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Kate Morgan: Leadership vs. Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs' Organization

“In my perspective, there is leadership and then there is entrepreneurship. Leadership illustrates the ability to see the goal and make it to the end. ” As Founder and CEO of Boston Human Capital Partners, Kate Morgan started her consulting firm in 2011, on the heels of the recession.

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Announcing nextNY Fellows: An Innovation Community Leadership Initiative

This is going to be BIG.

I think that we've done a decent job with that, and we have a number of examples of individuals who have used it as a leadership platform, but it isn't as much of a leader factory as I had hoped. Here's what they will get: - A $500 stipend for 2011 to be used on leadership development. The details of this program are below.

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Fred Wilson and Andy Weissman Talk with Lindel Eakman about Transitioning Leadership at a VC Fund

Both Sides of the Table

Recently the firms two founding partners (and also Managing Partners) —  Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham  — decided to transition management of the firm to Andy Weissman (who joined in 2012) and Albert Wenger (joined in 2008 and writes one of the most thoughtful blogs in our industry ). And so it goes.

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Want to Build Employee Engagement? Invest in Your People Holistically.

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Here, he shares his thoughts on capacity building as a leadership strategy. . For me, that point came in 2011, when our company, Acceleration Partners, was doing about $1 million in revenue and I joined EO. I have gone all-in on capacity building as a leadership strategy. The post Want to Build Employee Engagement?

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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear

We just announced a few more things. Late last year we passed $100M in annual recurring revenue. We’re less than 8 years old so you can do the math on growth rates and figure out that we’re on an elite trajectory. And a special thank you to Heather Brunner, our CEO for the past four and a half years. Long-time readers of this (11-year old!!)

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How Business Can Revitalize a Community After Crisis

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When Ryota Saito left his home in Tokyo on 11 March 2011, he expected a typical day as a Microsoft employee. From 2011 to 2013, he worked with Microsoft to distribute PCs to hard-hit areas. Instead, he found himself at the epicenter of an earthquake and tsunami. The disaster left nearly 16,000 people dead and 2,500 missing.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. There’s also timing and trends, leadership, luck, and maybe even marketing. . Here’s Why on his Both Sides of the Table blog for a good read and a good lesson. Subscribe to the Gust Blog.

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