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Sisterhood of Success: Female Founders Share Insights on Thriving Together

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As female entrepreneurs, we are independent-minded and innovative, and this advice is critical for securing our future and the future of our families. She provided me with so much advice on business strategy, business channels and HR. This post first appeared on CEO Magazine and is reposted here with permission from the author.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

My advice to people thinking about getting an MBA is to think about the five C’s. Colleagues – For young people who ask me for advice on whether to get an MBA this is the ‘C’ that I emphasize the most. Tags: Start-up Advice. He says the MBA transformed his thinking. THE FIVE C’S. What you gain: 1.

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Jason Calacanis Answers the Top 5 Questions He Gets about Angel Investing

Dream It

However, don’t forget that most likely, angels you’re pitching to want to offer their best advice and be part of your journey to success and changing the landscape of an industry. When Jason launched his magazine company in the 90s, he went to investors with just a photocopy of the magazine. How do you attract angel investors?

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Eight accounting tips every Kiwi startup needs to know

NZ Entrepreneur

They can offer objective advice on everything from managing cash flow to securing funding. Insights from the team at Beany The post Eight accounting tips every Kiwi startup needs to know appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. It’s like having a financial mentor in your corner, cheering you on while keeping you on track.

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Here’s How to Do PR on a Budget

Both Sides of the Table

So my simple advice is to start PR as early as possible (and certainly earlier than most of your investors will advise) when you have your head around your product plans and are well into execution (or ready to launch) precisely because your recruiting, seed funding and initial user base may depend on it. I see too many people who do that.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

I was meeting with a first-time CEO of a very promising young startup recently and offering my advice on what his priorities should be. I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things. It’s awesome.

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4 EO Members Share Lessons From Early Entrepreneurial Projects

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Read his earlier posts on how EO members define success , the impact of core values , lessons learned from their best and worst partnerships and the best advice they’ve ever received and nine lessons learned from entrepreneurial projects. When asked, “What was your first entrepreneurial project? What did you learn?”

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