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When You Should Listen To Investors

Assuming you’re fortunate enough to have investors, one of the things they’ll do is give you advice — solicited and unsolicited. And since your investors are smart, you should listen to everything they have to say, right? Wrong.

Chris YehSeptember 3, 2017

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What’s Our True Motivation to Pass On Responsibility?

Why do people willingly give up their freedom to a boss, a method or even a despot? Why shy away from holding responsibility?

Seth GodinJuly 6, 2017

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The Key to Enrolling Others in What You’re Working On

Here’s a frank reality: No one wants to invest in what you’re doing if they can’t see what is in it for themselves. Here's how to get them on board.

Sean O'ConnorJune 30, 2017

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5 Hacks for Achieving Your Future Vision, From a Leadership Coach

Five concrete exercises from a leadership coach that will help you achieve your goals and future vision.

Sean O'ConnorJune 5, 2017

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Relationship Management for Frequent Flyers

When busy entrepreneurs spend the majority of their time traveling, how do they maintain strong relationships with loved ones?

UnreasonableFebruary 10, 2017

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Farming or Scratching? An Innovation Dilemma

What leads to more useful developmental solutions: Innovation in a controlled environment, or ideas accidentally created by people scratching their own itch?

Ken BanksDecember 12, 2016

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How Do You Know You’re Climbing the Right Mountain?

This interview is part of a series conducted with mentors during Project Literacy Lab. Hear from two serial entrepreneurs about how they measure success.

Unreasonable MediaSeptember 23, 2016

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How Did You First Get People To Listen To You?

This interview is part of a series conducted with mentors during Project Literacy Lab. Hear how these three influencers got people to listen to their ideas.

Unreasonable MediaSeptember 16, 2016

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What Do You Do When Faced With Difficult Decisions?

This interview is part of a series conducted with mentors during Project Literacy Lab. Hear from 3 serial entrepreneurs about how they make tough decisions.

Unreasonable MediaSeptember 9, 2016

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What Keeps You Going When You Feel Like Giving Up?

Hear from three different entrepreneurs and Unreasonable mentors about their experiences with finding motivation, especially when you feel like giving up.

Unreasonable MediaSeptember 2, 2016

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The Incredible Impact of Great Bosses

The best bosses push us out of our comfort zones, and this is necessary for reaching heights we never imagined possible.

Vivek WadhwaFebruary 26, 2016

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Why Timing Matters for Mentorship

Mentorship is great if applied properly and not done hastily. But make sure you’re ready to be mentored before you decide to find a mentor.

Jamila AbassFebruary 18, 2016

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Three Tips to Take the Sting out of Mentor Whiplash

After conversations with different mentors, it's easy for entrepreneurs to get overwhelmed with all the advice. Here are three tips to help make decisions.

Will ButlerDecember 21, 2015

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Why the Best Startup Mentorship Seems Like Magic

Great startup mentors are a bit like magicians. In the midst of an ordinary conversation,…

Michael Luni LibesMarch 10, 2015

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Mentor Others

Go out and mentor someone. Even if you think you're too young or inexperienced, or that you don't have anything to give quite yet, trust me—there is always someone a step (or more) behind you who will learn an incredible amount from you.

Pascal FinetteNovember 28, 2014

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Six Lessons from the First Unreasonable East Africa Institute

CEO and founder of the first Unreasonable East Africa Institute reflects on the valuable lessons learned that build a foundation for future development in East Africa and an ecosystem for entrepreneurs to thrive.

Joachim EwechuOctober 13, 2014

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Need a Mentor? Four Quick Tips (and Two Secrets)

An executive, author, and mentor dives into four insights to mentorship and unveils two facts about mentorship we don't normally think about.

Jane MillerSeptember 25, 2014

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Mentors, Expect Nothing in Return

Early-stage angel and venture capitalist details two constructs at the core at being an awesome mentor: Give Before You Get and Random Days.

Brad FeldSeptember 12, 2014