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Insights and Opinions: The Odd Couple: Angels and Accelerators

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At a recent accelerator event on the West Side, a friendly young founder told me that he had been coached by his mentor not to talk to Angel groups. With the VC ranks shrinking, founders need to tap every source of capital out there. Read all of Steve's article, The Odd Couple: Angels and Accelerators. Continued.).

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Practice Entrepreneurship With A Purpose – Before You Start A Company

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! That’s why I am reading this article. If you are a recent college graduate, mentor college students. Get A Coach. Even Stephen Curry Needs To Practice.

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Steve Blank Discusses: The Ideal Venture Capitalist

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free weekly Infochachkie articles! Board skills (Startup coaching, mentoring, strategy, operational/growth). Steve’s article struck a particular chord with me. Steve notes that venture capital is still a “craft industry” and thus there are a variety of career paths which lead to Venture Partner. Fundraising skills.

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Trophy Entrepreneurs Can Land Trophy Investors

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A trophy investor is a great coach and mentor, sometimes providing the only shoulder an entrepreneur can cry on during difficult times. This mentoring can be particularly useful to the entrepreneur working through the personality issues that tend to dominate start up companies. I’ll be outlining these in a follow-on article.

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Pipeline Fellowship | Raising Women to Become Investors

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Natalia not only wants to increase the number of women in investment, but bring more people in total to help startups and other businesses get the capital they need. We also want to create more capital for women entrepreneurs to increase the chances of being funded and connected to a bigger network. What is Pipeline Fellowship about?

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