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Why Emmy Award-winning documentarians focused their lens on 5 GSEA student entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2019, Emmy Award-winning directors and documentary film-makers Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster followed five student entrepreneurs for the months between winning their national GSEA competition and the 2019 GSEA Global Finals. Instead, we saw competitors supporting each other by giving advice and feedback.

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The 6 Elements of a Great Workplace Culture Your Startup Needs in 2021

StartupNation

According to research conducted by iCIMS, from January to May 2019, only six tech positions were filled for every 10 that were open. million people), but as of 2019, this number had plunged to just 12% of private-sector American workers. Related: Expert Advice for the 4 Million People Who Launched a Business in 2020.

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“I will say that a lot of tension arose from Googler’s expectations that the company’s culture had to be exactly the same as what it was when the company was one fifth the size” Former GOOG & MSFT executive (and multiple time founder) Javier Soltero on Career Advice, Big Company Culture, and Startup Hiring Tips

Hunter Walk

HW: I’m sure you get hit up for career advice all the time. JS: The most general yet useful bit of career advice I often give is for people to look at the progression of their career as a story, and do their best to make the story compelling. At some point I noticed a change in our culture.

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The Rise of the Rest Class of 2019

Revolution

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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Small Business Owners Should Pursue Those Who Can Give the Best Business Advice

American Entrepreneurship

Update of Article dated July 7, 2019 Entrepreneurs too often work alone, missing opportunities to accelerate their pathway to success When starting or growing a new business the small business owner or entrepreneur should keep in mind that they are entering a lifelong pursuit of professional and personal growth.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

I wrote a post in 2015 that memorialized at the time how I felt about all of this, titled, “ Why I F **g Hate Unicorns and the Culture They Breed.” In the past 7 years we built cultures of quick money, instant wealth and valuations for valuations sake. And it changed the culture. How’s that advice holding up?

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Yes Is the Answer—and Other Ways to Succeed in Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

How Faith In People and a Culture Of Hospitality Built a Modern American Restaurant Company, Mitchell shares the keys to his company’s 25 years of success: including a steadfast commitment to a nurturing culture, a “people first” philosophy, and the humility to recognize reckless and ego-driven decisions. WHAT IS THE QUESTION?: