Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Bad design amplifies toxic behaviors, making it harder for leaders to model the values they preach. Leaders should receive training on how to model these values in their daily interactions. Invest in coaching and mentoring initiatives to help leaders build emotional intelligence, resilience, and strategic thinking.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Offering hybrid work models, results-driven schedules, or even sabbatical opportunities can keep them engaged and refreshed. I always encourage women to go beyond their job descriptionwhether it’s mentoring colleagues, optimizing processes, or taking initiative on projects.

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Recode by Vox

MARCH 13, 2025

The newest reasoning models from top AI companies are already essentially human-level, if not superhuman, at many programming tasks , which in turn has already led new tech startups to hire fewer workers. Fast AI progress, slow robotics progress If youve heard of OpenAI, youve heard of its language models: GPTs 1, 2, 3, 3.5,

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 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). So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

Assigning a mentor is one of the most effective strategies to ensure that new directors get up to speed quickly. In situations where first-timers are not acquainted with others in the group, a mentor can significantly increase their comfort level and their ability to contribute. Ideally, you might present both. Use the Buddy System.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 29, 2012

But, when considering helping young graduates transition to a career in nonprofit or even helping a mid-career professional make the leap from a for-profit vocation to one in the nonprofit sector, there are a few basics to keep in mind when mentoring a new nonprofit worker. Teach or model a succinct delivery of the cause’s elevator speech.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Samir Patel is the President & CEO of GrowthMachines, TheGrowth.Academy and Mentor at 500Startups. Every organization is unique; each with different customers, markets, products, and business models. Therefore,… This story continues at The Next Web.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2023

As Gilligan describes it, Somethings is a youth-specific wellness platform that connects teenagers with trained mentors between the ages of 19 and 26 for asynchronous help. Teens, often with the support of their parents, are matched through the Somethings system with mentors who have similar backgrounds and situational experiences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2022

Startup nonprofits, nonprofit newbies, umbrella organizations, community foundations, mentors… there are a lot of ways people may think about or refer to fiscal sponsorships, even if they’re unfamiliar with the term “fiscal sponsorship.” At Ribbon, our platform is built around the fiscal sponsorship model.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

You are ready to add new categories of membership, sell products to a different audience, expand programs, or even revise the business model. During a development retreat in February of 2020, the board discussed various governance models and how they could shift perspective to maximize CITE’s potential,” Sharon recalled. “We

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 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,” he writes in an article about the five slides sales and revenue teams must get right: Headline reel. .” As Sequoia changes its model, other permanent-capital VCs weigh in.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

” Its response neatly explained the nitty-gritty: “ ChatGPT is a large language model (LLM) developed by OpenAI. Google’s Bard is a generative language model from Google AI, trained on a massive dataset of text and code. We also provide meals to those that need them.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

YEC founder Scott Gerber tells us that long-term, through the #StartupLab program, Citi and the YEC intend to disrupt the traditional mentorship model, “by utilizing data and technology to exponentially increase individualized outcomes at mass scale. Image credit: Pond 5.

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Candid

APRIL 6, 2022

Through our CARE Model process and other tools , we ensure communities and institutions embrace lived-experience data of marginalized populations in order to deconstruct underlying narratives and work together to find equitable solutions. What is the MEASURE CARE Model and what problem are you trying to solve with this program?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

And, without self-awareness, it’s impossible to be a role model for others. Career coaches and mentors are great. Curiosity, willingness to change, and the drive to explore your relationship with yourself and others will equip you to navigate a fast-moving future and to become the role model your team needs for success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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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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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

While at this stage in my career it has become easier to join the choruses of grumbling, I make it a point to remember the managers that gave me a chance, that mentored and invested in me, and that brings me back to what I aspire to do. Encourage and model an environment of learning and safety. We had to learn it.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Be a good role model 46. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Encourage individualism and welcome input 43. Share third-party compliments about your employees with your employees 44. Be humble 47. Don't interrupt 63.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2013

Developing leaders: Create the next generation of leaders Are great listeners Grow talent by challenging others to take on more than what they think they can do Are open, honest and direct Model the behavior they want to mentor for others If you haven't read Judith E. Glaser's book, The DNA of Leadership , give it a read.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Lin said AppWorks has a strong incoming pipeline because many startups in its ecosystem, including ones run by accelerator alumni and its mentor network of about 100 seasoned entrepreneurs, have reached product-market fit, are scalable and need to raise funding to accelerate growth. Want to double your rate of return?

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Moon is interested in companies dealing with big data, and he’s broadly keen on general consumer plays, enterprise business models and the growth of education technology. Like its broad geographical focus, SparkLabs is also keeping a wide berth in terms of the type of companies that it will target.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 27, 2013

Be a good role model 46. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Encourage individualism and welcome input 43. Share third-party compliments about your employees with your employees 44. Be humble 47.

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The Next Web

JUNE 6, 2013

For 2013, IC tomorrow is also looking to add mentoring sessions to its roster of activities which follow a similar format to the speed networking events but give small businesses the opportunity to talk with a ‘mentor’ for around 15 – 20 minutes, rather than the 5 minutes (with 8 companies) the speed networking provides.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 30, 2012

Benetech operates at the heart of the new social economy, as illustrated by our innovative approach to picking up ventures that can make revolutionary impact on the social sector and by our business model that hinges on “building the last social mile” to fill the gap between what’s possible and what’s profitable with technology.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

At roughly the same time, Y Combinator (YC) and other accelerators emerged as a largely analog means for entrepreneurs willing to commit three months of time and ~6% of their company to receive en masse training and connections to mentors, peers and funders.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2022

And the third one is that we look for business models that can scale up quickly, similar to the normal VC model, but that they would be able to affect a lot of people. They will work together with their mentor and our entrepreneur-in-residence John, create a strategy, run with that, monitor it and see if it works.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

During a development retreat, the board discussed various governance models and how they could shift perspective to maximize CITE’s potential,” Sharon recalled. “We Our new governing model makes us work smarter,” Andrea observed. “I Assign senior directors to mentor junior members to help them to become better contributors.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

StudyFree — which connects students with international educational opportunities via a community-driven B2C SaaS model — has raised a $3 million seed investment round led by I2BF Global Ventures, TMT Investments and Techstars. The service then generates revenue through a subscription model. StudyFree has now received a total of $3.6

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The Next Web

MARCH 31, 2013

I don’t know many entrepreneurs who aren’t better served by the opportunity to talk candidly to their peers and others in the startup community, from VCs to mentors, angels and executives who’ve been there, done that — and mentor other up-and-comers along the way. Tesla Motors.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

At this crucial juncture, the views of venture capital market leaders, mentors and experts carry greater weight, and many of them have publicly and unequivocally advised founders to lengthen their project’s runway and push it into the black. A mentor advised the founder to lengthen their runway as much as possible.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Provide mentors. Try using a younger adult who will be a more natural role model. The truth is, youth bring a fresh perspective, to a lot of classic problems, and their ingenuity might surprise you. Make sure youth volunteers know you encourage creativity and value their input. Show your appreciation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Be a good role model 46. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Encourage individualism and welcome input 43. Share third-party compliments about your employees with your employees 44. Be humble 47.

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