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EO’s Most Popular Inc. Posts: A Lookback at 2023

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Having people from your network bet on you with an angel investment is like motivational rocket fuel.” Kent and Meghan shared that there’s a reason why employee engagement has increased by only 2 percent since 2012. “By Read the post for more details on Tal’s experience. Read the post to learn more about Chris’ journey.

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EO’s Top Engaging Posts on Inc.com for 2023

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Having people from your network bet on you with an angel investment is like motivational rocket fuel.” Kent and Meghan shared that there’s a reason why employee engagement has increased by only 2 percent since 2012. “By Read the post for more details on Tal’s experience. Read the post to learn more about Chris’ journey.

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The Venture Capital Diversity Gap and Why It Matters

StartupNation

Creating opportunities for women and minorities to grow. This passion was one that I would foster and come to utilize within the VC space in order to support women from diverse and underserved backgrounds and communities so that they wouldn’t hesitate in the face of opportunities out of fear of not feeling like they belonged.

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Foreign investors have a bigger role to play in growing Latin America’s startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

VCs have more money than ever, and it’s getting increasingly expensive to invest in North America. So they’re looking to diversify their investments with high-potential opportunities abroad. Most Latin American companies reaching unicorn status and going public now were started around 2012. investors remain shy.

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A Visit With the European Startup Community

Gust

The goal was to share our experiences in the realm of angel investing with an array of global audiences, by participating in various lectures, discussions and workshops. In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them.

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Probable and Improbable Lobbying Wins: The 1,000-stockholder Rule

Gust

On a more positive note, the silver lining in a political system that is susceptible to influence is that occasionally common sense will prevail when legislators might otherwise miss a good opportunity to do the right thing. targets the Exchange Act requirement that is reportedly forcing Facebook to go public in early 2012.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

We also learn how, under his watch and as the company began to scale, Klarna missed the next big opportunity in fintech, instead being usurped by Adyen and Stripe. But whatever the intent, it would be another two years before the firm eventually had the opportunity to invest in Klarna at what was almost certainly a much higher valuation.

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