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I offered Kevin Withane to support his Diversity X ventures by coaching one of his entrepreneurs to get ready for pitching. So honoured to receive this endorsement on my LinkedIn page today from Martina.
CeccarelliMartina Ceccarelli
Co-Founder at COMMA PERIODS Co-Founder at COMMA PERIODS
I worked with Ilaria while preparing for a pitch at an investor event. I was extremely pleased and incredibly surprised by how much progress we made in just three days. Ilaria knew exactly how to guide me to the result I wanted and the message I wanted to display. Not only do I believe she is a master at public speaking, but she knew exactly where my strengths and weaknesses lied and helped me work through them swiftly and effectively. I felt that she was genuinely interested in understanding my vision in order for us to strategise for the best results, together. I felt appreciated, understood and supported throughout the whole process. I recommend Ilaria to anyone who wants to learn how to m…
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Very nice work Ilaria Vilkelis!
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I participated in a great Hopin event organised by Techstars this morning. Focus on mistakes entrepreneurs make and what we can learn from them. Three key takeaways:
PEOPLE MISTAKES
Taking the first funding that becomes available without ascertaining the chemistry with the investor.
Not choosing the right co-founder
MARKET FIT
Poor the discovery process
Asking the wrong questions.
Not addressing a real pain.
Asking feedback on your solution instead of digging deep into the problem and its importance for your target market. (Hint most people will be encouraging because they want to be nice if you speak about your plans)
TIMING/PROCRASTINATION
Delaying to take action when you know that what you are doing is not right. Holding on to your ideas even when they don’t get validated instead of pivoting.
What do you think?
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Some vital insights here, Ilaria. And I believe your first point is the most important. We’d be best served if we focus on values before we even begin to explore financial benefits. Get this the wrong way around & we can find ourselves exposed to some very ugly situations if ever finances are threatened…
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A good list Ilaria. I would add to the people mistakes – not realigning the team as the company scales. Some people are great at getting a company to Seed/ Series A but struggle after that. Others are aesome from Series B onwards. Different stages require different skillsets and personalities. Not everyone who starts wwith a company should go on the entire jounrney, and you need to continually add new people along the way.
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For sure the list goes well beyond what was discussed in the call. The audience was mostly people who are seeking to enter Techstars accelerators around the world so the focus was on the inception and very early stage.
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I logged into LinkedIn today and found myself staring at me. 😂😂😂 Thank you, Ella, Jane O'Sullivan for the post, https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6898974523689877504/
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You’re so welcome Ilaria, great to speak to you!
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Following up on our conversation about diversity, inclusion and psychological safety I have found an interesting series of podcasts from Harvard Business Review. I particularly enjoyed the ones on Psychological Safety and Neurodiversity!
https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2TvkKZl6VjMyOT5tKx8Q?si=Z2ywR3q3TrqJoO0kOz2ZNA%22&nd=1
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Hi Ilaria, thanks for sharing
Kevin Withane, Jenny Collins, Tracey Rob Perera, Rebecca Beck, Eike Post, Sarah Speake, Christina Chan, Isa Buencamino, Charlotte Noon, Sapphire Stothert may want to check this out!
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Today this whimsical video was shared with me. Is this a preview of the future?
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Hi Ilaria, thanks for sharing! I’m sure elements will be introduced in the future, but I personally hope not to that extent
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So amazing to see collaboration taking place within the community
thanks Ilaria for sharing – and such amazing feedback for you to receive 