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Why Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Is Essential for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Mentorship is one of the best gifts. Having someone you admire invest time and energy in your goals builds successful companies and careers. I’ve made monthly peer-mentoring sessions of 10 to 12 other entrepreneurs an integral part of my ongoing education. Why Peer to Peer? It’s what being an entrepreneur is about.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

At Versatile VC, we particularly like investing in “dual-PhD” problems, at the intersection of multiple domains. We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. 1) Your school. 1) Your school. school of engineering). Many universities (e.g.,

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Ashna Mahepal to Young Entrepreneurs: Identify Your Source of Empowerment

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

As an independent woman with a go-getter attitude, she shared insights with us into her life as an entrepreneur and what it was like getting YHS off the ground, as well as her advice for other young entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean. Sustainable Development Goals through youth empowerment using robotics and innovation.

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Career Karma raises $10M to connect students to coding bootcamps

TechCrunch

After a student gets into a coding school, Career Karma puts coders into small peer mentorship groups, called Squads, to give students support during the program and into the job search process. To offset this dynamic, coding bootcamps can invest in alumni programs or community features, such as Career Karma, to strengthen their pool.

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Understanding the Power of Your Human Networks

Both Sides of the Table

My basic philosophy is that almost anybody can build a network by investing time in it. Maybe 50 if you really invest time and effort. 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.” “I know mothafuckas who know mothafuckas.”

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News: 3 in 5 Minority-Owned Businesses Returned/Exceeded Their Pre-Pandemic Financial Levels

Smart Hustle Magazine

Business owners adapted to the new normal and invested in tools and resources to not only survive but also thrive. When you join a good network of business owners, you can access the advice of peers to tackle any challenge. Now, things are improving and more and more business owners are expecting good growth.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

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. I have been involved with a high profile one in Los Angeles – Launchpad LA – and we’ve decided to make a shift so I thought this was a good time for reflection. Yeah, he was LA, baby!