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. We just announced a few more things. We remain steadfast in our commitment to continuing to increase all of the above. Long-time readers of this (11-year old!!)

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 18, 2018

Yet, since late 2016, he has also worn the hat of chairman of the Maharashtra State Khadi and Village Industries Board (MSKIB) , a position that lets him serve as an agent and driver of social and economic change for rural communities throughout his home state in India. What’s his secret to keeping it all moving forward?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 10, 2017

Tom Charman is a “studentrepreneur,” an EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) finalist in 2016 and co-founder and CEO of KOMPAS , a city exploration application helping people discover amazing but little-known adventures hidden in the world’s urban jungles. You were an EO GSEA Global Finalist in 2016.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. These include weekly meetings for every project, conversations between employees and their supervisors, and discussion blogs on our intranet. … Read the rest of Victoria’s story in the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. My company has served the U.S.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2015

” Any predictions for a 2016 equivalent? Company culture. We’ll post new pictures, stories, videos and memes every day on: Octane blog , Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn and Instagram. The post 11 Business Buzzwords We Used in 2015 appeared first on THE BLOG. “Jack” is the new “hack.”

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase. Here is the Google Doc where we tracked these.]

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Zappos also offers opportunities to learn about its company culture, which you can apply to your business. The city made major strides in 2015, and with oil and gas investors looking to profit elsewhere, more money will be flowing into the area’s startups in 2016. Boulder, Colorado.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

I have been reading Fred’s blog AVC for about a decade now. I sort of feel mentored by Fred via his blog, which is pretty remarkable for just writing words on the web and sharing them. Of course, over the last decade, the rest of the world doesn’t need to read these blogs to see what’s going on. A blog entry for another day.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

In the spirit of our WYSIWYG culture at Upfront I thought it might be useful to explain what we’ve done, what we’re doing and why we feel this best suits our working style. The reason that marketing resonated so much for us as a 2016 priority is: Portfolio.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

percent increase in testimonies in 2016 of which 76 percent of testimonies concerned transgender people. Unfortunately, business owners may believe their company culture is welcoming and safe, and miss signs of trouble. The post How to Foster an LGBTQ-Friendly Workplace—On Paper and In Practice appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

As entrepreneurs, we do not create companies— we create cultures. And a strong, empathetic culture creates its own antibodies. Read other engaging interviews and stories in the upcoming September 2016 edition of Octane magazine. The post 10 Questions with Raúl Cristián Aguirre appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 29, 2017

Since welcoming our first client in March 2016, we’ve treated more than 800 people. Hiring and retaining recovering addicts just entails creating a culture that is friendly to sobriety and puts clients first. The post How Recovery from Addiction Helped Me Find My Professional Purpose appeared first on THE BLOG.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

This is something I had to learn the hard way: What you hear in the media or read on a company blog post often simplifies the process, and sometimes fails to cover the trajectory that minority founders, in particular, must follow to secure funding. Tap into foreign markets.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 9, 2016

By Marissa Levin, an EO Chesapeake Bay member and Founder and CEO, Successful Culture. You’ve likely used some proven process or model to create your 2016 goals, you’ve organized them in a formatted document or on an online platform, and now another leader is suggesting that you trash them. Have I confused you?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 23, 2016

Early on we recognized that one of the best ways to mitigate risk was by hiring right and having a positive culture emphasizing excellence and personal responsibility. EOlooks forward to the new calendar year, with posts, pictures and videos citing upcoming technologies and inspiration for entrepreneurs in 2016.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 19, 2020

5000 , your company must: • Be privately-owned, based in the United States and independent • Have started earning revenue by 31 March 2016 • Show revenue no less than US$100,000 in 2016 • Show revenue no less than US$2,000,000 in 2019 • Revenue in 2019 exceeds revenue in 2016. To qualify for the 2020 Inc. A well-managed P&L.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 11, 2016

VAIZA is an accessory brand that works with artisans who have the same passion, discipline and dedication to their work to give its consumers a bit of their cultural heritage through products that become art pieces, creating opportunities that become jobs for people with unique abilities to treat leather and textile design.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 26, 2016

A positive and energetic culture around the office is not something you can, or should, fake. We asked Tom how company culture can help businesses generate new clients. EOlooks forward to the new calendar year, with posts, pictures and videos citing upcoming technologies and inspiration for entrepreneurs in 2016.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2022

Additionally, a startup could get a ton of applicants due to pay, location or even recent coverage in a Well Known Tech Blog — which can bode well for success, but could also just be a result of great marketing. In AngelList’s case, they believe that hiring demand’s fluidity adds to its importance.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

F or most, the delayed response was a terrible look and spoke to a weak company culture that might lead to more tea spilled. In the email to his employees, CEO Agboola outlined actions the company would carry out to improve its culture, which looks tainted at the moment in the eyes of the public. . ” the CEO wrote.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2019

We went live on World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2016. After all, we as a culture are fairly judgemental. The post Building a Groundbreaking Platform for Mental Health Support With Passion and Purpose appeared first on THE BLOG. The beauty—aside from all their strengths is—they love BetterLYF as much, if not more, as me.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2017

In 2016, Paul launched Enspiri Solutions, LLC , the first-to-market SaaS solution for workers’ compensation nurse triage management. The post Building a True Client Partnership appeared first on THE BLOG. Paul Binsfeld is an EO Arizona member, as well as the founder and president of Company Nurse, LLC.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 27, 2016

Our goal was to create a culture where people love coming to work and they get paid to work (not to come to work), CHECK! I am ready to make our vision a reality because I am healthier and have more energy than ever in 2016. Our vision in 2016 is: Amazing Clients and Amazing Employees to be an Amazing company.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 9, 2018

In 2016, Peter made the bold decision to close his business and embark on a new journey in the hospitality space. Staffing, culture and ego. The challenge is how to build a team that has the skills you need, the culture you’re trying to build and an understanding of the vision you want to create. Here’s his story. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 12, 2017

EO Costa Rica’s Marcelo Burman (pictured above, on right) is the leader of Latin America’s Good Deeds Day initiative—in 2016, the event was on 2 April. We always talk about how we can do something different and this simple but powerful idea unites people of all cultures and backgrounds on one day to do good together.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

It is the unique combination of gifts, experiences, culture, stories, skills and inclinations that make up who you are and what you do in ways that your competition doesn’t, can’t or won’t. The post Standing Out Amidst Business Competition appeared first on THE BLOG. So how can you determine your distinct advantage as a company?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2020

And seeing them hit their stride, find their passion and thrive in our culture is beyond fulfilling. Weaknesses are no longer obscured by “culture.” She joined EO Minnesota in 2016. 5000 company leader shares her entrepreneurial journey appeared first on THE BLOG. This has been my greatest joy in being an entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2018

Jill shared lessons learned and more in a blog post to mark the occasion. What would our culture look like? … 2016 / Just when you thought you had it all figured all out, you find yourself back at the beginning of a learning curve. 2016’s lesson was one of those. Below is an excerpt from the original article.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 12, 2016

Although I loved the school environments, which involved both hard work and fun, the work environments were cutthroat and competitive “up or out” business cultures. Maintain a business culture that benefits you. Have you created the business culture you have always wanted, one in which you personally thrive? Not so much.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Since 2016, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Agenda has been a driving force in addressing 17 sustainable development goals, tackling challenging issues ranging from energy to climate change to hunger. The post How Entrepreneurship is Changing Our World: A Localized Perspective appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Hire for Culture. He taught me the importance of culture in business. His company’s hiring decisions are based, in large part, on cultural fit. If Welles’s story did not inspire him from the outset, he was just not the right cultural fit. The post Man in Red Bandana appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2018

Lisa Sugar’s part-time pop culture hobby grew into the wildly popular media outlet, PopSugar. “You have to start small,” she said in a 2016 interview with the LA Times. The post How 5 Expert Entrepreneurs View Success and Failure appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2017

Starting back in 2015 and throughout much of 2016 people started commenting that my blog had become a lot more political. My blog has always been a mixture of what was on my mind and a blend of venture, startup life, tech views and current society events that related to my interests: Venture, startup & tech.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

As the population ages our youth will be more tolerant and more cultural. yes, I get those) … There is an unfollow button on Twitter and Facebook and Snapchat and this blog on Medium. This isn’t my work blog or my company blog or a venture capital blog. This is MY blog. We have demographics on our side.

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