Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. While I didn’t need to raise seed money, it was a smart way to mitigate risk, and mostly I just wanted to share the joy of entrepreneurship with the people who have supported me all these years. Read the post for more details on Tal’s experience.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As you look around your local community, take the time to talk to people to discover unmet needs. What is missing that your community currently wants? Many veterans have created product ideas based on their field experience, from energy drinks to performance gear. Seek advice from experts. Find a need and fill it.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

What advice the initiators have for other ecosystems looking to hire a professional ecosystem builder. From Tobacco & manufacturing to entrepreneurship. Like many communities in this position, it has not been easy or straightforward. How they managed to rally other ecosystem stakeholders into supporting these efforts.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 22, 2018

Having someone you admire invest time and energy in your goals builds successful companies and careers. Louis, I helped found UMSL Accelerate , an entrepreneurship certificate program that’s organized and taught by practicing entrepreneurs, and grounded in the principle of experiential learning. Furthermore, honor the space.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

That is not the case in entrepreneurship. They are engaged because they have to be — entrepreneurship does not come with days off — but also the special thing about entrepreneurs is that they want to be engaged. He also served as chair of the i2E board and was, for me, a personal source of inspiration and practical advice.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. ClimateTech & Energy Prize @ MIT is a competition for student-led climatech startups.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. While I didn’t need to raise seed money, it was a smart way to mitigate risk, and mostly I just wanted to share the joy of entrepreneurship with the people who have supported me all these years. Read the post for more details on Tal’s experience.

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HPA

AUGUST 15, 2019

We got the opportunity to ask Ann about her perspectives on entrepreneurship, investing, and more. What advice do you have for someone who’s looking to raise money from investors or start a company? Focus your presentation and energies on the execution plan and the key stakeholders involved, and less on the idea.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 25, 2021

Like many emerging business owners, Rebecca’s start with entrepreneurship started with her being fired from a job. Rebecca’s passionate about female founders and puts much of her energy and investments into the Female Founder Collective. There’s a lot of ways that you can connect with your community.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

As a result, TellerWifi has doubled up on its service, bringing network connectivity to whole communities whose life, education and work depended on it. . Here are the three pieces of advice he gives every wanna-be entrepreneur thinking of changing the world, one step at a time. . Entrepreneurship is More Than Work.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? What are your thoughts on Oklahoma’s entrepreneurial community? Get started!

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We prioritize open communication and genuinely value the feedback we receive. This not only helps us improve our services but also fosters a sense of community around our brand. Your energy, your focus, your enthusiasm, your strengths, and even your weaknesses are what make your business unique.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This conversation is part of our broader Extra Crunch Live series , where we sit down with VCs and founders to discuss startup core competencies and get advice. It’s like there’s this kind of deep-seated source of energy and fuel that actually isn’t going to run out. You can browse the full library of episodes here.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 20, 2023

An uncommon example of this would be from my experience starting an online gift shop featuring handmade jewelry: one of the initial steps I took was reaching out to others in my same niche who had been running their businesses for longer than me to ask how they got started and what advice they had to offer.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

As an emerging field that is challenging the status quo of entrepreneurship in economic development, ecosystem builders are bound to run into obstacles along the way which – if repeated and consistent – make us want to pull our hair out. Lack of diversity especially when it comes to immigrant and refugee communities.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The energy is powerful when Oklahoma’s successful and “wannabe” entrepreneurs gather for the Oklahoma Entrepreneurial Summit and the simultaneous Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? The Summit and WWTB, which are offered free of charge, attract startup experts, community leaders, investors, and experienced and first-time entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

So it was my great pleasure to host Chamillionaire on This Week in VC this week talking marketing, entrepreneurship, old media and, of course, music. We also talked about getting more young African Americans interested in entrepreneurship & technology. The future of the world is in the palm of the tech community.&#.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

Alisa Gumbs: In my conversation today I discuss with him the essential advice he shares with thousands of entrepreneurs a year. So you sort of got plunged suddenly into full time entrepreneurship. Alisa Gumbs: So, I know there’s no like one size fits all approach to entrepreneurship. Did you have like an oh crap moment?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

But since I’ve never actually done those things, I would encourage you to ignore any advice I have to offer. Trusted advice comes from experience. Clearly communicate this fact to venture capitalists for the best chance at securing the seed funding your organization needs. So you want to raise a Series A.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. I was meeting with a first-time CEO of a very promising young startup recently and offering my advice on what his priorities should be. My recipe for Seattle or your community: 1. Community Leaders + Organizers.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

A Biden administration will likely spend big on healthcare , infrastructure , and clean energy. That could ultimately be a boost to communities that small businesses serve as people get more money to spend, so make of these what you will. Here’s another Biden administration government spending proposal that could boost communities.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2016

You have markedly different upbringings, yet you were united through entrepreneurship. The concept of entrepreneurship was never on my radar. I went on to work for a recruitment firm, still oblivious to the idea of entrepreneurship. Against everyone’s advice, I decided to seek out a business partner. It was all I knew.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

Show some energy! We’re offering an online community that connects personal trainers and people who want to get fit.&# Then you go deeper into the problem and the solution. Closing line: “FitOrbit is an online community for the $2.4 Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2019

What has constantly impressed me about So-Young is her infectious energy! Christina Teo and I first met over lunch where she shared with me the story of moving from the corporate world to entrepreneurship. That’s why she started Startup Asia Women, a community of women involved in startups in Asia.

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Unvalidated Learnings

OCTOBER 5, 2016

To go out for a three-mile run was something weirdos did, presumably to burn off manic energy. He wanted to help all the oppressed runners of the world, to bring them into the light, enfold them in a community.” Nike was born out of the tight runners’ community and started by addressing the needs of these early adopters.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

At Versatile VC , our new VC fund, we’re creating an online community just for founders who are in transition, Founders’ Next Move. Many generalist online communities also have verticals focused on entrepreneurship, e.g., LunchClub or Meetup. Join a community of people seeking their next role. Offer career advice.

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

Dharmesh: I think that was good advice. I'm a big believer in take your strengths, whatever they are, and put all your energy into kind of amplifying those strengths and getting really, really good at that thing, and don't worry about your weaknesses all that much. Dharmesh: I would start a community for remoteculture.com.

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