TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2023

After giving a presentation he’d previously shared at Harvard Business School, Stanford and MIT, Currier outlined the mental models unicorn founders adopt and offered candid advice for early-stage entrepreneurs. Don’t take market risk — find things that people want and just do a better job at it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

These insights from top entrepreneurs benefit EO members plus the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem. 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., I’ve set many goals in 30+ years as an entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 31, 2015

What is the biggest contributor to stress, and how can entrepreneurs avoid it? The primary reason why stress affects people in negative ways is because they don’t have the energy necessary to keep up with demands. How can entrepreneurs better manage the stress of maintaining a work/life balance?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

Stephen Harper, the country’s prime minister from 2006 to 2015, famously quipped that the region suffered from “ a culture of defeatism.” VC firms have taken notice: notable investors in Atlantic Canadian startups include Breakthrough Energy Ventures , a fund supported by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 28, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. ) This bass-ackwards energy policy does and will continue to produce high and rising fuel prices.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 16, 2021

A cultural shift to encourage more entrepreneurialism and risk taking is a tough nut to crack but it can be and is being cracked. Imagine if we were as supportive and proud of our entrepreneurs and scientists commercialising research as we are of the All Blacks or our America’s Cup sailors. So how do we get there? CAPABILITY.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

If you are a first-time entrepreneur, I recommend that you team with a co-founder with experiences, connections, and a skill set that complements, but doesn’t duplicate yours. Even experienced entrepreneurs need a partner to back up each other and improve fundability. Sergey Bin and Larry Page image via Wikipedia for Google.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? Oklahoma is very friendly to entrepreneurs. Women business leaders have created mentorship networks to help support a culture of innovation and risk-taking. Reynolds Governor’s Cup (now the Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup ) competition.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 9, 2018

In every way, from how Chetan discovered the Elastic opportunity by downloading the product and using it, to how he built a deep trusting relationship with the team, he demonstrated the qualities that define Benchmark and our aspirations to serve entrepreneurs. Our job, as early-stage venture capitalists, does not scale.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

I think as a tech industry we have bred a culture that places more emphasis on product excellence than managing human behavior. There were cultural challenges across the board. If you give up after this you’re not an entrepreneur. Startup Advice' ” CPO gave up on the product and wanted to shut it down.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

EverActive’s battery-free wireless sensors are powered from harvested energy and deliver continuous cloud-based analytics via solutions built upon advances in ultra-low-power circuit design and wireless communication. It also just won the Digiday Worklife Award for Most Collaborative Culture. EverActive. Genomenon. and the world.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

By Marissa Levin, CEO of Successful Culture and EO Baltimore member. I had the opportunity this week to learn from one of my most inspirational mentors who happens to also be a great speaker: Warren Rustand , a lifelong entrepreneur and former NBA player. Warren also gave great advice for living a happy life. “Do

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

And of course a place of idyllic weather, culture and a lifestyle. Every time I’m there I’m blown away by the renewed energy and the thriving communities that have formed around the Flatiron District, Brooklyn and elsewhere. Like they truly understood entrepreneurs. I was a former entrepreneur.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

For me Pier Loans fall under the category of “penny wise, pound foolish.&# What VCs who have never been entrepreneurs and have therefore never been on the receiving end of small bridge loans don’t realize is that they skew the behavior of startup management teams in ways that can be self destructive. And it adds up.

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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. Your energy, your focus, your enthusiasm, your strengths, and even your weaknesses are what make your business unique. My advice is to be accountable and focus on continual improvement.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 9, 2020

Not only do you lose the sense of camaraderie that is often present in a team/office environment (even if only subconsciously), but you miss out on the benefits of the buzz, energy and input that great workplaces can emit. Richard Liew is founder and editor at NZ Entrepreneur and the Startup NZ Entrepreneurs Programme.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

In other news: Extra Crunch Live, a series of interviews with leading investors and entrepreneurs, returns next month with a full slate of guests. In the United Kingdom and Europe, government innovation programs have helped entrepreneurs close higher numbers of Series A and B rounds.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 20, 2019

This summer I had the pleasure of facilitating the 2019 Energy (CleanTech) cohort for the AccelVT accelerator in Burlington, VT. However, tht same culture is usually far too slow for startup-paced innovation. Picture of the cohort’s entrepreneurs and I. I’d be happy to introduce you.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Having worked in entrepreneurial ecosystem building ourselves, we were not surprised that the main challenges in our field arise around a typical old-school mindset and a severe lack of equal opportunities for entrepreneurs of ALL ethnicities, backgrounds and gender. The scarcity mindset holds us all back. Carina Boston Pinales.

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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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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 8, 2022

My advice is that even the senior team should set its own distinctive purpose so that it can set its own performance goals to measure itself against. You want just enough conflict to give the dialogue energy but not too much where it descends into conflict getting personal. personality, cultural background?—?and

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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. As an entrepreneur, originality is important to build a business that stands out.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2019

The transition from one year to another seems like a perfect time to say thank you to these 10 women entrepreneurs whom I have had the pleasure of meeting and learning from. I have met so many inspirational women entrepreneurs in the past year, and this was a difficult list to make! Kendra Scott : Designer, CEO and Philanthropist.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2016

In this special interview, the co-founders of Pronexia—a new generation recruitment firm—open up about their bootstrapping days, their unique hiring methodology, and the role authenticity plays when building relationships and company culture. Against everyone’s advice, I decided to seek out a business partner.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

The advice is to “be frugal to accommodate to the new situation and roll on.”. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? There are a lot of great developers in Prague, good energy and enough success stories and role models to follow.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Some entrepreneurs make the mistake of never devolving power. You’re suddenly free to focus your energies elsewhere. Due to the language and culture issues in Europe we opted for a country structure with an MD in each country and local sales, marketing & customers support staff. Tags: Startup Advice.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 21, 2023

16 Experts Weigh In Sixteen entrepreneurs, from Founders to CEOs, unveil their personal blueprints for birthing a business concept. It’s like forming a band; you need the right mix of talents, attitudes, and energies to make great music. What Is Your Process for Developing New Business Ideas?: Scale Smartly.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 22, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. ) ( Note to reader: this week’s essay is a continuation of my piece from last week, “A Samurai, a Knight, and a Yankee”.

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Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

There was kind of a culture of glorifying that a little bit, where everybody’s wearing company swag, and then it becomes a thing that everybody wants. Craig Cannon [00:09:18] – I thought that was actually a really nice piece of advice that you gave because you interviewed at Yelp twice. It really only takes one.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 9, 2020

Daisley recently shared with us insights on workplace culture—including his favorite research-backed tip for recharging yourself and making work “less awful.” The workplace culture at my London office had taken a turn for the worse and I was the main person on the hook for it. So let’s start with something more achievable.

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Unvalidated Learnings

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Such is the company’s current scale and standing in popular culture that it’s hard to imagine it once was nothing more than a scrappy upstart with chronic cash shortages. and yet so familiar to every contemporary entrepreneur. To go out for a three-mile run was something weirdos did, presumably to burn off manic energy.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 22, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. The gods saw fit to bless my kingdom with sufficient food and energy to weather this storm. How can the US help?

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Gust

OCTOBER 28, 2012

You don’t have to be likeable to everyone to be a great entrepreneur, just to the people who count. Exude energy in all your actions. Channel your authentic energy to be genuine and likable, even when faced with difficulties and challenges. Larry Ellison Photo by Oracle PR. Likability is leaving people with positive perceptions.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

In Austin’s tech world, there’s an entrepreneur everyone knows by one name: Whurley. “Whurley” is the Unix username for serial tech entrepreneur Will Hurley, and it’s his brand. Really, it’s finally fulfilled the vision we’ve all had of it becoming a leading city around innovation, tech, and culture,” Whurley said.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

When it comes to huddles, we always start (and end) with high energy. About a minute into our huddle, we’re all feeling the energy. This part of the huddle is above all about transparency and instilling a culture where people take responsibility. The huddle is all about high energy. Start with good news.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Our Next Energy. Our Next Energy , or ONE, is a next-gen battery tech startup in Detroit that is creating better, safer, more efficient batteries for the future of electric vehicles. Our Next Energy recently raised $25 million and is backed by BMW, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos. Apply now to Autobooks. Apply now to Pocketnest.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 30, 2016

I wanted to give our LPs a more tangible sense of the amazing inspiration & energy that we feel in working with our portfolio company founders by having them actually interact with each other rather than just see a few talking heads. Before making this change I called our LPs to ask for advice and input.

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