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30 Entrepreneurs Explain the Role of a Mentor in Their Business

Hearpreneur

We have a handful of trusted mentors we utilize sort of like an advisory board. We attend socials, seminars and conferences together with our mentor. Photo Credit: Ryne Lambert. Mentors have played a vital role in our business in the last three and a half years. Photo Credit: Michelle Ebbin.

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Startup Lessons Learned

My Stanford Entrepreneurial Thought Leader Seminar courtesy of Stanford Ecorner (audio podcast only for now, video coming soon): if youd like to follow along with slides, they are here: 2009 09 29 The Lean Startup At Stanford Entrepreneurial Thought Leader Seminar View more presentations from Eric Ries.

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Smart Bear Live 7: More from AZ Disruptors

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Gelie: So you sign up for free, and you get your passport and now you can attend different chamber mixers and all this other good stuff, different educational seminars. Jason: Right. So in a nutshell- Jason: How many people do that? Gelie: Right now we have just over 1,000 and we’ve had the product out for about a year and a half.

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Swedish Immigrant Helps Reinvent the Mouthguard Industry

Hearpreneur

Sometimes a great advisory board can be just as useful. A well-diversified advisory board, willing to answer phone calls and have discussions on regular basis are also priceless help, that I have been fortunate enough to take advantage of. Read a lot; go to seminars, look outside your area of expertise for knowledge.

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The Return of University Building in the US | VC Firm Backs New University | Minerva Project

Campus Entrepreneurship

But dig a little deeper and the idea sounds a little less wacky — and reasonable enough to have attracted traditionalists like Patrick Harker, president of the University of Delaware, and Lee Shulman, the former president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, to its advisory board.

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What Kind of Workspace Is Best For Your Startup?

mashable.com

Whether that’s a funny ringtone or an impromptu blast of Rebecca Black’s “Friday,&# coworking can be a great way to network, make friends and have a built-in advisory board of people from many different industries. Plus, a lot of coworking spaces offer classes and seminars on new technology and tools.