Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

This stage starts with the entrepreneurs analyzing and exploring the startup idea more seriously. Tinkering ends when entrepreneurs fully commit themselves to turn the business idea into a reality. Though this stage poses the least amount of pressure on an entrepreneur, some mistakes can still upend an innovative startup idea.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 5, 2021

Via their Mailchimp Presents production studio, Mailchimp continues to innovate and be creative in how they spotlight and showcase creators, entrepreneurs and small business owners. Editor’s Note – Huge props to Mailchimp for always INNOVATING. Mailchimp has long been committed to uplifting creators and supporting the underdog.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

Business writer Gordon Pitts pinpoints 2011 as the game-changing year for the Atlantic startup scene. In his book “Unicorn in the Woods: How East Coast Geeks and Dreamers are Changing the Game , ” Pitts recounts how in March 2011 Salesforce purchased New Brunswick-based social media monitoring company Radian6 for approximately $300 million.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Aaron Lee is the CEO and founder of iluma Agency (formerly Illuminati Studios) and joined EO South Florida in 2011. . This year I was invited by EO Global Chairman Brian Brault to participate as a member leader and signer of the EO partnership supporting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 1, 2013

Becoming an entrepreneur again has been a ton of work, but incredibly rewarding. In a year, I went from an idea and a track record to more than $5mm of limited partner commitments, six investments in incredible entrepreneurs (to be announced when I get my new website up), and a ton of opportunity to create innovation in New York City.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

In 2011, we launched the first primary school chain in Africa that employs a blended learning model. Although we didn’t have any experience in the industry, we believed our innovative approach to education, combined with our strong business knowledge, would offer a sustainable solution to the education crisis in South Africa.”.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 4, 2021

The first virtual session took place at the end of May 2021 and we got inspired to hear about what different entrepreneurs and experts are doing to build more inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystems. One of the participants is Rut Turró , she is, in her own words, a social entrepreneur in the fashion industry.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Those of us in the business of calculating (guessing) this mythical peak in value often make the same mistake as our entrepreneurs. Adjusting these numbers to fit your circumstance, the conclusion is that waiting for higher value after sustained growth becomes more and more of a risk in the majority of early stage cases.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Their high-end products and storefront come from a hand-cultivated culture, state of the art facilities and a sustainable growing practice. They’ve been in business since 2011 (founded by entrepreneur coach Ryan Vaughn ) and are growing fast. This year, the company raised $2.8 million in funding. HealthBridge.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

2011-2020 was the warmest decade of all. Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Price Laureate, social entrepreneur, banker, economist, civil society leader, and a great inspiration for our Impact Hub movement, was assertively precise when he told us that “tomorrow is too late”. Tomorrow is too late. And the way to act is together.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

2011-2020 was the warmest decade of all. Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Price Laureate, social entrepreneur, banker, economist, civil society leader, and a great inspiration for our Impact Hub movement, was assertively precise when he told us that “tomorrow is too late”. Tomorrow is too late. And the way to act is together.

sustainability 36

sustainability entrepreneurship accelerator innovation 36

Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Startups and entrepreneurs need ecosystems and communities of support to be successful. The key takeaway from a Kauffman Foundation report is that, not only are entrepreneurs and young companies the key drivers of economic growth, but that entrepreneurship is vital to jobs and economic progress. Let’s explore each of these.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

When I joined the ‘Hub Network’ back in January 2011, I had no idea I’d still be here 10 years later, but I knew it was the right place for me to be!” ” When I joined the ‘Hub Network’ back in January 2011, I had no idea I’d still be here 10 years later, but I knew it was the right place for me to be!

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Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2011

The resources required to start a company vary significantly , depending on the type of company and growth rate anticipated by the entrepreneur. Most high-impact companies need substantial cash resources to sustain their rapid grow. Copyright BillPayne.com 2011. So, how should entrepreneurs use this information?

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StartupNation

JUNE 22, 2021

It continually surprises me that so many leaders fail to grasp how much the creation and protection of a sustainable brand is in their hands. Recall what happened when Steve Jobs, so thoroughly identified with the value of Apple, passed away in 2011. Too often, they think that branding is something that comes “later.”

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For nine years, I’d been running JC Social Media, a social media agency I started in 2011, fresh out of university with nothing but a big smile and a business plan of two words: get clients. I had to get my business to a sustainable place where it ran without so much of my involvement, or else I wasn’t sure I wanted to do it at all.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). I should say that I agree that naive optimism in entrepreneurs can produce higher beta (upside or flops) and that’s good from an investment standpoint if you’re looking for big returns.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 16, 2019

The coworking space opened its doors in September 2011, as the first of its kind in Norway. Today, Impact Hub Bergen has grown into a community of more than 50 entrepreneurs and changemakers. The community here is diverse; it houses startups, established businesses, NGOs, creatives, freelancers, food entrepreneurs and more.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“When you can’t quite make it to product-market fit, there’s a third choice that too many entrepreneurs, and their investors, overlook: selling out,” says Kittu Kolluri, founder and managing director of Neotribe Ventures. But when Uber rolled out service in San Francisco in 2011, it really transformed the way people got around.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

At the same time, he added, “high interest rates may also increase the demand for venture capital when bank lending is less attractive to entrepreneurs.” Since its founding in 2011, the Israeli firm has invested in dozens of companies and had 12 exits. Indeed, some of his earlier work has found few consistent effects of interest rates.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). And if I were an entrepreneur I’d rather find investors who understood “my space&# so that in tough times they felt comfortable about “doubling down.&#. Not everybody agreed.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Tejiendo Sonrisas focuses on human rights, environmental protection, sustainable production, and risk and emergency response. My two friends and I started Tejiendo Sonrisas, a Peruvian nonprofit organization, on March 1, 2011. Any pieces of advice you would give to other social entrepreneurs in the YLAI Network?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

” I mention journalists here because they perpetuate the myth that focusing on profits is ALWAYS the right answer and then I hear many entrepreneurs (and certainly many “normals”) repeating the same mantra. Being profitable certainly makes your company more sustainable in difficult times. ” The Details.

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The Entrepreneurs Library

JUNE 30, 2015

During my time with my PhD I set up a company that helped people to start, scale, and sustain their not for profit initiatives. So we uncovered some interesting data that between 2001 and 2011 there were more non-profit organizations added to the U.S. economy than there were for profit businesses.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 28, 2022

Because we know that in order to create circular self-sustaining pockets of economic action that use Bitcoin as the sole payment method, we must infect as many minds as possible with our memetic narrative. As you can see in 2011?—?at Preach Brotha Why do the acolytes of Lord Satoshi preach the gospel with such passion?

energy 134

energy mix-use finance financing 134

Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2016

In 2011, we launched the first primary school chain in Africa that employs a blended learning model. Although we didn’t have any experience in the industry, we believed our innovative approach to education, combined with our strong business knowledge, would offer a sustainable solution to the education crisis in South Africa.”.

entrepreneurship 130

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In addition, there are many other groups will give you cash, training, and community with few or no strings attached: Ashoka is a foundation that engages in scouring for and choosing the leading social entrepreneurs across the globe, who it refers to as Ashoka Fellows. Aspen Tech Policy Hub. Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 22, 2016

In 2011, we launched the first primary school chain in Africa that employs a blended learning model. Although we didn’t have any experience in the industry, we believed our innovative approach to education, combined with our strong business knowledge, would offer a sustainable solution to the education crisis in South Africa.”.

peer-to-peer 130

peer-to-peer education culture entrepreneurship 130

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. By 2010-2011 this had shrunk by half again, averaging under $15 billion. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3 Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! Morning in VC.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In addition, there are many other groups will give you cash, training, and community with few or no strings attached: Ashoka is a foundation that engages in scouring for and choosing the leading social entrepreneurs across the globe, who it refers to as Ashoka Fellows. Aspen Tech Policy Hub. Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Located in Downtown Detroit, it’s designed to nurture a hyper-local technology community connecting with local executives, talent, prospective employees and entrepreneurs. As a custom software development company, Detroit Labs has been designing and building mobile and web products (and the teams behind them) since 2011. Detroit Labs.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

As an example, eBay’s 2011 marketplace revenues were approximately $6.6B When evaluating new marketplace investments, we are naturally biased towards entrepreneurs who understand the strategic rationale behind the argument for a lower rake. against GMS of approximately $68.6B for a rake percentage of just under 10%.

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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. So I agreed to offer my current thinking on the economy and what it portends for the VC industry & fund raising for entrepreneurs. raise money now to weather any storms).

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

“Accomplished roboticist, entrepreneur and educator Ayanna Howard, PhD, became dean of The Ohio State University College of Engineering on March 1, 2021. “Ayah Bdeir is an entrepreneur, engineer and social activist. TechCrunch has your back — you have until the end of day today to apply — here.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 16, 2022

Built on the results of the 2011 Social Business Initiative and the 2016 Start-up and Scale-up Initiative , and preceded by extensive dialogue with stakeholders and civil society, the Action Plan proposes 38 concrete measures to be implemented in a nine-years horizon, between 2021-2030. Our network’s take on the Social Economy Action Plan.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 22, 2022

Japan’s knee-jerk reaction to the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami was to shut down all nuclear reactors. Boycotting Russia puts Europe and Japan in far more dangerous positions, as both need cheap energy to sustain their manufacturing prowess. That is the lesson to draw from the above chart.

energy 135

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Why This Repeat Entrepreneur Founded Frank, a Software Platform for Workers. And Does He Think Chicago Is a Good Place for Entrepreneurs? LLH: When starting Belly in 2011, yeah, we were tracking something like 15 companies in the Loyalty space. But like I said, it’s hard, and it must become easier.

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