Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

To celebrate Porfirio’s efforts in creating job opportunities in his community, and in leading them toward a culture of sustainability, the YLAI Network asked him a few questions about Green Depot’s successes. If you were to give a piece of advice to a YLAI Network member looking to make a difference in their community, what would you say? .

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 23, 2024

They also talked about the difficulties — and potential advantages — of selling into small businesses, taking alternative approaches to interviewing candidates, and the importance of keeping culture a vital part of a company as it scales. Immad: We care a lot about culture, and we have that well defined. Immad: Our culture degrading.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

I think as a tech industry we have bred a culture that places more emphasis on product excellence than managing human behavior. There were cultural challenges across the board. My father said to me early in life: “definition of politics – two people in a room” That really resonated with me. Startup Advice'

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 1, 2024

By acknowledging the mental health struggles and fostering a culture of support, the entrepreneurial ecosystem can evolve into a space where both success and well-being thrive. shared his experience around starting a business, the effects it had on his mental health and his advice on taking care of yourself and your business.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

He goes on to say, “We live in a highly individualistic culture. Do they have a strong sense of culture? Leadership, Teams, Success & Happiness (Tiger Moms & the true definition of success). When we’re shopping for a vacation we’re primarily thinking about Where. ” So true. ” Do they all get along?

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

What advice do you have for people in fast-growing companies about being a team-player but also taking advantage of the unique opportunity it provides? The best companies and cultures seem to have figured out this balance over time despite scale – but it is hard. what is right for the decision maker” skew towards the later.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

I sometimes feel that the Silicon Valley culture and we as technologists more broadly can breed monoculture in our approach to entrepreneurship, problem solving, market analysis and technology solutions. It shows us how the other 6 billion humans live, compete, struggle for resources and find clever ways to rise above their means. (I

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2016

In this special interview, the co-founders of Pronexia—a new generation recruitment firm—open up about their bootstrapping days, their unique hiring methodology, and the role authenticity plays when building relationships and company culture. Against everyone’s advice, I decided to seek out a business partner. ME/ “Commit to culture.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

If you have a team of 10 people then by definition 90% of the time spent on activities is not put in by you and on a team of 100 it’s 99%. We chose the word “upfront” to represent our culture. It’s why I was always critical of the “acquihire culture” at places like Yahoo ! Back to Chip.

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

If you could magically give one piece of advice to every founder seeking venture capital what would it be? Speaking to international founders – which is really my focus – the number one piece of advice I would give is to spend time in the Bay Area. CN: Thanks so much – that means a lot coming from you.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As somebody who has seen the shift from Innovation to Systematization many times I can tell you that culturally it is very hard for organizations. And my family are a definitely a “MakeSpace family” regularly donning MakeSpace t-shirts at school and at home and cheering every time we see a MakeSpace truck driving down an LA freeway.

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StartupNation

JUNE 22, 2021

There are many definitions of “brand.” A brand should be rooted in a company’s heritage and culture, connected to a set of core values that are the company’s very reason for being. A reality-grounded CEO manages, protects and leads the brand by managing, protecting and leading the culture and values behind it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I guess if you do more than one, I guess by definition, that’s serial. Because, almost by definition, I’m going to tell you no. So I’m definitely not ageist in that regard. This culture of asking. Startup Advice' Then everyone just started calling me a serial entrepreneur. How does this work?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

The advice is to “be frugal to accommodate to the new situation and roll on.”. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? Travel and gastro.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Definitely see changes in evolution of young startups given the behavioral changes caused by COVID. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? There is an incredible, thriving entrepreneurship culture that breeds fascinating companies weekly. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 16, 2021

Ramon had a chance to chat with Ginger and she shared her beauty business insights, which can definitely be used across many business verticals. . Ginger also wanted to become a makeup artist, but because she’s Asian, there were certain cultural pressures imposed on her by family. Advice on Starting Your Own Beauty Brand.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 16, 2021

Ramon had a chance to chat with Ginger and she shared her beauty business insights, which can definitely be used across many business verticals. . Ginger also wanted to become a makeup artist, but because she’s Asian, there were certain cultural pressures imposed on her by family. Advice on Starting Your Own Beauty Brand.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

As Our Colleague Kate Stern Departs Homebrew To Go Back to Company Building, Here’s Her Advice. I’d moved out for Homebrew after nearly ten years in New York, and the east coast / west coast culture shock is real! Of course I knew that wasn’t the whole picture, but there were definitely some things I needed to adjust to.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2020

There are definitely people who have become very successful through Facebook, but BluMaan found their initial success with building a community on YouTube. The culture of YouTube is very different from the culture of Facebook. The one that BluMaan used did free R&D as long as they had a minimum purchase order in the end.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

While that in itself is a great idea that definitely fills a need for businesses, it has also been compounded by recent changing tides. Oyster’s mission has been to make it possible for any company to hire wherever they want, without going through that pain themselves, making the “world their oyster,” so to speak.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 27, 2021

It is not intended to provide any legal advice. To steer clear of cumbersome and expensive filing requirements required by the federal and state laws, startups should aim to offer and sell their shares to “accredited investors” under federal securities laws. Disclaimer: This post is informational and educational purposes only.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Definitely tough to raise funds from LPs, especially for a first-time fund manager with no track record (in fund management) and during this Covid period. Additionally, Do you have any other advice for anyone looking to start a fund? What’s your advice to entrepreneurs who have a chance to meet investors like you? Build trust.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

I had no idea of the painful and inescapable challenges I would face; language barriers, culture shock, and lack of proper documentation to name a few. Today I can say I have achieved my definition of my American Dream. In my mind, the United States was the promised land, where I would be able to achieve anything while becoming rich.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

” Those questions and then having them written into narratives, fundamentally started to change the culture. Marco: Yeah, and that was definitely new. And so all that, I think, this shift towards more of a real-time business is something that AI definitely will accelerate. Maybe talk a little bit about that shift.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This lesson has not only helped my business thrive but also shaped our company culture, emphasizing compassion and resilience as core values. It was definitely eye-opening and an expensive lesson. My best advice is to actively surround yourself with people who have more experience and knowledge than you.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

And when it comes to writing poems or songs, it definitely lacks a certain…everything. And yes, Bard lacks the creativity and cultural understanding to make a piece of writing really good, but there's nothing wrong with using it as a springboard to bring your best writing to life. Bard isn't going to book anything for you.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 26, 2022

And I’ll tell you that one more thing, my definition of success is not about achieving something or is something extrinsic like that. This is vital in forming an inclusive workplace culture where people’s voices are heard and deeply respected. It was catalogs, phone banks and etc. Smart Hustle Resources.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When you type in a single word, you get a huge amount of data in various forms, such as dictionary definitions, videos, and blogs. Do you have any advice for budding entrepreneurs? Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register The search market is changing.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Claire Hughes Johnson : Yeah, definitely. So we definitely shouldn’t talk about dog training since that is not something that I should have on my resume. So I definitely used it with the self-driving cars team, and got feedback like, was this accurate? My advice would be actually, start something and then keep drafting it.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

Our startup culture must never be reduced to a cold, box ticking, economic development or investment exercise in our quest to find and fund New Zealand’s next hot new success story as I have written before. By definition, as a founder, it starts with you. Many things you attempt will fail.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 28, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. ) Bitcoin therefore must move, and movement between parties is the antithesis of HODL culture.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Almost by definition to be a great leader you need to be an effective psychologist. It’s your job to give people enough space to flourish without conflict, resolve conflicts when they do occur, encourage your team members to perform at their best and set the culture by which they ultimately treat their colleagues and staff.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

I need your advice.” ” “Weakness need not be feared and despised, even in a culture that prizes and elevates youth and beauty.”. “Weakness need not be feared and despised, even in a culture that prizes and elevates youth and beauty.” He took a bead on me with those steel-blue penetrating eyes.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

But to be clear the overwhelming majority of deals involve one company driving the cultural integration, establishment of uniform processes, hiring / firing decisions, etc. I think we had slightly different definitions of this saying but since he coined the term I have to credit him. Tags: Startup Advice. This is a good thing.

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GCUC

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

We are super proud of our culture and diversity which makes all the difference every single day! What is one piece of advice you give everyone that works with and/or for you? What advice would you give to someone thinking of becoming an entrepreneur? Where do you personally feel the most sense of community?

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Unvalidated Learnings

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Such is the company’s current scale and standing in popular culture that it’s hard to imagine it once was nothing more than a scrappy upstart with chronic cash shortages. No matter how hard it is today, it was much harder before By definition, entrepreneurship has and always will be one of the most difficult human endeavours.

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Y Combinator

MAY 30, 2024

There were definitely things in there where I look back and go: I was made for [running a company]. It’s something we even try to design into our company culture, too — like… remember, this is kind of fun, right? Honestly, it’s that there’s very little [universally] applicable advice.

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