Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2024

As I grow into my new role as EO’s Global Board Chair , I begin by looking back on my entrepreneurial journey over the past decade and see now, with the benefit of hindsight, how my understanding and approach to leadership have drastically evolved. Or as one of my EO Board Chair predecessors, Marc Stockli, once wrote, as a Leader’s Leader.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I''m super proud of Rob, Ben and the whole Backupify team--and this is particularly special for me because Backupify was the first investment I ever made as a VC, and the first board I ever sat on. I started reading a great blog called Business Pundit in 2004. It was written by a guy about my age down in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

About a year and a half after starting my business, I joined EO and was quickly invited onto the board of directors where I sat with a woman who is so unapologetically herself. Let’s keep our focus on the end goal, which is to get 50–50 equality in entrepreneurship and pave the way for our children and future generations of leaders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

Brad says: “Talk to people you trust, whether they’re investors, board members, co-founders, mentors, whatever; make sure you’re open about the stress and the struggle you’re going through both financially in the business and personally.” I can personally attest that it’s very easy for a startup CEO to feel alone and isolated.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In the high-stakes adventure of entrepreneurship, the search for your ideal clients and employees can become a thrilling quest. Get involved with non-profits where CEOs serve on the board, attend their galas and events, and get to know the leadership. and more articles from the EO blog. Look for CEO roundtables and forums.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

We’ve helped our portfolio companies with introductions with potential customers, board members, key employees, and advisors.” and more articles from the EO blog. The post Educate, Empower, Support: EO Women Entrepreneurs Are Leading the Way first appeared on The EO Blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

So it was my great pleasure to host Chamillionaire on This Week in VC this week talking marketing, entrepreneurship, old media and, of course, music. We also talked about getting more young African Americans interested in entrepreneurship & technology. There are many analogies here for software development.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I don’t feel like canceling LinkedIn just because occasionally a well-meaning but slightly not-clued-in person from a faraway place wants me to be their personal mentor, answer 3-questions for their high-school entrepreneurship project or take a sales pitch for their recruiting services. By the way, I don’t spell check my blog posts either.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

MyEO DX attracts EO members who are looking to transform or reinvent their business strategies or overall engagement with entrepreneurship. Craig had two Angel-Sharks participate in his deal, and one of them returned for additional investments and serves in an advisory board role.). and more articles from the EO blog. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Anyone who has embarked on the entrepreneurship journey knows the risks are plentiful. Before jumping on board with a cloud vendor, make sure you’re comfortable with its reputation and track record. The post How Small Businesses Can Easily Adopt Cloud Computing appeared first on THE BLOG.

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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. Put a sustainable plan in motion. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 30, 2018

If you are interested in entrepreneurship, innovation and accelerating your growth, then you will want to register for EO24/7 , EO’s annual virtual-learning event. She is currently serving a governor-appointed position on the Information Technology Advisory Board for the State of Nevada. Krupa joined EO Las Vegas in 2018. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2016

I had served many roles previously on the BC Children’s Hospital Board, but I wanted to transition into something that engaged young entrepreneurs – and I found one. And I wanted it to be great – something cool that celebrates entrepreneurship and provides a unique perspective not only to the EO members, but to the community, as well.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

I had served many roles previously on the BC Children’s Hospital Board, but I wanted to transition into something that engaged young entrepreneurs – and I found one. And I wanted it to be great – something cool that celebrates entrepreneurship and provides a unique perspective not only to the EO members, but to the community, as well.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

All of the costs of the event were covered by our sponsors, the main ones being TAMKEEN (The Bahrain Labour Fund) and the Bahrain Economic Development Board. Examples of this include helping a local school with their entrepreneurship class and creating the strategy for a local child protection and anti-abuse NGO.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

It’s clear that America has a vested interest in promoting entrepreneurship in many regions in the country to stimulate innovation & job creation. Fred Wilson wrote an eloquent piece on his blog about “ recycling capital ,&# which every regional community should read. Playing to Your Advantages. It’s important.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As a result of their investments, Founders Fund partner Trae Stephens and Lux Capital co-founder Josh Wolfe are both taking seats on the company’s board. Initially, they’ll be unmanned, according to a blog post published by Fifty Years. Then they’ll manufacture things in space that benefit from low gravity.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Bret Taylor is on a roll: On Monday, he became the chair of Twitter’s board, and a day later, Salesforce made him its co-CEO and co-chair. Every blog post, Tweet and Instagram Story is an opportunity to explain to customers (and your board) how the company creates value or is a step ahead of the competition. yourprotagonist.

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OnStartups

MARCH 24, 2021

Which, as it turns out is a highly underrated thing (more on that in another blog post). It was for learning entrepreneurship. I’ll save the story of me and Brian for a different blog post, but suffice it to say, HubSpot ended up doing pretty well. No board seats or advisory roles. They require a board seat.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Through the years, Tim attended many fundraising events held for Nuway and served on its board, so he had an intimate understanding of the good the organization is doing in the world. The post EO Honored by Nuway Foundation for its Work Supporting UN’s Sustainable Development Goals appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

If this is all new to you, take a short course on Entrepreneurship or read The Lean Startup. However, as I suspect most people reading this blog will likely be considering building an iPhone app or website, then you might not need to be that technical to do the first version. Outline what is the problem, solution and the market.

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Ian Hathaway

JULY 29, 2020

This article originally published on the Center for American Entrepreneurship Ideas Blog My new book with CAE Advisory Board member Brad Feld published yesterday. Here are five suggestions for policymakers in Washington to consider to better support high potential entrepreneurship in communities throughout the country.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

5 must-have board slides for SaaS sales and revenue leaders. In his former role, he was responsible for providing his company’s board with quarterly updates on growth and revenue. “As 5 must-have board slides for SaaS sales and revenue leaders. Choose your job title before you name your startup. Detailed, five-quarter view.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In the context of entrepreneurship, third places become a launchpad for other kinds of community, including team-creation, partnerships, and new start-ups. Eric’s blog is “The Occasional CEO” at theoccasionalceo.blogspot.com where he posts updates to Innovation on Tap. Where is Your Third Place? Authored by: Eric B.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This article originally appeared on the PixelEdge Blog. “[The Paul Silva built the IdeaPAD during years of working with students and companies in innovation and entrepreneurship. They each picked their best ideas and put them on the board, and gave a brief introduction to everyone as they posted them.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 6, 2021

Christopher is also a board member, advisor and mentor to numerous start-ups, and a frequent panelist and speaker on entrepreneurship and angel-related topics. As one of the old timers in angel investing, I have fond memories of the early days just prior to the formation of the Angel Capital Association,” said Hambleton Lord.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

It represents the great majority of entrepreneurship and eschews the fairytale rags-to-VC-riches stories we so often read about in the press. 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. That may soon change.

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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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Guy Kawasaki

AUGUST 3, 2020

You need executives to ask ad hoc questions of their analytics and brainstorm with other board members on innovative solutions. You need executives to model the right behavior, which requires you to get them analytics without days of manual assembly. Are you there yet? Web searches are easy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In recognition of Global Entrepreneurship Week , here’s how EO members from around the world responded when asked: What is the best thing about being an entrepreneur? Entrepreneurship is Freedom to Live the Life we Dream.”. Entrepreneurship means that we are creators and builders rather than destructive forces in the world.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2011

I sometimes feel that the Silicon Valley culture and we as technologists more broadly can breed monoculture in our approach to entrepreneurship, problem solving, market analysis and technology solutions. It’s not an “entrepreneurship manual&# but it will broaden your thinking nonetheless. American Pastoral by Philip Roth.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

” We talked about my influences as a younger person and what got me started in technology and entrepreneurship. My mom was an entrepreneur – she was kind of my inspiration for entrepreneurship. And what I mean is, I told this story in a blog post I wrote called, “ Is It Time to Earn or Is It Time to Learn ?”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Martin Bell, who sits on Arowana’s advisory board, founded 100tasks.com to democratize entrepreneurship and is an expert in launching and hyper-scaling companies. The post The two powerful skills every 10X entrepreneur needs appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Winnie Hart , former Global Board Director and EO Houston member, and her team at Twin Engine worked passionately to develop and launch the Living Liver Foundation brand. and more articles from the EO blog. The post How the Entrepreneurial Mindset is Empowering Lives Through Organ Donation first appeared on The EO Blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2021

Be an Infinite, Open-Minded Learner Entrepreneurship forces you to be an infinite learner. Entrepreneurship Can Be a Lonely Road I started my entrepreneurial journey at 21years old. In 2000, I started writing educational skincare content, which led to the creation of my popular skincare blog in 2005.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 13, 2016

“In my perspective, there is leadership and then there is entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship represents fleshing out an idea, based on one part creativity, one part execution, and the remainder sheer guts. They are my sounding board, and they fuel my own desire to be better.”

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

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. Lead generation, consulting on the phone, following up with emails within the same day—all of it matters.

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