. Roosevelt’s advice resonates here: “Be sincere, be brief, be seated.”. Stay in the know and up-to-date on best practices for leadership and management. Be the learn-it-all. Franklin D. Warm introductions.

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5 Proven Growth Strategies for Startups

Entrepreneur's Handbook

At its core, product-market fit refers to the sweet spot where your product meets the exact needs of your target market. Strategy 3: Content Marketing & Thought Leadership Content isn’t just king, it’s the whole royal court. Just make it beneficial for both the referrer and the referred. But what does it really mean?

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Do entrepreneurs really have common character traits?

NZ Entrepreneur

So, in trying to understand the factors that lead to successful entrepreneurship, should we continue to fixate on certain character traits being one of them if the research cannot conclude anything concrete? Personal strengths and weaknesses are hugely relevant to each individuals journey to effective entrepreneurial leadership.