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EO members share 9 lessons learned from childhood entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Kym Huynh, an EO Melbourne member, EO Global Communications Committee member, and co-founder of WeTeachMe. Kym is fascinated by entrepreneurs and their journeys, so he asked EO members from various chapters to share their experiences. Read his earlier posts on what EO members wish non-entrepreneurs knew about entrepreneurs, how EO members define success , the impact of core values , lessons learned from their best and worst partnerships and the best advice they’ve ever received.

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How To Build Your Startup’s Founding Team – A Guide

Feedough

Trust me when I say this – startups live and. Read more. The post How To Build Your Startup’s Founding Team – A Guide appeared first on Feedough.

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The Customer Is Always Right” Is the Most Misunderstood Phrase In Business

Entrepreneur's Handbook

You’ve probably even used it wrong yourself Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Office Hours with Carilu Dietrich - Marketing for Hypergrowth Companies

Tomasz Tunguz

On October 18th at 10am Pacific, Office Hours will host Carilu Dietrich. Carilu headed corporate marketing for Atlassian from $150m to $450m in revenue & through their massively successful IPO. Since then, she’s advised Segment, Kong, Miro, PagerDuty, Bill.com & 1Password, among many others. Needless to say, her vista across many leading SaaS companies marketing practices is exceptional.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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In-person vs. virtual onboarding: Which is best for your team?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When the world largely shifted to remote work as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, almost no one could anticipate all of the changes the shift would bring. One of the biggest changes occurred in onboarding. Now that a growing number of companies across the globe are fully remote and businesses are hoping to increase new hire productivity, it’s critical to have an established onboarding process for new employees.

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What Drives The University Of Michigan’s Entrepreneurial Success

HPA

In preparation of speaking at the Michigan Tech Week (MTW) on October 12 and 13, I discovered so many connections to the University of Michigan (U-M) that I decided to dig into what powers U-M’s entrepreneurial success. Seemingly everyone knows that the University of Michigan (U-M) is the world’s leading public research institution. What’s not as widely known is how Ann Arbor has a storied and growing entrepreneurship ecosystem that shows no signs of slowing down.

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Even after doing Techstars and an interview with YC I could not raise capital for a new business

Founder Bounty

VC funding is hard. Very hard. The chances of you raising are very very small and dont be surprised if you dont get it. Even after being through techstars , plug and play and building Europes first ondemand fuel business , we could NOT raise money for chefr (an eCommerce platform for restaurants). Even having an interview with YC we still could not do it.

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Thai e-commerce platform Konvy raises $10m to accelerate expansion

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Konvy , a beauty e-commerce platform based in Thailand , has announced raising $10 million in a Series A funding round that will help accelerate its expansion and hiring. The funding round was anchored by Singapore’s Insignia Ventures Partners.

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Fast Forward Venture Studio to build African startups from idea to scale

TechCrunch

Opeyemi Awoyemi , one of Nigeria’s well-known serial founders, is back with another outfit. It’s not a tech company this time — Awoyemi co-founded online jobs site Jobberman (which was acquired by ROAM Africa in 2016) and Whogohost, a bootstrapped hosting platform — but instead, a venture studio: Fast Forward Venture Studio. Awoyemi choosing this route is quite interesting, especially as many African founders either launch syndicates or venture capital funds post- or duri

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Your Fractional Finance and Accounting Team

Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

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BreachQuest’s Gordon on Reimagining the Cybersecurity Incident Response Process

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Shaun Gordon , CEO of BreachQuest. Shaun Gordon is the Co-Founder and CEO of the cybersecurity incident response startup BreachQuest. Shaun brings a blend of entrepreneurial and financial leadership to his role as he leads the company in its mission to reimagine incident response and drive down breach cost. Shaun previously served as founder and managing partner of AGI Partners, a private investment firm with the core objective of building outstanding mid-sized

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Meme Mapping: Learn to Run Better Creative Tests by Reverse-Engineering Hollywood

Reforge

Table of Contents Why “Creative” is the Last Performance Battleground How the Right Creative Attracts The Right Customers What “Meme” Really Means Reverse-Engineering Hollywood: How Movie Posters Use Memes to Build Trust and Drive Revenue Why “Meme Mapping” Isn’t Just for Hollywood 4 Steps to “Meme Mapping” Creative to Grow Your Business Why Meme-Mapping Gives You a Competitive Advantage Advertisers are losing control.

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#50. Meet the Entrepreneur Who’s Helped Launch 1000 Companies and Counting w/ Julian Weisser

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Learn from the CoFounder of On Deck Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Welcome to the Entrepreneur’s Handbook Podcast, where we share inspiring startup stories and practical takeaways for you, the listener. In this episode, we welcome Julian Weisser onto the podcast. Julian is a cofounder of On Deck. To date, On Deck has assisted in the launch of over 1000 companies with a combined worth of $8 billion.

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Orlando has all the ingredients to be the next big startup hub

TechCrunch

There’s much potential for Orlando to be what Austin is to Texas, what Atlanta is to Georgia — a booming hub where startups flock from around the world to dream, innovate and grow. The numbers are already showing potential: New PitchBook data found that in the first half of this year, a little more than $360 million was invested in the Orlando-Kissimmee metro area, way more than the $144 million invested in H1 last year.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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South Korean edtech startup CLASSUM scores $11m in funding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register CLASSUM , a South Korea-based B2B SaaS company that provides and interactive learning platform, has announced raising $11 million in its pre-Series B funding round. The funding round was anchored by Dunamu & Partners and participated by Silicon Valley-based Big Basin Capital and South Korean investor Pearl Abyss Capital.

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GCUC North America is headed to Chicago

GCUC

We are hosting GCUC North America in the windy city- Chicago, in 2023!!! Why Chicago you ask? Middle America is easy for most to. The post GCUC North America is headed to Chicago appeared first on GCUC Community.

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The Secret Hack to Ethically Hustle Your Way to Instant Sales

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Shake up expectations and play your customers’ preconceived notions Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Andreessen Horowitz backs Synonym’s bio-manufacturing facilities

TechCrunch

Armed with $6.3 million in new pre-seed capital, Synonym Biotechnologies has begun the development phase for its first productized bio-manufacturing facilities for non-pharmaceutical applications. Edward Shenderovich and Joshua Lachter started the company in January 2022 to develop, finance and build commercial-scale bio-manufacturing facilities to provide synthetic biology producers of all size with flexible production capacity while also giving infrastructure investors access to a new, carbon-

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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.

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Singapore NFT startup Gomu secures $5m in Seed funding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Singapore-based non-fungible token (NFT) infrastructure startup Gomu has announced raising $5 million in a Seed funding round that will power NFT liquidity incentives and commerce. In a statement, the company said the funding round was backed by venture investors Coinbase Ventures , Defiance Capital, Saison Capital, and several angel investors.

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Paid Subscriptions Aren’t Enough. Why Substack Should Build An App Store

Hunter Walk

Helping Writers Monetize Their Free Readers More Effectively By Opening The Platform Up (and Taking a Cut). Consider me a fan of Substack. Yes, I disagree with aspects of their content policies (and occasionally wince at the arguments they make to defend said choices), but the company founders fundamentally want to see writers do their best work and make a great living in the process.

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How to Create the Least Horrible, Most Profitable Business

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Most businesses are unpleasant to operate, and make far less money than their founders would like. Here’s the exception. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Quantori is building an app development platform focused on life sciences

TechCrunch

Life science businesses like big pharmaceutical companies have a singular set of needs when it comes to building applications. Their models and algorithms tend to be more sophisticated and data-intensive than most industries. Quantori , a Cambridge, Massachusetts startup, is building a platform-as-a-service tuned specifically to the needs of this vertical.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Indonesian SME lending platform Alami scores pre-Series B funding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Indonesian Shariah-compliant SME lending platform Alami Group has announced raising a pre-Series B funding that would further boost its financial technology. Financial details of the funding were not disclosed but Alami said the round was led by East Ventures (Growth fund) and backed by returning investors AC Ventures, Quona Capital, and FEBE Ventures.

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Semente Verde: the bloom of Bissau’s impact ecosystem

Impact Hub

As one of the largest networks for entrepreneurial support, Impact Hub continuously grows in different ways, shapes and colors. One of them is through what we call seed programs. With support from partners that believe in the power of social entrepreneurship to transform communities, we are able to bring Impact Hub’s vision of inclusive and sustainable innovation at scale to all corners of the planet, providing the grounds for interested local changemakers to engage and flourish in an empowering

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Brandalism: How To Protect Your Business From Public Shaming

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Give your customers the chocolate they want with 6 prevention tactics. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Carbon accounting platform acquired by Sage as ClimateTech heats up

TechCrunch

Spherics , a UK-based carbon accounting platform for SMEs to understand and reduce their environmental impact, has been acquired by accounting giant Sage. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but it’s understood Spherics had raised £1.25m in equity financing from angel investors and £300,000 in grants. Spherics was a smaller startup playing in a similar space to larger ones which include Normative, Plan A, Klimametrix.global, Persefoni and Planetly.com (other carbon accounting players, like Wate

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr