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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

Both Sides of the Table

Working with early-stage teams : coaching, mentoring, setting strategy, rolling up sleeves: 9/10. “I think the best VCs help drive exits alongside their entrepreneurs. ” So it’s now March 2014 – 5 years since I started investing. Sourcing high-quality leads : 9/10. Since then? None have exited.

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Susan Cooney

Tech.Co

Susan is a startup coach and the founder of Givelocity, a social network for giving that offers a new spin on crowdfunding for good. A serial entrepreneur, Susan has a record of building value and community across several genre-defining companies. She’s also an advisor, mentor and investor in several startups.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

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Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, But it’s very easy to be flattered into “here’s why we want YOU as an investor” by entrepreneurs and earlier-stage investors alike.

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

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You can find a mentor, a coach, a project, or experience, to help you prepare for the role you are looking for. We were originally operating as a coaching company, and we built out this assessment technology for our own clients. That was in 2014, and that was our pivot moment. I can't help myself in being an entrepreneur.

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Don't Let These 7 Excuses Sink Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

When I heard a friend and business mentor say, “Your startup won’t fail if you don’t quit,” I realized that every entrepreneur should adopt “never give up” as their mantra. Nothing is more discouraging to aspiring entrepreneurs than the high failure rate. So why do most startups fail? I’m not enjoying this anymore.”

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What Future for Accelerators?

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and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. But by 2014 much had started to change. By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. So we went for it.

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

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If you’re an early-stage entrepreneur, technology has served you well. BlackTech Week was created in 2014, and in four short years, they’ve gained over 2700 participants, 150 speakers, and 3 pitch competitions. Ewing Marion Kauffman built a legacy that was fueled by his passion for being an entrepreneur and humanitarian.

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