Startup Catalyst

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The 2017 Future Founders Mission just wrapped up it’s two-week stint in Silicon Valley, and in this post we share some of the insights and reflections from participants. Here are some of their blog posts post-mission: Startup Catalyst: Initial Ramblings by Nicholas Moretti. Startup Catalyst Download #2 by Matt De Bono.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2020

Step 2: Brainstorm ways to fix problems and integrate your ideas into the plan. He’s an EO speaker , a recent EO 360° podcast guest and author of Never Go With Your Gut (2019) , The Blindspots Between Us (2020) and The Truth Seeker’s Handbook (2017).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

It’s a daunting challenge, one that EO Richmond president Michael Mahoney started in mid-2017 and mastered in about 20 months, with the help and guidance of EO’s Chapter Launch team and knowledgeable regional resources. How good were their pitch skills? Did they seem stressed? Natural? • I requested—and analyzed—writing samples.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 13, 2020

As a member of EO Puerto, he’s also seen the company through the 2017 hurricane Maria. The post What the New Normal Looks Like in Three Industries and Three Countries appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. Carlos Melendez, Wovenware, EO Puerto Rico.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2017

5G wireless: All eyes are on 5G in 2017. Augmented reality: Along with VR, it’s close cousin is also going to be big in 2017. However, companies like Acer, Lenovo, and especially Microsoft will launch augmented reality headsets in 2017 to help with training, sales demos, and more. Read the last five trends!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 22, 2018

For instance, at our 2017 Ameren Accelerator —a program in partnership with UMSL Accelerate that connects entrepreneurs with investors and opportunities in the energy-tech sector—one of our startups, Rebate Bus, was wrestling to find a unified voice. Imagine having a dozen partners keeping you striving toward your next milestone.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2019

In 2017, my wife and I had recently become empty-nesters, and I was itching to get into something new. The post Three Often Overlooked Benefits of Joining a Peer Group of Entrepreneurs appeared first on THE BLOG. However, Brannon is based in Charleston, South Carolina, an area where there was no EO chapter—at least, not at that time.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

In fact, as the keynote speaker at the University of Oklahoma graduation in 2017, Piyush paid off one of the graduate’s student debts. The post How to Give Back Through Your Business appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. You can even create self-sustaining giving. .”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2018

“I know that our repeat purchase rate is lower than the industry average now, but …” “I know that our margins are lower than VCs like to see, but …” “I know our revenue decelerated in the last 2 quarters of 2017, but …” Remember that fund raising is a sales process. What to do about that chip on your shoulder ?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 24, 2019

As an EO Vancouver member, he was the 2017 Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Citizen of the Year Award. . The post Practical Ways that Canadian Startups Can Go Global (Without Leaving Home) appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. Find him on Twitter at @mannypadda.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 27, 2017

Month 2: September—Julie hosted an informational meeting at her house, where people discussed the commitment and benefits of an SLP Forum. EO Western New York received its PEAK check for having an SLP Forum and plans to add more SLP Forums in 2017. appeared first on THE BLOG. Looking Forward.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 30, 2017

She has overseen multiple high-profile acquisitions and received numerous awards, including AdAge’s 2017 Top 25 Marketing Tech Trailblazers and E&Y’s 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year. The post What My 3 Biggest Entrepreneurial Regrets Taught Me About Growing appeared first on THE BLOG. Stop searching for perfection.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2019

Mayke Nagtegaal is the COO of MessageBird, an Amsterdam-based cloud communications platform which, in 2017, raised the largest-ever investment—$60 million—by a European software company. The post Not Taking Risks Is the Riskiest Career Move of All appeared first on THE BLOG. Go For Growth. No job is secure.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

Given the success of her investments she was on the 2017 Midas List of top 100 venture capitalists. Favorite business book, blog, podcast? It deserves your focus, experimentation and attention to detail 2. Prior to co-founding Floodgate , she worked at Charles River Ventures and McKinsey and Company. They hire up.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2017

In 2017, he launched Entrepreneur Parents , a website where entrepreneurial parents share tips and tricks for balancing these two demanding roles. The post Facing Your Fears: Parenthood and Entrepreneurship appeared first on THE BLOG. Four months later, the option to sell the company presented itself and I took it.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 23, 2024

Srijita Ghosh Represented East Central University in 2017 Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup 2 nd place in Small Business category and Pitch Competition winner Currently Venture Advisor at i2E Please provide a few details on your winning Entrepreneur’s Cup business idea.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

We’ve all heard this one, for example: “[Name] bought this meme coin in 2017, and is now worth $100M” Stories like this appeal more to the economically weaker section of society, making them even more susceptible to losing more money in crypto by gambling on random meme coins, falling prey to pump and dumps, or trading call groups.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2016

2 nd Runner Up: Daniel Dubois , Founder of Share Shed (Canada). The winner, Gladys Martinez is the founder of Vaiza and student expected to graduate from Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado in 2017. The post 2016 EO GSEA Global Finals Recap appeared first on THE BLOG. But only one could be EO GSEA Entrepreneur of the Year.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

A 2017 survey found that, of nine options, employees’ top three preferences for learning are: “instructor-led training (ILT), short-clip videos, and mentoring,” according to a press release from the survey authors. Read more on employee engagement from other top Octane blog posts. . The platform simplifies: Weekly check-ins.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 17, 2019

As an EO Vancouver member, he was the 2017 Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Citizen of the Year Award. Here’s the Secret to a Successful Exit appeared first on THE BLOG. Manny Padda is an entrepreneur, angel investor and philanthropist who won the 2016 Canadian Angel of the Year Award. Uplevel your board and exec team.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2019

A version of this article originally appeared on Violet’s LinkedIn blog. Global Shopping Festival broadcast in November 2017! appeared first on THE BLOG. By Violet Lim, CEO and Co-Founder at Lunch Actually Group. Violet is a member of EO Singapore. I love that her business goes way beyond herself.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 13, 2021

since the moment my co-founders and I started building our first prototype at the end of 2017, to today in 2021, with a team distributed in 5 different countries. In this blog post, I’ll share what we learned setting up our remote-first startup. Reason 2: Resiliency. We’ve been a remote-first startup from day one at Uizard ?—?since

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A Smart Bear

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The data show that the two most common causes are: (1) Product isn’t useful to enough people, and (2) Problems with the team. They attacked that problem, and today (Nov 2017) they’re well on their way, as recognized by the media at large. We’re tired of hearing how small software companies usually fail.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 21, 2021

When we first started working with Convoy in 2017, the company had fewer than five large shippers on its platform, served less than half of the United States, and relied on manual operations for more than 30% of shipments. million carriers, 95% of which operate 10 or fewer trucks 2. Convoy and the Truck Freight Industry.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Over the years, the company managed to raise $12 million, including a $10 million Series A led by GV (Google Ventures) back in 2017. Total raised: $2 billion. Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth noted in a blog post that the project simply wasn’t able to achieve profitability. Katerra (2015-2021). Image Credits: Katerra.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2019

EO is an avid supporter of the UN’s Sustainable Development Agenda: In September 2017, EO members pledged support for the UN SDGs during the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly , recognizing the importance of solving real-world problems through sustainable business practices.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 26, 2019

The combined presence of (1) entrepreneurs and (2) organizations that aim to support new business owners can be found in most urban centers; however, many conference attendees agreed, a successful entrepreneurial ecosystem can be defined by the strength of the interactions between these entities. Recommended Resources.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Daniel Kahneman , who won the Nobel Prize for his research on behavioral economics, calls them Systems 1 and 2 , but I think autopilot system and intentional system describe these systems more clearly. Roughly speaking, we have two thinking systems.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 1, 2020

At a speech on 8 March 2017, someone in the audience on International Women’s Day at Bank Leumi, asked me if she could buy two copies of my book. The post The Problem With “Yes” appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. Why did you write this book?

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OkDork

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Conor McGregor Revenue Stream #2: Proper No. million in 2017 and plans to turn it into upmarket apartments as well as rentable social housing units. Conor McGregor has also developed a media company called The Mac Life which includes a blog, YouTube channel, and social media presence. Twelve Whiskey Brand.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

Click all the buttons 4 strategies to keep building skills for your career When to give up on a goal—and how to do it This article was originally published in 2017 by Farheen Gani. Tip: As venture capitalist John Doerr puts it, "a plan is only as good as its implementation." The most recent update was in April 2023.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 16, 2019

We definitely had the time of our lives, but looking back, we probably (more like definitely) did not need to pay for 2 years’ worth of out-of-state tuition.” – Andrew Strause, Founder & CEO. In 2017, Andrew set out to create an apartment service for Penn State students.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

If so, proceed to question 2. This article was originally published on 23 May 2017 on Miranda’s LinkedIn blog. The post 3 Questions to Ask Yourself When Life Gets Tough appeared first on THE BLOG. Focus on understanding the root cause of what has taken place. Is it something you could have prevented?

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OurCrowd

JULY 7, 2022

Toyota Tsusho has been developing businesses utilizing quantum computers since 2017. Exablate Focused Ultrasound has been shown to provide an accurate, safe, and effective option to engage the prostate gland directly in select patients based on 2-years biopsy outcomes. Toyota Tsusho Corp.,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 3, 2019

In fact, as many as 85% of employers declared that they have caught applicants lying on their resumes or job applications according to a 2017 employment screening benchmark report by HireRight. Top Lie #2: Concealing a criminal record. The post How to Spot a Fraud During Hiring appeared first on THE BLOG.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. Originally written by Emily Irish and published in 2017, this article has had contributions from Jill Duffy, Kiera Abbamonte, and Emily Esposito. Do you need a booking app? It was most recently updated in April 2023.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2017

He shared tips gleaned from 20 years of partnering with long-term clients in our March 2017 Octane issue. The post Building a True Client Partnership appeared first on THE BLOG. In 2016, Paul launched Enspiri Solutions, LLC , the first-to-market SaaS solution for workers’ compensation nurse triage management.

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