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Mentoring is widely acknowledged as a powerful tool for development. In organizations, in formal setting it is helps employees progress in their career, acquire or improve skill sets and learn how to deal with specific situations in the workplace. As mentoring is a long-term commitment, one of the challenges faced by mentors and mentees is […]

Socrates and Plato. Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Warren Buffet and Bill Gates. Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey. Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. What do these pairings have in common? These are among the most famous mentor-mentee pairings in history. Mentoring is widely recognized as a powerful tool for development. The role of a mentor […]

What does the chief of staff (COS) do? It depends on the needs of the organization. The short answer is that the best COS’s complement the skills of their leaders. Visionary leaders will need chiefs of staff with strategic focus and operational efficiency to ensure they make the most of a limited and valuable resource: their time.

Operations management (OM) concerns with managing the entire production or service system that converts inputs  to outputs. Inputs include consumer requirements, raw materials, labor and energy while outputs are products and services.

The terms venture capital (VC) and angel investing are almost always associated with startups. Picture any startup that has achieved “unicorn” (more than $1 B valuations) status, and you can be sure that a venture capital firm has backed them. Some had angels investing in them in their early days.

When you hear the title Chief of Staff (COS), you probably think of a man or woman standing next to a country’s President. And you are not wrong! The most visible and prominent chiefs of staff are those serving highly visible and complex organizations such as governments and the military. The chief of staff job description is identified in connection to leaders of such organizations. It is also the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a president, senior military officer, or leader of a large organization.

Scaling a business presents a range of challenges. As a business grows, different problems and opportunities require other solutions – what worked a year ago might now not be the best approach. All too often, mistakes are avoidable through recognizing and overcoming the common pitfalls associated with growth.

Did the incubation program at Y Combinator contribute to their success? Is participating in an incubation program a sure way to turn an idea into an actual living and breathing business? Are there any tech incubators out there, and how does one get in? Let us dive into tech incubators’ specifics and how they can help businesses in their earliest stage thrive.

Every business starts with a dream, but every successful business pairs the dream with the capital to make it happen. As a founder, one of your first responsibilities is finding an investor for your startup. But, with so many options available to you, how can you be sure which will be the right source of […]