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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

It’s a new year – 2016. We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. 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. 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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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.” we’ve also worked to provide benefits that truly matter to our staff.

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

Tech Zulu Event

They de-risk hardware companies by focusing on the team, the technology, the market, and the manufacturing with their in-house experts as well as their global network. One-on-one mentoring and coaching with 50+ mentors. Batch 2 will run from February 8th through June 11th, 2016 in Chatsworth, CA. Links: Application link [link].

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

socalTECH

Anne Fulton: Fuel50 is a career pathing startup, part of the HR technology landscape. We're a disruptor, the third wave in human resources technology. You can find a mentor, a coach, a project, or experience, to help you prepare for the role you are looking for. What is Fuel50? The whole space has been neglected.

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7 Key Principles of Question-Based Leadership To Win

Startup Professionals Musings

No matter how strong your business and technology insights are, you can benefit from input at all levels of the organization, as well as outside experts and customers. Use questions to coach and develop team members. The best leaders focus on coaching and mentoring people on decision making, rather than giving orders.

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8 Initiatives To Make Your Customers Loyal Advocates

Startup Professionals Musings

According to many observers , we can thank or blame technology for these higher expectations, providing information at the speed of light, leading everyone to expect more. Some entrepreneurs are so focused on their technology, they assume their customers think the same way. Provide coaching and mentoring as well as training.