Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

“Entrepreneurship provides opportunities: the opportunity to grow intentionally (I’m attending EO with Harvard Business School ); the opportunity to live flexibly (my family and I spent September hiking the Pacific Northwest); and the opportunity to give back consistently (mentoring other founders, serving on boards, investing in employees, etc.).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2021

“95% of the population will never understand why we do it” Raymond Chou, founder and CEO at Infront Consulting APAC and a member of EO Malaysia. I was running my security company and I had an Advisory Board. and more articles from the EO blog. . appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

A successful entrepreneur, businessman and EO Bahrain member, Suhail Algosaibi had long thought about how he could use his position and his company—FALAK Consulting—to make real, radical and sustainable change in his corner of the world. Suhail Ghazi Algosaibi is the founder of Falak Consulting , a strategy and innovation consultancy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

Pinterest has forever changed our consultation game. We can make different boards that represent cuts, color, up-dos and makeup and show them to our guests, or have them make their own to show us. I hired a consulting group called Summit that changed my life. It’s an extremely beneficial tool, especially for a first-time guest.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2014

.” I said I learned this 15 years ago because that is when I stopped being a consultant. I enjoyed the first half of my time at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) because I was a computer programmer and had to build stuff that actually worked. Consultants spend all of their time pretending to know these answers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2020

You can expect to see families invest in toys, to keep their children occupied, as well as board games, projects and puzzles that can be done as a family in the evening and on weekends. Hasbro , which currently has five of the 10 top-selling board games on Amazon, has major potential here. Opportunity in the Stay-Home Economy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Contributed by Noelle Fauver, marketing consultant and writer. . Noelle Fauver volunteers on the board of the San Diego American Marketing Association and is a contributing editor for 365businesstips.com. . The post 6 traits that make an entrepreneur appeared first on THE BLOG. What makes an entrepreneur?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Early-stage companies shouldn’t: outsource core product development, have consulting firms build it for them to speed up time-to-market, shouldn’t hire too many business people until product is complete and early product/market fit tested. Your first sales people should be consultative sellers who can fuel evangelical sales.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Research suggests that denying negative reality is a principal cause for Boards of Directors to fire their CEOs. Dr. Gleb Tsipursky serves as the CEO of the boutique future-proofing consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts , which specializes in helping forward-looking leaders avoid dangerous threats and missed opportunities. Conclusion.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

.” We have collected a wide range of resources for founders who may be considering launching a new company; angel investing/becoming a VC; buying a company; joining boards; consulting; serving as an interim executive; or just getting a job. We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media, blog posts, etc.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 13, 2016

That creative piece of the brain helped me envision a thriving consulting firm in a space that was not formerly pursued. They are my sounding board, and they fuel my own desire to be better.” The post Kate Morgan: Leadership vs. Entrepreneurship appeared first on THE BLOG. My mind leans right.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2020

He recruited Ann, a member of the firm’s Advisory Board, to be an independent facilitator. With over 20 years of experience as CEO of the training, coaching, and consulting firm Disaster Avoidance Experts , he also spent over 15 years in academia as a cognitive neuroscientist and behavioral economist.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This way, not only was a profitable niche carved out for them, but it also helped them bring long-term clients on board. ” A strategy that has proven indispensable to me as an SEO consultant is transparency through education. Are there consultants in the market with whom you can partner? Who does your product market to?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2009

Keeping a blog has been great because so many entrepreneurs have written me with questions about their companies and I’ve gotten to know many of you personally through the process. Many years ago I worked at Andersen Consulting, originally developing software for large corporations and then as a strategy consultant.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Launching today, wrkfrce will offer content, job postings and consulting services to help workers understand how to adapt and thrive in a remote-work environment. The job board has more than 217,000 listings with jobs across the spectrum, from tech to blue-collar industries. Image Credits: Jesse Chambers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2023

Given that data, when I consult for organizations on determining hybrid employee work arrangements, a primary consideration involves minimizing staff commuting time. In-depth training A survey by The Conference Board reveals the key role of professional development for employee retention. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 27, 2020

Raymond Chou—founder and CEO at Infront Consulting. The son of the founder was the production manager, the board had monthly catered meetings with drinks and yet the company was insolvent. A version of this article originally appeared on Kym Huynh’s blog. and more articles from the EO blog. . Nobody had.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2019

You might say that, as a Fortune 500 executive recently told me (only half-jokingly), that “reorganizations are highly successful, if you’re a management consulting firm.”. Start with a hard sell to get others on board. The post How Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks: 3 Tips for Real Organizational Change appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 11, 2018

That’s why Sisu is a boarding school—and the first tuition-free, nonprofit, boarding high school that includes an embedded (business) accelerator program. The post 5 Ways One Entrepreneur Is Giving Disadvantaged Teens a Fresh Start appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

A partner can be a great sounding board as well. Not a mentor, not a paid consultant but a sounding board who’s directly invested into the growth of YOUR (and their) business. Content Marketing – Blogging. Most of you reading this know the value of content marketing , blogging and using video.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

I can feel you now—corporate recruiters at career fairs, sending offer letters to work at banks and consulting firms. The prison walls are built with career fairs, campus job boards, and industry panels--all seemingly meant to help you but, in reality, sending you down a path that makes you just another battery in the system.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 3, 2019

Getting help from business partners, boards of directors or investors is always going to be loaded, as they have a vested interest in the decisions and advice they give. He is the managing director of RetailCare and spends much of his time as an accomplished consultant and mentor to the retail industry. .

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 6, 2023

Along with the investment, which is part of SignalFire’s Executive-In-Residence (XIR) program, Chris Scoggins, partner at SignalFire, and Jack Huffard, co-founder of Tenable (Nasdaq: TENB) and Signalfire XIR, will join Strivacity’s board of directors. The new investment brings Strivacity’s total funding to $28 million.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 5, 2017

Keeping the wrong people on board can hurt your company culture and your bottom line. The COO and friend I let go in 2007 is now a super-successful consultant who enjoys better hours, projects he loves and higher pay. The post Entrepreneurs, Let’s Talk About Letting People Go the Right Way appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

She not only became an expert in SEO, she began consulting in SEO to continue to make ends meet and she became a speaker on the topic. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?) If you haven’t read my blog posts on why Tracy chose the right strategy it’s worth a read. How’s that for an ex painter?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

By Monday morning after their board meeting in NorCal I didn’t get a return phone call. Were their consultants? It’s one of my favorite blog posts. I had planned to blog about it at the time but I waited 2 days and the whole world blogged about it so I didn’t pile on. I knew what this meant.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

I was the first elected president of EO and the first chairman of the Global Board. Intercon International trading and consulting was a force to be reckoned with—that “young blonde woman” traveling all over the world, on the cover of business magazines and doing deals all day on my five-pound car phone. Finding your people.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

By Monday morning after their board meeting in NorCal I didn’t get a return phone call. Were their consultants? It’s one of my favorite blog posts. I had planned to blog about it at the time but I waited 2 days and the whole world blogged about it so I didn’t pile on. I knew what this meant.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

Since I answer this all the time anyway I thought it might make an interesting blog post. I worked nearly a decade as a consultant – first building large scale IT systems and then doing strategy consulting. We sit on the sidelines – The down side of VC is that exact same as I remember in consulting.

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It charges $99 for its services of strategic guidance and mediator and $65/hr for every expert that gets on board. 150birds CEO and founder Rick Koletavitoglu was a marketing consultant curating and managing marketing teams for high-growth startups in Silicon Valley. The SAAS works on a simple revenue model. The Value Proposition.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

This typically includes: Relationships with relevant service providers in your vertical, often with pre-negotiated discounts: coaches, lawyers, accountants, common software vendors, consultants. I have developed a founder curriculum on my blog. Experts can turn into consultants, board members, interim execs, etc.,

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 6, 2021

Earlier in his career, Christopher served as a public company CFO with IONA Technologies PLC, a management consultant with Price Waterhouse's Strategic Consulting Group, and as a corporate and securities lawyer at a large Boston law firm. It has been the defining pleasure of my professional life to give back to this community.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

In this TechCrunch+ piece , Amsterdam-based Grant Easterbrook (fintech consultant and co-founder of Dream Forward) focuses “on fintech ideas that received some degree of initial hype and momentum, but ultimately did not live up to their promise.” He’s an investor in, and a board member of, companies such as Acorns, Figma, and Kabbage.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

As a start-up entrepreneur , you may find it handy to have a person on board who can handle a variety of responsibilities. Consult with a lawyer familiar with employment law if you’re unsure about any of your requirements or restrictions. The post 8 Common Hiring Mistakes appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 8, 2020

These actions may mean the difference between failure and survival—and between losing our most talented people or having them stay on board. Talk to a trusted advisor—a mentor, another business owner or a business consultant. Observe how people are reacting to the crisis. Most important, don’t go it alone. Protecting the Business.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Consulting and blogging are some of the best businesses to start with little money , since they require very little initial investment and can be scaled up easily. Likewise, if your flower shop is looking to expand into a new market, you don’t need a full-time legal consultant. Be very careful about who joins your team.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Lead generation, consulting on the phone, following up with emails within the same day—all of it matters. Try using automation as much as possible to streamline your customer-acquisition process and constantly use articles to speak to your ideal customers via a blog. However, I knew enough to admit what I didn’t know.

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