A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 14, 2022

In the age of community-funded projects, why would a web3 project want to take funding from venture capitalists? Well buried deep in a 66 page blog post on the Flow blockchain by Packy McCormick lies the answer. It is a good question. That latter bit is quite important.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

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. The company’s bad behavior was nothing new.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 18, 2020

2017 YLAI Fellow Neish’s hard work of creating a sustainable trans rights movement has blossomed far beyond his expectations. In the time since TransWave’s beginnings, Neish has made sure to focus on setting up roles of ‘ambassadors’ to support the work of the organization and provide more opportunities for the local community. “I

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 8, 2022

I had the support of other business owners in the community who encouraged me to leave. In 2017, I started my own facilities maintenance company, Integrated Facility Services Hawaii (IFSH). In 2017, I started my own facilities maintenance company, Integrated Facility Services Hawaii (IFSH). million in 2021. IFSH ranked No.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

2017 feels like a very long time ago. Yet, as I mark five years leading the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) as its CEO, it’s a good time to reflect on five key insights gained from such a remarkable community of business founders. How can I help them grow as individuals, and help us grow as a community? A global pandemic.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Mat, a former senior engineer at Toyota, was made redundant during the closure of the automotive industry in Australia in 2017. Mat and I stayed on for the next few days, and we were wholeheartedly embraced by the EO community during our visit. and more articles from the EO blog. . Shivani Gupta, EO Queensland.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 13, 2020

At Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) , our mission remains engaging business owners at every stage with the tools, education and community necessary to learn and grow to new levels of leadership , in business and beyond. As a member of EO Puerto, he’s also seen the company through the 2017 hurricane Maria.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A 2017 Pew Research poll found that 50% of women reported gender discrimination at work, compared with 19% of men. As a woman in a STEM career and leadership role, I strongly encourage you to promote STEM learning and exploration among the young women in your community. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2019

Create a Social Impact Day that includes creating and celebrating social impact on one day globally by encouraging chapters to host a Social Impact Learning Event, which would include education on ROI to businesses, key executive involvement, member spotlights and community action.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

We’re still savoring the success of 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Week and Women’s Entrepreneurship Day! both with the goal of providing community growth opportunities for girls and women. We asked Michele and Melissa to provide a window into what it takes to plan, organize and facilitate such events. Read part one here.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 22, 2018

For instance, at our 2017 Ameren Accelerator —a program in partnership with UMSL Accelerate that connects entrepreneurs with investors and opportunities in the energy-tech sector—one of our startups, Rebate Bus, was wrestling to find a unified voice. Imagine having a dozen partners keeping you striving toward your next milestone.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 24, 2019

As an EO Vancouver member, he was the 2017 Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Citizen of the Year Award. . The flipside of Canada’s multicultural identity is that we have expat communities almost everywhere, which can be a huge leg up for expanding abroad. Leverage that when you’re hiring. Pay it forward.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

In fact, as the keynote speaker at the University of Oklahoma graduation in 2017, Piyush paid off one of the graduate’s student debts. They see their roles as bigger than themselves and see how their impact in the community matters.” Piyush’s background is in elementary education.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2023

Our goal is to help clients with everything from token launches and community building to social media management and PR communications. We quickly became one of the leading agencies in the space, all because of word-of-mouth marketing through influencers and community builders. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 5, 2018

Meet 26-year-old Lotte Leufkens, the 2017 GSEA global finalist from the Netherlands and founder of CloudCuddle. In November 2017, I won the TEDx Amsterdam Women Startup Award. I learned how the EO community communicates with each other and the value that their Gestalt mindsight brings them every day.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

By Rob Dube, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization member in Detroit, is the author of D o Nothing, The Most Rewarding Leadership Challenge You Will Ever Take , set for release in late 2017. He is president and co-founder of imageOne , a document lifecycle management provider and a 2017 Forbes Small Giant. . appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 21, 2023

Bob and Mike shared the results of the assessment with all staff members, further fostering open communication and accountability. By 2017, the majority of employees reported significant improvements in how they were treated, a stark contrast from their response in 2015. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2019

In 2017, my wife and I had recently become empty-nesters, and I was itching to get into something new. Getting plugged into the local business community has been an eye-opening and extremely positive experience.” The post Three Often Overlooked Benefits of Joining a Peer Group of Entrepreneurs appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 8, 2018

Since pursuing and winning PEAK in 2017, Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Utah chapter is well on its way to achieving yet another victory: Hosting a successful EO Alchemy in October 2018. We have a thriving community of tech entrepreneurs that have helped earned Salt Lake City and its surrounding areas the name “Silicon Slopes.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 18, 2017

The sixth annual Rally took place in March 2017 and drew more than 250 attendees, from varying industries and locations. Not only does it provide entrepreneurial momentum in the Twin Cities, but it has provided a unique platform for EO Minnesota members to give back to the community and enriched EO as well.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 9, 2018

In 2017, I decided to make one of my accountability goals leading a charity climb up Mt. This big, audacious goal would meet a number of my objectives for personal, community, leadership and family development. My wife and her mother had met an eye doctor in a Maasai village, who explained that the community needed a school.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

And while there’s a long way to go in terms of workplace equality, women entrepreneurs are making their mark on their industries and communities now more than ever. The post 20 Women Entrepreneurs Changing Their Industries (and the World) appeared first on THE BLOG. And Amoruso’s entrepreneurial success didn’t end there.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Whether you want to share your experience or seek the advice of others, I hope you’ll contribute to our community on Entrepreneur Parents ! In 2017, he launched Entrepreneur Parents , a website where entrepreneurial parents share tips and tricks for balancing these two demanding roles.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

In 2017 we began inserting an “Inclusion Clause” into our term sheets because we believe that the culture one establishes at the earliest stages of one’s business will set out the course of how it will grow and develop. Thank you to Hamet Watt for being such a positive leader in the African American community?—?I

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 20, 2018

In support of its vision to create the world’s most influential community of entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) encourages new ways of inspiring entrepreneurship through education and experience sharing. Adrian started on 9 December, 2017, and is more than halfway to his goal.

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Feedough

MARCH 18, 2021

We discussed the startup’s concept, vision, and prospects with Thea Silayro, the Community Manager at Inlytics. Uizard started as a machine learning research project back in 2017. This inception work received significant press in June 2017 and was featured on WIRED, The Next Web, Fast Company, Hacker News, among others.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 10, 2017

In June 2017, you won Visa’s Everywhere Initiative. We’re now working closely with Visa to provide our community with an even better experience, incorporating new technologies within the Fintech and payments space to create a truly seamless travel experience. We asked Tom about his experiences and inspirations. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 10, 2017

We developed standardized written protocols, made better use of Slack to improve communication, and implemented Google Docs for file management and organization. For the 2017-18 year, we are taking it to the next level to create a foundation to support 50-plus Accelerator participants. Learn more about EO Accelerator. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2019

A version of this article originally appeared on Violet’s LinkedIn blog. Global Shopping Festival broadcast in November 2017! That’s why she started Startup Asia Women, a community of women involved in startups in Asia. appeared first on THE BLOG. By Violet Lim, CEO and Co-Founder at Lunch Actually Group.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

As a result, my EO community has become an ad hoc Board of Directors and Advisory Group that I may call on at any time. As we celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day 2017, it is important that we look at ways to encourage the Debs, Kims and Marys of the next generation. The post Stepping Up and Out appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

As the leader of a company that focuses on giving back to the community as its “why,” we asked Alex how he recognizes America’s National Working Parents Day and supports working parents every day. In 2017, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that, among married couples with children, 96.9 Here’s what he shared.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 14, 2022

Our approach is holistic and we offer educational programs for vulnerable communities (refugees, migrants, asylum-seekers, people out of employment) in Athens. Basically, since we started in 2017, we have had a circular approach to all aspects of our venture. For more inspiring stories like this, head to our blog.

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Feedough

APRIL 16, 2021

Launched as a women-centric dating app in 2014 by Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bumble aims at building an empowering and inclusive community. Gradually, the company’s focus shifted its business model from dating towards building a community wherein everyone built and maintained healthy connections. Who Are Bumble’s Customers?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Forward it to a friend, share it on Twitter, and follow my personal blog for more content. Speaking of community, I spoke to Chief’s co-founders Lindsay Kaplan and Carolyn Childers about building a membership club for women leaders and why they have a waitlist despite being a billion-dollar company. Clubhouse and the bird app.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 16, 2019

Founded by Andrew Strause (’17), Beemia is a free information marketplace that brings college students, businesses, and communities together. In 2017, Andrew set out to create an apartment service for Penn State students. This combination of resources became the driving force behind Beemia.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

So a sincere hope of mine in building Frank isn’t that we’re right, it’s that we can be part of growing an ecosystem or community of folks building tools specifically for worker power (LaborTech). You led TechStars Chicago for two years (2017–2019) and have been connected to the local scene there for a quite a while.

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OurCrowd

MAY 19, 2021

NEW YORK, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Ro, the healthcare technology company, today announced the acquisition of Modern Fertility, a high-growth reproductive health company focused on addressing gaps in women’s healthcare through fertility testing, research, education, and community. Read more here.

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