Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 20, 2019

If just the thought of speaking in front of a crowd gives you heart palpitations and sweaty palms, it’s probably worth investing time in improving your public speaking abilities. EO helps leading entrepreneurs learn and grow through peer-to-peer learning, once-in-a-lifetime experiences, and connections to experts. .

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Peer-to-peer lenders. Peer-to-peer lenders are individuals or groups that offer funding to small business owners, Time reports. To work with these investors, entrepreneurs must apply with companies that specialize in peer-to-peer lending, such as Prosper or Lending Club. 5 types of investors.

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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. The echoes of inspiration are still reverberating after the US Central region hosted its annual regional event, EO XCentric 2023 in Detroit, from 2-4 October 2023. That value can’t be measured.” “I But don’t take our word for it!

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 20, 2020

I wrote a blog post on March 12th called Open For Business and thought I would return to the topic. But our focus has not moved dramatically away from looking at and investing in new companies and we don’t see a dramatic change in that regard among many of our peers in the venture community.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2019

Brannon is also enjoying the perks of being part of a peer group such as EO. The combination of networking and educational opportunities that a peer group provides ensures members have access to top-level development. With a peer group—even one with a global presence like EO, “The network effect is huge. I had time on my hands.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 14, 2019

It is mind-boggling how much time and money is invested in “strategy” at many companies—with some larger organizations even hiring a full-time person or team to oversee “strategy and innovation.” While commendable, this effort to invest in strategy doesn’t work unless the company also focuses on culture. Does everyone know that BHAG?

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Haystack

JANUARY 20, 2019

When I started out investing (via a fund — not my money), I was just investing based on a simple schedule: About once a month, invest $25K into one company I liked. Fund investing is easy — fund management is not. Pretty easy.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2023

Among public tech companies, “product-led growth (PLG) companies — those who educate and convert buyers with product rather than sales and marketing (SLG) — operate at about 5% to 10% less profitability than sales-led motions,” venture capitalist Tomasz Tunguz highlighted in a blog post. ” OpenView Partners' Kyle Poyar.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 22, 2021

These ups and downs impact us deeply because we are so close to and personally invested in our businesses. I am an avid entrepreneur and have now been in the events industry for 15 years. In March 2020 when the pandemic hit and the US shut down, the events industry was completely disrupted. The entire industry ground to a halt. Leaning In.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Investing in your employees also happens to be a great way to invest in your business. Connecting and helping others is a critical step in growing as leaders, entrepreneurs and people. Several years ago, I owned a concrete paving company. Several years ago, I owned a concrete paving company. Then, he was right back at it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2021

As a global network of successful entrepreneurs , EO is proud of its members’ commitment to doing business for good. A vast number of our members are capitalizing on their business success in order to tackle the world’s greatest obstacles. He recently shared some of the changes and inventions his team has initiated. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2016

You need investment to grow but don’t want to give up ownership. You need investment to grow but don’t want to give up ownership. Steer clear of any accelerator and incubator programs that invest in their participant businesses but also take ownership. This is normal, but it doesn’t have to be!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 1, 2016

What inspired you to invest in peer-to-peer marketplaces? With the success of Airbnb and Uber, I saw an opportunity to use my investments as a tool to make a return while moving society forward.”. How did you get your foot in the door for investing in companies like Lyft? InvestX offers access to U.S.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and national competitions in hopes to qualify for the GSEA Global Finals. Arnold Shoko of Tanzania is the CEO and co-founder of Samaki Farms, a company that transforms food waste into protein feeds. We asked Arnold about his GSEA experience. Apply today!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

Natasha Miller is an EO member in Los Angeles, and founder and Chief Experience Designer of Entire Productions , which designs, plans and produces incredible event experiences both virtually and in person. The company has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing, privately held companies three years in a row.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and national competitions in hopes to qualify for the GSEA Global Finals. Investing every bit of his savings from summer internships —about US$14,000 — Joe purchased 2,000 high-quality water bottles. The problem at hand: Access to clean water.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Whether it’s securing investment capital, marketing a concept, recruiting new talent or leaning on peers for support and advice, having a solid network can seriously work to your benefit. Let’s focus on the traits shared by most entrepreneurs—and how you can tap into these characteristics to jumpstart your own success. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 29, 2020

He is also an active member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization Montreal chapter. . “If If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” Nikola Tesla. Life is busy, and focus is hard to come by. We have a plethora of responsibilities, and it’s often hard to choose where to focus our efforts.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

You can have a pretty nice life that way if you're willing to make the upfront investment in learning a craft and working hard to be the best. You can have a pretty nice life that way if you're willing to make the upfront investment in learning a craft and working hard to be the best. 2) Trial by fire.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

If you want to understand the software trend that drove the creation of the seed-stage VC phenomenon I wrote about it that linked blog post but in short: cloud computing drove down the cost to create startups enabling a new category of investor. Jeff and his peer group have done an excellent job at creating a new category of seed-stage VC.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Learn more about why entrepreneurs like Miranda choose EO for their peer learning, professional development and once-in-a-lifetime adventures. Being successful in life requires confidence. Succeeding as an entrepreneur takes confidence. How do we fuel the confidence that’s so essential to achieving our goals? I was 15 at the time.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

She hasn’t raised any venture capital. 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. And when her assets were tapped she rented out her bedroom and even her couch on Airbnb to afford her year-one operations. More on that later.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

So it’s really hard to draw too many conclusions about whether the investment really makes sense because often you learn stuff in the fund raising about the future strategy of the company that might make you much more excited than somebody on the outside might be. Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog.

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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. That means using data-driven methods to determine what endeavors offer the best return-on-investment for in-office work to make them worth the commute.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2014

This weekend was Yom Kippur, holiest of the Jewish holidays and the day of atonement. It’s also the day when most Jewish minds are least focused since one needs to fast for 24 hours. But our rabbi captivated me this year and reminded me of one of the most important lessons I learned myself 15 years ago.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 7, 2021

Not only did I want resources that mimic a “real-life business school” to help me learn where and how I could improve as a leader and business owner, but also I wanted a peer group who could empathize with my struggles and challenge me to grow daily. I wanted to share those relationships and experiences with others. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 21, 2017

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. By Josh Sweeney, an EO Atlanta member and CEO of Atcore Systems, LLC. What’s more, Universities looked expensive based on where my business was at the time.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

This annual EO event will offer an in-depth perspective from four keynote speakers, ranging from podcast extraordinaire, John Lee Dumas, and Geek Squad founder, Robert Stephens, to merger and acquisitions expert, Andrew Sherman, and Jordan Daykin, the youngest entrepreneur to successfully win investment on BBC’s “Dragon’s Den” television program.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2018

If over half of our employees are disengaged (and study after study confirms this scary number), then the return on investment on your payroll leaves much to be desired. If over half of our employees are disengaged (and study after study confirms this scary number), then the return on investment on your payroll leaves much to be desired.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

A version of this article originally appeared on the EO Melbourne blog. The content has been edited and reprinted here with permission. When the traffic flow is slow-going, how do you amuse yourself? Do you ever find yourself reading the bumper stickers on the cars around you? Some bumper stickers are funny. Others are political. Plan ahead.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 8, 2018

However, when I began attending more chapter, regional and global events, the benefits of membership and my return on investment grew ten-fold. Since pursuing and winning PEAK in 2017, Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Utah chapter is well on its way to achieving yet another victory: Hosting a successful EO Alchemy in October 2018.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 6, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Boston-Area Angels Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile Receive Hans Severiens Award for Individual Impact in Advancing the Field of Angel Investing. Ham and Christopher met in the busy Boston angel investing community where they both started and operated angel networks.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A lot of people ask me what I think of posting to Twitter these days… (I’ll start calling it X as soon as I learn to stop saying Battery Tunnel and Triborough Bridge). Whether you want to continue to post to it is up to you—but I always tell people that creating content should be an exercise in creating value for yourself first.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 7, 2023

As a Co-founder and General Partner at Athenian Capital , Mr. Mackey is raising a $50 million early-stage fund to invest in diverse teams, building the next generation of iconic companies with clear pathways to long-term profitability. How did you break into tech investing? What is it that excites you about investing?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

In short his argument seems to boil down to, “Look at me and my peers. There’s an article making the rounds in tech circles titled “ Growth Hacking is Bull ” written by Muhammad Saleem. I’d like to make the case that the article is wrong. I’d strongly encourage you to read it. We were here first.”

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

Build a content website or add a blog. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everything from working to socializing to ordering and shopping online has become the norm. In fact, according to emarketer.com ; “U.S. e-commerce sales will reach $794.50 billion (in 2020), up 32.4% year-over-year. That’s a much higher growth rate than the 18.0%

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 18, 2017

By Ian Altman , a business expert who helps his clients discover how to modernize sales and marketing for today’s customer. . Business owners often ask me, “What should we be doing to make our organization a good acquisition target?” Often, what you think makes your firm appear valuable to potential buyers is not what really matters. Here’s why.

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