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Project Octane: Kicking Into Gear

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2006, we officially launched Punchkick Interactive. For EO Chicago’s Zak Dabbas and Ryan Unger , co-founders of Punchkick Interactive, a mobile app and web development agency, the secret to their sustainability comes from “going flat.” WALK US THROUGH THE ORIGINS OF PUNCHKICK INTERACTIVE. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START A BUSINESS TOGETHER?

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Lessons Learned After 15 Years in Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Jill shared lessons learned and more in a blog post to mark the occasion. Below is an excerpt from the original article. I’m incredibly grateful for the amazing customers and employees who brought us to this milestone! To celebrate our anniversary, I’m sharing a few pivotal lessons I have learned during each of these wonderful years. I was nervous!

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Entrepreneurs: How to Focus Ruthlessly and Win in 2022

StartupNation

New and aspiring entrepreneurs often fall victim to impatience and imperfection. When something’s not working perfectly to their standards (or worse, fails), they take it personally and don’t know how to move on to better iterations after the setback. But that’s what startup life is all about. 8 Surprising Strategies for Unstoppable Focus.

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NYC's Innovation Community: What Came Before and What Comes nextNY

This is going to be BIG.

I don't think we'd have the same meetup culture here had anyone else kicked things off. These days, it's kind of hard to miss what's going on in the NYC startup community. Every night, hundreds of people pack all the various meetups, there are hackathons and startup weekends, and it seems there's a new venture funding announcement everyday.

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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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My Life as a CEO (and VC): Chief Psychologist

Both Sides of the Table

My primary role was “chief psychologist&# and as I’ve learned over the past few years the same has been true as a VC. Both are basically people businesses. I finally got around to writing it having read Fred Wilson’s post about what a CEO does. Recruits, hires, and retains the very best talent for the company. Selling the company.

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HubSpot CEO and Cofounder Brian Halligan with Wufoo Cofounder Kevin Hale

Y Combinator

You can try it out at HubSpot.com. Kevin Hale is a Partner at YC and cofounder of Wufoo. Brian is on Twitter @bhalligan and Kevin is @ilikevests. 00:00 – Brian’s an introvert that likes to work from home. He also runs a public company. How does he do both? 1:45 – How does he manage his calendar as an introvert? Google Play.