Hello team,
I keep saying it. 2021 is our year. I really believe it.
Remember, today we are meeting for our first mentors event. You can register here. Want to know what mentorship means to us? Watch our community's take on it. Hint: it's all about people.
“A mind that is stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimensions”.
Oliver Wendell Holmes SR.
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✍️ We talk about first principles in this publication all the time. One of those, is to surround yourself with the right people. I am a huge believer that if you are genuine to others and have good intentions, things will always pan out as long as the people you hang out are the same way. So find yourself someone who treats you like "Vinod treated Kristina".
🦄 Let's say you are spending time in the Twitter-verse and that's where you make new connections. How do you know how's the real deal vs. well kinda fake? That's where Creeping as a Service comes into play.
🧐 This Super Bowl could have been an email. So let's talk something more interesting: Sports Betting. “Americans alone gamble more than $150 billion illegally on sports in a year”. What?! While only $10 billion are spent in ticket?…This deserves some explanation, so let's dive into the numbers and the best sports bests through Joe's latest post.
💰 Literally had this conversation with a team before hitting send to this. Thanks Chip for sending over. Lewis and I literally do this at least once a week (if not once a day). Check out the “Hidden World of Pricing”.
🎤 In my latest drive from Cleveland, I had plenty of time to burn so I chose to switch up my typical listens. I found the insights in this Bigger Pockets podcast particularly useful. This guy went from a duplex to large multifamily deals. Check out “Going Into Multifamily When You’re Fairly New to Real Estate with Jamie Gruber”.
Events
The team put together a tactical guide on how students can extract (and add) value to their network built at NC State, please give it a read. And just register here, if you want to experience it live.
TiE University hackathon. Application deadline is Feb 16. This is a fantastic program for university startups for access to mentors, global markets, funding and connecting with a peer group.
In January, TiE Carolinas sponsored NC State alumna Emily Neville of Reborn Clothing to represent at TiE Women's global forum in Dubai. She wrote about her experience here. We are seeking university teams who can gain from this kind of an opportunity.
The eGames deadline is this weekend! Students please apply here.
The Scoop
Find all our startup partners' open roles in the Clinic Platform, powered by Scoutr. Take a look here.
Some new roles from Mass Mutual just added…
Ok sending this one from my phone, so I hope it doesn't break. See you later tonight!
