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2 Hours in Positano that Changed My Life

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The original version of this article appeared on Aaron’s LinkedIn blog. Bringing my wife Lisa into the hunt, we peer over and on a terrace below us is a cobbler, handcrafting sandals out of a small box of tools and beads. Aaron graduated from EO Accelerator and went on to become an EO member in 2011. ” She knew.

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Looking Back: Life Lessons From a Nun

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Sure, I lost a lot of money in 2000 with my grossly mismanaged company, but do I need to carry that burden forever? 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.

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How will you ride the next wave?

Berkonomics

With 7 billion people on the planet today, there are more than 6 billion mobile subscriptions, up from just 720 million in 2000. We collaborate using Zoom, Teams, Salesforce, Yammer, Skype, GoToMeeting, Fuze and hundreds of other tools not available to the last generation of whiteboard, personal meeting or teleconference users.

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“This is my EO journey”

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The speaker was Erin Brockovich, the well-known activist and subject of the highly acclaimed movie made in 2000, bearing her name. Everything about it was first class–prominent keynote speakers, peer-to-peer learning and over-the-top dinners and socials at exclusive access venues. She shares her EO journey here. .

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Conversion: The Most Important Internet Metric of All (Revisited)

abovethecrowd.com

Over 13 years ago, in March of 2000, I wrote a blog post titled “ The Most Powerful Internet Metric of All. ” The key thesis was this: if an Internet company could obsess about only one metric, it should be conversion. As such, it is time to pound the table again – conversion is by far the most powerful Internet metric of all.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

We’re launching our own scout program, and want to benchmark compensation and structure against our peers. The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. But how do you do that? . How to find a job as a VC scout. How to get a job in venture capital.

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

Both Sides of the Table

The reality is that cryptocurrencies can be both and can be liberating and corrupting at the same time. So I’m going to try and do a single sitting riff of how I’ve viewed the topic as I’ve watched the cheerleaders & naysayers from the sidelines. It’s pretty tough to have a view on cryptocurrency if you don’t have a history of currency.