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Want to double your rate of return? Seek counsel from experienced executives

TechCrunch

When it comes to measuring leadership experience, information about an individual executive’s experience — for example, how long they’ve been an exec — is publicly available. exchange or an exit via M&A from 2004-2019. But could a variable like relevant leadership experience actually accelerate the time to exit?

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The Stock Dive: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Market

This is going to be BIG.

Even after the worst period for VC in history—VC funds were back to market in 2004, no more than four years after the crash, right in line with the historical pace to get back at the game of investing. Cultivate authentic VC relationships and a leadership profile over time. The incentive is too strong.

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From Employee to Owner: How I Bought My Business

StartupNation

In 2004, I left the firm to join Intuit as their in-house GM. I met and presented formally with Intuit leadership. Six months after the presentation, Intuit’s leadership came to me to suggest I present the options for divestiture. I presented the leadership with more documentation about how I could lead this business to success.

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Feature Friday: Megan Burton, EO Atlanta

Entrepreneurs' Organization

“Much of the growth and success of CoinX was reinforced by a combination of my EO forum, the EO network, and the opportunity to serve other EO members through leadership. I continue to be humbled and inspired by other EO members – whether in the Accelerator program, the local chapter or across the globe.” – Megan Burton.

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The Importance of Local Media to Boost Startups in Rising Cities

Revolution

As reported by Slate from a study from researchers at the University of North Carolina, “We have lost about 20 percent of local newspapers in the United States since 2004, and at least 900 communities now are without any local news source in that same time frame.” It’s the Gannett cuts that worry me the most. Lastly, all politics is local.

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The Tory Burch Foundation Fellowship Program is Accepting Applications

Smart Hustle Magazine

There is also some documentation that applications will need to provide, including: Personal statement and resume that details leadership, professional experience, passion, and commitment to the business. The Tory Burch company launched in 2004 with a concept and turned that into a collection. Idea stage ventures. About Tory Burch.

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Do entrepreneurs really have common character traits?

NZ Entrepreneur

Assessments for measuring and analyzing such strengths have been developed by VIA (Values in Action Classification of Character Strengths; Peterson & Seligman, 2004), Personality Strengths Project (Linley, 2008) and Gallup, Marcus Buckingham, Now Discover your Strengths (Buckingham & Clifton, 2005).