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Chegg Donates $50K to Stevens Institute of Technology, Fueling Student Innovation

American Entrepreneurship

At the same time, Launchpad@Stevens supports student innovation by providing mentorship, funding, and networking opportunities. Chegg, a leading student-first online learning platform, has contributed to advancing student innovation by donating $50,000 to Stevens Institute of Technologys iSTEM and Launchpad@Stevens programs.

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How one YLAI Professional Fellow unlocks potential through mentorship in Antigua and Barbuda

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Catherine, Jamaica, she saw her community experiencing low education rates. Her parents instilled in her the importance of education, good morals and values. With Mrs. Menzie’s encouragement, Janese pursued studies toward a degree at the University of Technology in Jamaica. “I am from humble beginnings,” Janese states.

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Why Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Is Essential for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Mentorship is one of the best gifts. I’ve made monthly peer-mentoring sessions of 10 to 12 other entrepreneurs an integral part of my ongoing education. Peer-to-peer mentorship and learning programs provide multiple benefits—not the least of which is perspective. It’s what being an entrepreneur is about. Why Peer to Peer?

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Lessons from the Trenches: One Founder’s Candid Look at Bootstrapping

Entrepreneurs' Organization

My entrepreneurial story didn’t start with an invention or a groundbreaking technological breakthrough. While I eventually found success through perseverance, strategic partnerships, and the unwavering support of my wife and team, I often wonder if the journey could have been less daunting with the right mentorship.

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Finding your brand identity in 4 steps

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Understand your audience and educate your community. Why does he spend so much time on the radio when his main business is technology repairs? Providing five-minute tips and tricks about what to do and not to do with your computer during these sessions allowed me an easy way to start educating my community as well.”

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25 Things that make hiring technical talent much easier

This is going to be BIG.

You already have other top tier tech talent that they can learn from, get mentorship from, and be challenged by. You can provide flexibility in terms of choosing which technology solutions, languages, tools they can use. You're working on a technically interesting problem. A technical person is the one recruiting them.

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Should every startup get funded?

This is going to be BIG.

If you can’t back it up with guidance and mentorship, we’re burning up a lot of cash, 500k at a time. Engineers don’t usually spend a ton of time predicting future business viability—they just want to work on interesting technology problems. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology.

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