Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 1, 2017

While the economy generally grew at a slow pace in 2016, employment in women-owned firms continued to increase according to the National Women’s Business Council. Q: The Dow has been rallying since November 2016. A: The rule of thumb is 10 to 15% of disposable income should be devoted to retirement.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2017

It’s a shocking statistic: In Africa, where nearly 50% of the population is under age 15, seven out of 10 rural children have never set foot in a school?nor In September 2016, we launched an effort to recruit more girls to our schools and support their educational success. nor will they ever do so.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2018

Jill shared lessons learned and more in a blog post to mark the occasion. Back in 2008, our team did a vision exercise: What would Ruby look like at 10 times our current size? Those two exercises created an excitement towards achieving the vision of growing by 10 times, and the strategy and execution path to get there.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 16, 2017

Shodan, which is like a Google for Internet-connected devices—recently said a search performed in January 2016 identified close to 200,000 Internet-connected devices that are still susceptible to the three-year old Heartbleed vulnerability. appeared first on THE BLOG. Yeah, that’s why.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

million in 2016, it was one of the largest disclosed rounds at that stage in Nigeria. . Nigerian fintech startup, Kuda, which bagged $10 million last year, comes to mind, for example. By the time it exited in October 2020, some angel investors had an ROI of more than 1,400% according to Jason Njoku in his blog post.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 13, 2019

He was also the winner of the EO’s 2016 Global Citizen of the Year. I’ve sought out CEOs, presidents, board directors and more for companies big and small, ranging from small startups to corporations with valuations in excess of US$10 billion, on every continent except Antarctica. Consider former Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2017

Speeds as high as 1 Gbps (or even up to 10 Gbps) could change how video-conferencing on mobile works. Chatbots: About halfway through the year in 2016, chatbots that can handle your travel plans or tell you the weather became hot. The post The Only 10 Tech Trends You Need to Know About in 2017 appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 17, 2019

Manny Padda is an entrepreneur, angel investor and philanthropist who won the 2016 Canadian Angel of the Year Award. Having seen both frustrating losses and plenty of coveted 10-baggers (industry speak for 10-times return on investment), I’d like to pass on a few key factors that can make for smoother exits for new entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Perhaps the best known new VC platforms of the last 10 years that are done on more modest scales are First Round Capital and True Ventures. The reason that marketing resonated so much for us as a 2016 priority is: Portfolio. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Abundant Robotics (2016-2021). Over the years, the company managed to raise $12 million, including a $10 million Series A led by GV (Google Ventures) back in 2017. Loon CEO Alastair Westgarth noted in a blog post that the project simply wasn’t able to achieve profitability. Total raised: $12 million. Image Credits: Abundant.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2016

What’s your personal mantra for 2016? Here’s the gist from his blog: “Those of you who often over-commit or feel too scattered may appreciate a new philosophy I’m trying: If I’m not saying “HELL YEAH!” It’s drowning in 7-out-of-10 “cool” commitments that will sink the ship.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 10, 2017

The Atlanta EO chapter had a relatively small Accelerator program with 10 to 15 participants—or companies—and only one EO member overseeing the program on the chapter board. The post How to Grow Your Chapter’s Accelerator Program appeared first on THE BLOG. What strategies have you utilized to grow EO Atlanta’s Accelerator program?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 29, 2017

Our recovery center recently celebrated its one-year anniversary—a big milestone, given the oft-cited statistic attributed to Bloomberg that eight out of 10 startups fail within their first 18 months of operation. Since welcoming our first client in March 2016, we’ve treated more than 800 people.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2017

In 2016, Paul launched Enspiri Solutions, LLC , the first-to-market SaaS solution for workers’ compensation nurse triage management. My clients gave me some breathing room, the transition was completed successfully, and we recently celebrated 10 years of service with that municipality.

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Dream It

OCTOBER 10, 2019

BrainCheck (Dreamit Healthtech Fall 2016) raised $8M in funding. YK: An assessment is all done on an iPad and takes about 10 minutes. The startup helps physicians assess and track the mental health of their patients. TC: How does your product work, and how is it administered? TC: These are online quizzes?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 27, 2016

Do I really want to have a 10 million dollar company that loses a million dollars a year, or would I rather have a 3 million dollar company that puts a million in the bottom line? I am ready to make our vision a reality because I am healthier and have more energy than ever in 2016. appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 23, 2016

Halfway down and pressing past 10 p.m., EOlooks forward to the new calendar year, with posts, pictures and videos citing upcoming technologies and inspiration for entrepreneurs in 2016. The post Clearing the Air: What I’ve Learned from Mountaineering appeared first on THE BLOG.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Founded in 2016 by Google and Uber vets, the Pittsburgh-based firm managed to drum up $1 billion in funding over its half-dozen-year existence. Haus CEO and co-founder Helena Hambrecht said that Constellation committed to leading the startup’s $10 million Series A, and even offered to advance the startup money as runway began to dwindle.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Beauty Pie, founded in 2016, has now raised $170 million to date. Beauty Pie , which describes itself as a buyers’ club for high-end beauty and wellness products — any consumer in the U.K. “I don’t believe in business models where you spend tons on marketing,” Canadian founder Marcia Kilgore said in an interview.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Perspectives and pointers from the FY 2016/2017 PEAK Global Winner , EO Utah. At most Strategy Summits, each Board Member has a list of 10 or 12 initiatives they need to do on their MAP. The post How to Succeed in Reaching Your PEAK appeared first on THE BLOG. Nobody has time to do all of them.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

I recently survey more than 150 VC friends from all stages and geographies what they thought about the market by asking “Which of the following statements best describes your mood heading into 2016?” When I started blogging it was because I was inspired by Brad Feld. But let me be even more clear. This is how VCs feel.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

I have been reading Fred’s blog AVC for about a decade now. I sort of feel mentored by Fred via his blog, which is pretty remarkable for just writing words on the web and sharing them. Of course, over the last decade, the rest of the world doesn’t need to read these blogs to see what’s going on. A blog entry for another day.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

With venture investors committing to funding Black and minority founders, alongside the growing availability of government-backed proposals, such as New Jersey allocating $10 million to a seed fund for Black and Latinx startups , can we expect to see fundamental change?

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

A typical GCVF Flexible VC investment is $100k-$250k for up to 10% ownership, of which 9% is redeemable, with a sub-10% revenue share and 12-month-plus holiday period. They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

A typical GCVF Flexible VC investment is $100k-$250k for up to 10% ownership, of which 9% is redeemable, with a sub-10% revenue share and 12-month-plus holiday period. They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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Y Combinator

MARCH 30, 2021

In 2016, she joined Y Combinator to launch the Continuity Fund, where she partners with companies as they scale their businesses. We are always figuring out what are the 10 skills we need to be perfect and do the job. I didn’t know any of the 10, but I read a lot about their work, and I emailed them — not for asking for coffee chats.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2019

We went live on World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2016. The post Building a Groundbreaking Platform for Mental Health Support With Passion and Purpose appeared first on THE BLOG. The beauty—aside from all their strengths is—they love BetterLYF as much, if not more, as me. When Reality Gazed at Naivety. Founder, BetterLYF.com.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Studies specifically focused on software developers suggest that as few as 8-10% of all software developers are female. According to the National Science Foundation , women earned only 19% of computer science degrees in 2016. In 2016, 31% of CS masters degrees were granted to women, up from 28% in 1997.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 21, 2021

Within three months, I put my hand up to be the GSEA Champion, followed by Learning Chair (2016/17), then President (2017/18). This exercise took up to 10 days with two to four reviews per chapter. The post Jamie Pujara: The 2021 EO Mark Lincoln Volunteer of the Year appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2017

By Tom Charman, GSEA 2016 UK Finalist and Cofounder of KOMPAS. I can also schedule 40-minute slots, allowing 30 minutes for a meeting and 10 minutes of travel (assuming where I’m going is nearby!). You tailor your interests and then you’re shown 10 profiles of like-minded people each day.

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OurCrowd

MAY 23, 2021

Six of the world’s 10 largest drugmakers, including GlaxoSmithKline and Roche, are among the multinationals now using CytoReason’s AI technology to develop hundreds of drugs. The post Newsletter: Elon Musk hails “robot future” appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. Customer Experience Team Leader for Klook (Malaysia).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Upon learning of his heroics, I was amazed by Welles’s bravery (he saved at least 10 people), the way the “red bandana” revelation changed the family’s perspective on their loss and the legacy that was created by thousands who honor Welles in different ways. The post Man in Red Bandana appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 12, 2017

to Kenya, from Moldova to Argentina…and in just 10 years has widened its reach to 93 countries with nearly 2.5 EO Costa Rica’s Marcelo Burman (pictured above, on right) is the leader of Latin America’s Good Deeds Day initiative—in 2016, the event was on 2 April. million participants. We asked Marcelo to share his experiences.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2021

The conversion round to make it happen could be an IPO, acquisition or $10 million priced round. I preceded this fundraise with a blog post that I’m the only person who works on Gumroad as an employee,” he said. “I 2014: income <$10,000 2016: raised first $1.2M This process could take a year, Lavingia said. revenue multiple.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2016

I wrote about my investment 18 months ago when we led a $10 million round in Mitu Network , the largest Latino online video company. It is clear that 2016 will be a good year for Latino media and especially groups like Mitu who reach the elusive Millennial demographic. So we expect 2016 to be a bumper year.

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