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7 strategies for learning new skills

The Zapier Blog

If you've been wanting to learn a new skill or even strengthen existing ones, here are the seven tried-and-trued strategies I used to boost my expertise—and how you can, too. Now that we're on the same page, let's dive into the seven strategies you can use to learn a new skill or enhance the ones you already have.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Build a founding team, choose a VC and recruit your board

TechCrunch

.” In a related article, Gregg Adkin, VP and managing director at Dell Technologies Capital, shared the framework he’s developed for helping founders set up their board. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. The composition of the board can also impact your fundraising.

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NJEDA Board Makes Wide-Ranging Set of Approvals to Continue Growing NJ’s Economy

American Entrepreneurship

May 22, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board made several key program and policy approvals during its May meeting, including its first awards of residential projects under the Aspire Program, additional funding for the Authority’s child care programming, and record-breaking investments in venture capital. (May

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NJEDA Board Approves Program to Expand Access to Capital for Emerging Developers

American Entrepreneurship

November 21, 2023) – Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved a new $20 million pilot program to support rising real estate developers. The program will support small-scale developers that have completed at least two – but no more than five – commercial and/or mixed-use properties of similar scope.

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How to Manage a Board

Y Combinator

One of the most common questions we hear from founders is “How do I manage my board?” It’s something that provokes anxiety, because this is the first time the founder/CEO is subject to external supervision, and the board has powers that include the firing of the CEO and the senior management. But first, what’s the purpose of a board?

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IdeaPAD case study: How do you define and build value for an existing product?

Paul G. Silva

The product was useful to their business as a marketing and operations tool, but they wanted to build it into something more. Previous companies using the IdeaPAD scaled their product by 10x or became leaders in their space. Each criteria was weighted at either a 1 or 2, though any multiplier could be used.

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The two powerful skills every 10X entrepreneur needs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Martin Bell, who sits on Arowana’s advisory board, founded 100tasks.com to democratize entrepreneurship and is an expert in launching and hyper-scaling companies. Within only 100 days, new leadership transformed the tech platform, marketing mix, and rider operations–elevating it from laggard to leader.