Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 8, 2022

In 2017, I started my own facilities maintenance company, Integrated Facility Services Hawaii (IFSH). I’ve grown IFSH from US$54,000 in 2017 to US$4.9 You received multiple awards for business growth and culture. and more articles from the EO blog. . million in 2021. IFSH ranked No. To what do you owe these accolades?

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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. 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

JUNE 21, 2023

So, Nathan conducted a culture assessment at the company’s corporate office and discovered that employees felt undervalued and underpaid. By 2017, the majority of employees reported significant improvements in how they were treated, a stark contrast from their response in 2015. Check out what they’re up to.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

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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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. Make your impact grow exponentially by cultivating a giving culture in your business. Piyush’s background is in elementary education. We had different categories and one was philanthropy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

My friend Marie was the Irish finalist at EO GSEA 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany. I learned a lot about different cultures, as well as their businesses and specific industry insights which have been extremely helpful. I wrote a blog post a week or so before my GSEA about impostor syndrome. I appreciate EO doing that!

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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

JANUARY 29, 2019

In 2017, my wife and I had recently become empty-nesters, and I was itching to get into something new. We decided we want a chapter culture that strives for business growth and plenty of time to enjoy our families and life. The post Three Often Overlooked Benefits of Joining a Peer Group of Entrepreneurs appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

A pop culture hobby transformed into Lisa Sugar ’s sensationally popular media company, POPSUGAR. POPSUGAR is poised to remain one of the biggest names in pop culture news as it continues to expand its partnerships and launch its own subscription box and beauty products. Lisa Sugar / POPSUGAR.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Challenging your employees more often will require a shift in the status quo, from goal-setting to your company culture. Create a Culture of Feedback . Creating a culture of feedback, however, can be challenging. Read more on employee engagement from other top Octane blog posts. . Change Your Goal-Setting Process.

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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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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. We believe that diverse teams produce diversity of thought and that this leads to better decisions and outcomes.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

The venture most notably incubated the blogging platform Medium. In 2017, Stone publicly announced he was returning to Twitter to lead strategic vision, brand, and culture, where he remained until 2021. “The [web3] culture doesn’t appeal to me.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 10, 2017

In June 2017, you won Visa’s Everywhere Initiative. My GSEA experience provided the opportunity to refine my pitch and really understand what problems and cultural challenges people face when exploring cities. The post The Value of Competition for Young Entrepreneurs appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 2, 2018

A version of this article originally appeared on the The Center’s blog. . In our 2017 Gen Z national study , we discovered that 60% of these younger workers want multiple check-ins from their managers during the week. The post The Secret to Engaging Gen Z Employees appeared first on THE BLOG. pictured, at left).

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2016

The winner, Gladys Martinez is the founder of Vaiza and student expected to graduate from Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado in 2017. The post 2016 EO GSEA Global Finals Recap appeared first on THE BLOG. Be sure to follow GSEA online for content updates and news.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2019

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! appeared first on THE BLOG. Violet is a member of EO Singapore.

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2017

African-American: Black Venture Institute , BLK VC , Culture Shifting Weekends , HBCUvc. John Gannon’s Blog. 2017 ACA Summit by Angel Capital Association. Media focused on women in VC: She-VC , Women’s PE Briefs , WoVen: Women Who Venture. Latinx: Latinx VC , VCFamilia , Latina Venture Students. Students: Dipper Partners.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In 2017, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that, among married couples with children, 96.9 The post Supporting Working Parents Works for Your Business, Too appeared first on THE BLOG. percent of households had at least one employed parent, while in 61.9 percent of such families, both parents were employed.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

The founders of Rill first got into databases a decade ago when they started a company called Metamarkets, which was eventually snapped up by Snap in 2017. This is the not-so-secret reason why our dashboards offer incredibly high performance,” the company wrote in a blog post announcing the funding. Image Credits: Rill.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2012 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2013; Slack in 2014 (after prematurely saying there wasn’t one); took a break in 2015-16, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; in 2017 it was Coinbase ; and last year, 2018, it was Airtable.

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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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Jason Malki

JULY 26, 2023

Born and raised in Israel, Idan moved to New York in 2017 to ramp up his previous startup. It inspired me to want to build “language and culture immersion” simulators using AI characters. Idan Geva is an ex-athlete and musician, and a veteran entrepreneur who bootstrapped and exited his previous two companies respectively.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 1, 2020

At a speech on 8 March 2017, someone in the audience on International Women’s Day at Bank Leumi, asked me if she could buy two copies of my book. The post The Problem With “Yes” appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 13, 2021

since the moment my co-founders and I started building our first prototype at the end of 2017, to today in 2021, with a team distributed in 5 different countries. In this blog post, I’ll share what we learned setting up our remote-first startup. We’ve been a remote-first startup from day one at Uizard ?—?since Reason 1: P eople.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Scott shared how he hires the right people and encourages their empowerment at the 2017 Women of EO Summit in Athens, Greece. The post Empower Your Team to Free Yourself appeared first on THE BLOG. He was determined to create a firm staffed with empowered employees.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 8, 2022

My story of ceding control of the business that I had no intention of ever leaving In 2017, I sold my startup to the largest company in the college sports recruiting industry. Starting as a 14-year-old, I would pore over sports blogs to find out who the future stars of my favorite college football programs would be. And it stung.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2018

JS/ I’ve been an EO member for years and was honored to be invited to participate in the Global Leadership Academy in November 2017, a five-day immersive program in Washington, D.C. By sharing our experiences, celebrating individuality and respectfully engaging one another, we affirm a richer EO culture. I’m in: How do I join?”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2017

He shared tips gleaned from 20 years of partnering with long-term clients in our March 2017 Octane issue. The post Building a True Client Partnership appeared first on THE BLOG. In 2016, Paul launched Enspiri Solutions, LLC , the first-to-market SaaS solution for workers’ compensation nurse triage management.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

People and Culture. The root cause was not having the right people and culture. At rocket speed, Martin flattened the organization, brought in domain experts with high adversity quotient (AQ) , and fostered an ownership culture. The post The two powerful skills every 10X entrepreneur needs appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 14, 2022

In 2017, Roberts was the speaker for his son’s class from Cardigan Mountain School in New Hampshire. Contributed by Robert Glazer , a former EO Boston member who is the founder and chairman of the board of Acceleration Partners , a global partner marketing agency and the recipient of numerous industry and company culture awards.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

During his free time, he started a blog to tell his friends back home about his life out west, and also to recommend TV shows. Slowly, Mike’s Bloggity Blog became one of Canada’s premier entertainment sites, and Morrison found himself with a local newspaper column as well as regular television and radio appearances.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 25, 2017

To find an Ideal Fit, it’s important to assess the traditional areas of skill set and experience, as well as soft skills and how they align with your culture. Before you start assessing candidates, answer these questions: What’s the culture of your company or team? What industry are you in, and how that does it affect your culture?

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

Chris Neumann (of Canada’s Panache Ventures ) checks these boxes so I asked him to come on my blog (currently less consistent, hopefully still the other two) for Five Questions. 500 Startups was looking to add someone with an enterprise background to their investing team, so I made the leap into venture at the start of 2017.

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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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