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2 Hours in Positano that Changed My Life

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Aaron graduated from EO Accelerator and went on to become an EO member in 2011. Bringing my wife Lisa into the hunt, we peer over and on a terrace below us is a cobbler, handcrafting sandals out of a small box of tools and beads. The original version of this article appeared on Aaron’s LinkedIn blog. ” She knew.

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BitSight raises $250M from Moody’s and acquires cyber risk startup VisibleRisk

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VisibleRisk, which has raised $25 million to date, says its so-called “cyber ratings” are based on cyber risk quantification, which allows companies to benchmark their cyber risk against those of their peers, and to better understand and manage the impact of cyber threats to their businesses. The investment values BitSight at $2.4

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Kate Morgan: Leadership vs. Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It is critical to our development to find peers that can help us foster our personal and professional growth. They are my sounding board, and they fuel my own desire to be better.” ” As Founder and CEO of Boston Human Capital Partners, Kate Morgan started her consulting firm in 2011, on the heels of the recession. .”

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Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities???with $15 million to?

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92% of consumers trust peer recommendations , while only 22% of brands are trusted. 92% of consumers trust peer recommendations , while only 22% of brands are trusted. Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities?—?with This had a dual purpose?—?the they are communities and tribes.

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Dealing With Generational Change at VC Firms

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And honestly it was the single biggest roadblock at Upfront when we raised out fourth fund in 2011. The founding partner of Upfront, Yves Sisteron, has been a mentor for me since 1999 and was on the board of my first company. And thankfully I had the support of my peers. We as an industry have seen this. ” And we did.

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Reflections from the Womenomics 2.0 Event at the Brookings Institute

Entrepreneurs' Organization

” The morning consisted of a presentation by Mitsue Kurihara, a Board member from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), who launched the DBJ Women Entrepreneurs Center in November 2011; and a moderated panel with three female entrepreneurs: Donna Fujimoto Cole, Fujiyo Ishiguro and Sachiko Kuno. When asked what motivated her, Ms.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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CEO hinted to WSJ that it may go public in early 2011. million users making it considerably larger than some of its peers that have historically received more tech press inches. Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum.

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