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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. That, too, is evolving with online engagement.

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8 Marketing Multipliers To Boost Your Business Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Amazingly, I still find that many small businesses still don’t use any social media, much less appear on a range of platforms. I recommend some presence on two or three platforms. Seek mentoring from established industry leaders. In some cases, the best mentor is one of your best customers.

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5 Keys To Capitalizing On Nondisruptive Business Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

This means flipping your mental script from rebuilding current platforms to envision what could be, by creating new realities, changing the environment, or creating an additional world with different actions. Begin with a perspective on improving the current market reality without needing to disrupt what is.

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7 Tips For Scaling Your Business To Long-Term Success

Startup Professionals Musings

He and I are both are strong believers that the keys to sustainable success start with building a solid business platform initially, with a strong support structure for scalability, sustainability, and long-term leadership. The best leaders are mentors to their team, and they are stewards of a company’s assets and vision.

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The Perils of Shiny New Objects

Both Sides of the Table

In today’s uber-connected, social media, everything-is-public, people tell you there’s killing it with these new features, investor & mentor whiplash – it’s hard to avoid the latest thing. As I’m fond of saying “ The Scarecest Resource at a Startup is Management Bandwidth ” so choose wisely.

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10 Ways To Get The Capital You Need For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well. Solicit venture capital investors. Start a crowdfunding campaign online.

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7 Scenarios Where A Business Plan Is Still An Asset

Startup Professionals Musings

As a startup mentor and investor, I am approached regularly by aspiring entrepreneurs who assert that business plans take too much time, are inaccurate, and rarely add value. Major platforms are available online to find Angel groups or VCs, including Gust and AngelList. You need an investor, and want to solicit professionals online.