Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 1, 2024

shared his experience around starting a business, the effects it had on his mental health and his advice on taking care of yourself and your business. Between being a husband and a father, I get ample opportunity to engage in activities outside of managing a business. Andile Khumalo, founder and CEO of KhumaloCo., Same principle.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Read his earlier posts on how EO members define success , the impact of core values , lessons learned from their best and worst partnerships and the best advice they’ve ever received and nine lessons learned from entrepreneurial projects. See differences as opportunity and not a challenge. What did you learn?”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

His decision to take control of his health journey and challenge medical advice illustrates the importance of advocating for oneself and making informed decisions. Maintain a positive mindset Despite facing a dire prognosis, Rick maintains a positive outlook and sees his situation as an opportunity to grow. Rick thought about his life.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

I think what I am most passionate about is having the opportunity to connect my interests, my career and experience with the change I want to achieve in my community. If you were to give a piece of advice to a YLAI Network member looking to make a difference in their community, what would you say? .

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 8, 2013

You can try and alert them to other traffic, slow it down, ease pain by being calm and present, but ultimately, it''s up to them to get stronger and stronger with every step and continue on down the road. You just have to hope they regain their footing slowly and get on their way. There''s no filter for that on Crunchbase.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2023

Thank God for EO Forum, where we get to share our 5% life highs and lows with fellow entrepreneurs in a confidential environment of zero judgement and no advice. Love deeply, be truly present in your child’s company, and communicate intentionally. Overcoming negative thoughts is part of what makes us human; we are imperfect, after all.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I believe in this so much that, despite my post advising you to be prepared for the *norm* in VC, I wrote a post about a company that came in for a presentation and never even got the slides out or presented a demo. The “Triple Play&# of VC Presentations. Be ready to map your presentation to their preferred method.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Many startups are feeling the pressure in today’s uncertain economic climate, but for SaaS companies, the next 12 months could present major opportunities for growth: 70% of small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) globally are reporting higher investments in technology this year, according to Gartner Digital Markets.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Square paid around a quarter of its present-day value for Afterpay, Alex Wilhelm notes in The Exchange. I think there’s also lots of opportunity within the VCs and the private markets,” said Burnette. That seems like a lot. But was it too much? It would have had to spend to derive those assets over time.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 17, 2022

an award-winning online printing company that has helped over 5,000 businesses print more than 20 million presentation folders. The key to making the most of this opportunity is to focus on improvements that enhance how we deliver on brand promise. Identify opportunities. Nobody was ordering customized presentation folders.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 28, 2024

A board, in exercising its duty of care, must do everything it can as an entity and each member as an individual to become acquainted with the issues, problems, opportunities and threats that overhang the corporation.

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Revolution

MAY 23, 2023

It can present a risk for future scalability and fundraising. I worked with a founder who raised small amounts of money from a large pool of real estate strategics (nearly 200 investors), but when the company began to experience challenges, few stepped up to invest or offer advice.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 24, 2022

Presented by Startup Alleghenies, the event will be held at River Mountain, on May 15-16, 2022. Our nationally renowned keynote speaker, Joe Veneto, will do two presentations, Engineering Unforgettable Outdoor Adventure Experiences, and Startup: Building an Outdoor Recreation Business. Entrepreneurship Summit is for you. Can’t make it?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 29, 2019

Her company, Food to Eat specializes in connecting immigrant, women and minority-owned food vendors to opportunities for growth. Purposefully and carefully produced, the entire day is maximized for peer to peer networking and expert advice from the experiences of our speakers.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

How to choose the right opportunities Early in my career, I had to choose between staying at a well-paid engineering job with an internationally established company or joining a new risky hardware startup. But in my mind, it all made sense, as I found an asymmetric opportunity that had a good risk/reward ratio. Let me explain.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 12, 2024

They discuss how today’s AI moment compares with previous debates over open source, share their definitions of open, and offer advice on how the AI community can best ensure an open future. It features as a guest Naveen Rao, a two-time AI founder who’s presently vice president of generative AI at Databricks.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

As an independent woman with a go-getter attitude, she shared insights with us into her life as an entrepreneur and what it was like getting YHS off the ground, as well as her advice for other young entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean. As someone who gave them an opportunity.”. The Origins of Young Help Suriname (YHS).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In the current economy, saving that kind of cash — while investing in your own education, creating opportunities and making connections to help you build and thrive — is a smart, budget-friendly decision. Disrupt is renowned real estate where trailblazing founders, CEOs and VCs come to share their perspective, advice and wisdom.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Whether you’re going through an accelerator or you’re at some kind of speed dating event, short “office hours” meetings present both an opportunity and a problem for investors. It’s a great way to get out from behind the e-mail and actually meet people face to face. However, it’s a terrible way to get your whole pitch in.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has also presented unprecedented obstacles for Cinthya’s company. Staying open to change in the face of adversity is key to expansion, growth, and opportunity. Advice for Network members. Many new projects and changes had to be postponed in order to follow public health guidelines.

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Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

In this episode of #DreamitLive , Moore discussed the challenges we are confronted with in a downturn and the unique challenges COVID-19 presents. Provocation-based selling turns these challenges into opportunities. Do you have a track record that proves you’re a credible source of advice on this issue? What are they ignoring?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 19, 2020

In celebration of Rosario’s hard work empowering a community of young changemakers, the YLAI Network team spoke with her to highlight the key factors of her non-profit volunteerism movement and get her essential advice on how to respond to the challenges of COVID-19.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 11, 2022

Exposure to industry giants can bring entrepreneurs new opportunities to create and sell to different markets. Advice is worth its weight in gold in the business industry. It is invaluable to be able to get advice from industry giants who have experienced pitfalls and can make sure your company doesn’t make the same mistakes. .

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Revolution Growth has long invested in tech-driven companies that are disrupting legacy industries, particularly where there is a distinct opportunity to modernize the customer experience. Revolution has always focused our efforts outside of Silicon Valley to find investment opportunities and support founders in rising cities.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 19, 2020

With everyone present, we ask people to switch to Gallery mode, this shows a grid of as many people as can fit on one’s screen. Meeting start & entrepreneur presentation. Invite members to send our Manager messages via Zoom’s chat feature during the presentation so we have a queue of questions ready to go.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Be scrappy” is great advice for most founders, but for first-generation and minority founders, it’s often the wrong advice — and one of the most challenging things I had to unlearn when I built my first company. Rather than helping me succeed, being too frugal made me miss many opportunities for our company’s success.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 21, 2021

With the challenges presented to entrepreneurs and their businesses during the pandemic, it is crucial, now more than ever, to utilize this time as a moment of professional growth and self-reflection on the branding and marketing efforts of businesses. Turn challenges into opportunities and know when to rebrand and redirect.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2018

As a VC and former entrepreneur let me offer you some advice. The short answer is that you should have multiple versions of your “pitch deck” (a short, visual presentation in Keynote, PPT or similar and shared as a PDF) and each occasion has a specific goal. This is part of a series on how to improve your fund raising game.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The MEDDICC Sales Framework To share what we’ve learned from the fintech founders and operators we’ve spoken to about this topic, we have collated their advice under an overarching sales framework known as MEDDICC. so that you can present your product as a solution to that problem. within a given line of business you are selling into.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

March 3 is your opportunity to hear from and engage with the people who, through entrepreneurship, venture capital, labor organizing and advocacy, are both using and challenging tech to disrupt the status quo for the betterment of all. Tune in a get ready to take notes — the advice you hear could help you improve your pitch deck.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In addition, COMEUP has introduced an online business matching program, operational year-round, to broaden investment and collaboration opportunities crucial for startup growth. This program provides a unique platform for mentorship, networking, and investment opportunities for early-stage startups from South Korea and beyond.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

You want to make the most of your time at this one-day virtual intensive featuring interactive presentations with the mobility industry’s top movers, shakers and startup dream makers, amirite? You’ll cover more ground and discover more opportunities with your whole team at your side. Take your team to increase your ROI.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

We present an insightful conversation with the Managing Director of Vickers Venture Partners , a firm renowned for its work in deep-tech startups and innovative solutions. In this exclusive interview, Vadim Shpak shares his unique journey, which spans over three decades.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

After attending TechCrunch Early Stage last week, I was cheered to meet so many first-time founders and experienced investors who are looking for opportunities. I asked five early-stage investors to share frank advice for first-timers, and I’m going to save you some time: many (if not most) of you are probably not ready to pitch an investor.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

As Rebecca Szkutak reported this week, SaaS startups that ignored this advice outperformed the ones that followed it. If someone offers you free business advice, it’s probably for their own benefit. In business, if someone’s offering you advice, it’s probably for their own benefit. yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

Follow-on funding is harder to come by, but seed-stage founders who have a strong idea and good presentation skills can still close rounds. It’s imperative to slice users into their respective buckets, because it opens the opportunity for unique targeting and messaging.”. Pitch Deck Teardown: Five Flute’s $1.2M pre-seed deck.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

According to Kyle Poyar, a partner at OpenView, the current downturn is creating similar opportunities for SaaS startups. ET, M13 Managing Partner Karl Alomar will join me on a Twitter Space to share his advice for fundraising during a downturn. Time-tested tactics for building investor presentations. PT/2:30 p.m.

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