Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

A partner can be a great sounding board as well. Not a mentor, not a paid consultant but a sounding board who’s directly invested into the growth of YOUR (and their) business. Do they have the same cultural fit as you? Your spouse might also be a great sounding board for you in some key business decisions.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Over the years, I’ve grown my network to about 700 people – my “mentor board of advisors” or MBA. A few years ago, I was focused on improving our corporate culture, so I flew down to meet with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh. He gave me invaluable advice over lunch, and his expertise was a reminder to seek out expert advice – every time.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

” The morning consisted of a presentation by Mitsue Kurihara, a Board member from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), who launched the DBJ Women Entrepreneurs Center in November 2011; and a moderated panel with three female entrepreneurs: Donna Fujimoto Cole, Fujiyo Ishiguro and Sachiko Kuno.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Invest in the wrong person, however, and you can cause real damage to company culture and productivity. Internships and mentorships shouldn’t be confused with actual hires. As a start-up entrepreneur , you may find it handy to have a person on board who can handle a variety of responsibilities. Hiring constantly.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions.

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Startup Blogpost

MAY 19, 2023

To understand the importance of mentorship for startup businesses, we gathered insights from 16 experienced CEOs, founders, and industry experts. Trevor Ewen , COO, QBench Networking Through Mentorship Startups need all the help they can get—and often, a mentor will introduce a new founder to various contacts to propel them forward.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

How to win consulting, board and deal roles with PE and VC funds. In many ecosystems outside of the major tech hubs, founders face cultural, legal, reputational and other hurdles to building a successful tech company. David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

These resources include funding, access to industry experts, mentorship, workshops, fireside chats and visibility into adidas’ networks. Annya Santana , Hood Health: Hood Health’s the first media platform and lifestyle brand at the intersection of health, wellness and culture. IG: @hood_health. IG: @healhaus.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Despite a culture that pushes founders to the edge of their physical, mental and personal limits as they build their company, we insist that they fly solo. Founders are resistant to hiring a coach themselves because they’re worried about what their investors and board will think of them. It’s not just their inner voice talking.

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Founder Bounty

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Check out our courses and job board More articles here: Why does Europe not have a Y combinator (YC) from a Lazard and Techstars Alumni? This could be something more cultural that anything but also the fact that European investors simply do… FounderBounty. Courses and mentorship to help start a business. Vlad Kozul

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Techtonic Academy provides underprivileged youth, minorities and veterans both technical training and mentorship to become entry-level software engineers and pursue a robust career in the technology field. Unlike the alternatives noted above, Techtonic Academy doesn’t charge for training. Your job becomes more personal.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). Venture Partners may also consult with companies directly or serve on boards, in which case we’ll expedite their being compensated directly by the relevant company. How to find a job as a VC scout.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Current Board service includes: First Fidelity Bank, REES Architects, Oklahoma City University, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, United Way of Central Oklahoma, the Civic Center Foundation, the Oklahoma School of Science and Math Foundation, i2e (Innovation to Enterprise) and the Arts Council of Oklahoma City. How can a decade have flown by!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

Once talent has come on board, inclusive culture and retention become key metrics of DEI progress. Assessing inclusion remains a challenge.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Last week, though, the outside world got a look at how Y Combinator, one of Silicon Valley’s most famed and feared accelerators, deals with the intricacies of a scaled, yet still ultra-exclusive, community after the accelerator kicked out two founders from its internal messaging board, Bookface.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

F or most, the delayed response was a terrible look and spoke to a weak company culture that might lead to more tea spilled. I am thankful for the learning and mentorship I received at the numerous employers I worked at before starting Flutterwave.”. Flutterwave wants to fix up with its CEO still at the helm. ” the CEO wrote.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

Shin is now part of our Advisory Board,” said Aykan Ekici, co-founder of Khenda, the top winner of KSGC 2021. month acceleration program, the 60 selected startup teams will be working under the mentorship of five prominent Korean accelerators. .” As Khenda, we expanded our operations by making great progress during the 3.5

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Ozor mentioned how undergoing several changes, self-doubt and fatigue took a toll on his mental health; eventually, he had to sort help through some mentorship programs. Most times, your investors and board are present when it’s working. When it’s not working, it can get lonely. Investors love sustainability more than growth today.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Culture is Strategy This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 Why Culture Matters More Than Strategy People often say “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Jim Collins takes this further: culture doesn’t just influence strategyit becomes your strategy. .”

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 28, 2019

[Managers help this by bringing their own network](), spending 30-50 percent of their time interviewing and recruiting, and will on board these new hires successfully. Keeping the span of control to 7 or 8 ensures each employee has enough mentorship and leadership to thrive. it is very expensive to recruit.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

You will see in societies, people will just put a board outside of their house and start selling products. Even if you don’t do well really after that, Vidit Aatrey [10:46] – we will put you in a mentorship program, where we connect you with some top trainers for a month and these guys will tell you how you start a business.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 18, 2025

The Ripple Effect of Great Mentorship In BE 2.0, Mentorship isn’t just a nice-to-have leadership skill; it’s how we create impact that outlasts our tenure. ” Her, and the rest of the board’s, response was calm and confident: “No, actually you do know. Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). ” Amen!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Arc crawls job boards and other sites for its database and has so far aggregated 54,000 developer openings from 13,000 companies. based employer, or what are the types of tools used and cultural norms?” The new version of Arc centers around two features: its smart remote job search engine and developer community. Liu said. “If

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Institute Cross-Functional Mentorship Within our startup, we recognized the importance of fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams. We instituted a dynamic mentorship program to address this, strategically pairing team members with diverse skill sets and functions. An example of such a platform is the Prezent Platform.

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