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EO Entrepreneurs Share Strategies for Failure-Proofing Small Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This article originally appeared in the USA Today Small Business Insert that ran on 31 December 2019. . The post EO Entrepreneurs Share Strategies for Failure-Proofing Small Business appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization.

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How Entrepreneurs Can Prevent Problems In Their Work-From-Home Strategy

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When Pete approached me for advice, I recommended the “Failure-Proofing” strategy, which is a pragmatic and easy-to-use technique to defend against planning and project disasters. 3 Key Steps to Preventing Disasters in Implementing Decisions.

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Going Direct To Learners With Software

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I was talking to a group of education entrepreneurs (on Zoom naturally) last week and was advocating for the “direct to learner” approach that defines our eduction investing strategy at USV. And between that talk and today, Scratch published their 2019 Annual Report. So I read that annual report with interest.

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BE 2.0: Self-Correction is Vital – Recognizing When Change is Needed

Paul G. Silva

” List all possible causes of that failure Identify the most dangerous factors Develop mitigation strategies immediately This process helps you see risks your optimism might otherwise blind you to. Create Psychological Safety for Post-Mortems After every major event/milestone, run a post-mortem (also known as a retrospective).

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Why You Don’t Want to Miss the MyEO DealExchange DX22 Conference

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. MyEO DX attracts EO members who are looking to transform or reinvent their business strategies or overall engagement with entrepreneurship.

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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

We’ll just wait until companies that last raised in 2019 or 2020 come to market.” We don’t want to compete for the largest AUM (assets under management) with the biggest firms in a race to build the “Goldman Sachs of VC” but it’s clear that this strategy has had success for some. At Upfront we believe clearly in “super focus.”

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B2B Game Changers: How to Discover a Distinct Advantage and Become a Market Leader

Entrepreneurs' Organization

5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the US, most recently as #2,118 on the 2019 list. 5 Steps to Create a Digital Product Strategy for B2B CX Innovation. Creating a digital product strategy for innovative B2B customer experiences starts with understanding the “jobs to be done” by your product.