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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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10 Steps To Second Stage Success For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

According to one study a decade ago, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage.

Sales 147
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10 Keys To Surviving From A Startup To An Enterprise

Startup Professionals Musings

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage.

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Value and Meetups - SEO / SEM

SoCal CTO

The meeting had a decent case study and some pretty good discussion around the room of different tools that you might consider using. Then the organizer went into a 20 minute sales pitch around his new training/coaching offering. I went to a meetup yesterday that was on the topic of Internet Marketing / SEO / SEM.

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Interview with Robin Richards, CareerArc

socalTECH

There are tons of studies that we've done that show when a brand is not good, that employment brand, it impacts your entire brand and the people you can get to come work for your company, and the people you can get to stay. What we found, if people wanted help finding a job right away, and didn't want to be trained in how to look for a job.

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5 Keys To Business Culture That Are Counter-Intuitive

Startup Professionals Musings

These authors present 20+ years of research, including case studies and metrics, showing how culture really makes or breaks your business. HR leaders are your culture coaches, and responsible for aligning managers and employees with the desired culture. A positive culture of trust is required to neutralize uncertain feelings.

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How to Set a Growth Culture in Your Startup Early

Startup Professionals Musings

Jim Stengel, in “ Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit ” chronicles a ten-year study of the world’s fifty best businesses, including Apple, and concludes that those who centered their businesses on a culture of improving people’s lives had a growth rate triple that of competitors in their categories. Train all the time.

Startup 101