TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Sesie Bonsi is the founder and CEO of Bleu , a financial technology platform focused on enabling touchless payment experiences. As a Black fintech founder, I believe that venture investors are making safe bets and investing in late-stage founders instead of early or even pre-seed stages. Sesie Bonsi. Contributor. hit nearly $1.8

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2016

By Lauren King, Director of the EO Accelerator Program. As someone who’s dedicated her career to helping small-scale entrepreneurs grow their businesses, I’ve heard many skeptics say a business accelerator program is just a cover for startups looking to increase capital. A business accelerator program can provide this and more.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 10, 2017

Brad Stevens is an EO Atlanta member, Chair of that chapter’s Accelerator program, and founder and CEO of Outsource Access , which helps companies grow by providing highly skilled virtual assistants. Here, he shares his experience and insights for growing Atlanta’s Accelerator program.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

As EO Accelerator graduates and business partners, they have unique insights on growing their revenue while maintaining a partnership. . Octane: EO Accelerator is EO’s program for first-stage entrepreneurs. It gives founders the tools and accountability to take their business to the next level. Discover EO today!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 29, 2024

Let’s dive a bit deeper into the concept of the 13-week race, its benefits, and how it can be a game-changer for businesses looking to accelerate their growth. Scaling Up founder Verne Harnish likes to say, “Make the main thing, the main thing.” and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are the top blog posts EO published on Inc.com in 2023: 1. Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., And don’t miss Eden’s follow-up post for EO Blog, How to Stay Ahead of Crisis PR with ChatGPT.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Advice for non-technical founders for finding a serious CTO for your startup Finding a co-founder is hard work. Finding a technical co-founder is even harder. Yet, the benefits of having a technical co-founder make it all worthwhile. A good co-founder will serve as a powerful force multiplier.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi , co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors. During the onset of the pandemic, Aboyeji, via his blog post , said Future Africa Fund was looking to raise institutional investment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Aaron Lee is the CEO and founder of iluma Agency (formerly Illuminati Studios) and joined EO South Florida in 2011. . I joined EO Accelerator in 2009, when I owned a business and my business owned me. My company is now four times larger in staff and nearly 10 times larger in revenue than when I began EO Accelerator.

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Founders Coop

MAY 18, 2020

But one thing that really jumped out at us was how bad a job we’ve done at telling founders exactly what they can expect from us. Since most founders are too busy to read long blog posts, here’s the tl;dr: – Tell the Truth – Be Fast – Give First – It’s Your Company – Be Human.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Smaller businesses may be attracted to blogs, social media posts, and email marketing. Contributed to EO by Steve Ferman, an EO New Jersey member, serial entrepreneur, and founder of 4 Pillar Coach. and more articles from the EO blog. It’s critical to set yourself apart from the competition. What about employees?

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

A well-organized library of best practices for founders in your vertical, which you can share as appropriate. First Round Search , Startupschool , and GSV Passport are examples of comprehensive founder resources from investors. I have developed a founder curriculum on my blog. AskAnything.VC Advantages.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 24, 2024

I saw this list of 10 questions that ButcherBox founder Mike Salguero shared and I made a point to start answering a few each day as part of my own morning routine this week. and more articles from the EO blog. The post How to Move Beyond Resolutions to Sustainable New Habits first appeared on The EO Blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 7, 2023

By Chantel Cohen, founder and CEO of CWC Coaching & Therapy, and an EO Accelerator in Atlanta. Contributed to EO by Chantel Cohen , an EO Accelerator in Atlanta. Chantel is the founder and CEO of CWC Coaching and Therapy , which provides therapy and coaching services to entrepreneurs and professionals.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Contributed by Marina Byezhanova , an EO Canada Bridge member in Montreal and the founder of Brand of a Leader , a personal branding agency that builds and scales the personal brands of entrepreneurs who inspire and make an impact. We then welcomed him into an EO Accelerator class. and more articles from the EO blog. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 17, 2023

Contributed to EO by Brandon Hatton , an EO member in Miami and the founder and CEO of Conscious Wealth , which helps its clients live abundant, intentional lives. Case study of Monish Budhrani, an EO Accelerator in EO South Florida The path to ‘un-delayed’ gratification, an often-forgotten path Going public. Creating a unicorn.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 19, 2022

Contributed by Robert Young, an EO Nashville member, who is the founder and CEO of Covert Results , a private investigation and security firm. He’s also the founder of Operation Rose , a non-profit focused on solutions to prevent and combat human trafficking. Once I completed that, my goal was to become an EO member.

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Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

NOT spending time on the accelerator building the product. The most valuable resource the accelerator provides is the network, so use all my time to navigate that network. Being self-sustainable has given us a new perspective on startup funding, especially compared to what I experienced on my first accelerator run.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 20, 2020

Walton is an member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and founder of Avirtual , a company that supplies virtual employees. Smuts is currently enrolled in EO’s Accelerator program and the founder of Credo Growth. The post 3 key ingredients for successful remote work appeared first on THE EO BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 7, 2021

Annie Cheng is active in the Seattle chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ‘s Accelerator programme, which empowers entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to aggressively grow their businesses. Why did you join EO Accelerator? and more articles from the EO blog. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Contributed by Kym Huynh, an EO Melbourne member, EO Global Communications Committee member, and co-founder of WeTeachMe. Ron Lovett , EO Atlantic Canada, founder of Connolly Owens and VIDA , author of Outrageous Empowerment. Raymond Chou, EO Malaysia, founder and CEO of Infront Consulting. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

The meme was kicked off by Chris Dixon with this post saying that term sheets need to be simplified and align investor / founder interests. That prompted Fred Wilson’s blog post appealing to the industry to make these simplified term sheets standard. The best series was done by Brad Feld on his blog here.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

On Wednesday, January 24, the inaugural cohort of startups from i2E’s Bridge2 Pre-Accelerator program presented their groundbreaking innovations during the Bridge2 Demo Day at Sailor & The Dock in Oklahoma City. During Demo Day, attendees heard pitch presentations from five founders who participated in the initial Bridge2 cohort.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are the top blog posts EO posted on Inc.com in 2023: 1. Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., And don’t miss Eden’s follow-up post for EO Blog, How to Stay Ahead of Crisis PR with ChatGPT.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

A well-organized library of best practices for founders in your vertical, which you can share as appropriate. First Round Search , Startupschool , and GSV Passport are examples of comprehensive founder resources from investors. I have developed a founder curriculum on my blog. AskAnything.VC Advantages.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

“While we certainly can’t draw causal lines directly to our efforts, I love that our awareness campaigns that started when Mark and I first shared our story on our 1-year transplant anniversary in 2020 and accelerated when we formed the Living Liver Foundation in 2022, coincide with the increase.” and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 15, 2022

Brian is the founder of Daily Discipline , through which he shares powerful mindsets and explores personal skills that help accelerate the path to achieving your biggest priorities. Discipline is your accelerator. and more articles from the EO blog. . Think about it. Because people are impatient.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Initialized Capital founder Garry Tan will become president and CEO of Y Combinator next year, the two organizations announced today. Tan, however, will continue to serve as founder and partner at Initialized – a $3.2 YC says that no one else’s role at the accelerator has changed with today’s executive shakeup.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 19, 2023

By Chantel Cohen, founder and CEO of CWC Coaching & Therapy Stress is an unavoidable part of life. Tony Schwartz, founder of The Energy Project, proposes that although time is a finite resource, energy can be systematically replenished. Contributed to EO by Chantel Cohen , an EO Accelerator in Atlanta.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Brian is the founder of Daily Discipline , through which he shares powerful mindsets and explores personal skills that help accelerate the path to achieving your biggest priorities. and more articles from the EO blog. Contributed by Brian Kight, an entrepreneur, coach, keynote speaker and EO member in Colorado.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Contributed to EO by Natalie Kaminski, an EO New York member and co-founder and CEO of JetRockets. Fast forward two-plus decades, and I’m now the CEO and co-founder of JetRockets, where we develop high-performing web and mobile app solutions that help our clients transform their businesses and grow. and more articles from the EO blog.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2024

Should I, as the author of over 9,000 blog posts that have been used to train these large language models, be entitled to some of the revenue they will make? But none of that will matter if we don’t accelerate our focus on our warming planet. Let’s start with litigation. OpenAI generated over $1.5bn in revenue in 2023.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Andrea Grisdale, founder and CEO at IC Bellagio. David Fastuca, founder at Ambisie and Locomote. However, I did not expect that our hands would be forced in this manner, leading to an incredible acceleration of decentralised workforces and processes. Keith Roberts, founder and creative director at Zenman.

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

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. At 500, I had the opportunity to work with early-stage founders from around the world and quickly realized that this was where I wanted to spend my time.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

On Deck , a tech company that connects founders to each other, capital and advice, has conducted another round of layoffs just three months after laying off a quarter of its staff. On Deck, not to be confused with small business lender OnDeck, is a company that provides capital and network support for emerging fund managers and founders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2023

Miranda Naiman, a 7-year EO Tanzania member and an unstoppable force for good, is the founder of Empower , a disruptive consulting firm that passionately provides talent, advisory and insight services to clients across the African continent. and more articles from the EO blog. Register today! Sign up here to EmpowHER today.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2023

Contributed by Chris Kirksey, an EO member in Austin who is the founder and CEO of Direction , an SEO software and services company that helps entrepreneurs set their online strategy in the right direction to accelerate sales, grow the business, and dominate your market. and more articles from the EO blog.

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