Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 23, 2024

The YLAI Network team spoke with Jonathan to gain some insight into his social ventures, thoughts on the rise of artificial intelligence, and any advice for fellow network members looking to jump into entrepreneurship. Jonathan’s advice to fellow young leaders and network members is to trust the process and trust the journey.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2023

Thank God for EO Forum, where we get to share our 5% life highs and lows with fellow entrepreneurs in a confidential environment of zero judgement and no advice. When you waste energy looking left and right instead of staying focused on the path in front of you, you will lose ground. Everything else falls into place from there.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

This is part of my ongoing series on startup advice but also filed under my sales & marketing posts. No advice I give will ever apply to 100% of companies, 100% of startups or even 100% of tech startups. By all means light up my comments sections with any cases you believe where this advice doesn’t apply.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 7, 2014

My view: “Spending any time or energy trying to game the ‘definition’ of your round of fund raising is a total waste. Whom you take advice from really matters. But my advice to entrepreneurs – stop sweating the silly optics. Nobody cares. No VC will be so naive as not to see straight through it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The mountain has an energy of its own—a juxtaposition of alluring yet hostile—she wields the clouds that surround her and transitions from blazing heat to low-visibility mist, to heavy rain in mere minutes. Energy is everything. Quantum theory proves that not only do particles consist of energy, but so does the space between.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. My main advice to you if you’re considering it is don’t waste much equity on it. Frankly, they don’t have enough skin in the game to warrant the time & energy. Tags: Start-up Advice startup technology vc venture capital. It’s very tempting.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 20, 2025

But when money is the issue, your time, energy and focus are drained from other important areas of your life or business. Money in the bank is like oil in the car. Certainly, you have many ways you are pulled every day, both tactical and strategic. Running out of money is not always synonymous with going broke.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The YLAI Network interviewed Marcos to learn more about his various organizations, his advice to network members, and his entrepreneurial spirit. Do you have any advice for YLAI members? Marcos Heyd has invested his time and energy into solving problems in Argentina. What is the goal of your first organization, La Escombrera?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

You may feel as I did in 1999 that the more smart people around the table the more intros you’ll have, the more sage advice you’ll receive and the more impressive you’ll seem to outsiders. So it seems strange advice for me to recommend that you pitch outside investors first for follow on investments.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 15, 2020

When training other teachers, it is important for Alex to convey and encourage the same level of energy and passion that motivated him to start this school. His advice to YLAI Network members looking to make a difference in their community is to really work hard to get to know their community first.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2010

Show energy and enthusiasm. And, yes, I probably take a little bit too much license with this particular advice. Keep it short, sharp, punchy and high energy. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Raising Venture Capital Sales & Marketing Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. You’re on stage!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

With the emergence of concepts such as NFT and GameFi, socialization prosperities are bringing new energy to the crypto world. Buy one here and check out the breakout sessions for trends, advice and opportunities to help grow your business. The Missing Block to Bring Crypto to the Masses. Brought to you by Vista Equity Partners.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2020

5000 shared: Knowing what you know now, what advice would you share with your younger self? And it gives me so much more energy. We asked these elite leaders about their entrepreneurial journeys. Here’s what Tracy Call of EO Minnesota, founder of Media Bridge Advertising , which ranked No. 4,672 on the 2020 Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Show some energy! Startup Advice' It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. So I thought I’d write a piece on how not to suck when you give a presentation.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

I love the enthusiasm, the boundless energy and the sense of possibility that comes from having an idea that hasn’t yet been beat up in the marketplace of competing ideas, customer contracts, VC skepticism, jaded journalists or fickle consumers who are on the The New, New Thing. You can focus your energy on what you’re good at.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 28, 2020

When we arrive at a site, we have to pack and unpack our tools, and this takes up a lot of our time and energy. Do you have any advice for women who are pursuing a career or founding an organization based on science? What do you envision for the future of Saint Apollonia Mobile Dental Clinic?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

The hardest relationships to establish have been with the biggest product companies (auto makers, consumer product companies), retailers (Walmart, Kroger) and big transportation (UPS, FedEx), logistics, energy, healthcare, shipping & telecommunications companies. They often fly back at least once if not twice a year to see family.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

He said that he noticed a lot of tech entrepreneurs don’t speak into the mic, don’t project their voices with confidence and aren’t necessarily paying attention to the mood or energy of the audience. Tags: Startup Advice This Week in Venture Capital. The future of the world is in the palm of the tech community.&#.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. You need to let the energy of the room guide you. Congratulations. Does that sound ok?&#. This last question is important. But … watch out.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

The confidence, energy, passion and humor that are hallmarks of Jonathan became muted in the pressures of needing to show financial successes to match one’s enormous product vision and ambitions. Startup Advice' I saw this first hand. I told Jonathan (and believe) that this would be the best year of his professional life.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

His scarcest resource was his youth and the energy he had to put into startup ventures when he has no kids, no mortgage and no major encumbrances. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Raising Venture Capital Start-up Advice Startup Advice. He had already given things his best effort.&#. But piers are often counter productive.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 20, 2023

EO members from 42 chapters brought their high-energy brand of curiosity, open-minded enthusiasm, and thirst for learning to help make the event a huge success. Under the theme “Act for Impact,” EO members explored a multitude of ways to follow Mahatma Gandhi’s sage advice: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

I focus my energy on “ critical path analysis &# so I mentally sketch out what parts of task I actually need to do early and I don’t let those slip. Tags: Startup Advice. There is something about the adrenaline rush of being under time pressure that excites us and teases out our creativity. Not everybody does.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 8, 2020

Real Estate Advice . Divya has some great advice for those who are looking to get into real estate either as a side business or move into it as a full career. Her first piece of advice is not to buy a fixer-upper right away. Her first piece of advice is not to buy a fixer-upper right away.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As soon as we control where awareness goes we control where energy flows. As soon as we control where energy is flowing we control what is manifesting in our life. I need to be able to harness my drive and better manage my energy. Drive consumes energy. You need a lot of energy to get behind a big drive.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2014

For engineering it focuses one’s energy on a critical date and there is the satisfaction of being able to see the immediate results of your hard work in front of a large audience. There is nothing that will focus the mind more than not wanting to be on stage with a demo that bombs.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

I flew to San Francisco to meet with Apoorva, Brandon and Max – who were working out of a house in South Park – and after the first week of ‘helping out’ as an advisor around the office I fell in love with the team, energy, and infectious ‘just get it done’ spirit. I knew I wanted to help build it from the ground up.

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Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

A good accelerator concentrates and focuses the energy of people who “can’t not” be founders. Step 3: Give good advice Most startup advice is bad. Teaching entrepreneurial skills is a worthy endeavor and likely offers career benefits to ambitious employees and their employers, but it is not the purpose of a startup accelerator.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 27, 2023

We aim to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture by leveraging technology and strengthening community development through various renewable energy, feed for animals and smart farm projects to achieve sustainable goals. Akata Farms is passionate about addressing climate change, food security and sustainable agriculture issues.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

As Emma Allen points out, when you’re taking the risk and investing your time and energy into creating a new company, a strong mindset isn’t just nice-to-have. “To see the wonder in their eyes and for them to be able to bless their families by taking home food from their own harvest—that’s big for me,” Allen said.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2018

The other day I posted some advice on Twitter that I just did free-formed from thoughts going through my head from recent conversations. 1/ From vantage point of being able to see hundreds of companies, good & bad I have some advice for founders - Get to know and love "gross margin."

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2010

Despite the criticisms they’ve received, Twitter’s desire to maintain the quality and integrity of the Twitter stream is worthy and will benefit both the platform and all of us as individuals who have poured our time and energy into communication through Twitter. Tags: Start-up Advice.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 3, 2024

While there’s a lot of advice available in those areas, we’ll concentrate on a few inbound strategies that remain consistently reliable (and promising) for 2024 and beyond. Top inbound marketing strategies for 2024 When creating an inbound marketing plan, focus on content creation and distribution.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Every time I’m there I’m blown away by the renewed energy and the thriving communities that have formed around the Flatiron District, Brooklyn and elsewhere. I wanted to model myself after Brad Feld and provide advice on dealing with VCs because that is what made me want to work with Brad when I was an entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I was meeting with a first-time CEO of a very promising young startup recently and offering my advice on what his priorities should be. I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2024

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. Thanks Javier!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

Sweeping the issues under the rug and they will fester and pop out down the road when you have invested even more time, money and energy in your businesses. Startup Advice' You want to be able to be open without your board members losing confidence in your future. Meaning – politics starts with your co-founder. Nurture it.

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