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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

One of the biggest hurdles businesses have had to address is moving their business operations from in-office to remote. When you assess your business or your startup idea, ask yourself how you can plan to go virtual. So, how do you make certain that’s the case moving forward? What can you learn from these businesses?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2020

In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many companies are asking their employees to work from home. An example of what might occur comes from one of my coaching clients, from a few months before the pandemic hit. He had previous experience in helping smaller teams to working from home in the past.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

We live in interesting times where working at a startup is glamorized to the point that many founders even refer to their team members as “rock stars,” which to my ears is cringe worthy. We first met five years ago through serendipity as I described in this 2009 blog post and elaborated on again in more detail 2010.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In 2024, the day focuses on the close connection between mental health and work. Caught on a treadmill of constant work demands, entrepreneurs are prone to chronic stress, sleep disorders, exhaustion, and other challenges. I’m going to focus on an area of calm so I can think logically and make decisions from that place.’”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 23, 2020

The following article is an abridged version of “Digital Leadership: Leading Virtual Teams From Your Home,” an e-book written by Erik Kruger. Can you lead a virtual team, an organization, a revolution or people from your home? COVID-19 forced many leaders and their teams to work remotely. Yes, you can.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

We are often asked how companies get funded, why VCs make the decisions we make and what we’re looking for in entrepreneurs. I think this is a Seriously great example of how this process works for at least one VC – Upfront Ventures. He hit me from two very trusted sources.

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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

DECEMBER 17, 2021

We asked Dr. Tsipursky to explain how companies can help employees adapt and thrive to hybrid return-to-office scenarios. The most significant changes will stem from the wide-scale and permanent shift to hybrid and fully-remote work modes. It includes the norms and practices that determine how people collaborate.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 31, 2024

Over the past 20 years, Aldea Home & Baby has blossomed into a cornerstone for stylish, sustainable furnishings in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and online. Aldea Home has always been a labor of love, and thanks to its success, a great source of pride. One morning, I asked my cohorts for an HR recommendation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 27, 2020

We asked Dandapani —a Hindu priest, entrepreneur and highly rated speaker for Entrepreneurs’ Organization —how to manage stress and the mental health of your staff during this difficult period. How can entrepreneurs manage their stress around the pandemic and its economic fallout? You can control your awareness.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2014

But enough people have asked my perspective so I decided to weigh in with my non-conformist view. I attend meetings and when they are 15 minutes or so from being done I subtly pull out my phone and get Uber ready to whisk me off to my next meeting. Changing how third-parties monetize. Grievances – yes. But scandal?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2014

You need a set of innate skills that differentiate you from the thousands of others who set out on your similar journey. ” One of my favorite entrepreneurs – one of the people with whom I most want to work – once came to me with business serving young moms. .” It seems obvious. But what about the reverse?

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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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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

He brought relevant operating experience and a great perspective into the room, representing not the CEO, not the investors, but *the company,* which is exactly what you want from an Independent. I got a text from Apoorva asking if we could reconnect. So what follows are Five Question with Nilam.

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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

DECEMBER 2, 2010

I know his life touched many of us that worked with him – in ways he never knew. I try not to go out to entrepreneur events in LA every night – I have work to get done and a family. I tend to stay until every last person has gotten their questions asked. Sometimes we don’t even realize it.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Just this evening I’ve done a shit-tonne of emails as those that received them from me can attest. If I have an event in the evening or am traveling for work then I can easily get through 2 days without sending any non-essential email. That great productivity drain that we somehow all buy into. ” Brilliant! Is that OK?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 7, 2024

Many companies have struggled to develop their flexible work policies, but what you may not realize is that many investors are watching — and judging them. Indeed, a number of investors have explicitly and publicly integrated work-from-home (WFH) policies into evaluations of prospective investment targets. The results?

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 21, 2010

It’s not how I want to encounter a company—I’d rather just sit across the table from someone and chat about their business and their vision. Slides are supposed to augment a live presentation, emphasizing, complimenting--driving a particular message home--not be the main event. Those stand out. First off, technology sucks.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2015

I ran a VC AMA (ask me anything) last Monday on Meerkat and had > 1,000 simultaneous people asking me questions. They already have home court advantage. For years when I did This Week in VC (now BothSides TV ) and one of the most magic parts was the people who watched the show live and could ask questions in realtime.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2023

In each one-hour session, women entrepreneurs will learn from experts how to navigate the three pillars of every woman entrepreneurs’ life: business, family and self. We asked EO members how the workplace could and should change to improve women’s lives and empower better balance in regard to family.

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Being a strong leader in the workplace may not seem to be a transferable skill in relationships at home or conversations around the dinner table. Being a strong leader in the workplace may not seem to be a transferable skill in relationships at home or conversations around the dinner table. What is our specific ask or expectation?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. Howard is successful enough that he doesn't need to work.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2020

In an effort to stop the spread and “flatten the curve” through social distancing, much of the world has been on a stay-at-home order. Displaced workers across the world are seeking ways to earn money online from the safety of their homes while health safety measures are in effect. However, employment opportunities are scarce.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

I’m typing this from the lawn of Alan Patricof’s “Greycroft” home in East Hampton – my first time in the Hamptons. We learned this weekend that it was named after his East Hampton home. I’m going to save that for a future blog post. It is the key to “customer development” that Steve Blank talks about.

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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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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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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Since I launched my fund , I've gotten around 50 offers to work with me. The way I figure it, how someone approaches me is indicative of how they'd approach an entrepreneur. It's more just to understand the kinds of things VCs are going to ask and want to see when you are ready to pitch. Think about it. Plenty of room.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 8, 2021

Inspired by host Dave Will’s EO 360 podcast with Hal Elrod , author of The Miracle Morning , we asked some of the 287 EO-member companies on the Inc. 5000 list how they start their day. I learned this from Warren Rustand at my first EO chapter learning event almost 10 years ago. 3,901 on 2020 Inc. 3,467 on 2020 Inc.

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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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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A lot of people ask me what I think of posting to Twitter these days… (I’ll start calling it X as soon as I learn to stop saying Battery Tunnel and Triborough Bridge). How will new eyeballs find you? You shouldn’t post any content that you wouldn’t create if you knew no one would see it. I think of tweets like I think of Dad jokes.

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