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Three Often Overlooked Benefits of Joining a Peer Group of Entrepreneurs

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. Brannon is also enjoying the perks of being part of a peer group such as EO. The combination of networking and educational opportunities that a peer group provides ensures members have access to top-level development.

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Are Eastern European startups overlooked and undervalued?

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Our funds at Leta have also supported startups acquired by international firms, including the sale of Bright Box HK to Zurich Insurance Group in 2017 and WeWork’s acquisition of sales and marketing platform Unomy. peers and over 40% less than U.K. peers and over 40% less than U.K. Europe, United States and farther afield.

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

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. By Dr. Carrie Santos, CEO of Entrepreneurs’ Organization. The world has changed significantly. A global pandemic. A brutal war.

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Glorang scores $10M Series A to expand its edtech marketplace across Asia

TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

Glorang was founded in 2017 by Hwang, who started off this company with an AI-powered platform helping students match with study abroad programs. What sets Gguge apart from its peers is providing education services in local languages, Hwang said adding that it currently offers Korean but will add the Japanese language soon. .

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When’s the Best Time to Start Meditating? When You’re Too Busy.

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. . plus two silent retreats a year?I’m

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Hiring: What’s an “Ideal Fit”?

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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Behavioral cybersecurity platform CybSafe raises $28M Series B led by Evolution Equity Partners

TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

The company claims that this approach means that organizations can then “peer into” their workforce’s security behavior, culture and risk reporting to preempt security problems and track improvements over time. In other words, it uses behavioral science and data analytics to help employees be more cybersecurity aware.

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How Duolingo became fluent in monetization

TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

Co-founders Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker never wanted to charge consumers for access to Duolingo content, a purpose imbued throughout the company’s culture. By 2017, Duolingo would boast having 200 million users, which was double von Ahn’s goal when he first launched to the public on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage.

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The Value of Competition for Young Entrepreneurs

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. Tailoring our pitch to specific judges and peers in each competition helped improve our chances for success.

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Tripledot snaps up $116M at a $1.4B valuation as casual mobile games become serious business

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Tripledot has been profitable since the end of its first year of operation (it was founded in 2017), now has close to 30 million monthly active users across its titles, and last year tripled revenues (without disclosing the actual figure). “Thi s fundraising is for M&A,” he told TechCrunch in an interview. .

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Monzo Makes Money Work For Everyone

Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Monzo’s culture of customer obsession allowed it to use the crisis to thoughtfully build a beloved consumer and SMB product that has changed personal finance in the UK. Monzo’s culture of customer obsession allowed it to use the crisis to thoughtfully build a beloved consumer and SMB product that has changed personal finance in the UK.

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Larissa de Moura: Working Towards a World Without Borders

Impact Hub

JULY 30, 2021

I discovered new motivations and professional challenges in the social field, explored intercultural networking, improved languages, and got in touch with new cultures. How can we make the field of entrepreneurship more inclusive to groups that are systematically deprived of representation?

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Depressed? This algorithm can tell from the tone of your voice

TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2022

This is true regardless of language or culture and appears to be a universal human reaction to depression, according to Seiilova-Olson. Depression became endemic , but it still too often goes undetected. Even when it does, healthcare providers struggle to meet demand. Kintsugi is a startup that wants to put technology to work on the problem.

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Monzo Makes Money Work For Everyone

Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Monzo’s culture of customer obsession allowed it to use the crisis to thoughtfully build a beloved consumer and SMB product that has changed personal finance in the UK. In April 2020, British banking startup Monzo’s revenue fell by almost 50%. This did not happen by magic. Banking is a ubiquitous but hard to crack industry.

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Investing Outside The Bay Area

Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

This is a post I’ve wanted to write for a long time, but I needed the time to digest all the other great posts on the topics by other investors, and to analyze specific portfolio data from Haystack over the last five years. Well, that time has finally come. Will folks be able to buy a house and raise their families here? Here goes….

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More Inclusion? Yes, Please! Introducing MyEO LGBTQ+

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. But, he assured me it wasn’t an issue because the organization is about peer-to-peer learning, so orientation or identity wouldn’t be a factor.

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Bunch adds $1M to its seed round to flesh out its leadership learning app

TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

Back in 2017, the company was building what we described as “Google Analytics for company culture.” Back in 2017, the company was building what we described as “Google Analytics for company culture.” Alomar said that community and peer-review features are coming. The concept has traction.

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Are Eastern European startups overlooked and undervalued?

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Behavioral cybersecurity platform CybSafe raises $28M Series B led by Evolution Equity Partners

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The Value of Competition for Young Entrepreneurs

Tripledot snaps up $116M at a $1.4B valuation as casual mobile games become serious business

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