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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

It’s a new year – 2016. I’ve spent hours this week reading about the firing of the head coach and personnel manager of the football team I support – The Philadelphia Eagles. His name was Chip Kelly and he came off of a very successful stint as the coach of the collegiate Oregon Ducks. Happy New Year.

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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M

TechCrunch LA

An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio.

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Hub 101 Demo Day

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, June 30, 2016 -- Hub 101 Demo Day. In 13 weeks, more than 25 mentors have given their time to coach and advise our teams. In 13 weeks, more than 25 mentors have given their time to coach and advise our teams. See [link] (more)

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Bryant Stibel's Kobe Bryant Dies In Helicopter Crash

socalTECH

John Altobelli was coach of Orange Coast College's baseball team. The crash site where Bryant and the others crashed is within view of a cluster of business parks, which houses some of the high tech companies along the 101 corridor.

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Tech Startup Culture May Have Changed For Good

Tech.Co

It even banned the consumption of alcohol in the office in 2016, as well as fornicating in stairwells. So, we decided to offer a ‘wellbeing coach’ to give the team the opportunity to express their feelings and get things off their chest.”

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7 Key Principles of Question-Based Leadership To Win

Startup Professionals Musings

Use questions to coach and develop team members. The best leaders focus on coaching and mentoring people on decision making, rather than giving orders. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/09/2016. In trusted environments, failures are seen as learning experiments, rather than opportunities for punishment.

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$150,000 Investment from Make in LA for hardware Startups | Batch 2 Application Open

Tech Zulu Event

One-on-one mentoring and coaching with 50+ mentors. Batch 2 will run from February 8th through June 11th, 2016 in Chatsworth, CA. Key benefits: 100% hardware-focused four month program. Up to $150,000 in investments per startup. Free office space + makerspace + manufacturing partnership. Industrial designer in residence.

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