Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 21, 2011

After all, any great idea needs a vote of confidence, great advice and an infusion of cash to have a large-scale impact! His first comment after hearing the Arkenstone story and my dreams to start another Arkenstone-style enterprise was that if I did so, he’d consider that a failure. But, Robert wasn’t just about giving me advice.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Salesforce employees in Israel volunteer their time to mentor local Arab Israeli youth for successful careers in the tech industry. My mentor Karim Fanadka was very invested in guiding me. My mentor Karim Fanadka was very invested in guiding me. Lobbying with local governments with the aim to make national policy changes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). You dont want people wondering why youre telling them a story.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

Youll learn plenty more about what it means to burn the boats, how to unleash your full potential, and how to tear down your barriers to achieving success in Higgins new book, Burn The Boats a business-advice and self-help book. I mentor people all the time and this is the number one assumption I challenge. Of course, they do.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

It’s a love story for the ages: your association and your members. Ask more seasoned members to serve as a mentor or hold a leadership position. Like any good relationship, you and your members are stronger together. You provide them with resources to help them grow and succeed in your industry while they help your organization thrive.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

This saying has been passed down as conventional wisdom through generations of entrepreneurs, but it doesn’t tell the entire story. Any investor or mentor will tell you that when a company says they want to buy you, the right answer is, “We are not for sale.” Good companies get bought not sold.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

His storied past makes him chock-full of interesting anecdotes and lessons, which is why we’re excited to have him back on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage happening next week from September 21-23. I’ll sit down with him to learn about his perspective on some of the biggest tensions that entrepreneurs face today.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 14, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

I can’t speak for everyone, but I think you’ll find many accelerator founders share the same story – that story is also mine, so I’d like to pull back the curtain a little. In a nutshell – the mentor focused program they ran was a perfect fit as it would put structure (and a bit of capital) around what we were already doing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2013

You probably spend many of your waking hours helping others, connecting people who can benefit from knowing each other, and offering mentoring and advice. I particularly enjoyed the stories and insights from the chapter about how these different styles build their networks. Interesting food for thought.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

As a wise mentor once told me, no one ever gets a promotion from a board meeting, but people sure do get fired afterward. The first is fairly well known: Don’t present slides; present the story. The other piece of advice here is to look ahead. This is all necessary because the board meeting is such a high-stakes event.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2022

Written by a wise, award-winning leadership and communications expert, Grossman supplies clear, timely, critical, actionable advice, how-to’s and tips for leaders as the pandemic continues to challenge us.and as we get past the pandemic. Question: What is your top advice/tip for leaders as we head into 2022?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 18, 2011

There are incredible possibilities of finding stories that will make it onto your website, strengthen your brand, power your social media, and give your communications the authenticity they've lacked since, probably, forever. Time to mentor emerging storytellers. It's a chance to convene and nurture a community of storytellers.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Wendy : I had the chance to talk to 10 Red Cross workers from across the country that are all Millennials yesterday and they all had stories about trying to teach colleagues and try to shift organizational culture. What are the conversations that should be happening and what advice do you have for organizations on how to be the teacher?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In addition to providing founders with advice, connections and help, the operators will also invest in the startups as part of the program, called Pathfinders, the storied venture firm said. to find and mentor idea-stage startups, backing each with $1 million. the UK, Europe and other international markets.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 13, 2023

It was updated for National Mentoring Month in January 2023. A Life-Changing Relationship I made a point to find mentors — other Black reporters and anchors I still call on for advice today. I had always been an informal mentor, but when I moved to Florida, I joined Big Brothers Big Sisters as a volunteer, a ‘Big Sister’.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2012

He started some with a personal story of being a Millennial, along with some context of the economic environment and upbringing of Millennials. That they were told they were the “best generation” and that parents wanted them to be better. .” Some advice for using social media to reach Millennial.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

You’ll learn plenty more about what it means to burn the boats, how to unleash your full potential, and how to tear down your barriers to achieving success in Higgins’ new book, Burn The Boats – a business-advice and self-help book. I mentor people all the time and this is the number one assumption I challenge. Of course, they do.

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Tableau

JULY 9, 2024

My advice to travelers starting out on their journey is to build a viz on something that interests you,” he says. A general piece of advice is to go to Tableau Public for inspiration. It’s run by Michelle Frayman, Nicole Klassen and Zach Geiss, a group of Tableau Community Leaders who volunteer their time each week to mentor others.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 18, 2009

I've got the book to cheer you up-- AWEARNESS: Inspiring Stories about How to Make a Difference by Kenneth Cole. Tell me something in your childhood that you wished were different and go toward it." --Rosie O'Donnell, AWEARNESS Feeling blue? It's my favorite read so far this year.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to encourage their Development Director to take meetings with major donors. . Unless your staff member has done this effectively before, and was mentored by someone who knew what they were doing, they’re going to naturally be resistant.

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NTEN

JUNE 25, 2014

The longer version of the story is that in a previous role, I was a part of a grantmakers'' group that was talking about funding NTEN back in the very early days. So we went back to the drawing board to develop a mobile platform that could provide them with a tether to a mentor. Doesn’t everyone just know NTEN?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

My first piece of advice is to leverage your own community and support network, especially any mentors and role models you may have, to introduce you to potential investors. There are countless stories of women not being taken seriously by male investors, and subsequently not being seen as a worthwhile investment opportunity.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

DCM has a storied history. Some investors just sit at a 100-foot-high level and want to give advice, but Kyle is different. He spent a lot of time mentoring me through the process and being helpful in fundraising. Another venture capitalist is leaving their long-time home for something new.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Lack of support and mentorship A bit like building a social network, individuals from underserved communities may lack access to supportive mentors who can help guide them and provide advice on how to succeed in their chosen fields.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

“Our products are still widely used by teens, but we face tough competition from the likes of Snapchat and TikTok,” Joe Osborne, a Facebook spokesperson, said in response to questions about the documents cited in this story. All social media companies want teens to use their services. We are no different.”. Declining numbers.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I would strongly advise founders who are experiencing some of the worries I’ve outlined to actively seek out advice from both their peers and potential mentors — much in the way they may seek out commercial guidance. Next, we need to address how we tackle the culture and myths around being a founder.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2010

I actually have a repertoire of stories, but one of them is about Michaela Hackner ( Kalabird.) I connected with her through her amazing photos of Cambodia on Flickr when I was covering the Cambodian blogosphere for Global Voices over five years ago. We had to replace one of the speakers and I recommended Michaela.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 12, 2013

It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. I need world-class trainers, mentors, medics and most importantly, a world-class team. You can follow him on Twitter, where he is @ChristianReber.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Trying to control Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou’s experience at a Theranos wellness center and attempting to kill his story by emailing the WSJ ’s owner, Rupert Murdoch, who happened to be a Theranos investor. We’’ll get [a] killer package for when [we] meet with Carreyrou to turn this into our story,” she texted Balwani later.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 7, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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