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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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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. The Angel funding process can be arduous. Read all of Steve's article, The Odd Couple: Angels and Accelerators. As a Pasadena Angel, I wanted to be shocked, but I wasnt.

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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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Developing Leadership Skills: What You Need to Know

Startup Professionals Musings

These days, with the many Internet articles and new courses available, most new professionals readily cross the gap from lack of business knowledge to knowing, but many never make it over the knowing versus doing gap. by Erica Peitler, a well-known leadership performance coach. Don’t let the memory of past actions limit thinking.

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Entrepreneurs Need To Bridge The Knowing-Doing Gap

Startup Professionals Musings

These days, with the many Internet articles and new courses available, most new entrepreneurs readily cross the gap from lack of business knowledge to knowing, but many never make it over the knowing versus doing gap. by Erica Peitler, a well-known leadership performance coach. Don’t let the memory of past actions limit thinking.

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Trophy Entrepreneurs Can Land Trophy Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Bockerstette, Main Street Venture Fund Angel investing in most parts of the country remains a relatively informal and unstructured process. A trophy investor is a great coach and mentor, sometimes providing the only shoulder an entrepreneur can cry on during difficult times. I’ll be outlining these in a follow-on article.

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Pipeline Fellowship | Raising Women to Become Investors

Tech Zulu Event

We also want to create more capital for women entrepreneurs to increase the chances of being funded and connected to a bigger network. We have three main components: education, mentoring, and practice. I know several women who have been mentoring entrepreneurs and I encourage them to step up to the plate.

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