FundersClub

JUNE 15, 2017

technology startup founders and how that affects the gender diversity of the employees they hire in " The 2017 US Startup Team Gender Diversity Study. " Investor Thoughts. FundersClub explores the gender diversity of U.S.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 18, 2020

2017 YLAI Fellow Neish’s hard work of creating a sustainable trans rights movement has blossomed far beyond his expectations. By Jewelle Saunders. The fuller you are, the more you have to give back,” says activist Neish McLean. Invest in yourself, and your hard work will blossom.”.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Avena, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, also offers advice for future entrepreneurs. Avena noticed the large-scale unemployment throughout Dominica, and her concerns were confirmed by the Central Development Bank in 2017 when Dominica was listed as one of the Caribbean countries with the highest unemployment rates.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

You get advice from people who have been where you are without worrying about damaging your reputation. Just in time, I formulated a plan to share that connects my team more closely to our success.” – Margee Moore, president and CEO, BigOrange Marketing “It provides the security to have frank conversations in confidence.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 28, 2020

We launched Startup School as an online program in 2017 to support founders actively working on building their companies. The Startup School for Future Founders content and exercises are a great fit for universities looking to share market-tested entrepreneurship advice. You can register for the new course today.

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NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

TAKE THE BEST FROM LAST YEAR AND […] Advice Magnify Consulting Sales and Marketing Supporter Content How to ask for the sale March 29, 2021 #nzentrepreneur If 2020 showed us anything about the sales profession, its that some of us have become de-skilled in “the Ask” You know… asking for the sale.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2019

He didn’t win the global competition that year, but Carlos went on to participate in GSEA in a variety of roles—first as a special guest in the 2013 finals, then as a jury member in the 2015 semi-finals in Thailand and, most recently, as a jury member in the 2017 semifinals in Germany. He also hopes to make an impact on the world.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 6, 2020

2017 YLAI Fellow Andrea Puente Salazar has had her share of obstacles on her way to entrepreneurial success. To highlight Andrea’s hard work and perseverance, we asked her to answer the following questions and provide key advice to fellow YLAI Network members looking to make a difference in their community. By Jewelle Saunders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Women may feel unsupported in their process of moving into a career where so much career advice is geared toward men. A 2017 Pew Research poll found that 50% of women reported gender discrimination at work, compared with 19% of men.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2020

When Pete approached me for advice, I recommended the “Failure-Proofing” strategy, which is a pragmatic and easy-to-use technique to defend against planning and project disasters. 3 Key Steps to Preventing Disasters in Implementing Decisions.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 22, 2018

For instance, at our 2017 Ameren Accelerator —a program in partnership with UMSL Accelerate that connects entrepreneurs with investors and opportunities in the energy-tech sector—one of our startups, Rebate Bus, was wrestling to find a unified voice. In EO, our methodology is one of offering shared experiences rather than giving advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

Community-building is advice I give to nearly every startup team with whom I work. Bevy launched in 2017 and quickly helped companies like Atlassian, Duolingo, and Salesforce to scale hundreds of monthly in-person meetups and events. Peloton has recently done a big push to get users to add hashtags that they create?—?this

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 28, 2019

Diana Hu cofounded Escher Reality, which went through the Summer 2017 batch of YC. 21:15 – Advice for founders after an acquisition. 30:45 – Advice for Immigrant founders. 33:24 – Advice for founders in/after YC. 21:15 – Advice for founders after an acquisition. She’s on Twitter @sdianahu.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2020

With the Nutrium platform, patients get integrated nutrition counseling which combines professional advice, continuous monitoring and access to commercial products. Rui Ferreira, vice president at Portugal Ventures, said: “In 2017, when Portugal Ventures invested in Nutrium’s pre-seed round, the company was mainly present in two markets.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As a result of the efforts of Sam, Rahul, Ted, Nicolas, Chang and the entire MakeSpace team our revenue grew 150% between the months of January and October of 2017, having served more than 20,000 customers and stored more than a million individual items for our customers. If I could close with some advice for startups and boards ….

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The seed round will be used to launch a portable home health lab, Bisu Body Coach, which provides personalized nutrition and lifestyle advice through easy, accurate urine and saliva testing. Bisu was founded in 2015 and started business in 2017 when it entered the HAX accelerator program.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2019

There are times in life when playing it safe is good advice—like wearing a seatbelt, for example, or looking both ways before crossing the street. Mayke Nagtegaal is the COO of MessageBird, an Amsterdam-based cloud communications platform which, in 2017, raised the largest-ever investment—$60 million—by a European software company.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

We asked the winners in each city to tell us about their companies, provide advice to fellow entrepreneurs, and share a little more about themselves. What advice would you offer entrepreneurs in Orlando? My advice would be to pick and develop a focus in which you have competency and passion. What does your company do?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Whether you want to share your experience or seek the advice of others, I hope you’ll contribute to our community on Entrepreneur Parents ! In 2017, he launched Entrepreneur Parents , a website where entrepreneurial parents share tips and tricks for balancing these two demanding roles.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

In 2017 we began inserting an “Inclusion Clause” into our term sheets because we believe that the culture one establishes at the earliest stages of one’s business will set out the course of how it will grow and develop. Thank you to Hamet Watt for being such a positive leader in the African American community?—?I It takes a village.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 24, 2023

After leaving the company in 2017, I pursued my passion for homebrewing and worked hard to become a brewer. What advice will you give to those wanting to enter the industry? I used to work for an insurance company before starting my own business. We also need to pay attention to sourcing quality ingredients.

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Y Combinator

JUNE 17, 2020

This change will allow us to serve many more founders than the traditional annual course we’ve been running since 2017 and better support startup founders year-round. Founders come to Startup School for the personalized advice and camaraderie that a strong community provides.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

By 2017, Duolingo would boast having 200 million users, which was double von Ahn’s goal when he first launched to the public on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage. She invested because of Duolingo’s growth and engagement numbers, but confronted von Ahn with some direct advice.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

“The traditional investment advice of just dollar-cost averaging into Vanguard funds, and hoping everything’s going to be okay — that was true, and that was good advice for, let’s say, the past 40 years that we’ve been in this declining interest-rate environment,” Reiss said. Image Credits: Equi.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 17, 2019

In 2017, just 2.2% Practice your pitch, have them look over your business plan, and solicit their advice to so when you go into the lion’s den you’re as prepared as possible. . But, with all of the progress that’s been made, there are still looming disparities. . Find the Right Investors - don’t throw your pitch to just anybody.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Wahl offers advice on how to productively unleash your inner creative in your business, by immersing yourself in the unfamiliar, practicing creativity constantly and more. Originally published May 22, 2017. The post Artist and Entrepreneur Erik Wahl Shares How to Create Brand Value [VIDEO] appeared first on StartupNation.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Insurance products had reached less than 3% of the population as of 2017, according to rating agency ICRA. ICRA estimated that of those Indians who had purchased an insurance product, they were spending less than $50 on it in 2017. An average Indian makes about $2,100 a year, according to the World Bank.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 22, 2016

And, according to research by Gartner , by 2017, 50% of product investment projects will be redirected to customer experience innovations. We publish consistent updates on our business, provide a monthly real estate newsletter, and share customer service tips and advice with regular blog posts, videos and radio appearances.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 15, 2018

We held a few closes prior to the final closed in February of 2017. What is one piece of advice you’d give every founder? When did you start your current fund? We started to invest out of our inaugural fund, Cross Culture Ventures I in April 2015. What is one thing you are excited about right now? BUILD and EXECUTE!

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

The new round was led by Insight Partners and included participation from existing investor US Venture Partners and gives nfinite a total of $130 million in venture-backed funding since the company was founded in 2017. ” Rebecca Minkoff has some advice for e-commerce companies right now.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

based startup was founded back in 2017 but operated in stealth mode for three years, while it was conducting research into the microbiome — working with scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital, Stanford Medicine, Harvard T.H.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 17, 2019

As an EO Vancouver member, he was the 2017 Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Citizen of the Year Award. While there’s lots of advice out there on how investors can exit successfully, there’s less for entrepreneurs in the trenches. In this article, Manny shares his strategy for a smooth business exit plan.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

Given the success of her investments she was on the 2017 Midas List of top 100 venture capitalists. What is one piece of advice you’d give every founder? Prior to co-founding Floodgate , she worked at Charles River Ventures and McKinsey and Company. I love teaching. And I love eating. You have to be all in -- this is your life’s work.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

” Speaking as someone who’s been on both sides of this equation, I most appreciated her advice about focusing on “simplicity and staying consistent” when it comes to messaging. on Sunday, Dec. Image Credits: Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group. “Actually, nobody does.” “Actually, nobody does.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 9, 2018

Fellow Forum members don’t give advice; they speak from prior experience, letting you draw your own conclusions on how to best proceed. In 2017, I decided to make one of my accountability goals leading a charity climb up Mt. As part of his Forum accountability goals, Dave Bacon committed to lead a charity climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Loughlin led Ironclad’s Series A deal back in 2017, making it one of his first Series A deals after returning to Accel. As a reminder, Extra Crunch Live is a members-only series that aims to give founders and tech operators actionable advice and insights from leaders across the tech industry. Make a friend!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

Cronje, the company’s CEO, told TechCrunch on a call that DataProphet’s focus on providing end-to-end prescriptive AI for manufacturing plants to improve their yield started in 2017. And in cases where clients don’t follow the advice DataProphet provides, the company engages with the customer to understand their concerns.

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