Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2019

When I am asked what my greatest lessons learned have been over my 20-year EO career, I always respond with the same answer: Listen with the intent to understand, not reply (thanks, Stephen Covey!). For many years, I did exactly the opposite of number 1 above—I listened with the intent to reply, not understand.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

I think you’ll enjoy watching. And I made the prediction that within the next 2 years RIM (the parent company of Blackberry) will not be independent. But LivingSocial is reportedly doing around $180,000 per day in gross revenue. Venture Partners, Grotech Ventures, Revolution LLC (Steve Case). AppDynamics.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 7, 2022

The 3 things you’ll need. Furthermore, your social media accounts do not belong to you. If you’re a professional and you want to make a sustainable living from your art, you need a bank account that’s separate from the one you use in your personal life. An email list. finding new collectors and customers). Another benefit?

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StartupNation

MARCH 30, 2021

Used by permission of Currency, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. I want to warn you about the challenges that you’ll face when leading an early-stage venture. Moreover, it can be a beacon for employees, investors, and partners you’ll need to turn your dream into reality. All rights reserved.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

European entrepreneurs who want to launch startups could do worse than Switzerland. Native startups will need 25,000 Swiss Francs to open an LLC and 50,000 more to incorporate. AirConsole — a cloud-gaming platform where you don’t need a console and can play with all your friends and family.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 4, 2024

The lack of well-honed managerial skills may slow reaching company goals to grow—at a critical time when it needs to become a multiple-employee company. How well a working relationship forms depends upon several factors–on both the side of the owner and those who do the work. And therefore, you up your game”.

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StartupNation

MARCH 22, 2021

You’ve decided what your new company is going to do and have formulated your overall strategy. For most states, you can do this online. After you decide on a business name, you need to register a domain for your website. You need to form a legal entity to protect your personal assets from business debts and liabilities.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Or you may take the route I did and purchase an existing business. This is my story of how I went from being a lawyer to buying a business and becoming a small business owner. I grew up in Southern California and graduated from Pepperdine University with a JD. In 2004, I left the firm to join Intuit as their in-house GM.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2016

As the owner of a commercial art gallery for more than 24 years, I never imagined that people would buy art online, or that I would be selling to them without any prior relationship or connection. I’ve heard companies refer to someone like me as a “nomad,” and I know many entrepreneurs who fit this class of professionals.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

If you are doubling down and want to take your best shot at making sure your business is still around in the next five to 10 years or more, here are four things you need to stop doing: Stop mixing business and personal finances . I ran my own business for more than a decade and I won’t lie: I hated bookkeeping.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

“The one thing that has brought us the closest is the amount of volunteering we do together. “Once a month, we take a half day away from the office to volunteer with a non-profit organization and work as a team to accomplish whatever they need help with. Even my partners and I are involved. Owner, Bongo Productions.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 6, 2023

By becoming an expert in serving this niche, you can differentiate yourself and attract customers who have unique needs or preferences. Differentiate Through Branding When I started SoFlo, the standardized testing market was already crowded with too many test-prep services and several behemoth ones that were already household names.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2023

The investor team I was part of grilled the founder to explain why. Not everything you do requires a lawyer: You simply need to know when to engage your attorney, how much to spend, and when to do it yourself. When you absolutely need a lawyer Your startup needs the right legal structure.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 31, 2017

As the owner of a commercial art gallery for more than 24 years, I never imagined that people would buy art online, or that I would be selling to them without any prior relationship or connection. I’ve heard companies refer to someone like me as a “nomad,” and I know many entrepreneurs who fit this class of professionals.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 17, 2016

“The one thing that has brought us the closest is the amount of volunteering we do together. “Once a month, we take a half day away from the office to volunteer with a non-profit organization and work as a team to accomplish whatever they need help with. Even my partners and I are involved. Owner, Bongo Productions.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

By Douglas Hanna, CEO of A Small Orange, LLC. I was 16 years old at the time, and my parents joined me on the trip because they didn’t want me going to a conference by myself. Just because someone has been doing something for 20 years, it doesn’t mean they’re doing it right. Prioritization is king.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 21, 2022

How do I define that term? Not everyone on the founding team needs to fit this criteria but we do try to understand the different motivations at an individual level. The advice I give mission-driven founders in this area are: don’t assume everyone understands or cares as much as you do.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 10, 2024

Timely financial advice is critical for a company to sustain operations when revenue growth stalls Whether through the loss of key accounts or business slumps tied to economic downturns, small business owners need to take actions that will keep their businesses going until new customers are found or the economy recovers.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

During my time at Kleiner, the goal was to think about what other problems I wanted to solve. I definitely wanted to solve additional problems within small businesses. I think a lot of what I appreciate about Square’s mission of economic empowerment for small businesses also really resonated with my own family story,” he said. “My

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

I had the pleasure of interviewing Labeaud Colbert who is changing the way entrepreneurs view business and marketing. I saw a lack of capital in urban start up communities. My background with representing agencies and large brands aided me in advising many while meeting marketing needs for a reasonable price.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

I thought ‘What if you gave people the ability to simply rent the model, or the ability to add everything in their space needs with a few clicks, similar to how a cable modem comes to your house,’” CEO Johnson said. “I I wondered, ‘Why can’t we do that for everything else?’”. You’re not alone. This got him thinking.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 22, 2022

To help entrepreneurs navigate the product identification process, four small brands offered advice for barcoding, and shared how the system behind the barcode has benefits beyond just checking off an item on a retailer to-do list. This helped me realize that my product needed this type of proof that it was a credible product.”.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

“In the end, the sense of social balance in response to reckless challenges that I learned upon entering the world gave me a unique perspective on the investment industry.” The company capitalizes on partners’ individual interests by operating as an LLC, encouraging diverse investment sectors. ” – Kim.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

The need for people to socially distance during the coronavirus pandemic has given obvious uplift to the telehealth category, accelerating the rate of adoption of digital health tools that enable remote consultations by both patients and clinicians. Kry launches free service for doctors to do video consultations during COVID-19 crisis.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

Dear Sophie: Do we need a visa to explore the US market? Whether you’re in people ops, a founder or seeking a job in Silicon Valley, I would love to answer your questions in my next column.”. What is the best way to do that? I discussed my take on how to best establish a startup for immigration success.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 4, 2024

The lack of well-honed managerial skills may slow the reaching of company goals—at a critical time when it needs to become a multiple-employee company. How well a working relationship forms depends upon several factors–on both the side of the owner and those who do the work. And therefore, you up your game”.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 30, 2023

and foreign companies that qualify to do business in the U.S. If you are or become a “beneficial owner” of a reporting company, you will need to provide the BOI that the company is required to upload to the FinCEN database. Unincorporated general partnerships will not have to make these filings. FinCEN Identifier.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Westbrook’s interest in working with Varo Bank has to do with its focus on making an impact on financial inequality through its banking services. “I am excited and ready to work with Varo to be a part of an economic revitalization for those who never had the access they deserved,” he added.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 4, 2022

When there’s little or no response to my product or offer, I get feedback from my audience or target market about what they want. The best way to do this is to pre-sell a product by hosting a free webinar and offering a taste of my idea for a paid product. If I don’t, I send a survey asking what people need a solution for.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

Day two is all about the marketing strategies you need to get and keep your customers. Dave is also the co-founder of Listening and Beyond LLC and the co-founder of Likeable Media, an award-winning social media and content marketing agency for big brands. “What am I going to do, post, or say to grow my business today?”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Since the pandemic began, have you been walking more, or do you know someone who bought a new car? Over the last year, I’ve experimented with different mobility options to see which ones best suit my needs, as have most people I know. Why do SaaS companies with usage-based pricing grow faster?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Saxenian argues that West Coast third-place gatherings served the needs of rapid innovation better than the secretive, closed corporations that dominated the East Coast tech industry. If you are an entrepreneur, do you have a third place, a community in which you can trade information and puzzle through problems with industry peers?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

We’ve seen companies like Galley Solutions and meez do it for restaurants, while Pestle , Whisk , Foody and even Instacart are creating apps for consumers. We know everything that they need, and the serving size, so we can match some of the grocery database to be able to send the right amount of pasta sauce or pasta.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2023

There’s a lot of fintech news out there and it’s my job to stay on top of it — and make sense of it — so you can stay in the know. — Mary Ann Last week, I dug into CB Insights’ State of Fintech 2022 report. Instead, I’m going to highlight some specific findings of that report that stood out to me and that I didn’t already write about.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

But he sees business potential in bootstrapping the learning tool — and has incorporated it as an LLC. “I’m funding it myself and have no plans to take on investment. I’ve learned to appreciate technology companies that have an actual business model underneath them,” he adds.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In 2012, I was fortunate enough to make a little money from an exit. Most of my family and a lot of my millennial peers didn’t really see a future where they could afford to own in the Bay Area, so I started putting up some of my capital to help some of them co-own together,” he recalls.

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GCUC

AUGUST 5, 2019

While most of us agree that it is needed and the next step in the “co” niche movement- there is a real lack of information around it. note: I received so much good feedback from the spaces and women I spoke with that this will be a multi part series so it doesn’t end up being the length of a short novel. DO THIS THING!”.

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