Entrepreneurial Advice - I Just Got Lay Off From Lehman Brothers

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Alexa was in business school for only about 90 days when she decided she had to leave. The advice she received from friends was swift, many thought it was a bad idea. Alexa saw something in the ecosystem her friend didn't and it had to do with timing. She knew how strong her own drive was to start her business now.

Smart entrepreneurs know one of the secrets to scale is leveraging wisdom from others. (In fact, that’s the mission of this show!) But not all advice is right for you right now — and some can even be disastrous. As the founder of the proto-fintech platform LearnVest, Alexa von Tobel scaled her business by seeking advice from mentors and friends … and then, taking only the advice that served her mission. Following Alexa’s story, you’ll learn how to become a good advice detective, with the power to sort the transformative advice from the traps.

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