NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 29, 2019

Researchers have been trying for decades to establish the most common character traits of entrepreneurs. It has even been noted that there are more differences between the traits of different entrepreneurs than between those of entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs (Gartner, 1985). Kolb & Wagner, 2015).The

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 19, 2016

’s annual GrowCo conference on Wednesday, the entrepreneur, investor, and Internet advocate divulged the most valuable lessons he’s learned since he launched the hugely popular website in 2005. On Wednesday, in remarks before 700 entrepreneurs attending Inc.’s In remarks at Inc.’s Read them, he advised.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 14, 2023

” Formerly known as Cityneon, the company plans on an initial public offering in Singapore in 2005, raising approximately S$5.3

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

You opened Urban Betty in 2005 and it’s been growing ever since. I know many entrepreneurs, including myself, have a hard time separating ourselves from our brand. You joined the Austin chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) in January 2019. 5000 list twice! . What drives you? What’s next?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

*. If you are a 20-something tech entrepreneur you could be forgiven for thinking that seed-stage investors, Angellist Syndicates and widely available angel money always existed. Let me take you back just 10 years ago to 2005 in Silicon Valley where I returned after 11 years of living in Europe.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

I mean, there’s a reason that VCs love co-founders: Eighty percent of billion-dollar companies launched since 2005 have had two or more founders, one study shows. Banking isn’t the only ‘single point of failure’ entrepreneurs should be rethinking by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch Contradictions! We love them.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) often struggle to deal with several siloed functions, such as company secretary, bookkeeping, banking, tax, payroll, employment services, insurance and more. based incorporation management company that has incorporated more than 450,000 companies since its foundation in 2005.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

Luis von Ahn, an entrepreneur who has dedicated his career to scaling free education, has probably annoyed you more than once. The immigrant entrepreneur would soon learn himself that crowdsourcing, language and a willingness to adapt and ignore critics could change the face of an industry forever. So in 2005, he launched reCAPTCHA.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Back in 2005, I was a lowly analyst at Union Square Ventures with a million product ideas that I'd blog about all the time. When Brad Burnham brought in Paul and Rony from Indeed.com, you couldn't find two entrepreneurs more frustrating to interact with for a bright eyed idea-a-minute kind of guy like myself. Indeed did one thing.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Thus entrepreneur is no stranger to early-stage investing – nor the famed accelerator to which he will soon run. YC itself says it was founded in 2005 as “an antidote to the classic venture capital firm.” Tan was a YC founder in the summer of 2008 and served as a partner there from December 2010 to November 2015.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2019

A version of this article originally appeared on Entrepreneur. . A former professional athlete, Nagtegaal speed-skated with the North Holland Region/Utrecht KNSB from 2005 to 2008. By Mayke Nagtegaal, former speed skater with the Royal Dutch Skaters Association, current COO of MessageBird and an eternal risk-taker.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2021

The paid had worked together before — founding their first online payments company, MOIP, in 2005. We fully expect that several fintech companies born in the region will become global champions that serve to inspire other entrepreneurs across the globe,” Kostov said. Cora co-founders Léo Mendes and Igor Senra; Image courtesy of Cora.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Our collective strategy Ambition 2030 represents the promise of Impact Hub when I first joined as a member (Impact Hub Islington, 2005). Also, it’s why I started an Impact Hub (Amsterdam, 2008), why I served on the global Board (2015-2018) and contributed through other roles, and why I want to continue to serve the network.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In 2005, three entrepreneurs — Vadim Vladimirskiy, Stuart Gabel and Niall Keegan — co-founded Adar, a Chicago-based company providing “streaming IT” and IT-as-a-service products mainly to small- and medium-sized businesses.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 19, 2021

on Monday, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana. The coronavirus crisis is happening now, but it will certainly not be the last challenge we face. We must be ready. We must be prepared. We must lead. When faced with a crisis, will you rise to the challenge, or will you fall? At 6:10 a.m.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

One is S3 Ventures , a venture capital firm that’s been around since 2005, which raised $250 million for its Fund VII, touting itself as “the largest venture capital fund focused on Texas-based startups.” This is a complete white space where oftentimes entrepreneurs are confused and don’t know how capital markets work.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Like many startup founders, Anjali Jindal Naik, co-founder and COO of autonomous sidewalk robot maker Cartken, was raised by entrepreneurs. Back in 2005, that meant working on ringtones for mobile phones, and even trying, and failing, to stream Indian concerts to mobile phones in the U.S.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 8, 2021

Under the new name of Social Impact Lab , the team will work to deepen their roots and broaden their reach throughout the city, continuing their commitment to support social entrepreneurs. For the past five years, Impact Hub Bergen has developed programs and support services for social entrepreneurs in collaboration with local partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs. But TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur. Felipe grew up in Brazil.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 12, 2011

I was one of the first 100 members, dating back to February 2005. On top of that, the New York Tech Meetup can be a beacon for regional talent and entrepreneurs—drawing in new participations from other communities, even as far as the west coast. I’m just as familiar with the New York Tech Meetup as anyone.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I don''t remember when I started talking to Rob, but I know it was before February of 2005, because I found "rob@businesspundit.com" in the contacts I ported over when I left GM and went to USV. I''m proud of the whole team at Backupify and have been really impressed with Rob''s ability to grow and learn as an entrepreneur over time.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That’s what we have been doing since Impact Hub opened its doors in London in 2005. In the case of SoTecIn, our teams of expert facilitators worked with these communities until they could trust each other enough to formulate their missions – and alongside them – a number of concrete challenges, which another Impact Hub community – (..)

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. Which is why I often tell people to start being entrepreneurs when one is young. ” 31:45 Is there truth to the idea that you shouldn’t force change upon entrepreneurs? I remember this lesson well.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 31, 2021

At the height of its growth in 2005, the company underwent some changes. Qualcomm was founded in 1985 and led by Irwin Jacobs who, based on Qualcomm’s success, would later become a billionaire and one of San Diego’s most prominent philanthropists.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 15, 2012

So what would have happened had Sean met Joshua Schachter in 2005--would Josh have still sold out early to Yahoo! Seems to me that New York could use a guy who goes around broadening the visions of New York entrepreneurs. or would he have been convinced to take a financing round?

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That’s what we have been doing since Impact Hub opened its doors in London in 2005. In the case of SoTecIn, our teams of expert facilitators worked with these communities until they could trust each other enough to formulate their missions – and alongside them – a number of concrete challenges, which another Impact Hub community – (..)

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

overall that went to Black entrepreneurs, per Crunchbase data. in 2005, Umubyeyi studied political science at the University of Notre Dame, believing that was the way to create positive change. Last year, less than an estimated 0.5% of the record $330 billion in venture capital went to Black women founders — a slice of the estimated 1.3%

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Venture Hacks

APRIL 17, 2019

Valuations for pre-traction companies between 2005-2010 were $1-5M pre-money for the first non-friends-and-family round. Almost any entrepreneur will be smarter than them in their market. If you are telling the entrepreneur what to do, don’t invest. Despite high valuations, it’s still possible to make money in angel investing.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 11, 2011

Back in 2005, when I was with Union Square Ventures, we changed our brochureware homepage into a blog. It changed the way we worked with entrepreneurs. A few other VCs had been blogging before, but no one had gone as far as to make the whole front facing effort of their firm into something so interactive.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

overall that went to Black entrepreneurs, per Crunchbase data. in 2005, Umubyeyi studied political science at the University of Notre Dame, believing that was the way to create positive change. Last year, less than an estimated 0.5% of the record $330 billion in venture capital went to Black women founders — a slice of the estimated 1.3%

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Impact Hub

MAY 1, 2020

Since launching in 2005, the Impact Hub network has undergone significant growth, now reaching over 17,000 members in 100+ locations across the globe. We felt that leaving the global network allowed us to focus and be more intentional in our efforts. says George Yarbrough, Co-Founder and Co-Director of Impact Hub Honolulu. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2021

. “For startups with revenue, RBI may be a good option because, even though the startup may not be profitable, it can reduce dilution — especially for founders,” said Emily Campbell of The Campbell Firm PLLC, a law firm that represents serial entrepreneurs and venture-backed businesses.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 26, 2020

Since launching in 2005, the Impact Hub network has undergone significant growth, now reaching over 17,000 members in 100+ locations across the globe. We’re grateful, and thankful for the love and support the Association and, specifically, the North America Impact Hubs have shown us over the years.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). And if I were an entrepreneur I’d rather find investors who understood “my space&# so that in tough times they felt comfortable about “doubling down.&#. Not everybody agreed.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2011

tl;dr version: If you’re an entrepreneur or VC or will be working in this industry - buy this. – entrepreneurs never seem to focus on anything other than ownership percentage. I was significantly wiser by 2005 when I started my second company. This article originally ran on TechCrunch. Drag along rights?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

Josh and Howard began co-investing as angels and in 2005 they started a $10 million fund. The Exchange Fund – This allows the entrepreneurs to diversify their founders stock into other portfolio companies stock. Office Hours – Two or three partners post a sign-up sheet to meet with entrepreneurs. and Half.com.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

While taxes are high, entrepreneurs won’t find the staggering income inequality so often seen in cities like San Francisco and New York. Booking.com started in 1996 and was later acquired by Priceline Group (now called Booking Holdings) in 2005. In Amsterdam, rich people take public transport, not private buses.

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