Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

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., My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. shared his preferred goal-setting methodology. “I’ve

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2020

Plus, a culture of inclusion translates into a happier, more productive workforce. McKinsey studies have also shown that companies with diverse leadership outperform their peers. Your core values tout a culture of inclusion. Tim Hamilton is the founder and CEO of Praxent. The founder of Polar Notion , Morgan J.

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StartupNation

JUNE 15, 2021

Most people think of startup tech founders as a couple of people in their early twenties living in their parent’s basement or couch surfing somewhere while they work 20-hour days, stopping only for the occasional bowl of Ramen noodles. Census Bureau , and record numbers of startups in France, Germany, Japan and throughout the world.

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Y Combinator

JULY 20, 2022

These programs provide founders with the resources they need to build a company all the way through IPO. We want to help founders everywhere scale and build enduring companies — and today, we’re launching a new series to do just that: Learnings of a CEO. What is Faire’s culture? We seek the truth.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 14, 2023

It’s a short read (or eight hours on Audible) filled with practical advice on building and running a startup or established business. — Dawn Piebenga, EO Sydney, founder of Interface Medico-Legal 2. — Darshan Chavan, EO Queensland, co-founder of Getmycourse 3. founder of Black Diamond Agency 4.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

However, a fear of long sales cycles, heavy compliance requirements, and opaque organizational structures preclude many early stage founders from pursuing this go-to-market channel. With massive annual technology budgets and scaled distribution, the largest FIs are the ideal end-buyers.

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StartupNation

JUNE 22, 2021

A brand’s representation of reality begins with and grows under the leadership of a company’s founders, its CEO and its top executives. A brand should be rooted in a company’s heritage and culture, connected to a set of core values that are the company’s very reason for being. Most aren’t.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

” That was Lori Coulter, CEO and co-founder of Summersalt, speaking at the State of the Midwest Startup Community 2020. There’s no denying that women have made many strides in closing the gender gap in tech, but those trends haven’t necessarily been true for female founders. Lori’s advice to women entrepreneurs seeking funding?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

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., My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. shared his preferred goal-setting methodology. “I’ve or EO on Inc. ?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 14, 2022

Contributed by Kym Huynh, an EO Melbourne member, EO Global Communications Committee member, and co-founder of WeTeachMe. In this third installment of Kym Huynh’s Leadership Toolkit series, Kym asked successful entrepreneurs from EO chapters around the world, “How important are values? How do you bring them alive in your business?”

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 29, 2019

She'll also lend her insights on how female founders can succeed in business. Purposefully and carefully produced, the entire day is maximized for peer to peer networking and expert advice from the experiences of our speakers. Leadership and Culture. How do you nurture a culture of excellence in your organization.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2021

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Here’s what Tracy Call of EO Minnesota, founder of Media Bridge Advertising , which ranked No. 5000 shared: Knowing what you know now, what advice would you share with your younger self? And seeing them hit their stride, find their passion and thrive in our culture is beyond fulfilling. 4,672 on the 2020 Inc. And we are!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Sam Parr, founder of HubSpot-acquired newsletter and media brand The Hustle, doesn’t watch “Succession” because “it’s too real” (and because he prefers watching comedy compared to behemoth business billionaires fighting). Then they are interviewed for culture fit and to confirm that they are building digital-first businesses.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 26, 2022

Jay Steinfeld, the founder and CEO of blinds.com, spoke with Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com on the power of diversity and how he led Blinds.com to be so successful. This is vital in forming an inclusive workplace culture where people’s voices are heard and deeply respected. Check out the podcast and Check out the video.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 17, 2023

It was a lunch with the Founder where he asked me what I could do. Founder: ”Can you build the backend?” Founder: ”I also need a mobile Android engineer…” Me: “You are in luck, I also do Android apps on the side, I can take that on.” Founder: “We may also want to do Windows Phone.” What else do you need?” I got the job.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The answers and advice we received were as varied as the people we polled, but nearly all of them indicated that learning — e.g., analytics training, getting started with AI tools, etc. — Here’s who we spoke to: Jonathan Martinez, founder, JMStrategy. Gus Ferguson and Alyssa Crankshaw, co-founders, Ascendant.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

“Every action we take, big or small, can make a difference in our society,” says Damaris Guardado, co-founder of Purpose Driven Tours Nicaragua. “I Despite being one of the poorer countries in the Western Hemisphere, Nicaragua is rich in nature, culture, and history. Being an entrepreneur is not an easy trip,” she says.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

Nigel Morris is the co-founder and managing partner of QED Investors. The uncertain economic landscape of 2022 has left businesses and their founders between a rock and a hard place. Our best-practice advice to CEOs is to cut deep enough that they are confident there will not be a second round in the next few months.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

Meet the five winning founders from Rise of the Rest 8.0 We asked the winners in each city to tell us about their companies, provide advice to fellow entrepreneurs, and share a little more about themselves. What advice would you offer entrepreneurs in Orlando? What advice would you offer entrepreneurs in your city?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ai-Ling Wong—founder at The Decorateur. Alex Louey—founder and managing director at Appscore . Andrea Grisdale—founder and CEO at IC Bellagio. The reason this advice is so important is that often people are quick to make decisions or take actions, only to use twice the time later to fix mistakes that could have been avoided.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 19, 2020

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. It was a culture shock,” she states. By Jewelle Saunders. She was just focused on doing the work.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This choice showed an organizational culture that empowers all employees to participate in critical moments, giving them the confidence to represent the company. Kim emphasizes that while all investments are focused on short-term financial performance, founders must concentrate on their long-term business strategy to increase valuation.

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

He’s founder and CEO of Greenhouse , a ‘hiring operating system’ for companies which spans recruiting and onboarding tools for enterprises and SMEs. There’s a ton of writing out there about getting *on* the venture curve, but not a lot about getting *off,* so Daniel’s advice below is especially important.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

In 2017 we began inserting an “Inclusion Clause” into our term sheets because we believe that the culture one establishes at the earliest stages of one’s business will set out the course of how it will grow and develop. We strive to invest in companies that are consciously working to create a diverse leadership team?—?one

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Artisanal Ventures raises $62M : Looking to invest in the competitive B2B SaaS startup market, Artisanal Ventures’ first fund is “backed by more than 50 founders and senior executives,” which could provide it with some leverage for its portfolio companies inside major companies. Let’s see if that edge gets it into the right deals.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 2, 2021

5 Ways to Encourage More Women Into Careers in Venture Capital It’s time to tear open the seemingly impenetrable ‘old boys’ network It’s no secret that founders seek out investors who value diversity and recognize the success that comes from having diverse teams. However, the question of how to make this a reality remains unanswered.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 16, 2021

Not all of us are built to be founders but we can all find a way to back ambitious, world-changing businesses; whether it’s buying their products, using their services, promoting them, encouraging and supporting them or investing in them. New Zealand desperately need the high value jobs, wealth and talent this would generate and attract.

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Reforge

JANUARY 31, 2023

A Fractional Executive offers their expertise to a business as part-time leaders, often brought in to help fill leadership gaps or leverage external experience in a new phase of the company’s growth. They are all former operators, founders, or executives with specific expertise, and often move along this spectrum.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 9, 2019

Several times a day, or so it seems, Rachel Michaelov, founder of Empire Tax Professionals, posts on Facebook one of two things. It's awesome to see how Empire Tax Professionals, with Rachel's leadership has grown from a small accounting, book keeping and overall financial company to a larger one and that's thriving.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Startup founders are our ambitious problem solvers. Startup founders are driven to solve problems and make a difference – many want to literally change the world. In setting the culture in a startup, you’ll need to get used to your executive telling you “done is better than perfect” and “what would we do if we weren’t afraid?”.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As the idea went from innovating on software & systems to launching a company to rolling it out in the field brought on Rahul Gandhi as his co-founder to physically launch the company. As somebody who has seen the shift from Innovation to Systematization many times I can tell you that culturally it is very hard for organizations.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 30, 2023

Founder and CEO Aaron King and his team have expertly navigated fundraising and market cycles. Founders need capital to hire employees. Eventually, we attracted well-known investors, and that, along with our culture and growth, made hiring easier. You can read previous editions here.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In 1992, the United Nations proclaimed December 3 to be the International Day of Disabled Persons to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities and to raise awareness of the situations they face in political, social, economic, and cultural aspects of life. What advice would you give to YLAI Network members?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 30, 2019

is the creator of Giving Voice to Values (GVV), a pedagogical approach to values-driven leadership and ethics. Mary gives the YLAI Network the essentials to speaking on your values and advice to network members starting their businesses on how to establish a culture of transparency. Mary Gentile, Ph.D., A new approach to ethics.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Founder, and former President and CEO. She is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma, Leadership Oklahoma City, and is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Oklahoma City. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? Q&A with Meg Salyer. of Accel Financial Staffing. Get started!

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