Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 6, 2020

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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

These insights from top entrepreneurs benefit EO members plus the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem. Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., I’ve set many goals in 30+ years as an entrepreneur.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 29, 2019

Researchers have been trying for decades to establish the most common character traits of entrepreneurs. Despite their collective efforts to provide these guidelines, they have been unable to prove that certain traits in individuals consistently lead to entrepreneurial success (Moroz & Hindle, 2012). Kolb & Wagner, 2015).The

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 2, 2020

Boeing’s leadership made some terrible decisions to cover up problems and rush production of the 737 Max. Good decision making is the essence of successful leadership, which is why the term “leader” is often equated to “decision-maker.” Their competitors took advantage—and Kodak went bankrupt in 2012.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

It’s the heroin-hit that hooks the entrepreneur. (The And now, with Silver Lake’s investment and support, we can accelerate our growth investing even more into our strategic roadmap, and placing some new bets on ideas we’ve had but haven’t been able to find the space to explore. The next sale isn’t quite as sweet.). Period, full-stop.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 16, 2017

“Much of the growth and success of CoinX was reinforced by a combination of my EO forum, the EO network, and the opportunity to serve other EO members through leadership. Megan attributes much of her growth and success as an entrepreneur to EO. Learn more about EO today!

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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. What does 2023 Daniel know that 2012 Daniel didn’t? This is still very much a journey I’m on. DC: Yes – this is such an important question!

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

There has been little movement in the amount of VC dollars going to women-founded companies since 2012. In the long term, there needs to be foundational change to level the playing field for women entrepreneurs. Having more women in leadership positions is ultimately a better bet for business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 8, 2019

In today’s Octane blog, we bring EO members and non-members alike behind the scenes of 2019 EO Global Leadership Conference Macau (GLC), profiling one of the event’s carefully selected speakers, Dr. Neville Sanjana. GLC is EO’s flagship leadership event, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Historically, the industry has been reluctant to embrace technology, but as there have been generational shifts in leadership, that has slowly changed. So a big portion of the Formwork Labs program is going to provide these entrepreneurs with access.”. billion and $40.5 billion , respectively. trillion-dollar industry.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2018

Alice Mann’s latest book, Future First: How Successful Leaders Turn Innovation Challenges into New Value Frontiers is an important read for any business leader or entrepreneur who wishes to embrace global challenges as innovation opportunities. Then a disaster struck and really catalyzed the idea of the book.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Beyond co-founding Initialized, which raised a $700 million fund (its sixth) last year and has over $1 billion in known assets under management, Tan was also co-founder of YC-backed blog platform Posterous, which was acquired by Twitter in 2012. Since inception, my goal has always been for Initialized to outlive its founders.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

Since 2012, there’s been little increase in venture capital going to women-founded businesses. And still, only about 3% of venture capital goes to female founders—that number is even lower for BIPOC female entrepreneurs with an average funding rate of less than 1%. Lori’s advice to women entrepreneurs seeking funding?

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

“Adelene’s proven credentials and entrepreneurial spirit in scaling and growing Grab across Southeast Asia fits perfectly for this next phase of growth for Grab in Malaysia and I’m so excited to welcome her back to the country leadership team,” said Russell Cohen, Group Managing Director of Operations at Grab.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 31, 2018

Written by entrepreneur Jeremy Choi, CEO and co-founder of WPUP Inc. A version of this article originally appeared Jeremy’s blog , where he shares his thoughts on leadership, relationships, fatherhood, entrepreneurship, productivity, and more. . Jeremy Choi has been a member of EO Toronto since 2012.

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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. How did you hear about EO Accelerator? Lallenia: Not at all.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Women entrepreneurs and fundraising. Diversifying an investment portfolio to include more women-led ventures means trusting in the leadership of women, which research has shown to be worth believing in. Increasing opportunities for women entrepreneurs sets off a domino effect that local and global markets can benefit from.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Despite the growth in awarded venture capital (VC) funds, a staggering disparity remains between the amount of total VC funds invested in entrepreneurs and the portion of those funds invested in ventures founded and/or led by women—particularly women of color. That summer was eye-opening.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

He had made some structural mistakes in NextMedium that meant the Cap Table and leadership team was a bit wacky. At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. So what gives? Mark, why wouldn’t you fund him? I saw too much of myself in Hamet.

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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.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. There’s also timing and trends, leadership, luck, and maybe even marketing. . June 19th, 2012. June 17th, 2012. June 13th, 2012. June 10th, 2012. Subscribe by email. Invested Interests. Invested Interests.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

event , hosted by the Brookings Institute to discuss the “potential of female entrepreneurs in Japan.” ” The speakers (Japanese or Japanese-American) shared their personal experiences working as a female entrepreneurs with other Japanese businesses. At Stanford and in the Silicon Valley, they just love entrepreneurs!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

” Still, the skills required to lead effectively aren’t always innate, even for the most successful entrepreneurs. So how can you make sure you’re maximizing your leadership skills and embodying these necessary traits? A big challenge facing many entrepreneurs is learning when it’s time for “No.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2014

You need to understand power, ownership, leadership, performance, relationships, motivations, alcoholism, depression, resentment, jealousy, scorn. But the book is a must read for entrepreneurs. I call it “ the Co-Founder mythology ” and it’s persistent in our startup mythology. ” True.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2021

While Sara Blakely quotes may not be the first that come to mind when thinking about the female business mogul, fellow entrepreneurs could learn a fair bit from the Spanx founder. She became the youngest self-made female billionaire in 2012, according to Forbes. Also in 2012, TIME named her one of the World’s Most Influential People.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. So we went for it.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

The tantalizing prospect of automating the contracting process has drawn a number of entrepreneurs to the space, including UnitedLex co-founder Ajay Agrawal. “In 2012, myself and Claude Marais, the ex-global head of outsourcing in General Motors, began to brainstorm and envision SirionLabs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2017

Lynette answered questions about changes that have impacted her business since Colorado legalized marijuana in 2012. Learn more about the Entrepreneurs’ Organization , the only global network exclusively for entrepreneurs. Q: What business challenges and opportunities has your company experienced?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

Mimi Aboubaker is an entrepreneur and writer. Doing so ascribes all the fundraising success and the leadership work underpinning it to the founders who are men, effectively propagating gender bias. From 2012-2016, this number hovered around 20% and, in the mid- to late 2010s, the number was in the mid-teens. Mimi Aboubaker.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

We spend time looking at their org savvy, their leadership skills. So, for example, when I first started here back in 2012, there was a ton of energy being put towards building a network of executive relationships that is now somewhat more about sustaining those relationships. Kelli Dragovich: That makes a ton of sense, Matt.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Kevin joined Upfront in 2012 as an Associate. The take-away I’d love to leave you with is that we love to back entrepreneurs super early and if we lead a seed we will often offer to proactively lead an A-round or graciously step back if another lead comes to the table that the founder wants to include.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 31, 2022

When the plan to take over my friend’s business fell through in 2012, I started Aureus Auto Body (which is now The Aureus Group). As an industry, auto repair severely lacks leadership, which creates awful work environments.

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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. From 2007-2009 and again from 2012-2013, I said yes to way too many “cool” things. By Tim Ferriss, Author, Early Stage Investor.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2020

He then worked as an entrepreneur and had his own publishing company for a while. He left WSJ in 2012 and started Brian Moran and Associates. The company does two things: Help small business owners and entrepreneurs run better companies, and help marketers better target the small and mid-size business space. I move businesses.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

Actually, I was trading emails with Aaron Ross this morning because I think in a lot of ways that when I was an up and coming entrepreneur 15 years ago, that book landed in my hands and it felt like someone had given me the keys to the kingdom. That starts with sales leadership and sales management.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2020

Look at your strengths as an entrepreneur and as a company. When the senior leaders of Apple gathered at a hotel in 2012 to review an early prototype of the Apple Watch, the first new product after the death of Mr. Jobs, Mr. Cook was not present. Leadership is moving a group to somewhere never thought possible.

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