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Three Words Entrepreneurs (and VC’s) Should Take to Heart

Both Sides of the Table

” I said I learned this 15 years ago because that is when I stopped being a consultant. .” ” I said I learned this 15 years ago because that is when I stopped being a consultant. This weekend was Yom Kippur, holiest of the Jewish holidays and the day of atonement.

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

Both Sides of the Table

She not only became an expert in SEO, she began consulting in SEO to continue to make ends meet and she became a speaker on the topic. She hasn’t raised any venture capital. She drove her company to profitability before paying herself a modest salary. She leveraged herself and even sold many of her possessions to get started.

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What the Facebook IPO means: 10 things

This is going to be BIG.

I'd say it has to be payments, because knowing who your friends are gives them a natural advantage in peer to peer. Recruiting for banking and consulting will become that much harder. Recruiting for banking and consulting will become that much harder. 1) Expect the angel and seed stage market to continue to stay hot.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. I had to laugh a bit reading it. I listed on many databases – some MBA, some not.

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5 Activities That Require Hybrid Employees To Come To The Office

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Peer-reviewed studies find clear associations between longer commuting times and lower job satisfaction, increased stress, and poorer mental health. Given that data, when I consult for organizations on determining hybrid employee work arrangements, a primary consideration involves minimizing staff commuting time.

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Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

Entrepreneurs' Organization

By Miranda Naiman, accidental entrepreneur, motivational speaker, member of the EO Tanzania chapter and founder of Empower Limited , a Tanzanian human capital consultancy firm. Learn more about why entrepreneurs like Miranda choose EO for their peer learning, professional development and once-in-a-lifetime adventures.

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Admitting that you have no idea what you're doing

This is going to be BIG.

What they're really betting on is your ability to learn--and that starts with your willingness to admit the following: "I don't know what to do.". Sometimes--a lot of times--he said, you have to admit that you don't know what to do, but that you're going to find someone smart who knows the answer. The solution? Start asking a lot of questions.