Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

When it comes to online communities, I’ve seen a lot. 3413, to be exact Photo by Matt Duncan on Unsplash When it comes to online communities, I’ve seen a lot. At this point, it covers over 200 community topics and 30 platforms, helping community seekers and startup founders find online hangouts for various niches.

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Startup Catalyst

MARCH 27, 2018

The second Startup Community Leaders Mission to the USA took place from 11-18 March 2018, with 20 participants taking part, including 14 from 11 different regional towns in Queensland, 3 from Brisbane, one from Sydney, one from Adelaide, and one from New York (assisting the Beach City film crew). Why we run this particular mission.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

We threw a Launchpad LA dinner to bring the community together as we tend to do 6-10 times a year. Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. In his blog he says, “I responded that I thought it was stupid.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 7, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 19, 2024

Who better than our EO community to offer creative strategies for mitigating the adverse effects of stress? I also practice meditation while sitting in my home infrared sauna, an affordable and valuable investment. I run the world’s largest community (10,000+ members) dedicated solely to stress reduction for entrepreneurs: Dory.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 29, 2021

Much of what we do as startup community builders requires in-person interactions through workshops, meetups, and other events. But the Covid pandemic pushed the big pause button on in-person events that are the beating heart of many startup communities. We’re leaning heavily on our digital platforms to keep the community engaged.

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EntreWorks Consulting

MAY 18, 2020

These thoughts led me to dust off an early 2020 report that has been on my “to-read” list for a while: Community Investment Funds: A How-To Guide for Building Local Wealth, Equity, and Justice. This work, from the National Coalition for Community Capital , is an excellent introduction to the budding field of local investment funds.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 1, 2024

Andile’s company, KhumaloCo, is a private equity investment firm that is invested in eight businesses that operate in industries such as technology, media, marketing and communications, hospitality and education. was born out of my desire for autonomy and to create an investment group founded on family values,” Andile says.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As business owners, we often have a huge amount of wealth tied up within our businesses, but don’t form the habit of creating other income streams and forms of wealth, such as investments outside our businesses. and more articles from the EO blog. My first female mentor was the incredible Janine Allis , founder of Boost Juice.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

They feel cared for, and in turn truly care about the community at rygr.” You don’t have to invest tons of money and time in being appreciative and caring. Investing in benefits vital to our team’s health and wellness, like extended primary caregiver leave and unlimited paid time off, also shows people they are valued.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 12, 2019

We brought together the best of all worlds: Conscious customers invested in uplifting the underprivileged, a low-cost and motivated rural workforce, and passionate leaders in urban communities who nurture and grow global opportunities,” Ravi explained in a 2018 interview published on Inc.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 13, 2015

We stayed in touch and reconnected around a blog post that I wrote in 2012 on falling in love with the problem and not getting attached to the solution. I'm excited to be working with such great co-investors--and I'm hugely excited to finally be working with Ben McKean. I first met Ben on January 29th, 2011 at an SLP mentoring session.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Thanks also to Leah Stern, OurCrowd’s Partner, Global Communications, for leading the outreach to the world media and to Uri Meirovitch, OurCrowd’s Israel media head, for his local efforts.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 11, 2010

I’m getting a little bit tired of running my events list and seeing some of the best folks sitting behind the paywalls of people profiting off of the community’s attempt to talk to itself. Each week there are so many great events, blog posts, videos, etc. Lead to build community, not direct profit. Expensive venues?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 15, 2022

In this week’s edition, we discuss: Creating successful online courses, Unexpected turnarounds to become investors, Sources of investment during an economic downturn. Don’t make your course feel like a prison sentence they have to complete to recoup their investment. Send blog posts, not sales emails ?—?Rather

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Ian Hathaway

JULY 29, 2020

This article originally published on the Center for American Entrepreneurship Ideas Blog My new book with CAE Advisory Board member Brad Feld published yesterday. Here are five suggestions for policymakers in Washington to consider to better support high potential entrepreneurship in communities throughout the country.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are the top blog posts EO published on Inc.com in 2023: 1. And don’t miss Eden’s follow-up post for EO Blog, How to Stay Ahead of Crisis PR with ChatGPT. Having people from your network bet on you with an angel investment is like motivational rocket fuel.” Posts: A Lookback at 2023 first appeared on The EO Blog.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It’s Never Been More Important to Understand Your Capital Provider’s Business Model [Charles Hudson/Precursor] – Charles is just a wonderful human and his posts about venture capital are essential for anyone who considers themselves part of the startup community.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2023

After landing an initial investment, founders feel confirmed that their model and pitch work. Never underestimate the power of community Investor relations are undergoing a shift from a VC-centric model to community-driven funding. Build an engaged community that wants to literally invest in your success.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. The DX event is so powerful because of the networking quality among the MyEO DX community. EO’s “Angel-Sharks” are interested in a good investment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Antonio Lennert , a member of EO Canada Bridge, is an entrepreneur, designer and community builder. He is the co-founder and CEO of Surf the Greats , Canada’s largest brand and community for surf education, adventure and lifestyle on the Great Lakes and beyond. Canada is not known to be a surfing hotspot,” said Lennert.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2021

Thomas Rush is founder of Bootstrapp and Head of Investment Platform at ConsenSys Mesh. Revenue-based investing ( RBI), also known as revenue-based financing, or revenue-share investing, 1 is a natural next step for the private equity and early-stage venture investment industry. Share on Twitter.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

Emma Allen is active in the Charlotte, NC chapter of EO Accelerator , which empowers first-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to catapult their business to the next level. Emma Allen State Farm offers a variety of insurance services, mortgages, investment planning and 401K rollovers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Pursuing outside interests Maybe you’ve always wanted to teach a class at your local college, get more involved in your community or make an impact with a charitable organization that speaks to you. and more articles from the EO blog. The post Bigger Isn′t Always Better: 4 Benefits of Staying Small first appeared on The EO Blog.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 16, 2021

billion yen) as it launches a dedicated investment program, in which OurCrowd will provide early access to its deal flow pipeline, giving NTT its choice of deals. Working closely with NTT, we expect to further strengthen ties between Israel, Japan and the global tech community.”. NTT Finance will commit $15 million (1.5

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

You need to constantly ask yourself whether your actions in rapidly scaling an online community are worth the potential downsides of destroying trust amongst your users. There are some communities in which “anything goes” is the norm (think Reddit) and others where a zero tolerance approach is required (Disney).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2015

I wanted to spend the rest of the blog post telling you why we decided to fund the company, how we settled on the final product design and our unique way of launching the app. So Why Did We Invest? The post Why We Invested in @FerrisApp – A New Kind of Video Sharing App appeared first on Bothsides of the Table.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Top investment opportunities. SoftBank to invest $25M in OurCrowd. SoftBank to invest $25M in OurCrowd. Softbank has been investing ahead of major technology trends for over 40 years and we believe there is huge, embedded potential in the private markets ecosystem. Join OurCrowd’s investment of up to $2M in this $7M SAFE.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 3, 2024

As an EO strategy summit facilitator, I have witnessed first-hand the value of these events for the community. Everyone must be engaged, invested in the vision, and willing to contribute. The greater the understanding of and investment in one another, the more present and the more buy-in we display during the summit.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 11, 2023

Private Property swiftly emerged as the most frequented “for sale by owner” property site in Africa, attracting external investment, orchestrating numerous acquisitions, and scaling with remarkable speed. The company slowly spread its message about the power of code to unemployed youth from underserved communities.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Freedom to make an impact in our community. Freedom to invest in people and things that I feel are important. We can positively affect the lives of our team, clients and community. When we get it right it means that we are good citizens that contribute to our communities and the world.” . In a word: Freedom.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 17, 2024

On those days, I’m a not a great spouse, mother, community member, or friend. Even if all I get is a 15-minute investment in planning part of the perfect trip (or identifying projects to offload before then), I experience the joy of anticipation. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Attending XCentric each year is one of the best investments I have made in my EO journey. Investing in yourself as a leader pays back 10x at work and home. The broader EO community provides huge value if you get outside of your comfort zone. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 10, 2022

I heard Alex Matisse tell East Fork’s history, started clicking around on their Instagram feed and reading Connie Matisse’s blog posts. It was notable to me that they wanted to grow, but creatively, sustainably and in a manner which benefitted their entire team and local community, not just the founders. Oh, and I kept ordering mugs.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 16, 2021

Creating a community. Entrepreneur David Dávila believes that the key to his coffee company ’s success lies in his community of passionate customers. Neish warns that if you “invest in the movement, into the work, into the community, but don’t invest as much in yourself,” both you and your organization will suffer.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. And if you are – what on earth are you reading such a boring blog as this?!? I only recently invested and I only got here through persistence.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Every tech or major news journal in the country is preparing to write their Snap, Inc (creators of Snapchat, Spectacles, etc) stories and many of them seem to want a “How does it feel to have missed this investment story.” But local VCs don’t deserve to get beat up for not investing. Mostly kidding. Very, very few pan out.

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