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How to Win Consulting, Board, and Deal Roles with Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . Thank you to my co-author for this essay, Paulina Symala, a Consultant at Oliver Wyman and a past intern of Versatile VC. Expert Networks.

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Shaping the Future of CRM: A Chat with Daniel Gualotuna of Coast 2 Coast Cloud Consulting

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Daniel Gualotuna, a Salesforce aficionado and the entrepreneurial mind behind Coast 2 Coast Cloud Consulting. His journey, transitioning from a driven professional to a successful entrepreneur, encapsulates both the challenges and rewards of the startup ecosystem.

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From EdTech Entrepreneur to Tech Investor: The Journey of Andres Balcazar, Chief of Staff at Lido

Jason Malki

Andres, an Industrial Engineer by training, was previously investing in the B2B vSaaS space and comes from a background of strategy consulting. He is also an angel investor and former EdTech entrepreneur. When I launched WePrep in college, I was researching key drivers for startup success and was introduced to the world of VC.

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Startup Communities – Where to Find Them and How to Get Involved

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

An entrepreneur needs a network of supportive people and resources to maximize his or her chances of success, because there will always be fires to put out. While entrepreneurs can be found everywhere, some startup ecosystems are thriving more than others. What is a startup community? Investor networks.

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The Silicon Valley Bank Crisis: Resources and Information

Angel Capital Association

While a run on a bank by current depositors can clearly accelerate negative trends we must also be mindful of the responsible support of the startup ecosystem that can and should come from venture capitalists, angels and other stakeholders. Click here for updates or to reach out for consultation.

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 2: Startups founders are men.

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Hustle Fund wants to help spawn a new generation of angel investors

TechCrunch

Kara Penn is the mother of four daughters and owner of Mission Spark, a management and strategy consulting company. One of the things most important to us is this bigger mission of wanting to change the way the startup ecosystem is,” Yin said. “I And now, thanks to Hustle Fund, she is also an angel investor.