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UK-based women’s networking and private club, AllBright, raises $18.8 million as it expands into the US

TechCrunch LA

Coupled with the launch of a new networking application called AllBright Connect and the company’s AllBright Magazine, the women’s networking organization is on a full-on media blitz. The club’s first American location will be in West Hollywood, and is slated to open in September 2019.

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8 Keys To Business Success For Entrepreneur Introverts

Startup Professionals Musings

As an introvert myself, I remember worrying that I could never be comfortable giving a sales pitch, or networking to find clients. Asking someone to be your mentor is not a sign of weakness, and most mentors love to help. Actively expand your business networking activities.

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Reflections on 2018: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

socalTECH

More in-person contact is one of my 2019 goals. One company that we have mentored, invested in and serve on the board of, is in lending and has hit a very exciting tipping point. We expect some big things in 2019. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018?

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Accelerators Have Resources To KickStart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts. Peer-to-peer networking with other startups and founders in the same stage. As evidence that it does work, TechCrunch reported a new high of more than 200 companies in YCombinator’s Winter 2019 cohort, and many were scooped up by VCs even before the Demo Days.

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6 Entrepreneurship Advantages For Seniors In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

It takes time to build networks, know-how, and the leadership skills to chart a successful path and mobilize others around you. You don’t need permission from anyone, and you are less dependent on coaching and mentoring from the rare skilled and available people that most smart young founders depend upon.

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6 Hard Questions That Every Entrepreneur Must Answer

Startup Professionals Musings

As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I challenge them to think beyond what I call linear extensions to a current trend, such as another “easier-to-use” app for smartphones, a new dating site for pets, or another niche social network. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/15/2019.

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We Need Entrepreneurs Who Think Like Revolutionaries

Startup Professionals Musings

The realm of an entrepreneur is all about change, but in my experience as a mentor to business founders, I hear too much about incremental change, and not enough about revolutionary change. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/10/2019. Which category do you want to be a part of?