Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

She actually IS the prototypical entrepreneur. But Tracy did what entrepreneurs do. She drove her company to profitability before paying herself a modest salary. She leveraged herself and even sold many of her possessions to get started. More on that later. Just not the kind you would initially read about on TechCrunch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2016

I’ve been an EO member for 15 years, but it wasn’t until 2014 that I became involved with the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). I had served many roles previously on the BC Children’s Hospital Board, but I wanted to transition into something that engaged young entrepreneurs – and I found one. We also scoured newsfeeds.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 3, 2019

Santoro attended the 2019 Startup Grind Global as an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ambassador and mentor. After the Startup Grind Global conference, he took time to reflect on the lessons he learned from the many early-stage entrepreneurs he spoke with. We share his thoughts below. . What an amazing venue—the old Fox Theatre!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

While you may be a strong leader, she asserts, the ability to adapt your strengths to each new organization, or to changes within the organization—new board members, new staff members, new shareholders—is the quality that will help you remain successful. . In your book, you talk about the four attributes of great leaders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 26, 2018

Ramos, an EO member and entrepreneur. . I received a message from a friend about a global entrepreneurs’ organization coming to the city of São Paulo. She invited me to meet the group, and let me know it was looking for entrepreneurs just like me. It’s the ultimate toolbox for entrepreneurs. You are not alone.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Almost 10 years ago, I had my first experience with a professional Forum when I joined Entrepreneurs’ Organization. A Forum, which is also often referred to as a Mastermind, is a group of peers who meet regularly, with the goal of helping each member improve personally and professionally. In my experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2015

You’ve had enough ladder climbing alongside peers to form some sense of human motivations. The recognition? Is work a part of life and life a part of work? Is it just the next rung in the ladder after we finish college and join the next grouping of people we’re tied to for a brief period in time? “Of course I work!”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2020

McKinsey studies have also shown that companies with diverse leadership outperform their peers. We asked members of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization to share best practices for promoting and maintaining diversity and inclusio n. No one can dispute the inherent benefits of diversity in the workplace. Here’s what we learned: 1.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

While sharing her professional journey—from tween entrepreneur to international executive—she also spoke to the audience of men and women about supporting each other and making a difference in the world. . I was the first elected president of EO and the first chairman of the Global Board. Living every day.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 24, 2020

Adrienne Palmer, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Dallas, Texas, embodies the qualities that make EO entrepreneurs truly special. Adrienne recently participated in an incredible adventure in Zimbabwe as part of a MyEO trip. We asked Adrienne to tell us more about the MyEO Tasimba leadership experience.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 21, 2017

From the first EO prospect lunch that I attended, members, trainers and board members alike exalted the vast access to entrepreneurs that made up the organization’s global network. A year after joining EO, I decided that when I traveled, I would contact the local chapter two weeks in advance to connect with peers while in town.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The original version of this article appeared on Aaron’s LinkedIn blog. He says, “One of the most meaningful discoveries I made in EO Accelerator was that I was not alone as an entrepreneur. ” Learn more about this life-changing program for first-stage entrepreneurs, and hear from other participants. . .”

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

If you are a 20-something tech entrepreneur you could be forgiven for thinking that seed-stage investors, Angellist Syndicates and widely available angel money always existed. Jeff and his peer group have done an excellent job at creating a new category of seed-stage VC. It is, of course, a very recent phenomenon. But not many others.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2023

Peer-reviewed studies find clear associations between longer commuting times and lower job satisfaction, increased stress, and poorer mental health. Hybrid employees don’t hate the office — they hate commuting to it , surveys show, since commuting can take over an hour per day and cost several thousand dollars per year.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

I know many entrepreneurs, including myself, have a hard time separating ourselves from our brand. At the start of 2020, Chelle Neff is wrapping up a decade of considerable success, growth and innovation. 5000 list twice! . You opened Urban Betty in 2005 and it’s been growing ever since. What drives you? And what’s next?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Kelvin serves on the Georgia Restaurant Association’s board of directors. It’s true that you should treat your business partnership like a marriage. After all, it’s important whom you select and no matter who that person is you’ll have to work hard at it. But what about when your business partner and your marriage partner are the same person?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 16, 2017

Years after building a successful business of her own, Megan Burton yearned to find like-minded entrepreneurs that could relate to the unique experiences of establishing a business, from bootstrapping a company to achieving unimaginable success. Megan attributes much of her growth and success as an entrepreneur to EO.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

I’ve been an EO member for 15 years, but it wasn’t until 2014 that I became involved with the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). I had served many roles previously on the BC Children’s Hospital Board, but I wanted to transition into something that engaged young entrepreneurs – and I found one. We also scoured newsfeeds.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 28, 2020

We spotted a common theme in many answers: learning—whether it’s incidental learning among peers or formal education at events. Going to the international events opens my eyes to the unlimited opportunities that exist around the world, and how many of these entrepreneurs are doing business around the world. 3,467 on 2020 Inc.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 13, 2016

“Like most entrepreneurs, I am not a person that you would see as vulnerable, but we all have underbellies. It is critical to our development to find peers that can help us foster our personal and professional growth. They are my sounding board, and they fuel my own desire to be better.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2016

“Being in Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), ultimately, might have saved my life,” says Michelle Menard , co-founder of Choice Translating and member of EO Charlotte. Founded in 1987, the organization is a global business network of 12,000+ leading entrepreneurs in 160 chapters and 50 countries. “I

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

At Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) , we support the positive trend of empowering women in entrepreneurship. A big part of an entrepreneur’s success or failure is his or her fortitude in dealing with obstacles along the journey. The entrepreneurial path is wrought with exhilarating highs offset by sometimes demoralizing lows.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. Peer-to-peer lending is back! entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). I’m now the permanent host for TWiVC (until such time as they kick me off). Thank you to anybody who sent Jason a note on Twitter on my behalf. Really!).

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 29, 2012

You need to see more patterns of success and failure than just the ones you experienced yourself as an entrepreneur. Great advisors help entrepreneurs come up with the answers themselves, versus just giving them all the answers as you see them from your own experience. Being a good angel or VC has a lot to do with pattern matching.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2020

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) has been helping entrepreneurs achieve transformational growth since 1987. My EO journey started in March 2003 when I was hired by then chapter president, Damon Gersh, and his board. How can one not grow when surrounded by entrepreneurs and “leaders of leaders”?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

I’m going to save that for a future blog post. Let me start by saying two things: Events like this are invaluable to startups because the significant value comes from building the network across portfolio companies and the discussion one can have with your peer group. And market your brand, not your personality.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Source: DocSend At DocSend , we spend a lot of time analyzing the data behind what it takes for startup founders to market their ideas, land meetings with VCs, and in turn source and close deals?—?from from pre-seed to Series A. or really, jump on the Zoom meeting. But does it make sense to cast a wide net and contact as many LPs as possible?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This is also an opportunity to introduce your new employee to managers and peers. This is also an opportunity to introduce your new employee to managers and peers. However, welcoming new employees the right way requires significant preparation and extends beyond introductions and new hire paperwork.

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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. When asked what motivated her, Ms.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 17, 2021

It provides workspaces to beauty entrepreneurs with a 10,020 square foot facility. . So they need to stay top of mind with anyone that could bring them business, including current clients, past clients, and peers. COVID-19 has caused many people to pivot unexpectedly. But pivoting in business is not for everyone. Meet the Experts.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Our challenges were two-fold: First, how could we get our board members, many of whom have just taken their first step in EO leadership, to become comfortable with one another and allow their creative juices to flow in discussion? We were locked and loaded for the time of our lives! . Alas, it was not to be. Our first thought was: “Jakarta?!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 23, 2016

How many times as entrepreneurs do we let our blemished past affect our unspoiled future? By Georges Levesque. You read that right. I am the son of a nun. To be precise: an ex-nun. My mom was a member of the Roman Catholic Sisters of Wisdom in Edmundston, Canada, from the age of 18 to 26. Moving on is not quitting. It’s moving on.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2018

Jill shared lessons learned and more in a blog post to mark the occasion. Below is an excerpt from the original article. I’m incredibly grateful for the amazing customers and employees who brought us to this milestone! To celebrate our anniversary, I’m sharing a few pivotal lessons I have learned during each of these wonderful years.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

It’s apropos because there is so much noise these days with email, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, web shows, etc. I was thinking back to a few previous “insider baseball&# blog debates that raged for several weeks: AngelGate (aka Bin38 secret cabal), convertible debt vs. equity, bubble vs. not, and now the AngelList discussion.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Two black entrepreneurs, despite living in segregated America, found ways to exercise their creativity and disrupt their worlds. How important could a barbershop be? John Merrick rose from slavery to found the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, one of the largest black-owned businesses in the United States. What did they share?

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 6, 2021

Ham and Christopher are not only two of the smartest and most thoughtful angel investors I've ever met, but they have literally moved the 'knowledge needle' for hundreds of thousands of investors and entrepreneurs across North America and the world," said Marianne Hudson, ACA's founder and executive director emeritus.

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