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Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017: Company Culture Matters

Entrepreneurs' Organization

From 13–19 November 2017, we’ll share exclusive content designed to inspire and inform every entrepreneur—whether you’re in start-up mode or you’re a battle-scarred founder. Celebrate with us by visiting the EO Octane blog every day this week! Celebrate with us by visiting the EO Octane blog every day this week!

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Give to Grow: Ad Age’s 2017 Best Places to Work List Features EO Member–Owned InfoTrust

Entrepreneurs' Organization

InfoTrust has enjoyed a successful November: first by organizing its international Basket Brigade to benefit 435-plus families in need, and by being named to Ad Age’s 2017 Best Place to Work list, which includes 50 U.S. Giving back to the community is the foundation of InfoTrust’s culture. “We How can we maximize our impact?

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Waterborne Wonder: Getting to Know Antonio Lennert

Entrepreneurs' Organization

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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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear

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

Entrepreneurs' Organization

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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“If I never again have to read a bunch of entitled tech bros mansplaining on twitter about their way of working is the only way, I will die a happy man.” Canadian Investor Chris Neumann on Venture Vibes, Who Helped Him Along the Way, and the Qualities of a Founder Who Could Fail But He’d Back Again

Hunter Walk

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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What the New Normal Looks Like in Three Industries and Three Countries

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As a member of EO Puerto, he’s also seen the company through the 2017 hurricane Maria. But it is a major challenge at the same time for our corporate culture because personalization and a strong connection to our guests is our biggest strength and the key value I grew this company up with. Carlos Melendez, Wovenware, EO Puerto Rico.

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