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13 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Best Business Advice

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The best business advice I was given was in my year 10 woodwork class by my teacher—who was teaching woodwork to boys who were both frivolous and quick to make decisions on cutting into beautiful pieces of timber. The best advice I have ever received came from one of my mentors from the US. Demi Markogiannaki—founder at WeTeachMe.

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How this theater director built accessible creative spaces to connect communities in Peru 

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

How this theater director built accessible creative spaces to connect communities in Peru By Jewelle Saunders “Art can transform society,” says Déborah Grández Seminario. When we see people and work to better understand them and their disabilities, a barrier between them disappears and opportunity emerges. “I government.

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7 EO members share the best business advice they ever received

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Here’s what seven EO members shared when asked, “What is the best business advice you ever received?” Katty Douraghy, EO San Francisco, president, Artisan Creative. The advice that would set me on a path to entrepreneurial stardom. I thought, “What kind of advice and insight is that?”. Be unrelenting.

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Promoting women’s advancement in Haiti through creative baked goods

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2017 YLAI Fellow Marie Flore Morett, owner of Delices de Marie Florett , has worked to create a welcoming community in Haiti to empower women to seek employment opportunities and work to decrease the job and wage inequalities present in Haiti. Advice for YLAI Network members. “Be By Caroline Sachdeva. Be open,” Marie advises.

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Advice from Warren Rustand: Put Your Head Down and Walk Into the Storm

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Rustand says he’s had calls from more than 300 business leaders at small and medium-sized companies looking for advice. For entrepreneurs, the job now is to look past that daunting torrent and to the opportunity beyond it. Because there is opportunity. The last third seems like they will make it. “If

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Why being a VC sucks. Advice to anyone who wants to get into venture capital.

This is going to be BIG.

Given enough time, technology and human creativity can solve just about every problem we have. I''ve also got a bunch of individual angels who see a fund as diversification and a source of co-investment opportunities--but not every angel wants to do a fund. Given four years, we can build a better e-mail marketing tool.

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Talk to Your Heroes: How I Built a Virtual Board That Enhances My Decision-Making

Paul G. Silva

They helped me: Refine my messaging for three distinct audiences Identify a new opportunity for angel groups to meet one-on-one with PE firms Validate the idea’s strengths without diluting the core message Just this morning, I met with my virtual board to improve my participant exit interviews.

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