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20 Years As a CEO: What I Wish I Knew Then

StartupNation

Twenty years ago, I kickstarted the company with only one employee on board. Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Find free courses, mentorship, networking and grants created just for small businesses. ” Create traditions and rituals (also, don’t shy away from internal jokes). Live your values together. We call it the ETC family.

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Can You Build a Business with $100 or Less? Yes … and Here’s How

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Be resourceful, creative, and ready to take risks. Image by pvproductions on Freepik Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Find free courses, mentorship, networking and grants created just for small businesses. 8 Ways to Make Money on Social Media Arm yourself with a toolset (free!) Lessons Learned: Lesson #1.

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20 Years As a CEO: What I Wish I Knew Then

StartupNation

Twenty years ago, I kickstarted the company with only one employee on board. Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Find free courses, mentorship, networking and grants created just for small businesses. ” Create traditions and rituals (also, don’t shy away from internal jokes). Live your values together. We call it the ETC family.

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Reimagining Management for the Modern Entrepreneur, Peter Drucker Style

StartupNation

What if we managed our businesses with creativity and vision? Here are a few creative ways to start sketching the future of leadership today: Draw Outside the Lines : Forget traditional goal setting. Host a “Fail Forward” Contest : What if you encouraged your team (even if this is just you) to get creative with their biggest failures?

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18 Inspirational Career Reinvention Journeys from Successful Entrepreneurs

StartupNation

Today, we’ve served more than 2,500 professionals—from startup leaders to global enterprise executives—navigating career changes, launching consulting practices, seeking board seats, or expanding their visibility. I wrote things like: freedom, creativity, intellectual stimulation, writing, psychology. It wasn’t polished.

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Snap debuts its fifth cohort of Yellow accelerator startups

TechCrunch

The startups will receive mentorship from Snap executives and will also get access to networking opportunities. “Snap’s Yellow Accelerator was founded to support mission-driven, creative entrepreneurs who are building at the intersection of creativity and technology,” the company said in a blog post.

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Ben Franklin’s Spring 2024 TechCelerator Winners Announced!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

The other teams who participated include: Digital Evaluation Board , founded by Oren Gall (Centre County): OZG Systems’ Digital Evaluation Board (DEB) revolutionizes digital circuit design education with a portable, self-contained learning tool, enhancing flexibility and practical learning.