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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

She bought our first computer – an IBM XT with a 10MB hard drive – in order to do her books electronically. If women can get funded to run startups at 22-25 then they can get well into their experiences as entrepreneurs before having to navigate the tricky years of balancing being a mommy with running a company.

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Entrepreneurs Relish The Challenge More Than Money

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It’s an unfortunate artifact of our educational system that young people spend a dozen years focused more on memorizing facts than the learning process, and then thinking that they will have all they need to know for the rest of their lives by the time they graduate. These include the following: Networking with people who know.

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Startups book an expo booth at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 to double down on connection and exposure

TechCrunch

Early-stage startup founders and investors need to keep their fingers on the sector’s very rapid pulse and the best place to do that is, you guessed it, TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 on June 9. TC Sessions: Mobility isn’t just an educational opportunity, it’s a real networking opportunity.

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Why Half of all Startups Fail and the Surprising Secret to Success

Smart Hustle Magazine

In co-authoring Beyond Product , I set out to help founders with exactly this challenge. In the book, I brought in 50 business leaders to advise you on how to grow your business from your basic idea through to your eventual exit and summarized it into a step-by-step framework. Take a deep breath, and some useful advice.

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Be authentic, prepared: Rex Fong, founding partner at Capitale Ventures, tells startups

AsiaTechDaily

Register Startup founders need to be authentic and prepared when they get the chance to meet prospective investors, according to Rex Fong, founding partner at investment and advisory group Capitale Ventures. I was mainly educated in accounting and finance. What are the top-three books, or movies that changed your life and why?

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Entrepreneurs Relish The Challenge More Than Money

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It’s an unfortunate artifact of our educational system that young people spend a dozen years focused more on memorizing facts than the learning process, and then thinking that they will have all they need to know for the rest of their lives by the time they graduate. These include the following: Networking with people who know.

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Your startup needs someone to be its lead storyteller

TechCrunch

As a startup founder, you really need to understand how venture capital works. The BBC’s technical team runs a fantastic blog that helps educate more about what happens under the hood at the world’s biggest broadcaster. Isn’t this just marketing?

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