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The Most Important Advice I Could Give You About Unicorns

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In November of 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures coined the term “ Unicorn Club ” as it relates to billion-dollar startup companies. So here’s advice I give people all the time when they’re raising money. Or they’ll remind me of my common advice to take “ 50 coffee meetings.”

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What am I Thankful for This Year?

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2013 has proved to be a wild year. 2013 was the year of wearable devices and physical products. So with the wild ride of 2013 I had thoughts about what made me thankful this year. I know your 2013 success will lead to more sustained travel in 2014. Startup Advice' eCommerce was battered this year. Best, Mark.

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Overcoming obstacles and transforming STEM education in Jamaica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

The initial idea was born in 2013 but was not officially registered as a business until 2020 because she faced hardships launching the STEM Builders Learning Hub and finding tutors. Get inspired and learn how you can make a difference in your community with more stories and advice from YLAI fellows. government. government.

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GRP Excited to add Sam Rosen to Its Ranks. How Did He Get the Role? Hustle. Here’s the Story.

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We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. He pinged me that he was thinking about joining a startup based in LA with the CEO in NYC and would I be willing to meet him and give him advice on this process. Jordan Hudson.

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Empowering millennials in Peru to take action volunteering

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. When she returned to Peru in 2013, she launched The Millennials Movement and began offering resources on volunteerism.

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Bring Me Your Accents. Immigration Fuels Innovation

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My kids are growing up in Los Angeles in 2013. Startup Advice' We actually didn’t plan to – she sort of adopted us and we her. She is Filipina and my younger son grew up with Tagalog words and Chicken Adobo as his favorite dish. And as it happens foreign-born Americans can be some of our most patriotic citizens as well.

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If you Can’t Make Time, MakeSpace

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Shouldn’t all your storage be inventoried with photos in 2013? Startup Advice' Or was it in that fracking storage facility off of the 52 freeway? She drove out and looked for it. What a hassle. Turns out it wasn’t even at the storage facility. Shouldn’t you be able to scroll through your storage facility online?

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