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7 Reasons Why Every Business Leader Needs A Mentor

Startup Professionals Musings

After working many years in business, both in large companies as well as startups, I’ve realized that you can learn more from peers and mentors than from any formal education program. Best of all, I find mentoring to be fun and fulfilling for both the giver and the receiver. We all need help in honing our communication skills.

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5 Unfair Advantages To Help You Succeed In Business

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One of the things I’ve learned over my years as a business mentor and investor is that life isn’t fair when it comes to succeeding in business. Use friends and mentors with extensive experience to gauge both. Education and expertise: formal and self-learning. The key is to keep learning, from mentors, books, and online.

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Interview with Bruce Huang, UCLA Silicon Beach Innovation Lab

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Bruce Huang: We are an educational, collaborative ecosystem, trying to bridge between the tech community and academics. At the same time, we're trying to help add women and diversity to technology and entrepreneurship. What is the UCLA Silicon Beach Innovation Lab? Talk a little more about that gap?

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5 Ways To Sample The Joy Of An Entrepreneur Lifestyle

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Thus, as an initial step in my mentoring efforts to young or older aspiring entrepreneurs alike, I always recommend ways of dipping your toes in the water, before risking all your life savings, some important personal relationships, and your own well-being for a long time to come. Attend industry and investor meetings and conferences.

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Small Business Success Doesn’t Come Without Travel

Startup Professionals Musings

Speaking gigs help establish your expertise. I’m talking about volunteering to be on industry panels for visibility, participating in startup weekends for education, and talking to groups of distributors or potential customers on technology trends. Trade show and conference participation. Face-to-face time is key.

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Observations on Women in Business Gained from Conferences, Books, Interviews and More

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They generally are extremely well-educated with many holding numerous degrees and/or certifications, especially African American women. Almost all credited their spouse, or a mentor, in helping them achieve their success. Here’s some examples of the headphones and relationships she helped cultivate during her time as CEO.

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

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In 2006, a passion to help startups grew into Tech Cocktail , a company whose mission was to showcased burgeoning companies in bars around the country. Meet some of the amazing organizations that partner with the Startup of the Year program, and could be a valuable resource for you to help build your business.

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