Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 28, 2018

A great management culture provides a competitive edge when hiring talent. Second, mentorship: surround leaders with experienced advisors who can guide. They meet monthly, read management books and discuss the best ways to deploy the strategies in the startup. And that extends all the way to the highest level: the CEO.

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 23, 2022

This includes: Where and when I was born; my health; the cultural, ethnic, socioeconomic benefits; and so on. Believing that effort is required but sometimes not sufficient for an individual who needs some mentorship or help in where to direct their energy. Cornell University professor Robert H.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 10, 2017

He’s been previously featured in Octane , writing about the value of mentorship and apps that can make life easier. My GSEA experience provided the opportunity to refine my pitch and really understand what problems and cultural challenges people face when exploring cities. We asked Tom about his experiences and inspirations. .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

In many ecosystems outside of the major tech hubs, founders face cultural, legal, reputational and other hurdles to building a successful tech company. There are three main players in any tech ecosystem: The first are founders who want to build companies and need funding. As a result, many of them emigrate to the U.S.

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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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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

Guy Raz’s book “ How I Did It ” unpacks the journey of so many entrepreneurs. Do they have the same cultural fit as you? Mentorship. Mentorship has been so important to me in building SmartHustle. Kat Cole mentioned her mentorship guidance in a recent interview with Dave Kerpen.

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Haystack

AUGUST 18, 2019

Despite that lack of experience, I am fortunate in that I have direct access to many of the greatest VC leaders and franchises for mentorship and guidance. who have over decades built up a big book of business, large teams of analysts and researchers, and most critically data models to make investment inferences. Granted, 6.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2019

She has also created a culture that authentically values giving back and making a positive difference in the world. Merry has inspired millions of people through her books, her seminars and even her own movie! I love that her business goes way beyond herself. It continues to inspire me to do the same.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

They were concerned about specific book passages, including one that reads: “[M]ost women in the Bay Area are soft and weak, cosseted and naive despite their claims of worldliness, and generally full of s**t.”. Most recently, Medium lost half its staff in July after a strategy shift and an internally criticized culture memo.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 22, 2023

I provided mentorship to the CTO and Head of Development, focusing on stabilizing their delivery processes. My primary focus was on stabilizing development flows, enhancing leadership, and cultivating a positive culture. My leadership was crucial in overcoming the challenges posed by COVID-19 and significant organizational changes.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collinss book, BE 2.0 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.”

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 3, 2023

A chapter wasn’t just over, a book was being closed. Now, we were adapting to an organization with its own culture, operating procedures, tech stack, and vocabulary. Our client contracts would be sunset, and the entire team would be let go…I would be let go. 18 months to find our perfect buyers. Six months to close the deal.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

47:40 – What’s a must read book and why? 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. A lot of those books are written outside India.

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Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

” C++ is not a great first language to learn, especially if it’s just from a book. There was kind of a culture of glorifying that a little bit, where everybody’s wearing company swag, and then it becomes a thing that everybody wants. I was like, “Oh, interesting, and I tried to learn to program, and I failed.”

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 18, 2025

This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 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. Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0).

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 30, 2024

This matters for us at PixelEdge and the broader tech community because building exceptional companies isn’t about following random trends – it’s about proven practices that work across different cultures, backgrounds, and business contexts. I’m starting a weekly series sharing the key insights I’m learning.

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