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5 EO Australia Women Share How To Make Entrepreneurship More Inclusive

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Widespread layoffs during the pandemic contributed to an initial rise in female entrepreneurship in 2020, along with the need for flexibility. By fostering early exposure and education about entrepreneurship and other career paths, Franc.World is paving the way for an inclusive landscape where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.

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How EO has impacted my life and grown my business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Education, powerful connections, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences are all keys to entrepreneurial success. Throughout my years as a member, I have exponentially grown my business, achieved authority status through educational programs, and made lasting friendships with people all over the world.

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After 200% ARR growth in 2020, CourseKey raises $9M to digitize trade schools

TechCrunch

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and forced educational institutions to go virtual, many were scrambling to develop online or blended curriculums. Demand surged and its ARR grew by 200% in 2020. For Sophinos and Kannah, founding CourseKey was more than just a business opportunity. Over 100,000 students use its software.

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Headgum and Gumball

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Podcasts have emerged as a major new category in media/entertainment/news/education etc. Ad-buying opportunities within podcasts have historically been manual and limited, not unlike the process of purchasing web ads pre-2000. We made an investment in Headgum recently and blogged about it on the USV blog this morning.

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Black Lives Matter

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

They mean that the education a black person has matters as much as our education. And they mean that the economic opportunity that a black person has matters as much as our economic opportunity. We have spent much of the last week at USV talking about that and we talked about it publicly on our blog and Twitter yesterday.

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What does gen Z want at work?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Zippia’s 2020 Job Seeker Report reveals that the youngest generation of workers—people under 25—have distinct needs and desires when it comes to the workplace. Not surprisingly, since Pew Research finds that Gen Z job candidates are the most highly educated generation.). and more articles from the EO blog. .

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Retool, Repurpose, Redeploy

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Coronavirus has given many entrepreneurs an unlikely opportunity to embrace and truly live their companies’ core values. In January 2020, when the COVID-19 crisis hit China, I was busy planning a two-week spring vacation to Europe with my 14-year-old daughter. Then COVID-19 took hold. Living the Learning.