Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2021

Insights and lessons from peers around the world are the key benefits of EO membership. . Most of my closest friends are people that I met as clients, peers, or through my entrepreneurial journey. At the core of Entrepreneurs’ Organization ‘s mission is helping entrepreneurs achieve their full potential.

entrepreneurship 311

entrepreneurship entrepreneurs peer-to-peer board 311

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I only say that because after years as a VC I can always tell when my peer group invested in something because “it seemed like it would make money” versus when they invested out of passion. His blog is even called SaaStr (a bit too close to Suster if you ask me ;-)). Are your investors truly passionate about what you do?

peer-to-peer 373

peer-to-peer VC pitching entrepreneurs 373

David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

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.

VC 131

VC venture capital accelerator ventures 131

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

In 2007, as the most affluent people in the world were meeting the first iPhone, another mobile innovator entered the market. This article was originally posted on Forbes.com. It has been reprinted here with permission from Ashoka. As with Lamey Wellehan, the key to success for that 10% was practicing abundance. billion in sales.

sustainability 100

sustainability innovation peer-to-peer hospitality 100

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2017

When Hana Laurenzo launched her translation business in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2007, she did what every smart small business owner does—joined local professional organizations, like the chamber of commerce, and generally sought opportunities to mingle with like-minded professionals. She relished the accountability of her peers and advisors.

accelerator 100

accelerator peer-to-peer mentorship entrepreneurs 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

If you want to understand the software trend that drove the creation of the seed-stage VC phenomenon I wrote about it that linked blog post but in short: cloud computing drove down the cost to create startups enabling a new category of investor. Jeff and his peer group have done an excellent job at creating a new category of seed-stage VC.

VC 348

VC peer-to-peer frameworks board 348

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

I read Andy’s post with a knowing smile on my face. After all, I am no stranger to the publicly expressing the frustrations of dealing with the downside of this industry as I wrote about in 2006 when I was an entrepreneur. But VC is like congress. It’s easy to hate it en masse yet many people love their local congressman.

VC 374

VC peer-to-peer entrepreneurs investing 374