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6 traits that make an entrepreneur

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Whether it’s related to your personal finances, business growth or world events, one characteristic many entrepreneurs share is a knack for preparedness. To soften the blow of challenging times, it’s a good idea to create a plan for when disaster strikes. What makes an entrepreneur? A passion for connection. Preparedness.

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How to run a startup accelerator

Founders Coop

One of the questions I heard most often from commenters was: “if Techstars is an example of a failed accelerator, what does a good one look like?” Teaching entrepreneurial skills is a worthy endeavor and likely offers career benefits to ambitious employees and their employers, but it is not the purpose of a startup accelerator.

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

David Teten VC

However, historically most private equity professionals were former investment bankers and other finance professionals. The simplest path forward is to identify funds in your industry of expertise, and reach out. See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.) Asian Venture Capital Journal (free trial).

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Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz invested more in fintech than any other sector in 2022

TechCrunch

Specifically, Sequoia participated in Klarna’s $800 million financing ; Yokoy’s $80 million Series B; Telda’s $20 million seed round ; and Cococart’s $4 million seed financing. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. We saw a similar trend at a16z.

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In the Vault: Placing Multiple Bets on a ‘Mosaic of Solutions’ With Former Global Payments CEO Jeff Sloan

Andreessen Horowitz

Angela: You’ve had 3 corporate careers and Global Payments was really your first operating role. So, I’ve really had 3 careers. I started out as a lawyer, corporate finance lawyer, for about two and a half years. I started out as a lawyer, corporate finance lawyer, for about two and a half years.

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How to Determine if Your Idea for a New Business is Viable?

Startup Blogpost

How to Determine if Your Idea for a New Business is Viable? Entrepreneurs often grapple with the viability of their new business ideas, and to shed light on this crucial step, we’ve gathered twenty-one insights from Founders and CEOs. Many new entrepreneurs get excited about an idea they have, especially when nobody else is doing it.

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Is Going for Rapid Growth Always Good? Aren’t Startups So Much More?

Both Sides of the Table

The constraint between good ideas and growth operates in both directions. As a person who spends much time thinking about the venture capital & startup community and who has seen good times & bad times across many economic cycles the article is well written. For example. I talked about some of that here.

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