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How to Ask for Advice and Get People to Commit the Time to Answer

This is going to be BIG.

People often ask me for advice on fundraising, generating deal flow, hiring, increasing visibility , triathlons, babies, etc.--a As the person giving the advice, doing a half-assed job of getting someone all the information they need is pretty unsatisfying—so that becomes a barrier to wanting to do it at all.

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Create community: Advice on branding from YLAI Fellow Luisfer Pelayo

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Some advice to start with would include: Answer these questions: What is your mission? Organize events online or in person. Events can include sports activities, a breakfast or a conference. Hold “ La Ruta de las Curvas ,” an event where we visit cities in Mexico. Identify and strengthen your community. Get to know them.

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From Vision to Reality: Unveiling Event Management Platform in Korea, EventUs

AsiaTechDaily

Register The global events and meetings industry is a powerhouse, driving billions of dollars in economic activity with countless business opportunities. The dynamic tech landscape is continually reshaping the way we approach business events. The digital transformation of the business events industry was remarkably slow.

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How to Make $100,000 from an Online Event

Entrepreneur's Handbook

14 ways to generate 6-figure revenue from virtual events I originally wrote this for my full-time job at Hopin but I thought it would also be helpful or at least interesting for the readers of Entrepreneur’s Handbook, since it lays out a how-to guide for entrepreneurs to drive revenue with online events. An online event?

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Advice to Rising VCs and Founders Navigating The Correction

Revolution

In the absence of an arms-length fundraising event, such common stock valuation exercises (often performed by third party firms as part of an annual 409A valuation) are generally pretty benign. For companies in this position, the only valuation that matters is the eventual IPO or sale.

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TechCrunch Live events, but a podcast

TechCrunch

Every Wednesday, at 12:00 pm PDT, the live event features top founders and investors talking through issues facing their industries right now. I’d love to have you watch the events live. The interviews are led by top TechCrunch editors (and me). You can register for this week’s show here.

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Get one-on-one career advice from YC, starting with Anu Hariharan (Managing Director)

Y Combinator

YC has run events to educate and support women in tech, and now we’re doubling down to offer tailored advice that’s specific to you and your career. We’re setting up chats for women engineers to get one-on-one career advice from YC, starting with Anu Hariharan, Managing Director of YC Continuity.

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