When I was young, I used to watch my dad work. He was a CEO of a small company. I loved watching him manage his employees, make tough decisions, and grow his company. I wanted to be just like him. Later, dad's company declared bankruptcy because of factors outside of his control. We went through hard times and had trouble making ends meet, but my love for business continued.One day, a friend...
Are you an entrepreneur looking for some startup advice? Get advice from Clemens Raemy. He raised over $50 mil from top VCs and sold two successful companies. He also graduated from Harvard Business School and Yale.To book a call with Clemens, go to https://www.mentordial.com/mentors/184
How not to get screwed by your business partnersI've started multiple companies, including companies that went on to raise millions of dollars from top VCs. Some of my companies got sold to larger corporations.I partnered with total strangers.Sometimes that went well, and we succeeded together.Unfortunately, when it comes to money and power, people change. The friends you thought you knew...
We recently wrote a blog post about this subject on our website. We spoke to mentors on our platform (we run a mentorship platform) and here's what they had to say about why you're not getting promoted even though you have years in the job or have taken more responsibilities.Promotions are not based on tenure - Just because you have 10 years on a job does not mean you should be promoted....
We've hired the best marketers to create Facebook ads for our website. Unfortunately, even after spending thousands of dollars, none of the ads produced a return. What we saw was a high bounce rate and less than 1 second spent on the site. We've spoken to many people about this, and they have similar experiences. We're pretty confident that the ads were setup correctly.Do facebook ads work for...
We’re thinking of creating email courses for product managers to help them grow their careers. Are you a product manager? If so what would you like to see as a short 5 day email course? One topic we had was having our mentors write about the top ten traits that successful product managers have. What other ideas do you have? Thanks for the input!
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I graduated with a Computer Science degree from a top university - Harvard in 2011. It was hard and a great experience. When I graduated, I felt like I was ready for anything. Then, I started a venture backed company with two people from Harvard Business School, and I was shocked to realize that everything I learned at Harvard wasn't helpful at all.I didn't know how to negotiate or express...