TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
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.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 12, 2016
Why is it that only the most successful entrepreneurs , including Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Richard Branson, admit to having a mentor and actually use them? Obviously, I’m a big fan of business mentors based on my own experience, since I have been at different times on both the contributing and receiving end of the relationship.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 27, 2016
Thursday, June 30, 2016 -- Hub 101 Demo Day. The Program brings these startups to sunny Westlake Village and helps them build a repeatable, scalable business model in a mentor-driven format. In 13 weeks, more than 25 mentors have given their time to coach and advise our teams. See [link] (more)
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 30, 2015
Perks include office space, prototype lab, production facilities, mentoring, and investments up to $150,000 in the first 4 months. 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.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 25, 2016
Provide coaching and mentoring as well as training. Customer-centric founders have found that interactive coaching and mentoring by experienced peers is more effective and positive in keeping everyone up to speed on trends, competition, customer demands and technology.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 26, 2016
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.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 8, 2016
Since I’m not a life coach, I can’t comment on the broader implications, but in my role as advisor to many startups, I do often find myself recommending a focus on many of his key points, which I will paraphrase here: Think in terms of action. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 10/07/2016.
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