Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

The following story was written by James Breeze, CEO of Objective Experience and an EO At-Large member in the Asia Pacific region: “Dad! I want to start a charity!”. You can imagine my surprise hearing this from my seven year old son, Ben, while he was sitting at my desk watching videos on YouTube. “I I want to help poor kids in Bali.”.

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Guy Kawasaki

MARCH 1, 2015

Saying you’re willing to do something doesn’t mean that you will do it. On the other hand, realizing that you have doubt and trepidation doesn’t mean you won’t build a great company. The key question you should ask yourself before starting any new venture is: Do I want to make meaning? Can I deal with rejection after rejection?

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 31, 2023

“You both have context for this introduction, so I’ll let you two take it from here! I know you’ll really enjoy chatting.” ” That was the email one of Ethena’s founders sent to me and Melanie Naranjo on 8/21/21, a bit over two years ago. So here are Five Questions with Melanie Naranjo.

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Fink About It

JANUARY 26, 2019

The post The Pace of Social Change and What it Means for the Legalization of Cannabis appeared first on Fink About It. One of my favorite slides in my investor deck is titled “The Pace of Social Change” which features a great graphic from Bloomberg, that is pictured above in edited form.

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Derek Sivers

MAY 4, 2014

Let’s just figure out the meaning of life, once and for all, in under 20 minutes, OK? This question — “What is the meaning of life?” — is the classic unsolvable problem. But right now, let’s be the naive ones that don’t know it’s considered unsolvable, and just figure out the meaning of life in under 20 minutes. Life is what?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2023

At an all-hands meeting just before Thanksgiving, Superpedestrian’s CEO Assaf Biderman told staff the electric scooter company was gearing up for fresh funding and a merger. Management would announce the news on January 1, but until then, Superpedestrian needed to go lean. A handful of people lost their jobs, including some executives in Europe.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

What does the collapse of SVB mean for venture debt? Earlier this week, venture investors and startups ran from Silicon Valley Bank, a financial institution that started the week solvent and closed it being shut down by regulators. So how could its collapse affect the increasingly hot venture debt market? It depends on who you ask.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 3, 2020

LMND) is set to bring smile on the investors face as Analysts sets mean Target price of $67.50 appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. (LMND) is set to bring smile on the investors face as Analysts sets mean Target price of $67.50 Let’s start up with the current stock price of Lemonade Inc. LMND), which is $58.18 to be very precise.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

But just because you can does not mean you should. But even if the way we work has changed permanently, it does not mean that it has changed for the better. But even if the way we work has changed permanently, it does not mean that it has changed for the better. I don’t think we will ever go fully back to that world.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 13, 2022

That doesn’t mean we trust each other. Don’t get me wrong—I don’t mean trust in the sense that VCs think founders are just going to get a fake passport and move to Fiji, or that investors are secretly plotting to take over the company. Founders seem to get that.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 20, 2014

As recently as six months ago, it was easy to disregard the Internet of Things (IoT) as just a theoretical market that Cisco measured in the trillions , but whose potential never seemed to materialize. That’s all changing. The past year ushered in a new era for the Internet of Things for three reasons. 2013 was just the beginning for the IoT.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2021

This means that creating a work environment geared toward purpose, creativity and happiness is key to employee retention. Assuming your employees are well paid and cared for, let’s examine the root cause of why so many people have difficulty finding meaning in their work and lifestyles. But it’s not.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

For nuclear, that means smaller, safer, and more “personal” nuclear power. For web3, that means shipping applications that mainstream users will use and see the benefits of controlling and provisioning their data. Mainstream means our parents and our children. It means easier delivery (like nasal sprays).

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Y Combinator

JULY 13, 2023

Will the ever-evolving models grow to consume the idea of startups as we know it, or is this the beginning of a whole new era for startups — akin to the arrival of the iPhone? and why they’re excited about the people they see starting companies in this field right now. You’d be like ‘Oh! They’re calling me in!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

The company behind Axie Infinity, a popular crypto play-to-earn game, raised $150 million in funding this week to help reimburse users who lost funds worth about $625 million in a hack last week. Axie Infinity’s creator, Vietnamese gaming studio Sky Mavis, had garnered wide acclaim for building the most-played NFT game of all time, with 2.2

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Source Link

MAY 8, 2023

Throughout the course of American history, the meaning and purpose of the phrase ‘economic development’ has changed and evolved.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Of course, when we deal with people like that, we tend to get mad and call them selfish, mean or—what else—our era’s favorite term: toxic. Of course, when we deal with people like that, we tend to get mad and call them selfish, mean or—what else—our era’s favorite term: toxic. Does this mean they are excused for their behaviour?

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 20, 2021

The post [Morphisec in CTech] “Working in the cybersecurity industry means you’re one of the good guys” appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. Morphisec’s offering prevents the next cyberattack before it occurs, says VP of Product Netta Schmeidler, adding that like her, “more women are joining the industry, but it still isn’t enough”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This doesn’t mean you can’t strengthen your ego, though. But when vanity intrudes, all the puzzle pieces start to come apart. The terms “ego” and “vanity” tend to be misunderstood. The ego represents your sense of self. The ego is concerned about what you think of you. That’s not a typo.) Vanity brings the outside world into the mix.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 9, 2021

So it is understandable if, at first, you think they mean the same thing. Put in the simplest terms, equality means “sameness,” and equity means “fairness.” Put in the simplest terms, equality means “sameness,” and equity means “fairness.” Let’s consider educational costs. Let’s consider educational costs.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 9, 2021

That means educating yourself on the privileges you enjoy to better understand the perspectives of members of marginalized communities. But most of us are still guilty of using language that causes offense even if we don’t mean to. Even the most well-meaning people make mistakes and have misunderstandings. What about in person?

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Gust

OCTOBER 13, 2023

A discount on the conversion means. The post What does a “discount” mean in a convertible note? That is, a lender gives a company $100, and the company writes a note to the lender stating "we will pay you back $100 one year from today, along with 10% [or some other number] per year interest". appeared first on Gust.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 22, 2014

Through the first six months of 2014, VCs have raised about as much as all of 2013. If this pace of fund raising continues, 2014 would mark the biggest year for VCs since 2001, when the industry raised about $38B. This new money hasn’t yet hit the startup fundraising market in earnest, as the chart above shows.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

In this presentation from the American Dynamism Summit , a16z General Partner Martin Casado lays out the case for AI as a driving force behind incredible advancements in technology, creativity, and the human experience — not to mention efficiency improvements on par with, if not greater than, those delivered by the internet and the microchip.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2023

Michael Beckley Contributor Share on Twitter Michael Beckley is a co-founder and CTO of Appian , where he drives the technical vision for the company, leads product and solutions marketing teams, and oversees customer initiatives. When the economy is tight, financial institutions are faced with several mutually-reinforcing challenges.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Doing more with less often means making big changes. The internet means a Swedish company can instantly reach customers from Singapore to Mexico. It means losing money for preventable reasons like customers unnecessarily churning when their payment details expire or transactions being falsely blocked as fraudulent.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

That option, however, is only available to families who have the financial means. Access to education in Bangladesh is filled with inequalities, say the founders of edtech 10 Minute School. Many rural areas don’t have good learning centers and as a result, students travel to capital Dhaka to prepare for their university admission exams.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 12, 2024

Whether it’s industry debates over business models and the actual definition of open , or governments actively discussing how to regulate models, seemingly everyone has an opinion on what it means for AI models to be open. I mean, we fought, but that fight came out in the open source licenses. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The most common business plan that I see for subscription products is: Figure out the product Add a free tier Raise a big round to “scale marketing.” Make a lot of money The big problem is that many companies die between steps 3 & 4 and struggle to understand why. This plan makes sense in theory. Then we’ll have a giant business.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 5, 2024

This means considering the social impact of our actions and catering to the diverse needs of our communities. This means considering the social impact of our actions and catering to the diverse needs of our communities. How are we integrating sustainability and inclusion?

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