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30 Entrepreneurs Explain the Role of a Mentor in Their Business

Hearpreneur

Business mentors are as old as the concept of entrepreneurs themselves. From Oprah and Maya Angelou to Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, famous mentorships have a powerful impact on the lives of entrepreneurs. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the role of a mentor in their business and here are the responses. #1-

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Why Content Favors the Old (Entrepreneur)

pandodaily.com

Next → Why Content Favors the Old (Entrepreneur). And getting to know entrepreneurs for fifteen years– seeing what worked or didn’t for them– has certainly been helpful too. It’s funny: Many people argue young entrepreneurs are so effective because they can blow up industries. Get Tickets.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal What They Like The Most About The Process of Building Their Venture

Hearpreneur

Building a business venture has a lot of steps, and every entrepreneur has their own favorite among them. We asked Entrepreneurs what they liked the most. Make an advisory board, and this is a chance to get some important mentors on board. As an entrepreneur, I enjoy building a business from the ground up.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about advisors, Part 1

venturehacks.com

Some entrepreneurs set up quarterly advisory board meetings and that probably works well for them. But we find savvy entrepreneurs tend to be transactional—they ping their advisors as needed and skip the advisory board meetings. Including advice from successful entrepreneurs. How do I apply advice?

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #15: The fallacy of risk in entrepreneurship

Austin Startup

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #14: Selling to the “Cool Kids”

Austin Startup

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

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SXSW Startups: UbiGro

Austin Startup

We can make green, yellow, orange, red, and everything in between, simply by changing the size of these particles. We have co-founders of QDVision and Innovalight, both nanocrystal technology companies that were acquired on our advisory board. Can you tell us how the greenhouse film mimics the late summer sun?