Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

“Ok, so this guy can write a blog and source deals but can he make any money?” ” So it’s now March 2014 – 5 years since I started investing. At a minimum, I’m glad to have the “exit question” off my back in 2014. Getting Exits / Driving LP Returns: This was always the knock on me.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2020

You can use the time to optimize your owned media, such as social media , newsletter, blogs, or to even start new content channels like webinars and podcasts. Ruchir Punjabi has been an EO member since 2014. The post Innovation Through Crisis appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 31, 2020

I put my ambitions of becoming an entrepreneur on pause for a couple of years until finally walking away from the corporate world in March 2014. At the age of 21, with a nudge from my mentor, I started teaching myself how to invest in the local stock market and, as I was learning, shared my knowledge with others through a blog.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

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. And a special thank you to Heather Brunner, our CEO for the past four and a half years. Long-time readers of this (11-year old!!)

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Nightcrawler (2014). Chef (2014). Wild (2014). The Great Invisible (2014). We’ll post new pictures, stories, videos and memes every day on: Octane blog , Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn and Instagram. The post 18 Films Entrepreneurs *Should* See appeared first on THE BLOG. Moneyball (2011).

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

You’ve had a few difficult years outside of work – I feel confident 2014 is going to be a great one! I know your 2013 success will lead to more sustained travel in 2014. I feel confident in our 2014 plans. Finally, thank you to the readers of this blog. Thank you especially to Jason & Eric. Best, Mark.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 17, 2021

million in DeepMind, and recouped over 80 times that amount when Google bought the company in 2014. The post How entrepreneurs benefit from ‘Alien Thinking’ appeared first on THE BLOG. It was enough to secure a formal meeting with Thiel, who went on to invest US$1.85

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

I started going regularly in 2014 when I became a Global Shaper. (I and more articles from the EO blog. Overall Takeaways from the WEF meeting in Davos John Metcalf, co-founder and CEO of Upgraded , shared his experience at Davos 2023: This year was my fifth time to visit Davos during the WEF annual meeting. I am now an alumnus).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Joi Ito’s TED Talk from 2014 remains pertinent and valuable in 2016 – are you working too hard to predict the future of your industry, rather than working in the present and foregoing permission? The post Joi Ito’s Call to Become a “Now-ist” appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2020

In 2014, Greg contributed a chapter to Verne Harnish’s book, Scaling Up on how to improve profits though labor efficiency. The post How to Project Cash Flow to Forecast the Impact of COVID-19 appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. Rules for Smart Scaling.

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Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

I've been in the startup world since 2012 and only recently started finding content addressing this topic (take a look at the Startup Therapy podcast and on Josh Pigford's blog at Baremetrics). In mid-2014, Caya started Slidebean. Series F-funded business, growing 400% YoY are admittedly more exciting than bootstrapped companies.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2021

CEO Kamal Shah, writing in a company blog post announcing the acquisition, explained that the company made a bet a couple of years ago on Kubernetes and it has paid off. StackRox was founded in 2014 and raised over $65 million, according to Crunchbase data. Investors included Menlo Ventures, Redpoint and Sequoia Capital.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

— Charlie O''Donnell (@ceonyc) November 1, 2014. Which is why I''m sure the dude who picked apart the physics of the latest round of UBeam will undoubtedly get eviscerated in the tweet and blog world. ".Here’s And then I promptly got Twitter flack from one of the people who works at one of the company''s investors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 7, 2019

He and partner Steve Denny launched the business in 2014 to perform business valuations, help people buy and sell companies, and provide exit planning and consulting. The post Why Every Startup Needs to Shift Its Focus From the Checkbook to Cash Flow appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Be open & transparent (mimicking the greater social order changes that have come with blogs & social media). When he starts his blog I’ll let you know. So I put the blog on the back burner to stay focused on those busy times. But I miss blogging. I couldn’t believe the quality intro.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

” Kumesh Aroomoogan, a former research analyst for Wall Street firms including Citigroup, cofounded Accern with Anshul Vikram Pandey in 2014. The service can scan public sources including news publications, blogs, and SEC filings to gauge consumer sentiment, for example, or predict how supply chain disruptions might impact a business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Hao Lam is an EO Seattle member who joined the organization in 2014. Read more perspectives about executive learning on EO’s Inc.com blog. . The post Learn More, Grow More, Be More appeared first on THE BLOG. The post Learn More, Grow More, Be More appeared first on THE BLOG.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 6, 2022

In 2014, Yehoshua took his role as Morphisec’s CEO, which recently raised $31 million dollars in a financing round. The post [Morphisec in The Jerusalem Post] Flipping the script on the uphill battle of cybersecurity appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. Read more here.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 10, 2017

From 2014 to 2015, we are proud to have grown the program from 14 to more than 40 companies. I served as co-chair and in 2014, took over as chair with Ethan King as co-chair. We hit a high of 43 participants in 2014-15, up from 15 Accelerators when we started and had eight graduates who exceeded the US$1 million mark.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

” The company’s web-crawling tech ingested blogs, photo-sharing sites and other sources of information about locales and tagged them to a geolocation in a massive place database.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Writing in a company blog post announcing the deal, executive vice president and chief product officer Manoj Leelanivas sees 128 Technology adding great flexibility to the portfolio as it tries to transition from legacy networking approaches to modern ones driven by AI, especially in conjunction with the Mist purchase.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 27, 2019

In 2014, my co-founder and I decided to hire our first employees. appeared first on THE BLOG. As a graduate of EO Accelerator and a current EO Boston member, Ryan says that he “shares huge debt of gratitude toward the EO Accelerator program for its impact on my business and my own professional development.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Meanwhile, Silicon Hills News (operated by the very talented Laura Lorek) reported that Austin-based insurtech Decent is “shutting down all of its operations to just a core team,” which was confirmed in a blog post published by Nick Soman, the company’s founder and CEO. All parties are staying quiet. Amex isn’t the only one focusing on SMBs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 15, 2017

By 2014, Vale Panama controlled the market, leading Moisés to sell his company to global leader, Sodexo. The post EO Member Spotlight: Moisés Cohen (EO Panama) appeared first on THE BLOG. In 2008, he opened Capital Bank with several partners, starting with US$11 million in capital and 25 employees.

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OurCrowd

JULY 22, 2020

That’s not to say many didn’t see it coming: WHO published a strategic action plan for pandemic influenza in 2007 and in 2014 Bill Gates, representing the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, presented a TED Talk about his anticipation of both a pandemic and societal lack of preparation for such an international medical crisis.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 15, 2022

Then head to our Impact Blog and get to know Syed Hasnain , Larissa de Moura , and Monica Moldovan , who are making the difference by advocating and leveraging opportunities for under-represented groups. Interested in reading more action stories related to the program?

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propel(x)

JULY 11, 2022

Oculus was acquired by Meta (formerly Facebook) in 2014. This blog post contains links to third-party websites. There are an estimated 1.07 billion AR devices worldwide today, and by 2024, that figure will reach 1.73 billion, per ARtillery Intelligence.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 12, 2016

I launched Flow Forum in September 2014 and since then, we’ve held nine meetings and our activities have included a one-mile swim in San Francisco Bay, snowshoeing up a 10,000 ft. The post EO and Flow appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2019

Even in our challenging ecosystem, a 2014 study from Babson College found that optimism about becoming an entrepreneur in America had reached its highest level in 15 years, with more than 50 percent of the adult population believing that good opportunities exist for starting a business. appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 15, 2019

Of small businesses started in 2014, only 56 percent survived four years. How to Be a Successful Entrepreneur Without a Winning Idea appeared first on THE BLOG. Too many individuals believe they need revolutionary ideas to become entrepreneurs. While having an idea is exciting, it’s not what makes or breaks a startup.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 19, 2016

Ohanian returned in November 2014 as chairman, and Huffman eight months later as CEO. The post 6 Things Alexis Ohanian Wishes Someone Had Told Him Before He Started Reddit appeared first on THE BLOG. –before coming back to lead Reddit. But they did so amidst big challenges. Read the rest of this article !

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2015

They allow my to drive traffic to my blog, to websites or anywhere I want as long as the audience will click. But it is just the top end of my user funnel and I need to convince audiences who visit my blog to sign up for my newsletter to have a “direct” relationship with them. Mark Suster (@msuster) November 7, 2014.

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EntreWorks Consulting

MAY 23, 2019

Back in 2014, Congress wisely opted to try a new approach for revitalizing American manufacturing: the Manufacturing USA Network. EntreWorks Blog. Manufacturing USA is a public-private network of 14 Manufacturing Institutes that fund and promote research in key disciplines related to manufacturing. Evaluating Manufacturing USA.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2022

The blog post from last year also recounts the struggle the super hot startup faced in its lukewarm years. The bank balance dipped to 14 lacs at a point in 2014-15. Karthik Reddy of Blume shared the story of how his firm chased to invest in Exotel, which he described as “one of the buzziest” deals it had won at the time.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Tiffany Chu, SVP of Via and co-founder and former CEO of Remix, had been working in user experience design at ZipCar when, in 2014, she decided to take a year off for a fellowship at Code for America. An urban planning blog featured the project and it went as viral as a mapping and routing tool for public transit could.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 7, 2016

But in 2014, the average job tenure was a mere 4.6 The post Why Young Entrepreneurs Are Crucial to Growing the Economy appeared first on THE BLOG. This example shows how rapid technical advancements are changing the very fabric of employment. And it’s not just about jobs lost. Read the rest of this article !

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 10, 2020

OurCrowd has been an investor in Sight Diagnostics since 2014. The post NewsLetter: Revolutionizing Blood Tests + Covid-19 Tracking and Testing appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. The company is researching the detection of new diseases and blood factors affecting the severity of Covid-19. Webinar Aug.12: Sales Manager for Ripple (USA).

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