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

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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. And when her assets were tapped she rented out her bedroom and even her couch on Airbnb to afford her year-one operations. More on that later.

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

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Network Up. But as we now know 33% of the world’s population is now connected to the Internet, the majority of traffic to the major Internet properties is now global and at Benedict Evans pointed out in his recent report, more than 70% of the world’s literate population will have a smartphone within 4 years. Prices down.

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The Most Interesting Online Video Trend

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It will enable the naturally creative but geographically and socially disenfranchised to make money doing what they love – participating. By now many of you know the Harlem Shake but what you may not appreciate is the broader trend behind the video and it has mirrored my general views on how TV will work in the future. Why would it?

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Why accountability is essential for responsible leaders

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Leaders can build a company on an innovative business plan, a strong network, and effective marketing, but there are a few other key actions they might not consider that contribute to their sustained success. Many factors contribute to why leaders find success. Establishing trust. Trust is a key benefit to employee culture and morale.

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How to thwart collaboration overload by working smarter

Entrepreneurs' Organization

These “warm” relationships then prove to be critical when opportunities enable a person who has done this well to see a possibility and mobilize a network. Across all of the work we find people that create energy or enthusiasm in networks is four times the predictor of a high performer. What is dysfunctional collaboration?

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Share the mindset of success in EO Accelerator

Entrepreneurs' Organization

She quickly realized it was a difficult place for her to succeed, since she built her network roots in Charlotte, North Carolina. Emma Allen is active in the Charlotte, NC chapter of EO Accelerator , which empowers first-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to catapult their business to the next level.

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

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When you think about the trends of faster-growing startups due to social networking, credit card enable and mobile first consumers – the reality is that many startups are becoming very large financially before needing to go public. The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition).

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