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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

Amplify Mentor Panel in full swing. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. Like good mentors Paul, Jeff, Richard, Oded and David as well as Chris and Kris create an atmosphere in which the motivated founders can take advantage of the knowledge base to which they are exposed. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

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Should Millennial Entrepreneurs Skip College?

InfoChachkie

Young entrepreneurs can call upon their alumni networks for advice, recruitment of key employees and even funding. Resources – Many campuses offer entrepreneurial students a variety of free resources, such as: incubators, accelerators, mentor programs, venture competitions (with meaningful prize money) and even seed funding.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

From the Venture Trenches

Amplify Mentor Panel in full swing. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. Like good mentors Paul, Jeff, Richard, Oded and David as well as Chris and Kris create an atmosphere in which the motivated founders can take advantage of the knowledge base to which they are exposed. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

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Do Less. More.

Both Sides of the Table

There’s too much PR and too many tech blogs and too many newsletters and aggregators and Twitter summarizers to even try to catch everything that’s going on and equally there’s so much noise that it becomes harder to be heard. For investors life is no different. My general advice is to do less. Easier said than done.

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6 Keys To Selecting The Right Business Future For You

Startup Professionals Musings

As a mentor to young aspiring entrepreneurs , I often get asked for tips on a strategy to get started. Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. Sources should include local startup incubators, blog owners, and government support organizations, such as SCORE.

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Workforce Trends, Economy, & More: Q&A With Alexandria’s Joel Marcus

Xconomy

Our campuses also provide great world-class conference facilities, and we also do a lot of hands-on mentoring. We’re providing space, mentorship and a seed fund to help their growth. In New York, we’ve recently launched LaunchLabs, which is designed for very early- and pre-venture stage entrepreneurs and companies. So it ranges.

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Getting Back Your Series A Mojo

Both Sides of the Table

Last year I wrote a blog post on entrepreneurs with a chip on their shoulders. I see this a lot in funding where an entrepreneur has struggled to raise money and spends all their time lamenting how lame investors are. I could link to a bunch of blog posts that come across this way but prefer not to single anybody out.

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