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6 Tips For Ramping Up Your Work Culture For Tomorrow

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on my experience as a business advisor, I recommend that every business owner and entrepreneur focus on the following tips to provide a better work culture: Invest in integrating new technology, not just forcing it. Spend more time mentoring and coaching your team. Giving orders and assignments is not coaching.

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The VC Inclusion Clause #MovingForward

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re an entrepreneur who would like to see this clause in more startups please ask your VC to include it in future term sheets and link to it from their home page. “We The idea was that if any head coaching position was open the owner had to commit to interviewing at least one person from an underrepresented background.

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Raising Seed Capital Now: 10 Tips

Tech Coast Venture Network

Investors and entrepreneurs who won at the fundraising game during and after the Great Recession offer advice on landing equity money. To help you get a jump-start with fundraising, I’ve gathered tips from active early-stage investors and entrepreneurs who managed to beat the odds by raising capital during and after the Great Recession.

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

Both Sides of the Table

Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. Entrepreneurial lawyers like Don Lee , Dave Young or Ted Wang are good at sussing out which entrepreneurs are high potential. They are likely taking losses on their first project with the entrepreneur so they select carefully.

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

Both Sides of the Table

Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. Entrepreneurial lawyers like Don Lee , Dave Young or Ted Wang are good at sussing out which entrepreneurs are high potential. They are likely taking losses on their first project with the entrepreneur so they select carefully.

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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

Tech.Co

“The Disney Accelerator has provided The Walt Disney Company incredible opportunities to connect with and be inspired by many talented entrepreneurs from all over the world,” said Michael Abrams, Senior Vice President, Innovation, The Walt Disney Company. Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio.

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Global Expansion Requires Local Expert Staffing

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience it is essential for the head of international to clearly define his needs, hire a professional to locate individuals and perform the initial screening. He resides on the West Coast, and has long helped entrepreneurs there, as well as providing turn-around assistance as interim CEO, and International coaching.

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