Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We first met at Harvard Business School as young students in 1989. But, just as important, we had access to a unique network: Harvard Business School alumni. We summarize these pearls of wisdom in our new book, Smart Startups: What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know — Advice from 18 Harvard Business School Founders.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2024

Let’s start with Artificial intelligence (AI) which was the big event in 2023. While in 2023, everyone was rightly focused on the large language models like OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Llama, etc, we will see new AI-first applications emerge in 2024 that will start to move the focus and the conversation up the stack.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 20, 2024

GSEA is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business. Are you an EO member interested in coaching your regional team of student entrepreneurs as part of Season 3 of Start it Up? However, when I’m around EO GSEA competitors, I’m reminded that I started this from a point of passion.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

After applying to multiple companies, she got a decent job offer, only to have her hopes dashed when the offer was rescinded via certified mail the evening before she was scheduled to start. While driving around with a friend who owned a tow truck business, she had an Aha! And so you give them one opportunity,” she explained.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund. Around that time, I’ll be able to mark twenty years since I started as the first analyst at Union Square Ventures. It will also be my last venture capital deal.

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Source Link

JANUARY 29, 2022

Every January, the number of people who Google “how to start a business” jumps to hundreds of searches a day. While starting a business is a common new year’s resolution, soon-to-be entrepreneurs make the leap for a variety of reasons. Everyone should feel comfortable asking for help with their business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 4, 2023

As an entrepreneur or founder starting a business, you may think of capital as purely monetary. Capital is often viewed only as an opportunity for an infusion of money into a business to get it started or grow and scale your company. That often occurs after the dogged effort that got you to that point.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business. Joe started the company in November 2020 from his dorm room at Walsh University in Ohio. The business is thriving, but he isn’t stopping there. How did you discover the GSEA competition?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 12, 2022

Contributed by Libby Rothschild , EO New Jersey, the founder of Dietitian Boss , an online education and coaching platform that shows registered dietitians how to start, grow and scale a virtual private practice. Hitting the million-dollar mark isn’t easy—as every founder who has done so will tell you. I felt underpaid and undervalued.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Where do you find energy and inspiration to show up for work each day? You can’t architect it, force it or fake it. When you show up this way, you attract people who naturally and authentically live similar values. You don’t have to be ‘nice’ to be kind. For your business to grow you first must grow; and, 2.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

From thoughts on maximizing meeting efficacy and expanding your goal-setting mindset to improving employee engagement and reaping the benefits of systems and processes, EO members share personal experiences and action steps that can benefit your business. Did you catch them all? And I can tell you without a doubt that the system works.”

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 23, 2024

They also talked about the difficulties — and potential advantages — of selling into small businesses, taking alternative approaches to interviewing candidates, and the importance of keeping culture a vital part of a company as it scales. René: You can’t have hallucinations when it comes to fintech, the risk is super high.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2023

Why did you buy your toaster? It‘s probably because you wanted toasted bread. You weren’t joining some perfect toast movement. As Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen said, “People don’t buy your product or service. You were hiring a toaster to toast bread. But how do you get there?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 24, 2024

This kicked off a frustrating, hours-long effort of using a safety pin to try and pull the drawstring back through the hole, before I realized the string was stuck in the waistband of the pants. with “busy”. Being busy doesn’t mean you are productive or effective; often you’re just focusing too much on things that don’t matter.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The process of selling a business is complex and multifaceted : It involves working with multiple stakeholders who sometimes have conflicting priorities. While only you can decide when to sell your business , you also must rely on these other stakeholders in order to have a successful sale. Why sell your business?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 22, 2023

Are you considering a leap into entrepreneurship? Many professionals quit their jobs to launch new businesses during the Great Resignation. However, giving up a reliable paycheck to start a business is a risky choice, even with convenient access to expert business counsel and other tools that the internet affords.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 26, 2024

Margo Gianos has propelled her business Endero forward through two i2E programs – E3 and the Entrepreneur’s Cup (formerly known as Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup), a statewide collegiate business plan competition where her team won first place in the High Growth Undergraduate division. Learn more at bigassbag.com.

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OkDork

MARCH 7, 2024

Being an entrepreneur is a lot like being a scientist – you start with a hypothesis, run tests, and iterate as you go. A handful propelled our business to new heights. 1- Use Prefluencers When we started AppSumo, I paid Tim Ferriss $5,000 a month to sponsor his website. Who’s putting out stuff you enjoy?

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Founder Bounty

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Building a business or startup is hard and risky. You have to be dedicated, and motivated a reduce your chances of failure. In this article, I want to give you some of the learnings and lessons for you to make your side hustle and business successful. I was the COO of pompfuel and we were there from the start.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The 8-Part Blueprint For Starting Your (Online) One-Person Business Even alongside your 9–5 Image by Bonnie Kittle from Unsplash Do you have an interest and want to make some extra cash out of it? Thinking about starting a business is as far as most people go. But again, why should you listen to me?

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 20, 2022

From having visual and shareable content to making the jump to YouTube Shorts, here are 10 answers to the question, “Should you use TikTok for your business? Please share how your business has approached TikTok as a platform.” ” Yes, if You Have Visual and Highly Shareable Content.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 13, 2023

If you aren’t embarrassed by your first product, you’ve launched it too late. Image: Unsplash I was an accidental entrepreneur, unexpectedly managing to grow a business for over 20 years from the kitchen table. But I still wasn’t sure where to start with an answer. Let me give you the story of an MVP development in action.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The 30 Most Important Lessons Learned About Developing New Business In this article, we delve into the wisdom of thirty seasoned professionals, including Founders and CEOs, who share their most important lessons learned in developing a new business. Try it, and you’ll likely be surprised at how quickly you progress.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 5, 2022

Working your reliable day job has been paying the bills, and your evenings and weekends have been reserved for your true passion: running your own business. In some ways, you have been getting the best of both worlds: stability and security, coupled with some time to stretch your wings and star in your own show. Don’t get fired.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The 15 Best Strategies for Developing New Business in a Crowded Market In the quest to uncover effective strategies for developing new businesses in a crowded market, we turned to fifteen Founders and CEOs for their tried-and-true tactics. By analyzing the feedback and sign-ups, you can gauge the demand for your product.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 13, 2022

Some people believe that launching a business is stressful. Uncertainty exists no matter how well you plan your to-do list or schedule your time. Most businesses collapse due to financial factors such as the entrepreneur running out of cash , being incapable of paying workers, or not supplying enough goods to stay afloat.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Subscribe to the a16z channel on YouTube and follow this show on our podcast feed so you don't miss an episode. Seema Amble: Let’s start off by talking about the founding story of Modern Treasury and a little bit of background from leaving LendingHome [currently named, Kiavi]. And so that was what you’re investing in.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 4, 2023

Starting a business is a big challenge, but one of the biggest hurdles for most entrepreneurs is funding. While some business owners use personal savings or loans to get started, many others turn to investors to help finance their dreams. However, getting investors to fund your business is no easy task.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 16, 2023

What advice would you give your past self? It took years before my startup Anchor began to gain real traction. I added that the low points, while no fun in the moment, are all things that make you smarter down the road. He asked, “What would you have done differently?” Building a business is a 10 year bet.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 20, 2023

From keeping your mental game strong to getting a mentor to help make decisions, here are 18 responses to the question “What is one thing you wish someone told you about starting a business from scratch?” After months of stagnation on my new startup, I was starting to lose motivation and focus.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Metaverse and VR technology are being used in various ways; how did you start a business in fashion tech? Before starting the company, I was in charge of overseas business. What sets you apart from existing e-commerce or online shopping malls? Why did you choose to do business in Pangyo?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 27, 2022

She’s a former Kansas City Police Officer, who transitioned to entrepreneurship through a series of tough lessons, school of hard knocks and the joys of the freedom of business ownership. But that’s only a small part of her business. She launched the business in 2008 and in 2016 started her first franchise mode.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It’s not just about survival, you want to do more than just “survive”, anyhow. Every day, countless new businesses emerge, each vying for attention, customers, and a share of the market. To merely exist without a clear growth plan can quickly spell the end for a budding business. But what does it really mean?

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Founder Bounty

JANUARY 12, 2023

So many thinks can go wrong and you have to be aware of the risks before you venture into the journey. Its not for everyone and takes a certain type of person to build a business from scratch. Its hard because so many things can go wrong down the line which you cannot see. Can you pick the right ones.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In six years, I scaled my business from an idea to a seven-figure reality. Very few of us could establish a legal entity and start working on a startup in a real environment. Very few of us could establish a legal entity and start working on a startup in a real environment. Do you know how many clients I close?

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

But with the hardships, pitfalls, upswings and victories that come with starting your business, it’s usually never either-or. All entrepreneurs have lessons to share on starting a business. That being said, there are still many contradictions on the do’s and don’ts of starting your own business.

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