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How to Manage a Startup Through Troubling Times

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The pandemic of 2020 has tested most sectors of the economy. Join a CEO peer group. If you are in a peer group with other CEOs , it’s much easier to get perspective on what’s happening to you. Contributed by Rizwan Virk , author of S tartup Myths and Models: What You Won’t Learn in Business School.

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Recognizing Remote Workers: 3 Easy Yet Impactful Ideas

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Since the pandemic began in 2020, many companies have moved toward hybrid and remote working arrangements. Open the floor to peer-to-peer praise during your meetings. Yet even seasoned leaders find it challenging to recognize and appreciate their virtual employees fully. Initially, this might seem unusual.

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An Invitation to Explore and Adopt “Capitalism With Care”

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In the summer of 2020, we will reconvene and continue that critical work. During the Great Recession of 2008-10, Kent guided dozens of CEOs and their companies successfully through the crisis and positioned them to capitalize on the economic expansion that followed. Here’s what he shared: I invite you?CEOs, Finding My Tribe in EO.

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Car-sharing startup Turo has filed confidentially for an IPO

TechCrunch

Turo, the peer-to-peer car-sharing startup, has initiated the confidential process of filing for an initial public offering with the U.S. The company had a $250 million Series E in July 2019, which pushed the company into unicorn status and “past the billion-dollar valuation mark,” CEO Andre Haddad said in a blog post.

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Today’s entrepreneurs weigh in: Is entrepreneurship a lonely journey?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Insights and lessons from peers around the world are the key benefits of EO membership. . The opportunity to meet personally (or virtually in 2020) with a group of trusted entrepreneurs who run a variety of businesses, to be able to share experiences, and to be able to learn from each other in a safe and trusted environment is second-to-none.

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My Pandemic Pivot: From 0 to 130

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In March 2020 when the pandemic hit and the US shut down, the events industry was completely disrupted. These ups and downs impact us deeply because we are so close to and personally invested in our businesses. I am an avid entrepreneur and have now been in the events industry for 15 years. The entire industry ground to a halt. Leaning In.

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Entrepreneurs Around the World Make the No Layoff Pledge

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In early April 2020, larger financial institutions including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Citigroup, vowed to hold off on making layoffs. In April 2020, Alex Yastrebenetsky and fellow leaders at his organization, InfoTrust , decided to launch a No Layoff Pledge which will last through 1 July 2020. The effects amplify.