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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

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In February of 2017, Susan Fowler’s description of the pervasive cultural issues at Uber, after the company’s abject failure to address her sexual harassment complaints properly, finally broke through in a way that garnered the tech community’s appropriate attention. Not in the “founder friendly” culture of tech anyway.

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EO Accelerator Graduates Share Successful Growth Tactics and Why They Joined EO

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I was able to grow our monthly revenue by more than 30X in under two years without venture capital or angel investors.” – Michael Tindall “In 2017, two freelancer friends and I founded BigOrange, a firm supporting flexible work for women balancing motherhood, marathons, or other pursuits. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Waterborne Wonder: Getting to Know Antonio Lennert

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Making Waves Lennert and Murnaghan opened a newcomer-friendly, Toronto-based surf and coffee shop in 2017, Surf the Greats. While the film’s original concept was to showcase Canada’s surf culture at large, filmmaker David Kalinauskas uncovered Lennert’s story—and knew it was one that needed to be told.

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Leading Leaders: 5 Insights from 5 Years with EO (that can help you, too)

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2017 feels like a very long time ago. With members in more than 70 countries, EO is truly global, but that does not mean that our members around the world share the same culture, views or experiences. and more articles from the EO blog. By Dr. Carrie Santos, CEO of Entrepreneurs’ Organization. A global pandemic. A brutal war.

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Startups Are Winning the Remote Work Game. Here’s the Data That Proves It.

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Today the State of Remote Work 2017 report revealed that 63% of people in product and engineering roles work remotely at least once per week, which is 21% more than the average. Considering stage, sense of innovation, hiring needs and nimble state, startups have the upperhand when adapting to this cultural shift toward flexible work.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Christina Theodoraki

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I am a professor in entrepreneurship and educate students to this reflection and contribute to the development of an entrepreneurial culture and mindset. Writing several articles for public and policy-oriented journals and media: Theodoraki, C. This is some contribution but not enough.

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10 Women Entrepreneurs Who Have Inspired Me—and Will Inspire You!

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A version of this article originally appeared on Violet’s LinkedIn blog. She has also created a culture that authentically values giving back and making a positive difference in the world. Global Shopping Festival broadcast in November 2017! By Violet Lim, CEO and Co-Founder at Lunch Actually Group.