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Celebrating the Life and Work of Tony Hsieh

Tech.Co

It’s with profound sadness we mourn the loss of a true visionary, author, mentor, thought-leader, investor, and friend, Tony Hsieh. Under Hsieh’s leadership, Zappos revolutionized the apparel industry, and e-commerce in general, by being one of the first to prioritize customer satisfaction and service. By Frank Gruber and Jen Consalvo.

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Interview with Helen Lee, JOANY

socalTECH

Helen Lee: Christina and I started the company back in 2014. We launched in December of 2014. We had our Joan of Arc moment in Decembre of 2014, and therefore called the company JOANY. He provided all kinds of feedback from a product standpoint, and we found a lot more mentors like that at Techstars.

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Fuel50: Helping Employees Figure Out Their Career Path, With Anne Fulton

socalTECH

You can find a mentor, a coach, a project, or experience, to help you prepare for the role you are looking for. That was in 2014, and that was our pivot moment. We got really serious after the success of that customer, who wanted to make this technology available for all of its employees across the globe. READ MORE>>.

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7 Entrepreneur Traits That Let You Soar With Angels

Startup Professionals Musings

As a startup mentor, I’m always amazed that some entrepreneurs seem to be an immediate hit with investors, while others struggle to get any attention at all. Message delivery must be customized for each investor. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 11/28/2014. Surrounded by the right people and track record.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic. So we first turned to solve the question of how to better meet the needs of our growing customer base of large brands and media companies. Mentorship.

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More Successful New Entrepreneurs Are Baby Boomers

Startup Professionals Musings

Boomer investors are much more likely to get in the game with a high focus on mentoring and give-back, as well as the financial return potential. Manage customer service. Marketing and sales to Gen-Y customers. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 10/24/2014. boomers entrepreneurs gen-x gen-y startups'

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Do You Have The Mentality To Be An Entrepreneur?

Startup Professionals Musings

As an angel investor and a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m always disappointed to see founders who seem stressed out most of the time, and more annoyed than energized by the abundance of challenges they see in building their startup. Martin Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 8/29/2014.