Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2019

The breakneck speed of innovation and high-stakes, high-pressure environment of the tech world mirrored what I was already used to out on the ice. Risk-taking is necessary for creation and innovation. Risk is what enables you to innovate yourself—to get better and grow. And I loved what I did. To me, it was a no-brainer.

opportunity 154

opportunity innovation advice entrepreneurs 154

Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 3, 2020

Kent Gregoire is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Boston and CEO of Symphony Advantage , which helps CEOs achieve ongoing personal and professional success through strategic thinking, advice and planning.

peer-to-peer 226

peer-to-peer capital creativity leadership 226

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009. I believe that innovation will be part of what drives us out of the recession / long-recovery eventually. My advice : if you’re raising a $750,000 round and you have demand for $1.2

VC 269

VC startup advice innovation 269

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

But knowing the right people and knowing a market only works well for angel investors in bullish tech markets in which IPO’s happen quickly (97-99) or where larger companies are actively scooping up little tiny companies at sub $50 million valuations to drive innovation (05-08, 10-?). As tempting and as deserving as it might be.

angel investing 284

angel investing investing investment VC 284

Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 17, 2017

In this special interview, Zak and Ryan offer insights into their EO journey, the decision to adopt a new business model, and how a flat focus has led to a surge in productivity and innovation. Ryan Unger (RU) / “It was 2008, and Zak and I were still building our business from the ground up. WHAT VALUE DID THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE?

peer-to-peer 130

peer-to-peer advice accelerator construction 130

Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

What is your advice for entrepreneurs to achieve such longevity? My advice for longevity is to always stay tuned to your values. You believe that leaders should embrace their culture and values more deeply in a crisis and cite the 2008 Great Recession as an example. This was a defining moment in our culture. .

hospitality 130

hospitality culture advice mix-use 130

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 1, 2011

years ago you’d remember RIP Good Times from Sequoia, which still strikes me as having been prudent advice in late 2008. I think that’s the beauty of both capitalism and innovation. If you were reading the headlines from only 2.5 So which is it? Feast or famine? Bull or bear?

advice 391

advice VC financing finance 391

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. Founded in August 2008 in Palo Alto, CA, by Sam Christiansen and Keith Lee. Tags: Start-up Advice. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers.

VC 240

VC peer-to-peer advice collaboration 240

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. Mobile will likely spawn a whole new wave of innovation because it’s pervasive, location aware and always with you.

VC 255

VC venture capital networking innovation 255

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

But knowing the right people and knowing a market only works well for angel investors in bullish tech markets in which IPO’s happen quickly (97-99) or where larger companies are actively scooping up little tiny companies at sub $50 million valuations to drive innovation (05-08, 10-?). As tempting and as deserving as it might be.

angel investing 152

angel investing investing investment VC 152

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice. In 2008, he founded StackOverflow , and it has become the foundation for a question and answer platform called StackExchange. They’ve forced the entire industry to innovate and change.

peer-to-peer 285

peer-to-peer communities development innovation 285

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. To anybody who asks my advice I repeat the same line, “I don’t know whether this party will last 6 weeks, 6 months or 18 months. I believe that.

real estate 309

real estate entrepreneurs financing finance 309

Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? She is also principal of Broadway Realty, investing in, and repurposing, historic properties.

leadership 52

leadership business incubator communities energy 52

Onevest

MARCH 19, 2015

Of course, such crowdsourcing would have to be intrastate, limiting the cash innovative startups could potentially find within a more restricted region. Equity crowdsourcing advocates are quick to mention that small business loans are at 75 percent of their 2008 peak. Onevest does not give investment, legal or tax advice.

advice 189

advice investing investment startup 189

Reforge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

I still remember reading Eric Ries’ blog post that first coined the term “Lean Startup” in September 2008. Given the company’s slow pace of innovation — which contradicted the core principles of Lean — we assumed they wouldn't amount to much. All good advice. And I ultimately came to appreciate that I wasn’t alone.

startup 52

startup strategy real estate innovation 52

Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2019

So, in 2009, Adrian created Adrian’s Network , an innovative and (very) successful business networking community that combines virtual networking (think conference calls and webinars) with in-person meetings. Ramon Ray got some great networking advice, plus a few do’s and don'ts directly from Adrian herself. Become a Great Networker.

networking 75

networking peer-to-peer consulting communities 75

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

I'm a huge fan of this innovation. But now you can learn the origins first hand on this YouTube video as well as how to approach them, how they make decisions and what innovations they've introduced. In 2008 they raised a much larger fund $132.5 I have sat on a board with Howard and have known him a few years.

capital 284

capital board VC pitching 284

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g. We’re still caught in the “post recession bounce” : What’s happening is that the angel & VC community is still feeling good from having bounced back from the nadir of the famous “ RIP Good Times ” funk that we felt in 2008.

entrepreneurs 298

entrepreneurs real estate VC advice 298

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

” Funding squeeze on women’s health innovation. And also mentions another bit of work-in-progress in its R&D labs: A menstrual cup that can double as a diaphragm — so one part period care, one part contraception… Truly innovative stuff!

health 91

health innovation support mix-use 91

Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

Here’s the advice I wish someone told me when I started. Here are eleven top people to follow on crypto Twitter (listed alphabetically): Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano ( @Apompliano ): provides great content on bitcoin and interviews with innovative entrepreneurs (including ones outside of crypto!) But it wasn’t always this way.

networking 52

networking advice investing investment 52

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“We did hear that and I think it’s very poor advice,” he says. The real innovation was a business one, with Klarna’s young and non-technical founders, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Niklas Adalberth and Victor Jacobsso, taking an old idea and reconfiguring it for the burgeoning e-commerce industry. .

investing 143

investing investment mix-use media 143

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“We did hear that and I think it’s very poor advice,” he says. The real innovation was a business one, with Klarna’s young and non-technical founders, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Niklas Adalberth and Victor Jacobsso, taking an old idea and reconfiguring it for the burgeoning e-commerce industry. .

investing 82

investing investment mix-use media 82

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

So we’d love your thoughts on maybe just advice for companies rebuilding their partnership orgs or they’re developing their sophistication on the ELG front. In 2008, I started a business called RJMetrics, which was basically the first SaaS analytics platform. What did you see being on the front lines of this?

SaaS 103

SaaS strategy disruption energy 103

Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 30, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. There is nothing new or innovative about how these lenders became insolvent.

capital 144

capital media strategy health 144