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. Unemployment continues to rise – Unemployment as of September 2009 is 9.7% So if I am unnecessarily concerned in this blog post (great!) but the truer number of underemployed is a whopping 16.8%!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

Kent Gregoire is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member and founder of Symphony Advantage, which helps CEOs achieve ongoing success through strategic thinking, advice and planning. EO asked Kent how entrepreneurs can embrace the tenets of Conscious Capitalism. and more articles from the EO blog. .

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. 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 TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur. Crazy, huh?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. It’s always such a pleasure for me to spend time with Farb because he has all of the enthusiasm and energy you love to see in entrepreneurs. He’s also candid, humble and helpful.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

But I’ll judge the angel class of 2009/2010 on a 7-10 year time horizon. Yet nearly any entrepreneur who has an idea that other people aren’t doing will tell you that it’s hard to get investors excited. in 2009 the market was completely constipated as investors focused on triage. I avoided much of this.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 1, 2011

But they weren’t there in 2009 when you were up late nights shitting yourself whether you really were smart for pursuing this idea. I was thinking about all of this as I looked at the logs from my WordPress blog this evening. I started blogging 2 years ago. Less than 100 people read that original post 2 years ago.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

People had been steadily blogging for 2-3 years and this crowd seemed to bifurcate. On the one hand were the blogs that “blew up&# and became real businesses like TechCrunch, GigaOm or TalkingPointsMemo. So Twitter was initially billed at a “micro-blogging&# platform. started blogging again outlined here.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago. “Ok, so this guy can write a blog and source deals but can he make any money?” “I think the best VCs help drive exits alongside their entrepreneurs. 5 years ago. The monkey on my back. ” Yup.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

It’s the heroin-hit that hooks the entrepreneur. (The The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. We just announced a few more things. Late last year we passed $100M in annual recurring revenue.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Because my wife is a superstar she published them all on a blog here along with much other wonderful type-A mom advice. I was saying that I was happy it was all out in the open because I felt at least everybody could now understand the issues & opportunities from the perspectives of angels, entrepreneurs and VCs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Ashoka is a partner of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Enter the entrepreneurs. The post Why Young Entrepreneurs Are Crucial to Growing the Economy appeared first on THE BLOG. This article was originally published in Ashoka’s column on Forbes.com. It has been reprinted here with their permission.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

I’d like to explain as best I can my opinion on what is going on because most of what I hear from entrepreneurs is not only wrong but is reminiscent of what I heard in 1997-2000. ” “This will be great for VCs and bad for entrepreneurs.” When I started blogging it was because I was inspired by Brad Feld.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. His view: sometimes entrepreneurs expect too much value from the partner. Diverse search results include stream updates, blog posts, news articles, photos, videos (versus Twitter/FaceBook1 only). Are “strategic investors&# (e.g.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Ahuja is a serial entrepreneur, co-founder at X10 and founder of Byond Travel. If you’re like many global entrepreneurs and CEOs, you might be facing the greatest business challenge of them all: Great companies need great talent. appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 23, 2024

I started my business during an economic downturn in 2009, shortly after emigrating to New Zealand from the UK with Emily, my wife. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 29, 2016

This intensity is what makes us successful entrepreneurs. In 2009, he gave an interview with Francesco Guerrera of the Financial Times and said, “On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world. A Letter to Fellow Entrepreneurs appeared first on THE BLOG. That’s because I’m just like you.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

On 5 June 2009, I received an unexpected call from one of my clients. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc. and more articles from the EO blog. At the time, I was entering a new phase in my life. My wife, Jasmine, and I were expecting our first child.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

Welcome to Social Media Week --the one week out of the year where we get to tweet and blog about social media! Current undergrads who participate can attend the Tech Meetup for free and some guest entrepreneurs even stop by once in a while. Come laugh and learn as we dissect the twelve worst social media campaigns of 2009.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 27, 2010

Geolocation is so 2009. I can be frustrating for entrepreneurs who can’t seem to get a VCs interest until someone else is interested as well, but there’s actually a logic behind it, believe it or not. I just had just written about Foursquare on my blog, so I was actually invited to his biz dev meeting, too.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 22, 2017

I joined EO Accelerator in 2009, when I owned a business and my business owned me. One of the most meaningful discoveries I made in EO Accelerator was that I was not alone as an entrepreneur. Learn more about this life-changing program for first-stage entrepreneurs, and hear from other participants. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

You might think this was a detour from my life as a business owner and entrepreneur, but, really, it was just the beginning. It was 2009 and the housing market had just collapsed. Each agent shares client stories on our blog without censorship or Photoshop airbrushing, no matter how funky or non-photogenic our clients are.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The September 2009 storm was the most devastating typhoon to hit Manila since 1970. We, as entrepreneurs, can only imagine what an ordeal that is, and how different the skills of farmers and shoemakers would be,” says Jonathan Te, president of EO Philippines. Then you’ll fit right into EO’s network of global entrepreneurs.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 27, 2010

Geolocation is so 2009. I can be frustrating for entrepreneurs who can’t seem to get a VCs interest until someone else is interested as well, but there’s actually a logic behind it, believe it or not. I just had just written about Foursquare on my blog, so I was actually invited to his biz dev meeting, too. Haven’t you heard?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Mitch Allen, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Fort Worth, is founder and Head Elf of Hire Santa , a service that brings the season to life with thousands of professionally trained Santas worldwide. As an entrepreneur, I’m drawn to the concept of Shark Tank. It’s like the Super Bowl for entrepreneurs!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 14, 2017

WHEN DID YOU SAY TO YOURSELF, “I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR”? I remember walking into my house after my first Forum experience in 2009. Over the years, my Forum mates, chapter peers and fellow members have helped me become a stronger person and smarter entrepreneur. And I burst into tears.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

Floodgate exists to invest in prime movers - entrepreneurs who build movements that become category defining companies - before the rest of the world believes in them. Taskrabbit; Nov 2009 What is one question you ask yourself before investing in a company? Favorite business book, blog, podcast? What struck you about them?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Michael Klazema has been developing products for criminal background check and improving online customer experiences in the background screening industry since 2009. appeared first on THE BLOG. He is the lead author and editor for Backgroundchecks.com. The post Should You Hire Your Next Employee Based on Experience or Potential?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2016

This article was originally posted on Inc.com, a partner of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization , the world’s most influential community of entrepreneurs. From 2007-2009 and again from 2012-2013, I said yes to way too many “cool” things. By Tim Ferriss, Author, Early Stage Investor. It’s just one tool.

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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. It’s now a comfortable community of support for entrepreneurs. (I bet you have some of those things in common with her!)

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. Even tech blogs know this.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2020

By Shawn Johal, an entrepreneur, business growth coach and member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) in Montreal, Canada. . The company I had co-founded in 2009, DALS Lighting, was thriving and we would soon have over 40 members on the team. The thing is: I am an entrepreneur. What is mentorship, really?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

I wrote a blog post related to this called Is it Time to Earn or to Learn? Not everybody is geared up to be an entrepreneur – Tim Ferriss is obviously a very talented individual. Next post: two “4-Hour Workweek&# like hacks I started in 2009 to try and take back control of my life that are saving me hours.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

For example, on their 2009 pitch deck, Airbnb had a market validation slide to support their thesis that people would be willing to stay on strangers’ couches. This is one of the easiest slides to solve and one of the slides that many entrepreneurs get wrong. This is our redesign of that slide. Business model.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2017

For more insightful articles from entrepreneurs, visit Octane magazine online. . This intensity is what makes us successful entrepreneurs. This intensity is what makes us successful entrepreneurs. In a 2009 interview with The Financial Times , he said, “On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.”.

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Berkonomics

JULY 28, 2015

September 21st, 2015 marks the sixth anniversary of publication for BERKONOMICS , the blog containing insights for business management, entrepreneurs, and investors. Starting with just 4,000 circulation in 2009, BERKONOMICS has grown to well over 100,000, and is read on five continents by an audience that is 45% female.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 20, 2019

EO Philadelphia Executive Director Katie Baer shares her story of entrepreneur-style community and support. I was hired in early June 2009 as the part-time administrator for the EO Philadelphia chapter. The great thing about entrepreneurs is that they don’t ask what they can do, they just do.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 1, 2019

Written for EO by entrepreneur and philanthropist David Disiere. Mark Zuckerberg, for example, has been making his goals public since 2009. For many entrepreneurs, January means a new budget and the opportunity to evaluate last year’s achievements while setting forth new goals. It happens in an instant.

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