Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 5, 2023

It’s also an ideal opportunity for entrepreneurs to share experience, inspiration, and the challenges you’ve overcome to make your business a success. Andrew Cohen, EO Los Angeles, co-founder and CEO, Work Better Now Entrepreneurship is a team sport Your reputation is the backbone of your small business, especially in a small community.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 10, 2024

We provide jobs that help drive the economy, give back to local communities , and create sustainability practices that support climate neutrality to make our world a better place. Contributed to EO by Dave Galbenski, an EO Detroit member who served as EO Global Chair in 2008-2009. Entrepreneurs change the world.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2023

Whether you have attended EO’s Leadership Academies or still look forward to the opportunity, the foundation upon which this remarkable programme was built is notable. In the first year (2008), we had a meager budget, limited staff support, and only seven months to pull everything together. Some of those things have since gone away.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 8, 2014

Not only does it give people a sense of familiarity and comfort in a constantly changing city, but it serves as an important reminder of Brooklyn''s history as an industrial community--a place where things got made. Makerbot has a factory in Industry City. It''s all yours. Sign this petition sponsored by City Councilperson Brad Lander.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

ZEBOX CEO Gwen Salley told TechCrunch that along with access to mentoring, experts, business opportunities and funding, its incubator program gives startups opportunities to test their solutions and work with large corporations. The company says it has already reduced carbon emissions per container carried by 50% since 2008.

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HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The CFE is a unit of the College of Engineering and the Center has helped more than 30,000 researchers and students since 2008. acquisition of Duo Security gave Ann Arbor its first modern unicorn, the CFE was experiencing record demand for more entrepreneurship education and opportunities. Just as the $2.4B

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Digital communities and social platforms such as Twitter, Signal NFX, YC’s co-founder matching, and Slack communities (e.g., At the dawn of 2022, there were 2,900 active VC firms, marking a 225% increase since 2008. There is an unprecedented amount of information or knowledge that is now freely available to guide founders (e.g.,

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Husk Power Systems , a clean energy company that has been at the forefront of fueling rural electrification since 2008, is planning to launch 500 solar mini-grids in Nigeria over the next five years. For off-grid communities, where diesel generation is the default source of electricity, the savings to our customers are significant.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

That’s painful, but for perspective: TechCrunch tracked more than 100,000 tech layoffs between August and December 2008. Before Karl Alomar became managing partner of VC firm M13, he led one company through the dot-com bust of 2000 and helped another survive the Great Recession of 2008. Jack Hallam, growth and community lead, Ammo.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Tan was a YC founder in the summer of 2008 and served as a partner there from December 2010 to November 2015. It's a one in ten billion lifetimes kind of opportunity— YC gave me my start, and I'm deeply grateful to the community. Ralston continued. Next year, I'll be going back to Y Combinator as President and CEO.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2023

At Sidus Space, we firmly believe that it is our responsibility to give back to our community and we are committed to providing opportunities for our neighbors and educating the next generation of leaders,” said Craig. Her most important contribution, however, has been as a classroom volunteer.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 10, 2016

What he also did, unlike Giuliani, was advocate civilian review boards and neighborhood policing where cops worked together with their communities as partners. I didn't understand the plague that widespread incarceration for drug offenses would bring disproportionately upon communities of color. I also didn't know what I had.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

A: It is an honour to step into this role and have the opportunity to build on the legacy of our past decade and help forge the next one – given the urgent need we now have in the world for sustainable solutions. A: A pragmatic visionary! Q: You’ve been with – and part of – the network for over 15 years. Why this role?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

But former Google AI tech leader Tomas Vykruta is taking a different tack with EvolutionIQ , which works with insurers to analyze claimant data and third-party information to identify “high-opportunity” claims — specifically those involving bodily injury. ” Market opportunity.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 17, 2013

When I was in college, at Fordham''s scenic Rose Hill campus in the Bronx, I deeply rooted into my community. Being intensely involved in community life there made the campus seem small and familiar. Passing on that experience has been at the core of what I do in the NYC tech community for the better part of the last decade.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2016

When Annmarie Lanesey co-founded a software development business in Troy, NY in 2008, she saw business ownership as a means to successful living. My focus now is on working with community organizations to create transparent career paths for people with STEM talent. It takes a matter of months for someone talented to learn to code.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

In 2008, he ended up in a clinic, spending $35,000 on every kind of blood, stool, saliva or urine test there was to figure out why he continued to get sick. It’s about the growth and the opportunity to continue to drive innovation,” he added. “We Image Credits: Athletic Greens. “I

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 14, 2018

As Stuart Brown, the author of Play , puts it, “when employees have the opportunity to play, they actually increase their productivity, engagement and morale.”. Kirsten’s first assignment for me was to keep my eyes peeled for even the smallest opportunities to bring playfulness to work and assured me that the fun would follow. .”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2017

When a child takes your hand and thanks you from the bottom of his or her heart for the opportunity to learn, you never forget that moment. In 2008, I asked to join the board of directors, and have served on the board as chairman for four years and in other capacities ever since. How does Mali Rising approach its vast undertaking?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

Lamey Wellehan is pursuing abundance by weaving sustainability and business strategy together, simultaneously producing outstanding results for the enterprise, planet and community. In the United States and beyond, such extraordinary wastefulness is an opportunity of epic proportions. Waste as a resource.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

He first came to see me in 2008 when we was raising money for his 1st startup – NextMedium. At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. He has a lovely family – Joy and Zion – who are also active members of the LA community.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

In 2008, he founded StackOverflow , and it has become the foundation for a question and answer platform called StackExchange. They didn’t focus on building for the web and they lost a great opportunity to win the transition to browser based applications. Stackoverflow was created in 2008. His Tenure at Microsoft.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 8, 2019

In another study from the University of North Carolina’s School of Media and Journalism, researchers found that “in an age of fake news and divisive politics […] the fate of communities across the country […] is linked to the vitality of local journalism.”. Your neighbor’s news story. Straight from the source.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Tribevest founder Travis Smith went on a fishing trip with his brothers in 2008 that he says they couldn’t afford. The groups source their own investment opportunities through personal networks or external platforms, as Tribevest is “investment-agnostic,” according to Smith. .

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. It feels a lot like NYC as a whole did back in 2005--a handful of relatively disconnected folks, a few marquee companies and a whole lot of pent up interest in doing something impactful in the local community.

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Source Link

MARCH 25, 2020

Mom-and-pop businesses, the kinds of establishments that make up the backbone of a community, stand to do much worse. It's not just livelihoods that are threatened, but our very sense of community. Hancock and Denver Economic Development and Opportunity (DEDO) to announce the Denver Small Business Emergency Relief Fund.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Back in late 2008, I noticed that one of my Flickr contacts seemed to be short a few photos--like, a few thousand of them. When enterprises started contacting him about Salesforce and archiving solutions, it was clear that this was an opportunity that demanded to be properly resourced. The origin of this company is pretty interesting.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ’s Accelerator program empowers early-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to aggressively grow and master their businesses. When you’re bootstrapping, you have to cover many bases, but there is an opportunity cost for doing so.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Tatiana Glad, current Co-Founder and Director of Impact Hub Amsterdam (since 2008), brings diverse experience to our global leadership team. Tatiana says, “It is an honour to step into this role and have the opportunity to build on the legacy of our past decade and help forge the next one. ” – Tatiana Glad.

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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. With a lot of faith, and the opportunity to participate in the rebuilding of what would later become Automobile Alley, we opened our doors on July 17, 1995.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCTOBER 10, 2021

BrewFest showcases Oklahoma breweries, wineries and distilleries while boosting awareness of Oklahoma’s diverse bioscience industry represented by the Oklahoma Bioscience Association, the voice of Oklahoma’s dynamic and diverse bioscience and life science community. Vendors will be spread throughout the open concourse.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Public investors in 2020 also seem to have a deeper appreciation for the current revenue numbers and future growth opportunities for tech companies. “All told, we’re seeing some familiar names in the mix, but 2020 isn’t 2008,” Taylor Hatmaker explains about potential presidential appointments from the industry. TechCrunch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

In 2008, I was a medical device salesman frustrated with the fabric, fit and functionality of my undergarments,” says Patterson. “I As you grow, you’ll be presented with opportunities for partnerships, funding and even expansion into other categories. Shannon Burns is the community manager at Tommy John , a menswear brand.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Ian got his opportunity when the restaurant’s new owner saw his devotion to Marita’s and offered him the job of a lifetime — running the business himself. But just as most of the global economy was rocked by the Great Recession in 2008-2009, the restaurant industry — including Marita’s Cantina — felt the crunch.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines. From 2007 to 2011, during which the Great Recession of 2008-09 took place, the construction industry lost approximately 2 million workers. according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics ( Recode ).

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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Y Combinator

JULY 24, 2020

In this post, we’ll walk through Faire’s opportunity as a B2B marketplace for independent retailers and brands. The growth of Amazon/e-commerce resulted in the bankruptcy of Borders in 2011 and caused Barnes & Noble to reduce its footprint from 726 stores at its peak in 2008 to 630 in 2018 5. million in 2012 to 1.55

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