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22 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2020

Hearpreneur

I would say this is what I am most proud of but I am also proud of the traction that my new business has built in its first full year of operation. And so I decided to hire a blogging coach in June 2020 and she has helped me tremendously in growing my business. Thanks to Steve Keighery, Home Buyer Louisiana !

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Seth Sternberg – Meebo

Both Sides of the Table

Again, Seth: “One of the things I noticed when I looked around at startups is that often the founding teams hired people just like themselves. He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital. Seth raised $100k in angel funding to fuel operations.

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How To Start A Startup – For Busy People

YoungUpstarts

The wrong first hire could kill a company, so apply the Mark Zuckerberg test: “Would I be comfortable reporting to this person if the roles were reversed? They also love hiring creative minds, so they ask potential employees about their hobbies at the interview stage. Lecture 14: How To Operate. Aaron Levie, Founder, Box.

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Design Your Company Culture Like The World’s Largest Hedge Fund

David Teten

I also resonated with #38: “Remember that almost everything good comes from having great people operating in a great culture”; recruiting is the driver of success of all of our portfolio companies. #40 I agree, which is why early this year I hired a coach who interviewed all of my coworkers to determine my areas where I could improve.

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Empowering Women And People Of Color In The Workplace

Duct Tape Marketing

He worked his way up from a male sort all the way to postmaster general in the state of Connecticut. And especially if you are first gen or your parents haven't operated, or your cousins, your brothers, your sisters, haven't operated in some of these traditionally corporate atmospheres. You may have no idea. A hundred percent.

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Why Having A BHAG Is Critical To Your Company’s Success

YoungUpstarts

We started franchising and slowly expanded from Fairfield County in Connecticut over to New York. I realized we were really taking off once we opened operations in the New York City and Long Island markets. I was crushing goals as The Junkluggers grew, but I was deeply worried about losing this momentum.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. Connecticut. Connecticut. Of the 6,613 U.S.-based Agriculture. California.