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From Startup To Life-Changing Exit – The 4 Secrets Behind Ruby Receptionists’ Amazing Success

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As an entrepreneur, you will cross paths with many fellow founders. In 2003, she started Ruby Receptionists , a one-of-a-kind virtual receptionist company where high-tech meets great people and 5-star performance. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc. Here’s her story.

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Cultivating Connections: Phaedon Stough’s Vision for the Startup Community at Innovation Bay

AsiaTechDaily

Founded in 2003, it began as a platform for founders to connect, exchange insights, and glean knowledge from peers. Innovation Bay, a pioneering community group in the tech sector, powers collaboration and innovation.

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Three Often Overlooked Benefits of Joining a Peer Group of Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When Brannon Poe first heard of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization , it was from a friend in Texas. As the founder of Poe Group Advisors , a company that has been facilitating the sale and transfer of accounting firms since 2003, Brannon is no stranger to connecting people and growing an organization. It takes some work?no

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I recall when my partner Brad and I were raising our first USV fund, back in 2003, and potential investors wondered about my blogging habit. We explained that telegraphing would bring entrepreneurs to us. They asked if I was making a mistake telegraphing our investment thesis for everyone to see, including our “competitors.”

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Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Honors Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson

American Entrepreneurship

Most prominent is the G-Unity Foundation he launched in 2003 which supports programs fostering conscious capitalism and promoting social and leadership skills for youth nationwide. Jackson was recognized for his success in the music industry and his other endeavors.

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#22. Medium Founder Ev Williams Shares New Thoughts On Future of Creator Economy and More

Entrepreneur's Handbook

His first major company was Blogger (acquired by Google in 2003) which was where the term “blog” was first popularized. He shares thoughts and stories he’s never shared before about Medium, his motivation, and his lifelong journey as an entrepreneur. He later went on to cofound Twitter and served as the platform’s CEO.

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Advice from Warren Rustand: Put Your Head Down and Walk Into the Storm

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written for EO by Kalika Yap , an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Los Angeles. Yap is a thriving serial entrepreneur whose businesses include Citrus Studios , Luxe Link , and the Orange & Bergamot. In terms of pandemics, we remember avian flu (1997), SARS (2003) and MERS (2012). Because there is opportunity.

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