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Views on the Ground: Scenes from Our Chicago Founder Fly-In

Revolution

Before lunch, we mixed founders with Chicago’s civic, academic, and financial leaders — including former Google exec, Ted Souder , J.P. Smart (and memorable) advice from Samir on building mutually beneficial, enduring relationships with ecosystem players: “Be a local champion, not a local extortionist.” Peer feedback > guru advice.

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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

We help co-lead the execution of Startup Aotearoa, a one-to-one program for first-time entrepreneurs to get coaching and advice from a startup advisor or mentor as they navigate the first time they’ve gone through the journey. For us, it was not a good use of money.

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How creators use Zapier to build no-code AI trading bots

The Zapier Blog

Here's how two creators—Corbin Brown and Mike from Creator Magic—are using Zapier to become trading pros. Note: These videos are for inspiration, but have not been created by financial advisors and do not contain financial advice. politicians, specifically tracking the stocks they're buying and selling.

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9 Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make During Your First Year in Business

StartupNation

EquityNet RAISE CAPITAL Use flat-fee crowdfunding with no commissions. Consider using long-term financing options for major asset purchases rather than depleting your operating cash. Don’t be afraid to seek help, whether it’s hiring employees, outsourcing certain tasks, or seeking advice from mentors or consultants.

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Sole Proprietorship vs. LLC for Side Hustlers: Pros and Cons

StartupNation

Financial advice or writing (you can be liable for claims). As long as you follow the legal formalities, like not mixing personal and business finances.) You can use your own Social Security Number for taxes. Use our handy checklist. Client interactions (consulting, coaching). Physical products. No state filing.

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Here is How to Make Sense of Conflicting Startup Advice

Both Sides of the Table

Everybody has a blog these days and there is much advice to be had. Many startups now go through accelerators and have mentors passing through each day with advice – usually it’s conflicting. So far from not taking advice from other people – I want more advice, more data points, more opinions.

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The 6 best grammar checkers in 2025

The Zapier Blog

I use some of these apps daily as a prompt to make my writing more concise and, hopefully, more enjoyable. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software. Style and tone suggestions. Privacy and IP controls.