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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Take On Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment

InfoChachkie

Ask For Mentoring. Deliver Bad News Early. The time spent reading Enchantment will net a significant return. For instance, in the chapter entitled, “How To Enchant Your Boss”, readers are instructed to: Make Your Boss Look Good. Drop Everything And Do What Your Boss Asks. Underpromise, Overdeliver. Prototype Your Work.

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Raising Seed Capital Now: 10 Tips

Tech Coast Venture Network

“The high-net-worth individuals [who] make up the angel universe tend to take extended vacations in the summer and the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s,” says Jennifer Naylor, an angel investor with Golden Seeds in New York. “Most have a strong desire to mentor and help build companies.”

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Boomers are Looking for Another Bite at the Apple

Startup Professionals Musings

News & World Report , people over 40 were key players in 86.6% How can you beat finding someone who has been there and done that, able to mentor Gen-Y, has lots of connections to people in your industry, and is often willing to work for equity alone? Last year about 40% of the total workforce was Boomers. Angel Investor.

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