Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. It really only needs a few community leaders to kick things off and land a community on a map. Co-Working Space.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As female entrepreneurs, we are independent-minded and innovative, and this advice is critical for securing our future and the future of our families. When women have more money, not only is there gender equality and economic growth, but there’s also stronger and healthier communities for our children and generations to come.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 29, 2012

With a little patience, forethought, and strategy, you can avoid angel burnout. A mutual fund manager won't give you their portfolio strategy but most seed funds love having a network of angels to syndicate deals with. Otherwise, all of your advice sounds like your best advice, until you tell someone else. 5) Focus.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

On the business side, they face hard decisions about establishing the right marketing strategy for their products and services, gaining timely access to capital to grow their business and dealing with the day-to-day operations. They help you avoid c ommon pitfalls and introduce proven strategies that accelerate growth.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this. Or “I’m a new entrepreneur, why would I offer advice on how to run a startup?&#.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Portfolio community building. Jordan joined us a couple of years ago from Fox Filmed Entertainment where he worked in corporate strategy and he previously had worked for GCA Savvian in investment banking. Startup Advice' Usually there roles are a combination of: Deal sourcing for partners. Deal screening. Industry reviews.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

They now have a strong VC lead from Foundry Group and from experience when you get advice from Foundry it comes with authority, experience, empathy and the right amount of straight talk. I know because I have been the beneficiary of their advice for years and have appreciated it. If all else fails, angel-load away! Information leaks.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

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 One strategy I often employ. You need to make it easy. People say this all the time.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

We are trying hard to live up to the guidelines we laid out for our investors, our portfolio companies and our community. We don’t lay claim to being the only VC to change or think about the future or to having the only or best strategy. Startup Advice' When he starts his blog I’ll let you know. But I miss blogging.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2021

Being a part of the business community plays a critical role in the success of small business owners. If you look at the thriving small business owners, you will find that most of them are outstanding community players. To be a part of a community offers you much-needed guidance to survive in a difficult time like now.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2013

And I am often approached by entrepreneurs in cities which don’t have a vibrant VC community. Where do you want to build your community, your relationships, your family?” If their commitment to staying local is weak I normally say, “Well, it certainly would be easier on you to be in a larger community.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We tend to do more $3 million “A&# rounds and we look for companies that have an early monetization strategy. The community has matured – The LA / Southern California market has many people who are now on their second and third companies. LA investors are more pragmatic. A great team from MySpace has created Gravity.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

It was a brute-force strategy, devoid of any fairy-tale twists, but it was effective. To fellow entrepreneurs at any stage of their journey, my advice is clear: If you are committed to bootstrapping your business, be prepared for the long haul. The motivation to succeed for my family provided a beacon of hope.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice. This ended up developing into Visual Basic for Applications , the strategy for programmability in Microsoft Office. Twitter had a fundamentally flawed strategy from the beginning. Building Communities.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Liziane is the founder and CEO of Ink Inspira , a social business that consults and mentors nonprofit professionals to maximize project impact and develop long-lasting strategies in the vibrant Brazilian social sector. Here are her top three pieces of advice: Surround yourself with diverse professionals with different skill sets.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 2, 2010

That’s the thing—startups in the initial stages need advice, feedback, and guidence a lot more than they need money upfront. Getting key strategy advice early on, or getting introduced to a new market can make or break a company in ways that no amount of angel capital can help.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. Before launching YHS, Ashna participated in a number of student leadership activities and was already an active member of her community. Growing the Foundation for YHS.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is a community of entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs everywhere. Margee Moore of BigOrange Marketing shared that, “The community of peers is so very helpful. You get advice from people who have been where you are without worrying about damaging your reputation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

Emma Allen is active in the Charlotte, NC chapter of EO Accelerator , which empowers first-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to catapult their business to the next level. Since Allen owns her office building, she started a garden in the back for her community to grow and harvest vegetables.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

” Sean later went on to found the community GrowthHackers.com amongst other businesses. We go through case studies like how Mint.com & Magento drove large audiences through great content marketing strategies. Startup Advice' Why do I Like the term Growth Hacking? But I still believe Sean Ellis was right.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

In 2008, Tyler Jorgenson was not in any position to give out strategies for business growth, as he is now. Let's look at specifically six of his strategies for business growth. 6 Powerful Strategies for Business Growth. 3. Branding and community plan. You have to know your strategy. His advice?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

And I realized that my place at the table isn’t always the opinionated guy debating company strategy but often it’s knowing the smartest people in the market and having close enough relationships with them and having put in sufficient time helping that that I know when I can call in favors. ” You simply need to ask.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

I'm sure each of those guys got questioned by entrepreneurs as to why they should accept advice from them as opposed to the entrepreneurial veterans of the days who worked in VC. As my colleague Phin mentioned the other day, there are two types of bad advice you can give--one is to give bad advice in an area you should know something about.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2011

I'm a strong believer in having a board, even at a seed stage, to report to and set strategy with. Most successful businesses have a plan for real revenue right off the bat and a clearer value proposition than "let the community figure it out". Advisors, investors and board members come in all shapes and sizes.

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Dream It

MARCH 28, 2020

Osmosis gives clinicians trusted advice on how to improve on-site processes and deal with COVID-19. million clinicians through video content catered specifically to the medical community. Kaizen improves community access to healthcare by providing a logistics hub for both provider and patient. Contact Founder. Contact Founder.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 26, 2024

EO introduced me to a community of like-minded individuals who share similar values and aspirations. Azalea Garcia, EO Puerto Rico “Joining the MyEO Forum for SaaS Founders has provided a unique blend of learning, accountability, and community. The personal and family-like relatedness has made the process comfortable and safe.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Is it community, or is it capitalism? It’s a question atop my mind everytime I see a community-focused startup launch with a parade of party rounds, twitter threads and links to a free Discord you can join with other like-minded fintech lovers. Community is the new AI. “As And he, respectfully, disagrees.

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 6, 2020

The library consolidates the knowledge and advice we’ve previously published and provides a central location for new content. We strive to make entrepreneurship more accessible, and hope that by sharing our knowledge publicly, we can support the founder community more broadly.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

Kent Gregoire is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member and founder of Symphony Advantage, which helps CEOs achieve ongoing success through strategic thinking, advice and planning. Barry Wehmiller has employed this strategy to complete more than 110 acquisitions worldwide, nearly all of them profitable.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

No need to reinvent the wheel, just use these tried-and-true strategies for sustainable growth. Amidst numerous challenges, the right growth strategy becomes paramount. Securing a solid foothold in the market requires a well-planned approach, and that’s where effective growth strategies come into play.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

It’s true that many VCs over promise how helpful they’ll be with introductions / strategic advice / recruiting, etc. That way the strategic isn’t as involved in the early-stage messy stuff when you need to quickly change direction when your strategy isn’t working and need to get more funding rounds done.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

I guess let’s file this under sales & marketing advice. It’s where your community gets to know you. My strategy was to keep it advice based for the first 6 months so I never really employed this as a strategy to drive traffic. I recently wrote a piece for Mashable on how to create a company blog.

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Dream It

APRIL 7, 2020

Apply through your company’s primary bank, or consider community banks and non-bank SBA-lenders for faster processing. Banks that have gone live include Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, and many community banks, among others. UPDATE over $1,800,000,000 #PPPloan now processed by @SBAgov mostly all from community banks.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

She became part of the fabric of her community. If you haven’t read my blog posts on why Tracy chose the right strategy it’s worth a read. She became an authority on the topic and her blog helped her to both elevate her status in her industry as well as to bring great link juice to her website and improve her SEO.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

He penned a great piece on the LA tech community here in Forbes. But my take: Gaikai had superior technology & a superior business strategy. He talked in the video about how he finds it helpful in companies to think about practical theory and frameworks for thinking about company strategy. Not bad, hey? I agree with him.

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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. Like many communities in this position, it has not been easy or straightforward. We have brilliant minds working together to leverage our opportunities and assets to move our community forward and so far, the plan is working.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

EO was created by a small group of young business owners, led by Verne Harnish, as a community of entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. Today, we are an evolving catalyst that provides not only inspiration but also the tools and strategies entrepreneurs seek to unlock their full potential and drive the world forward.

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