Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. And since we all knew that Sam’s dealflow and judgment were sound we empowered him to make early-stage, accelerator-like investments in early-stage entrepreneurs under the Upfront brand.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Young aspiring entrepreneurs apply for Y Combinator in the hopes of receiving seed funding, mentorship and networking opportunities to help create the next unicorn. As I went about raising growth capital from some of the world’s top investors, I would often hear investors mentioning that certain founders were “investable” and others were not.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2021

Accenture Ventures leader Kathryn Ross has advice for black founders that could be initially deemed counter-intuitive. It will do it by providing more opportunities to access venture capital, corporate mentorship, and strategic connections. By doing that, investments can be made in more varied businesses. Widening the circle.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

She is also principal of Broadway Realty, investing in, and repurposing, historic properties. She is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma, Leadership Oklahoma City, and is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Oklahoma City. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? Get started!

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 23, 2019

Mentorships provide direct access to people with relevant business skills and expertise, who can offer regular, tailored and timely advice – on general business practice and strategy, or specific areas of concern (finance, marketing, governance).

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing. Supporting the growing roster of programs also required more administrative overhead to solve legal issues, track investments and support cross-program communications and learning.

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Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

30:00 – Investing in yourself. I didn’t want to do a big commute, so– Yelp was a good fit there, and I just had such good mentorship that I wanted to come back full-time. Craig Cannon [00:09:18] – I thought that was actually a really nice piece of advice that you gave because you interviewed at Yelp twice.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

I don’t try to optimize for who might be a great investment opportunity or somebody that I really “should know.” A few years ago I started a mentorship organization in Los Angeles called Launchpad LA now run by the uber talented Sam Teller. What I love is that I don’t pre pick the companies. Launchpad LA.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Local means more hands-on mentorship. I had the former head of Oracle, UK, Philip Crawford , on my first board and I found his advice and experience invaluable. If you’re amazingly successful and are a billion dollar valuation then you can command more of their time and you can ask a bigger name and being local matters less.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Michigan is now the state with the highest growth in VC investment. InvestNext is a Detroit fintech startup that has created a platform to streamline how real estate investment firms raise and manage capital. They are committed to diversity and invest in the education of their employees. Next year is looking even better.

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