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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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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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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.

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How Venture Capitalist Diane Yoo Chooses Her Startup Investments

StartupNation

If a company’s CEO or executive team possess the soft skills necessary to be a true leader — such as empathy, compassion, humility and a hunger to continue learning — this tells me that they would be a good candidate for mentorship, even if they aren’t presently the best candidate to receive an investment.

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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.

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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

Both Sides of the Table

leadership, mentorship, competitiveness, communications, relationship-building?—?and As an industry we’re not always as good as we could be about our own “creative destruction” to create the tomorrow of venture capital. She had all of the skills and traits we sought?—?leadership, So What Does All This Mean? And all the platform stuff.

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