This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

What you want, however, is to increase the chance that such a founder winds up in your locale—that not only is it routine to find such a person, but there’s also a path for well meaning, aspirational folks just starting out their career to grow into that founder through learning, experience and mentorship.

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communities startup real estate mentorship 434

Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Debbie Goodman-Bhyat: How do you find yourself studying law while pursuing a career in dance at one moment and then becoming a serial entrepreneur focused on talent acquisition and executive coaching the next? Little did she know that inventing half cup sizes would lead to a whole, empowering movement. Listen here.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Not everyone’s career moves up and to the right from beginning to end. For some reason, people feel the need to fit their careers into some kind of neat little explainable timeline—and when there’s a bump along the road, they get all bent out of shape because it no longer sounds like a Disney story. What were you even thinking?

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opportunity 533

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 21, 2025

Things havent gone perfectly for me professionally, but in my failures Ive learned enough to be able to continue my career as a VC coach and fundraising consultant able to help others. And yes, I still have my no cavity streak going all these years later.* *In In the 28 teeth now remaining in my mouth.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In observance of the United Nations’ International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February, we asked Natalie to share her view on women in STEM careers, and specifically in her field of computer science. Women may feel unsupported in their process of moving into a career where so much career advice is geared toward men.

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culture leadership mentorship development 247

Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 1, 2021

After The Med, I moved to New York and seasoned my career with hospitality, retail and sales positions at Craft Restaurant, Morrell & Company, Oriel Wines and Polaner Selections. I interview female entrepreneurs and industry innovators on my podcast, discussing their careers, industry trends and businesses.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

I’ve made over 100 investments in my career and nearly half of those went into diverse teams. I’ll be the first to back up the notion that diverse founders have just as much ambition, drive, intellectual horsepower, creativity—you name it—than anyone else.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 28, 2024

But following a chance discussion with a friend, she discovered a new opportunity that let her take control of her career and leverage her well-honed marketing nous into a new business venture of her own. It’s a model that appealed immediately to Emma when she first heard about it during a challenging period in her career late in 2023.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Prior to joining LUUM, Lawson’s 15 year career included shaping brand strategies and product development across global brands such as Apple, PayPal and Movado. They viewed the LUUM technology as empowering a sustainable career with benefits never experienced in the industry.

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innovation collaboration entrepreneurship leadership 98

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 28, 2020

There are many possibilities for a completely virtual career, ranging from wellness coaching to digital marketing, on-call interpreting, freelance writing, consulting and many others. You can immediately enroll in affordable or free courses that equip you to practically jumpstart your new career endeavor. One popular example is Udemy.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2024

There are some real gems about technology careers, entrepreneurship, and so on. HW: I’m sure you get hit up for career advice all the time. JS: The most general yet useful bit of career advice I often give is for people to look at the progression of their career as a story, and do their best to make the story compelling.

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culture advice founder startup 119

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 2, 2025

Those are people would would have a view of where that world is going that you should stay in touch with if you plan to have a long term career in venture. Ask Marc Lore who the five people that have worked for him that he would write a check to if they started something. Speak up.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 14, 2025

Fostering Inclusion in STEM Careers In addition to providing financial support, this donation aligns with Cheggs broader mission of expanding access to STEM careers, particularly for students from historically marginalized backgrounds. Dr. Marshall Anthony Jr.,

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innovation technology mentorship education 95

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

There are many others in my career as well. I have seen leadership teams take over great businesses from founders and get them to the next level. Etsy, where I am Chair of the Board and a large shareholder, is a great example of that. However, there is a special something that founders provide companies.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

I was a consultant who had spent my career, starting at the age of 16 and working as a cashier in a grocery store, in and around the grocery industry. There were year’s where I felt that I was sacrificing my own growth and career development for what was best for the company.

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board collaboration energy advice 104

The Seraf Compass

AUGUST 30, 2023

As your angel career develops, and you start to build a larger portfolio of companies, you are increasingly asked to make follow-on investments. Not only do companies need investment to get off the ground, the faster they grow, the more cash they need.

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investing investment development 280

Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2023

. — Danielle Vincent, EO Reno Tahoe, co-founder and CEO, Outlaw No more Mom Guilt As a woman CEO, I am too familiar with the pressure and guilt that comes with balancing motherhood and a career. It’s time for businesses to recognize the toll that mom guilt takes on women and their ability to thrive in their careers.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 21, 2025

PixelStartups is a recently re-activated division of PixelEdge, and Im now focused thereback in my happy place, working with early-stage founders. WAAAAAHOOOOOOO!!!

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The Seraf Compass

APRIL 24, 2024

The toughest moment in a new angel’s investing career: a very large round has lots of momentum – it has been expanded and is still over-subscribed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 15, 2020

As entrepreneurs, we face challenges throughout our careers, but we don’t spend a lot of time planning what we’ll do during and after a global pandemic. In recent months, small business leaders around the world have faced the toughest decisions of their careers. COVID-19 was the stealthy rival no one saw coming. Yet here we are.

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Venture Well

APRIL 5, 2023

She answers a few questions for us about her career and work in building a diverse, eco-friendly entrepreneurial ecosystem. Sylvia Robles from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was named our 2023 Sustainable Practice Impact Award winner.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

All leaders face adversity at some point in their career. What’s one leadership mistake you’ve made in your career—and what did you learn from it? Regardless of leadership style, many executives will agree that empathy is a basic and very important quality of a successful leader.

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leadership peer-to-peer advice board 292

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

When Katherine, the co-founder of Stereomatic Estudios , discovered the profound impact of music as an instrument to achieve a brighter future for impoverished Colombian youth in Medellín, she began to utilize digital marketing and branding strategies to guide emerging artists in their musical careers. By Shannon Courtney.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Parade called it a “a helluva boss move” and she was praised far and wide for bringing the difficult balance of motherhood and career progression to the forefront. In 1991, Hillary Clinton was thought of as “ a potential liability to her husband’s political career whose feminism and ambition were a bit unseemly.”

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Source Link

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Business closures and job losses caused by the pandemic forced thousands of people to reevaluate their lives and career paths. Individuals who had never considered launching a startup began creating businesses out of a combination of necessity and opportunity. According to data from the Census Bureau , Americans filed paperwork to start 4.3

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Having been at Battery Ventures for 5 years earlier in her career has given her the investor vantage point and years of seeing booming markets and contracting ones. In Kara’s case I got to see her work on deal structuring first hand having worked closely with her on her board at P.S. XO. And the contractions always come back.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 30, 2015

Those companies would have not only returned any fund that invested in them, but would likely return an entire career''s worth of investing over the course of several funds. A few months after that, a company called UberCab got started. Still, no one wants to be the one holding the back when things do pop--and they will, right?

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startup venture capital disruption sustainability 419

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 18, 2021

We have ongoing projects, workstreams, investments, and efforts in each and every one of these areas and we have made tangible progress in almost all of them.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 29, 2020

Her advice to other YLAI Network members and women breaking into the STEM fields is: “If you’re founding a career in STEM, you are amazing for wanting to do meaningful work. Let your self-confidence be built up because your self-worth is something important to value. A great way to do that is to join a community for support.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 6, 2025

The purpose of the advisory board is to [YOUR PURPOSE, mine was: help me in my career to succeed, be fulfilled, and love what I do]. You are going to play the role of multiple people to serve on my personal board of advisors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 24, 2023

Through the Become One Again Method, Chantel helps clients enhance their relationships with themselves, their partners and their businesses with the goal of alleviating the associated mental stresses that come with high-demanding careers. I’ve based my entire career on helping people navigate the ups and downs of entrepreneurship!

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entrepreneurship entrepreneurs energy accelerator 239

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 9, 2022

Tech:NYC is launching a new initiative, Tech Year NYC , which helps young people from underrepresented backgrounds get access to careers in NYC’s fast-growing tech sector. 500 of these students will continue career exploration and skills development through the fall semester.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

For most of my career as a VC, the IPO has been the holy grail. And I have been involved in several dozen IPOs in my career. I now see them as part of the continued “assault” on the traditional IPO process and largely a good thing.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 17, 2015

rank these) Personal time limitation Money constraint/opportunity Career window Market timing Status Currently, I am [working full time/working part time/exploring/practicing/researching/improving] [name of the field or job]. I have been doing this for [x] [days/months/years].

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2025

All Blacks legend and global icon Dan Carter, whose unrivalled career in rugby has been defined by excellence in leadership and mental resilience, will appear as a special guest to share his powerful stories and insights on how to create a winning culture for your business. Dan Carter, former New Zealand rugby player.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 13, 2021

It is a little known part of my career, but for a brief period from 1997 to 2001, I was part of a small group of investors who helped to create a startup ecosystem in Latin America. I made and lost more money personally (at that time in my career) on Starmedia. But it was StarMedia where I learned the most.

entrepreneurship 192

entrepreneurship startup ecosystem VC pitching 192

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 27, 2020

In the final presentation session of our Summer Bridge internship program yesterday, an impressive young man told us that he had stayed away from a career in business because he “was not good at numbers.” ” I stopped him and suggested that maybe he is good at numbers but only numbers that interest him.

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education 256