American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

NEC X has graduated over 130 startups since 2018 that have worked with NEC X’s innovation team, researchers, industry experts, coaches, mentors, and advisors to develop their products and establish market fit.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 10, 2025

Therapists or executive coaches help you manage stress and stay mentally fit. Mentors can offer insights and help reframe challenges. Peer communities (online forums, founder groups, Slack channels) provide shared experiences and emotional validation.

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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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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

OCTOBER 30, 2024

They coached and mentored us to help us reach viability.” He calls the help a “textbook example” of how organizations like Ben Franklin can make an impact in PA business. Ben Franklin provided funding and support at the very early and risky stages of the company when many others would not,” he explained.

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StartupNation

MAY 23, 2025

How to Raise Money You Don’t Have to Pay Back HerFirst$100K → $40 Founded: 2016 Industry: Blogging and Coaching Number of employees: 15+ Tori Dunlap started her financial blog as a side hustle with only $40: $20 for the domain + $20 for the website. Follow your inner calling and convert your cravings into creations.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2025

Strategic Support for Modern Founders More than just funding, Creator Ventures positions itself as a strategic partner.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

We help co-lead the execution of Startup Aotearoa, a one-to-one program for first-time entrepreneurs to get coaching and advice from a startup advisor or mentor as they navigate the first time they’ve gone through the journey. Topics that are important have really emerged from past events.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 13, 2025

His reputation as a deeply trusted advisor and coach sets the tone for Seven Stars’ founder-first approach. As a former partner at SV Angel , Lee has worked with hundreds of founders and has helped startups raise over $1.25 billion in capital.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 28, 2025

It was gonna go forward whether I won or not, but Ive had two great coaches, Joe (Hackett) and Julie (Bratton), and a great relationship with Ben Franklin Tech Partners. After sweeping both honors, Max was pleasantly surprised stating I wasnt really expecting to win the Peoples Choice Award, so it means a great deal.

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StartupNation

JUNE 14, 2025

Although Friel’s primary focus lies on writing, he still makes time for one-on-one personalized coaching via Training Peaks — the app he developed specifically for the sake of offering his services to more clients and diversifying his income streams. You can draw inspiration from business owner and author Joe Friel.

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StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

Dr. Barbara Sparacino , Founder, The Aging Parent Coach Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Find free courses, mentorship, networking and grants created just for small businesses. Now, scaling a public speaking coaching business, I am hosting a stage at a big tech conference and have even been invited to give my first TEDx Talk.

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Jason Malki

MAY 4, 2025

Outside the boardroom, Hourad is an accomplished athlete, a nationally ranked tennis player, certified coach, and active competitor on the ITF Masters Tour, where he has earned international rankings in both singles and doubles.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

The Capsule programme, a European Erasmus+ initiative, set out to tackle this gap by providing mentorship, coaching, and hands-on training to young women in Romania, Hungary, and Croatia, equipping them with the skills and confidence to build successful businesses. And while the programme itself has ended, its impact is just beginning.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Do you normally fly first class or coach? Thanks to Jon Weber , Erik Brue, Shane Ray Martin, and my coach Ben Dattner for thoughtful input. We suggest create a draft budget based on achieving your target AUM, but also on achieving half your target AUM. Its a healthy decision to plan for the downside.

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NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Magnify is a full-service sales agency sales strategy + sales process, CRM set up (HubSpot), sales training + coaching, outsourced sales + business development, trade shows, trade fairs, expos + events. Sales training + coaching Yes, you can increase your sales skills + confidence. What excites you about the work you do?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 27, 2025

Smith.ai’s high-touch, high-volume model meant they needed scalable, responsive systems to support both agent coaching and customer experience. This workflow identifies silent gaps in conversations, often signs of confusion or missed prompts, and flags them for coaching. That reliability is what allows Smith.ai

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Jason Malki

JULY 8, 2025

The traditional model of external consultants, coaches, and agencies wasn’t built for this. Zen Aegis is not an agency, a coach, or a consultant — we’re an embedded catalyst for change. I created Zen Aegis to embed leadership into the heart of an organization, bring a high-performing team with me, and drive real outcomes from within.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Something like a marriage (and often lasting just as long statistically), your investment partner can be a great cheerleader, coach and resource. Angel investors tend to be much more understanding, and usually resort to coaching rather than replacing the CEO during bad times. Are angels and friends a better bet?

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StartupNation

MAY 22, 2025

Consulting and Coaching : All of this professional experience can be provided in the form of advisory subsidiaries through arranged meetings. There are areas like Career coaching, business strategy, wellbeing, or any focused professional coaching.

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StartupNation

JULY 22, 2025

We bring different strengths to the table—his in organizational structure, operations, and sales, and mine in coaching, writing, and executive branding expertise. I partnered with Barry Breit, that friend who asked me to help with his resume. We started with the same questions many entrepreneurs ask: Is there a real market? The result?

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Venture Capital Is a Team Sport: Navigating the Partner Track with a Collaborative Mindset I was talking to one of my VC coaching clients a recently promoted young principal at a firm that's likely to raise a much bigger fund next time around. It doesnt have to be that way.

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HPA

JUNE 26, 2025

Their model includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), exposure therapy, parent coaching, and a unique Complex Care program designed for high-risk youth who often fall through the cracks in traditional care models. The early outcomes show the power of their model.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 20, 2020

Coaching enhances psychological safety. Leaders are also meant to be culture ambassadors, so it’s good for them to spend time with employees and teams across the organization. This can help them discover what’s really going on, on the ground. Create an environment where people feel safe. Practice secure-based leadership.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

With the call coach template, you can build an AI-powered coaching system that combines Zapier's automation and Gong's conversation intelligence (or your preferred call analytics software) to analyze calls automatically.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

These allow managers to listen in on calls, provide immediate assistance, coach agents, and get a bird's-eye view of call center activity in real time. From here, you can also monitor live calls for coaching purposes. With the addition of generative AI, GoTo Connect has further improved performance and quality assurance.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2025

Client interactions (consulting, coaching). This is especially risky if your side hustle involves: Anything with public exposure (events, food sales, fitness). Financial advice or writing (you can be liable for claims). Physical products. LLC: The business is its own legal entity With an LLC, you typically get limited liability protection.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2025

A fitness coach could offer a meal plan or a short workout guide, while a handmade jewelry brand might do better with a style guide or an exclusive discount. Your lead magnet should solve a real problem for your audience and be easy to access. Sharing it on your website and social media can help attract the right people.

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StartupNation

JUNE 11, 2025

Free Coaching, Mentoring and Skills Training from Verizon Digital Ready Sell in New Ways One of the biggest mistakes businesses make is they limit themselves to a single sales channel. It just makes sense to offer them something that is worth their time and hard-earned money.

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StartupNation

JUNE 11, 2025

Free Coaching, Mentoring and Skills Training from Verizon Digital Ready Sell in New Ways One of the biggest mistakes businesses make is they limit themselves to a single sales channel. It just makes sense to offer them something that is worth their time and hard-earned money.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 4, 2025

Yann Auzoux I had the pleasure of interviewing Yann Auzoux , a former Davis Cup player, top 100 ATP-tour match winner, elite tennis coach, and the founder of Tennis Central Corporation. Most of all, Im excited about proving that the next American superstar isnt just a matter of luckits a matter of design, access, and belief.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 13, 2024

As a business coach and licensed EOS implementer at her consulting company Business Action , Debra draws on decades of experience starting and growing her own companies and those of her clients.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

That's because every business is different—a freelance SEO consultant, for example, needs different features than a business coach. There's no one perfect solution when it comes to the best free invoicing tools.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

It's a novel way to put a website together: it feels like a "website coach" is nudging you through the process. Wix's AI tool is called Artificial Design Intelligence (ADI), and it comes in the form of a chatbot.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

Pro tip: Want a personalized coaching assistant for your sales team? You could use a Zap that logs this activity, and then adds these leads to relevant nurture campaigns or to your CRM with an AI-generated message or summary.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 12, 2024

Photo caption: EO members who volunteered to coach GSEA student entrepreneurs include: Divek Barathamanickam, Kate Hancock, Iffat Grecht, Marcelo Bernartt, and Kate Morgan (with Brent Wardrop on the far left behind Divek). In addition, EO members volunteer as GSEA coaches to mentor the global semi-finalist representing their region.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 13, 2023

To me, it’s exactly the kind of thing that the feedback and perspective of a coach is great for—but I don’t see a lot of investors making the investment in getting a coach. Given how much it helped me, I wondered why—especially as I’ve begun to take on a limited number of coaching engagements. Sometimes, yes.

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