Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 22, 2024

This acceleration in insight generation enables faster, more informed strategic decisions. Process Automation : Following David’s advice, I’ve automated routine data cleanup and formatting tasks, freeing up time for strategic thinking and client interaction.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 29, 2024

The most successful entrepreneurs are those who take the approach of seeking out those who can give the best advice when dealing with the challenges of growing their small business or startup. The Importance of Seeking Out Expert Advice Seeking out expert advice is crucial for small business owners for several reasons.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Will I have information that other journalists don’t have (otherwise known as a “scoop”)? The idea is that you put out information with data and a point-of-view and that becomes the story rather than you. That chart has information on it. Do I have data or facts to present so the story has legs?

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MAY 27, 2013

By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. If you have investors or board members that have wide relationships you can get significantly more value out of them by keeping them informed. More information comes out. Startup Advice' .” His argument is as follows.

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APRIL 6, 2020

We have been advising a lot of entrepreneurs so I thought I’d “open source” some of the advice I have been sharing. So my only goal is to give you insights into the conversations we’ve been having in case you don’t have the same access or advice. It simply determines whether you have to provide additional information.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 10, 2024

Timely financial advice is critical for a company to sustain operations when revenue growth stalls Whether through the loss of key accounts or business slumps tied to economic downturns, small business owners need to take actions that will keep their businesses going until new customers are found or the economy recovers.

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JUNE 27, 2013

We think transparency and easy access to information benefit our entire ecosystem. Startup Advice' To start, we believe that our industry was too closed-door and secretive. Why should investors know all the tricks of the trade while first-time entrepreneurs operated at a disadvantage? you don’t ask, you don’t get! )

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Have really strong analytic skills to put large amounts of information into context. Ability to source information easily to help build a thesis around companies / industries / competition. Startup Advice' I have every confidence he will exceed our already high expectations. Congratulations, Jordan.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

Here is advice I collected for dealing with the stress of running a startup: 1. Brad Feld, a partner at Foundry Group and investor in many successful startups, gave me this piece of advice. For more information, please visit [link] and follow the author on Twitter. Remember that you are not alone.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 15, 2020

Here is advice from our experts, Desde Cero Finanzas ‘ Julio César Pineda, and North Central College ‘s Dr. Ryan Decker, along with some additional resources, to help you focus on money management when you are not sure what is coming next. Stay up to date with reliable information.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

He pinged me that he was thinking about joining a startup based in LA with the CEO in NYC and would I be willing to meet him and give him advice on this process. They collected each other’s information and Sam immediately built a relationship with Jody. So I had a sense that I knew who he was. Not for me.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

What advice do you have for entrepreneurs who may be looking to revive their businesses? Humility, seeking out the very best expertise and help one can find—learning from their experiences, getting and using good advice—is a natural companion to curiosity. Organizations (like people) are always in transition.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

We are money, advice, coaching, cheerleading, interventionist but not “the decider.” In preparation for her reentry into VC she spoke with many mentors of hers for advice on venture capital. One such advice came from Sharon Weinbar (who I, too, am a fan of) who said, “View every situation with a beginner’s mind.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I had an enjoyable conversation this morning with a young team straight out of college this morning and they were calling to ask advice on how to approach fund raising (angels vs. VCs, how to select a VC, etc.) Startup Advice VC Industry' Deals done in your industry? It’s a bit of all of these. It’s not you.

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Source Link

JANUARY 29, 2022

Lean on advice from others who’ve been there before. The organizations that are part of our network continuously lean on each other for advice and benefit from hearing about the experiences of entrepreneurs who have overcome similar challenges. Here at SourceLink, we partner with many amazing communities across the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

It’s how we inform ourselves these days. ” We inform ourselves through headlines. There is too much information to follow otherwise. And of course the other place I inform myself is on Twitter. Startup Advice' Titles are an enticement to read a post. And so it should be.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 6, 2025

Safe space for brainstorming – Test ideas without judgment or politics Consistent advice – Your virtual advisors won’t forget previous conversations Customizable expertise – Add or remove advisors based on your changing needs Setting Up Your Virtual Board Ready to create your own advisory team?

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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. Overall, getting leads is increasingly challenging due to the noise and information overload reaching us from all fronts.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

But you have to admit that we live in a skewed system in which the elite educated population gains disproportionally from our change from an industrial to an information economy. We need to make sure our young kids have public schooling that trains them for the information economy. I am a beneficiary of that.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We summarize these pearls of wisdom in our new book, Smart Startups: What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know — Advice from 18 Harvard Business School Founders. The book is full of insights and advice for every stage of your entrepreneurial journey. Here are three key pieces of wisdom to get you started.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

But my contact told me that many viral videos start through close networks on Reddit where a degree of formal and informal collaboration of individuals takes place. Startup Advice' Of course you can build social sharing tools like Upworthy that make it easier for people to share if they like your video.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I surveyed six seed- and early-stage investors to get their tactical advice for laid-off tech workers who are thinking about starting up. Most of them are so open to pitches, they’ve provided their contact information below. “IP is important to us. As for geographies, we’re continuing to invest in Silicon Valley/U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

We use this try to draw some context that informs our funding decisions. We also are dependent on money, advice and support of many of our friends & colleagues in the venture industry who co-invest with us in nearly every deal we do. Every year at Upfront we try to analyze the venture markets. Thank you, guys.

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Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

We’ve also seen a large enough set go on to varying degrees of success – an IPO, a multibillion dollar acquisition, many eight- and nine-figure outcomes and over a dozen companies still valued at a billion dollars plus – to have an informed view on how that comes to pass. Step 3: Give good advice Most startup advice is bad.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 25, 2021

Financial arrangements, including but not limited to: bank accounts, investment portfolio information, properties, LLCs or partnerships, safe deposits boxes. I hope you will not consider all this information as only food for thought, but rather as fuel for action. Lincoln Financial Advisors does not provide legal or tax advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

Soleil is paranoid about leaking design & product information because she’s been burned. Startup Advice' Kara & Soleil are hard-working powerhouses. Great moms, both. But passionate about building businesses. Kara is showing me GANTT charts, wireframes, user stories and ship dates. They are yin & yang.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This isn’t just about crunching numbers; it’s about gaining valuable financial insights that empower you to make informed decisions. It forecasts revenue streams, anticipates expenses, and facilitates informed decision-making regarding investments, resource allocation, and financial management.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

To fellow entrepreneurs at any stage of their journey, my advice is clear: If you are committed to bootstrapping your business, be prepared for the long haul. He is committed to fostering an informed, engaged investment community, aligning business growth with investor education.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2023

Serial entrepreneur and seasoned investor Vinod Khosla has some strong, contrarian advice for the venture capital industry: don’t sit on your founders’ boards. The advice comes at a reflective time for the industry. Vinod Khosla’s advice for top VCs? Anonymity requests will be respected.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

So my simple advice is to start PR as early as possible (and certainly earlier than most of your investors will advise) when you have your head around your product plans and are well into execution (or ready to launch) precisely because your recruiting, seed funding and initial user base may depend on it. I see too many people who do that.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

You need to pick wisely because whatever you do, you must do better than other people staring at the same information as you. Startup Advice' Admitting that you will have limited resources and strong competition both in today’s market and in the markets you want to enter is the right start of the conversation.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 24, 2020

Marie says that Delices by Marie Flore Morett provides information about different learning or professional opportunities for women and motivates women to apply to these positions or continue learning. Advice for YLAI Network members. “Be Be open,” Marie advises.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

In any speech I do that is information rich I often have a summary slide at the end with the key points I want them to remember. Startup Advice' If you want the audience to remember what you covered you need to be slightly repetitive with your key take-away message. If you practiced you sure would realize that nobody could read it.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 10, 2012

You know now why I would take her advice for new employees. ” She gave me a special one-time permission to write about her in a blog post so I could publish the advice she gave our friend. General Advice. But if you seek one out, most talented employees would gladly become your informal mentor. Hope you enjoy. **.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

how informed will they be about our product / service? To be much smarter than the information you’re divulging. But I promise you it’s more effective in communications than over informing people and losing the message. It is 101 for anybody who understands memory and information retention.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

You can ask them to come and watch your videos at your owned & operated websites (O&O) where you can make higher margins as well as ask directly for more meaningful customer information such as Facebook connections, Twitter oAuths, email addresses and the like. The most important currency of online businesses is customer information.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 9, 2013

By definition leaders make hard choices given incomplete information. By having many views and mixing it up into a pot and then sorting it out with a logic structure that informs my decision I often feel I get better results. It’s hard being a leader. But you need conviction.

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