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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

This will keep you up to date on important deadlines, events, and other updates. We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. In my book, I collects all the best scholarships, fellowships, and other programs for high-achieving young people. .

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Why Female Founder Office Hours is So Important

Both Sides of the Table

The idea is simple enough: several female VC partners at top funds will hold 1-hour meetings with 40 promising female entrepreneurs looking to get advice on their business and pitch in a friendly, non-judgmental, safe environment. So why is this initiative so important for men, women and other gender identities?

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7 Resources to Help You Find a Mentor Today

Smart Hustle Magazine

When seeking a mentor, be intentional- look for someone who can offer you valuable, even critical, feedback, advice, and open doors for you to new opportunities to advance your career. Online Mentorship Networks. The service offers a 24/7 digital advice hotline. There is a long line of women who have walked this road before you.

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Understanding the Power of Your Human Networks

Both Sides of the Table

The following post is advice I gave to my good friend Sam Teller when he was just a junior baller, “ Never Ask a Busy Person to Lunch.” ” It was meant mostly as tongue-in-cheek advice but basically said senior people should be coffee not lunch unless you really know them well. All originally through Twitter.

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6 Lessons Learned as Part of a Network of Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This group has it all – not only do they offer forums and personal advice on a national scale, the organization also sponsors local chapters with their own meetings and amenities. On top of that, there are personal mentorship opportunities and huge networking events. I remember it as if it happened yesterday.

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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

Examples of VC platform services include: recruiting, marketing, design support, inside sales reps, consulting, accounting services and so forth. Each VC has their own take on which services to provide and mostly they’re free but some smaller VCs charge portfolio companies for use of these services but usually at a cheap cost.

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Twitter’s first comms exec is building a comms network for execs

TechCrunch

It offers different programs based on different needs but mainly focuses on scaling mentorship with executive advice hailing from Airbnb, American Express, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Netflix, the Obama White House, Oatly, Slack, Twitter, Virgin Group and others. Over 200 people are in the community to date.