Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

And from experience I know that saying something so simple will bring the trolls out. Every so often after a few weeks of go-go-go I work from home from a day. I walk down from my bedroom and stay at my computer un-showered and in a hat for 10 straight hours. With an emphasis on the “D” in JFDI.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

I became aware of Sam several years ago as I started noticing his name repeated in the comments section of my blog. I looked up his bio, “UVA, banking analyst, doing some early startup work” and thought – sure – come meet me for a coffee. His first seed investor came from an intro Jody provided him.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2020

How long can you support your team? What does your small business look like six months from now, one year from now? As EO CEO Carrie Santos observes , “Entrepreneurs do not catch up on news and wonder how they will face the COVID-19 crisis. Ask yourself: Are there new ways for you to support your goals?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

They offer powerful workplaces to manage your knowledge, no matter where it comes from. Turn ideas into action Automate your note-taking For years, I've relied on Notion to make sense of the avalanche of digital information I collect, like personal notes, web snippets, movie watchlists, itineraries, work reports—the list goes on.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 17, 2011

During this period of time I learned how to raise money, collect dues, recruit new members, plan & hold events with hundreds of people as well as deal with security and legal exposure. He understood how to create emotional responses. I pledged what was then the best fraternity on our campus, Phi Delta Theta. I still do.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 23, 2020

Here’s how. Harvard shut down the campus, sent students home, and postponed classes and graduation. They realized their collective global network was their biggest strength and decided to start from there. While that’s a far cry from manufacturing masks, gloves and goggles, he didn’t need manufacturing capability.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 13, 2020

As businesses begin to implement new ways of working in the new landscape , we asked three EO members—from three industries and three countries—to share how they are moving forward. . His organization has continued to work remotely. . Carlos Melendez, Wovenware, EO Puerto Rico. Planning for a Return to the Office.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

We asked six members of EO to share the number one thing they’ve learned from another inspiring woman in business. Many people think multitasking is a skill that women are naturally good at, but eventually working as an entrepreneur at a million miles an hour will take its toll. Here’s what they said. Stop multitasking.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

When I started to research this article, my working title was How to break geographic self-bottlenecking. I planned to write about how to think bigger, expand into new markets and win the brass ring. Less work, less stress When you’re grinding every resource to “10x” a company, stress levels skyrocket accordingly.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2023

Women entrepreneurs will learn from experts how to navigate the three pillars of every woman entrepreneurs’ life: business, family and self. Miranda is Board Director of CRDB Bank Plc and Board Chair of the African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative that empowers hundreds of women from across the continent.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

“Staple green cards to the diplomas of foreign students who graduate from any U.S. I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It profiles one little girl who finished her course work at a private Christian school in her neighborhood but was unable to attend graduation because her mom got behind on payments. Work hard, do well in school and you can have a better life? Yesterday I went to see the film Waiting for Superman.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I just returned from 3 days in Cincinnati including attending the annual meeting of one of Upfront’s LPs – Cintrifuse. Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

And I’ve always remembered a quote from high school, “Non Conformity is the Highest Form of Social Attainment.” Somebody asked the question, “What do you think about the term ‘Silicon Beach?” In his blog he says, “I responded that I thought it was stupid. That seems very Brad to me.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. But when you come back from vacation, you primarily treasure the memories of Who — the people you met from faraway places, and the lives you came in contact with.” Examples in My Life & Work. ” So true.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 4, 2023

We asked EO members to look ahead in 2023 and identify trends they see for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship overall. We asked them to share the skills, mindset or tools that entrepreneurs would be wise to adopt to meet the moment. Here’s what they shared. Video pitching. I see an uptick in pitching via pre-recorded video.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 31, 2020

In celebration of Kenishia’s accomplishments and her encouragement to fellow young leaders to make their money count , we asked her to answer a few questions about her journey to entrepreneurship. I put my ambitions of becoming an entrepreneur on pause for a couple of years until finally walking away from the corporate world in March 2014.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

This gives you way more options, as ChatGPT can help you identify things in photos, answer questions about graphs and charts, and even work as a voice assistant through its smartphone app. The AI chatbot wars are heating up, and two of the biggest contenders are OpenAI's ChatGPT and Meta's Meta AI.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 7, 2021

We asked Cheng, founder of The Table Less Traveled , which organizes boutique, small-group international culinary tours, how she made a significant pivot to save her business. From a young age, I was exposed to the value of creating something, and the hard work and challenges it took to succeed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

In addition to developing Urban Betty , a successful salon with two locations, Neff also created an app for stylists , produced a book about homes in Austin, Texas, and even reached the Inc. You also have an impressive array of side projects—from books and apps to philanthropic and environmental initiatives. 5000 list twice! .

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 23, 2025

Make your spreadsheet work for you Automate Excel And it's a shame because Excel is the perfect place for AI. How to start using Copilot in Excel Copilot in Excel is honestly hard to miss if you have access to it. Click the Copilot icon at the right side of the Home ribbon to open the AI chatbot sidebar.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 7, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 18, 2020

Assign an infectious disease task force , made up of staff members from various levels and departments—including at least one employee from your human resources department. OSHA explains, “the best way to control a hazard is to systematically remove it from the workplace, rather than relying on workers to reduce their exposure.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I have even had to get physical security advice from some of the crazy. Being a public figure attracts attention and sometimes rational (and often irrational people) don’t have any concept for how scarce the time of a senior executive can be. from any person?—?must By the way, I don’t spell check my blog posts either.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

People keep asking me if I’ve “seen anything interesting.&# I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things. Of course I have. Can’t list them all. Are you going to do all of this?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In January of 2000 my husband, Jamie, asked me to come work with (for) him. We would work closely to create the next chapter of our business together. I was excited to start this perfect wedded-working venture together. Set boundaries, including work times and places. Refrain from using pet names at the office.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 24, 2019

If you’re from Canada and have traveled abroad, you’ve probably got one somewhere—a beat-up maple leaf patch that is sewn onto your backpack or jacket. The question is, how can Canadian entrepreneurs bring that same spirit to doing business abroad? How do you find investors and partners abroad?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Today, Dave Calnan (pictured at left) is home in Cork, Ireland, working hard to continue growing and managing his business. Today, Dave Calnan (pictured at left) is home in Cork, Ireland, working hard to continue growing and managing his business. How did GSEA change you as a person? It was unreal. I was nervous.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2017

After a few euphoric days, I began worrying about how I would balance being a great dad and a successful entrepreneur. How would it all work out? In fact, our first stop on the way home from the hospital was to get my wife a walker. Fear is a basic human instinct bred into our DNA to help us avoid danger.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 20, 2018

One motivated EO member and enterprising parent has taken it to a new level with his commitment to raise the next generation of entrepreneurs in his own home! One motivated EO member and enterprising parent has taken it to a new level with his commitment to raise the next generation of entrepreneurs in his own home! But even better?they

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 18, 2018

Yet, since late 2016, he has also worn the hat of chairman of the Maharashtra State Khadi and Village Industries Board (MSKIB) , a position that lets him serve as an agent and driver of social and economic change for rural communities throughout his home state in India. He shared with us just how he makes the time to make a difference.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everything from working to socializing to ordering and shopping online has become the norm. How can your brand be a source of information, education, entertainment or inspiration? How can your brand be a source of information, education, entertainment or inspiration? billion (in 2020), up 32.4%

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Nuway Foundation is the culmination of hard work and the heart of Evans Nwankwo , a native of Nigeria who runs both his primary construction business and one of the most successful private charitable foundations in Cincinnati, Ohio. How hard would you work as an entrepreneur if you knew that your success directly translates to saving lives?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2016

This month, we’ll be engaging in an open dialogue that asks the question, “What does social entrepreneurship look like within our global EO community and beyond?” Watch the newly released Project Octane video that spotlights their tremendous work and read their full story below.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2018

Alice Mann’s latest book, Future First: How Successful Leaders Turn Innovation Challenges into New Value Frontiers is an important read for any business leader or entrepreneur who wishes to embrace global challenges as innovation opportunities. How do you define future-first? Why did you write this book? It was like a disaster zone.

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