Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

EO’s Most Engaging Posts on Inc.com for 2023 With a thirst for learning and a willingness to share lessons learned and insider experiences, EO members published 47 informative posts on EO’s Inc.com channel in 2023. My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. What’s your advice for hiring internationally? This advice is highly applicable to companies such as yours as you embark on an effort to hire from abroad. Eager Early-Stage Startup.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Four Pillars of Governance Best Practice (strategy, culture, accountability and compliance) still underpin governance in a startup context but they are applied differently than on an established corporate board. They need to be optimistic realists, lateral creative thinkers, with high IQ and EQ, and they need to be self-aware.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 12, 2020

Part of the cultural fabric of your business. So, enter the “Fairness Doctrine,” as a stated element in the cultural fabric of business. It is this frustration coupled with the simple outcry of “That’s not fair!” – that can affect the culture of a company in ways never considered by the original decision-maker.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2020

This probably isn't shocking information. So you're seeing a lot of new companies being a lot more creative and a lot more inclusive, I think.". Instead of creating products to sell to them, they were specific to work alongside the community to find out some information: What do you feel like is missing from the market?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 19, 2019

It’s counterintuitive, and many resist it, but it is often the key to changing culture and improving outcomes. The story came together in a rush of creativity on a long flight to Australia. That was likely the best advice I ever heard. For more information, please visit [link] and follow the author on Twitter.

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GCUC

JANUARY 15, 2020

Each month, we’ll release new interviews that we hope inform and inspire you. Tobi Skovron is the founder of Creative cubes (along with several other brands) and is making waves. Title and space: Founder of Creative Cubes. What is one piece of advice you give everyone that works with and/or for you? Name: Tobi Skovron.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Start with your own judgment, but don’t hesitate to ask for advice from a seasoned investor. Major universities, like Stanford and MIT, are flush with smart people from all cultures, many of whom would bring a whole new energy and creativity to your startup. Start the search with business networking. Talk to people at work.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

In this conversation, a16z General Partner David Haber talks with Marco Argenti, the chief information officer at Goldman Sachs, about bringing fintech processes into financial services, turning developers into clients, and how AI is a major inflection point in the history of technology. David: Marco, thank you so much for the time.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. And of course a place of idyllic weather, culture and a lifestyle. ” To me, LA will always be a creative hub for TV, film, music, video games and now technology.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This lesson has not only helped my business thrive but also shaped our company culture, emphasizing compassion and resilience as core values. My best advice is to actively surround yourself with people who have more experience and knowledge than you. My advice is to be accountable and focus on continual improvement.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 25, 2013

So I’ve created the “Fairness Doctrine,” as a stated element in the cultural fabric of businesses where I am involved. It is this frustration coupled with the simple outcry of “That’s not fair!” – that can affect the culture of a company in ways never considered by the original decision-maker.

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Gust

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Professional advice in this area is highly advised. Cultural and religious implications must be very carefully considered. Rely on informal agreements with partners. Pundits in Latino countries quickly pointed out that the name, ‘no va’ means ‘does not go’ in Spanish. Personal discipline is the key word here.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

You need to get straight to the beating heart of the business, understand the culture, involve the right people — and be comfortable telling founders and exec teams things they don’t always want to hear. That may seem strange advice for a new startup, but the economy is volatile and things change very fast.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

“The cybersecurity skills crisis continues on a downward, multi-year trend of bad to worse and has impacted more than half (57%) of organizations,” said a recent report by the Information Systems Security Association and analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group. Five pieces of advice: Beware the warm body syndrome. There are now 3.5

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

FuelFinance has created a “first aid” resource kit for Ukrainian entrepreneurs with information on how to reorganize and keep working during the war. Howly “You choose a category where you need professional advice and type your question in the chat form. MacPaw claims its products have more than 30 million users worldwide.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 24, 2011

So I’ve created the “Fairness Doctrine” as a stated element in the cultural fabric of businesses in which I am involved. It is this frustration coupled with the simple outcry of “That’s unfair” that can affect the culture of a company in ways never considered by the original decision-maker, usually a manager of the person or group effected.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Seek out financial advice because it takes time to improve a score. Establishing a computer repair business may be validated through online research of already existing businesses or by speaking with former or current owners to learn their experience and gain their advice.

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Startup Blogpost

MAY 19, 2023

Mentors can be a great addition to a startup, as they provide wisdom and advice to emerging businesses. They can also help establish the right organizational culture, guide you in making tough decisions, and help you develop your management skills. They have already made their mistakes and learned the lessons.

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Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

I benefited from the fact that I was coming from the inside, and so I had a lot of information that I could then condense down, hopefully, to something that was palatable to people who were both in and outside of the industry. Jarvis Johnson [00:02:47] – That’s what things like Silicon Valley, the show, do really well.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

The bigger aha was using the information from the social graph to drive marketing. Evan is artist who is the creative genius who was working with the low-cost film medium in the late 90′s. The most important trait in hiring to Gregg has always been smart people who are hard working & a good cultural fit.

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Reforge

JULY 12, 2022

Second, coaching provides you with high-fidelity information from your reports that will make directing and evaluating significantly easier. Frequent behavior modeling can easily create fixed cultural norms about what management looks like and does at your company. The more your people grow, the more likely they are to stay.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Much has been written about the cooperative nature of Valley culture, and Airbnb itself was an outgrowth of the couch surfing movement. The primary answer, in my view, lies in the vastly divergent cultures of startups vs. established businesses. Large companies focus on protecting and expanding upon their existing successful business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Women may feel unsupported in their process of moving into a career where so much career advice is geared toward men. Problems with workplace culture A major obstacle facing many women in tech is an unfriendly, male-dominated culture. Unwelcome cultural environments create situations where women may feel compelled to leave.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? There is an incredible, thriving entrepreneurship culture that breeds fascinating companies weekly. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? Our early advice to founders was to ensure runway for 18 months in order to weather the storm.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This drew the attention away from companies in the space that weren’t trying to be anything but what they are—cultures that employees have very low expectations of. Did they create enough rules and guidelines around values and culture that were informed from the perspective of women of color? Did any company?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Waymark is a digital creative marketing company with offices in Detroit. They hire locally and remotely and have a close-knit culture built on authentic connections between team members. Code Blue allows users to compare wait times, sign up for an urgent care appointment from their phone, and send information to their doctor.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 20, 2024

Adam: If you’re a large model creator and you have tens of employees that you can allocate to building a consumer product, and you have the culture to do that, then you can go direct to consumer, and you can build a good product. What advice do you have for people building in AI? David: Yeah, I agree. That’s a great point.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? E-commerce is booming here post-COVID, where before it was rather weak.

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