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Advice from an entrepreneurship expert, with Professor Michael Goldberg

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Michael answered questions from network members requesting advice for their entrepreneurial endeavors. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs and professionals looking to finance their business? What advice do you have for businesses operating in unstable environments? Getting started with digital marketing.

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Advice to Rising VCs and Founders Navigating The Correction

Revolution

On the other hand, if the company does need to finance again, it is likely looking at a “down round” in the near future — a financing at a lower price per share than the previous financing. For companies in this position, the only valuation that matters is the eventual IPO or sale.

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The best advice startups will never follow

Berkonomics

None of this advice has changed… Let me tell you a few short hair–raising stories of entrepreneurs who have raised money and regretted it later. Don’t talk yourself into a high valuation for the first round of financing for any reason…. The post The best advice startups will never follow first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

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The Most Important Advice I Could Give You About Unicorns

Both Sides of the Table

So here’s advice I give people all the time when they’re raising money. Or they’ll remind me of my common advice to take “ 50 coffee meetings.” ” The report also notes that 75% of mega financings are led by non-VCs. Show me your unicorn. Honestly, just searching the term yield many results.

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Parthean cares about personal finance so you don’t have to

TechCrunch

A big area where this exists prominently is in finance, he argues, leaving consumers in a spot where they need a financial platform that helps them when they have a fever (overspend) instead of when they’re feeling ambitious (after their New Year’s resolution).

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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

Both Sides of the Table

There is a second set of career discussions I have even more frequently than my “angel yourself” advice but this type is almost never discussed publicly in blogs, which tend to emphasize only billion-dollar opportunities, 20-something technical founders and Silicon Valley elitism. Being a CEO begets the network to be a CEO.

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Why an Entrepreneur Should Consider Outside Financial Advice

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Even so, should an entrepreneur manage his or her own finances and investments or hire a professional? Merrill Edge Vice President Whitney Trimble answers top-of-mind questions about whether or not to seek outside financial advice. The post Why an Entrepreneur Should Consider Outside Financial Advice appeared first on THE BLOG.

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