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Key Takeaways From Startup Grind Global

Entrepreneurs' Organization

EO is a peer-to-peer learning organization , so it made perfect sense to offer free mentoring sessions to conference attendees who wished to spend time with an entrepreneur. Santoro attended the 2019 Startup Grind Global as an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ambassador and mentor. We share his thoughts below. .

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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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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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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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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!

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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like. It is clear to me that both approaches work.

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What Makes a Great Independent Board Member?

Both Sides of the Table

Local means more hands-on mentorship. Industry Expertise You don’t need a peer from another startup as your independent? It can start 2–1 founders to investors and then sometimes moves to 3–2 but sometime around the A, B or C round the idea of “independent” directors comes up. Independents are critical to avoiding “VC group think.”

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