Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2019

Carlos Rivas was a student in El Salvador when he competed in the 2012 EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). Carlos says he was inspired to become an entrepreneur so that he could follow his passions and rely on his own hard work. Meeting other student entrepreneurs was extremely good, too.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

The Family co-founder and CEO Alice Zagury announced in a blog post that the French startup accelerator is suing Oussama Ammar for multiple claims — breach of trust, forgery and use of forgery. Entrepreneurs know this well. The Family was originally founded in 2012 with three co-founders — Alice Zagury, Oussama Ammar and Nicolas Colin.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2016

In 2012, the U.S. But what effect does that have on American entrepreneurs, and how can you leverage this within your own start-up? What other advice would you provide startups who are looking to turn fans into investors? The post Fans Becoming Investors: Marketing Tips for Startups appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Octane: EO Accelerator is EO’s program for first-stage entrepreneurs. Lallenia: My husband, Brad, and I started Big Birge Plumbing in 2012. By being in two separate Forums, we both benefit from the perspective of seven or eight other experienced entrepreneurs. I love that we don’t give each other advice in Forum.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

I rarely talk to any startup entrepreneur or VC who doesn’t feel it and somehow long for simpler times despite the benefits we all enjoy from increased enthusiasm for our sector. For entrepreneurs there’s too much money sloshing around. My general advice is to do less. We are experiencing a frenetic time.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

The major battle for press is a battle for “mindshare” and it’s exactly the reason I blog. We provide strategic advice to digital media companies in a manner that reflects how corporate development is actually done. And I’m sure it’s not lost on you that my tips and my blogging are, in fact, POV marketing.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

But a couple of people replied with responses of such lack of comprehension that I thought it was worth expanding on for first-time entrepreneurs. Successful entrepreneurs achieve much through their personal leadership traits that inspire others to do great things with them – sure. Not possible. ” Or there was this one.

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

There’s a ton of writing out there about getting *on* the venture curve, but not a lot about getting *off,* so Daniel’s advice below is especially important. HW: Greenhouse, which powers the hiring process from sourcing to onboarding for thousands of companies, will soon be a teenager, having been founded in 2012.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

In his blog he says, “I responded that I thought it was stupid. For me Silicon Beach doesn’t quite encapsulate the wonderful, dynamic, creative, large, thriving community that is the 13 million proud Angelinos any more than Silicon Alley captures the bustling 2012 community of New York City. My views are pretty well known.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Many people think multitasking is a skill that women are naturally good at, but eventually working as an entrepreneur at a million miles an hour will take its toll. As female entrepreneurs, we are independent-minded and innovative, and this advice is critical for securing our future and the future of our families.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

It’s what life was like as an entrepreneur. I’ve been on the road much of 2012 and part of 2011. But this is nothing like the stress of being an entrepreneur. What’s it really like being an entrepreneur? There is a difference between a Conference Ho and a successful entrepreneur. It’s not.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so. It’s why I still randomly meet up with people I’ve met on Twitter or this blog. Entrepreneur Dinners. Happy 2012 to all of you. The Haimish factor.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). Only naive people believe that but for inexperienced entrepreneurs you can be fooled into the narrative by the press who sometimes write stories without the actual data. I suppose I could have skipped the whole rest of the blog post and just posted that.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

And then we also have a growing portfolio of entrepreneurs in about 20 countries now. We want to harness that network effect for best optimizing the discovery of great ideas and great entrepreneurs. And the reason that I say it in that way is because we have backed many first time entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Profitability.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. They wanted advice. Even tech blogs know this.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I’ve blogged about this before and provide a lot more details in these posts: 1. As you have more exits in your startup community and more second-time entrepreneurs the growth of a local startup community becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. The Foundations of the Seattle startup community. Venture Capital.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2016

This article was originally posted on Inc.com, a partner of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization , the world’s most influential community of entrepreneurs. What’s the best advice on productivity you’ve ever received? I’ve received great advice from many people over the years. It’s the most adaptable.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

He's helped scale companies like The Hustle and Gumroad, and now he has over 170,000 Twitter followers and tens of thousands of subscribers to his newsletter, which provides tactical growth advice for entrepreneurs and startups. You can expect copywriting lessons, swipe files, and notifications about popular blog posts each week.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. We started uploading images of ourselves to our blogs. But the masses didn’t want to blog. I predict this will come before the end of 2012. Enter Facebook.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

Other people were convinced including Kleiner Perkins who lead their $30 million fund raising in 2012 (they had previously also invested in 2011). And ff Venture Capital cleverly has created a blog where their portofolio companies contribute. Put offer proper accounting at your peril.

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