Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 10, 2020

Contributed by Shawn Johal, business growth coach, leadership speaker and co-founder of DALS Lighting, Inc. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” From there, they are off to the races with an ill-equipped toolbox to learn from their mistakes. Albert Einstein. Time definitely flies! The problem?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 2, 2020

As a wealth management advisor and managing director at Northwestern Mutual Santa Monica, he’s seen the need for financial planning grow during the pandemic. . Integrated comprehensive financial planning. How has your business changed during this time? . One of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to time the market.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 21, 2021

Contributed by Vincent Finaldi, an EO New Jersey member and vice president of TeleCloud , a second-generation business that provides seamless VoIP communications solutions. Small businesses are significant contributors to the economy of nearly every country. The odds are stacked against small, family-owned businesses.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

We developed a friendship as part of our Board service and a recent blog post of his made me think I wanted to learn a bit more about his Instacart experience. I was introduced to Apoorva , the founder of Instacart, in the spring of 2013 by my close friend/business school neighbor Rafael Corrales. I am going to look stupid.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 5, 2020

Equality between genders is good for business, great for communities and essential for business growth. We asked EO Colorado member Ashley Picillo (picutred at left) to share her insights on gender equality in business. What specific ways are you supporting gender equality in your business and your community? Absolutely.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Contributed by Shawn Johal , business growth coach, leadership speaker and co-founder of DALS Lighting, Inc. Many entrepreneurs I meet have incredible stories about the way they started their businesses. Rare are those who spent months planning with a highly detailed strategic plan filled with metrics and key performance indicators.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

Kent Gregoire is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member and founder of Symphony Advantage, which helps CEOs achieve ongoing success through strategic thinking, advice and planning. I also believe that Conscious Capitalism offers an alternative that can align business with people, profit and the planet. Higher purpose.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 23, 2012

Conferences, startup blogs, meetups--they're all filled with people telling you how to build your company. I read this book, " Why We Make Mistake s " and it talks a lot about "recall bias". Why ever read another tech blog? Why should that stop me, though? It doesn't stop anyone else. On average, it's probably nonsensical.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Reading it felt like read a university book for an economics class and no wonder since he’s a professor at Harvard Business School. The framework of his book has profoundly altered how I think about the technology market and affects how I thought about building my businesses and how I think about investing in venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

I recently wrote a blog post in which I pointed out that many investors & advisors discourage enterprise startups from having a professional services (PS) business and I think this is a big mistake. The most important thing to be careful about is to be sure WHY you’re doing the PS business. rollout support.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 28, 2024

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business environment, many entrepreneurs and business owners face the dilemma of whether to go it alone or do it yourself (DIY) or seek professional guidance through business coaching. Here are seven reasons to consider investing in business coaching versus pursuing the DIY route: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

He made many of his own mistakes. I had written a blog post on exactly this – how to not suck at group presentations – and what he said reminded me a lot of this post. He said that the labels have a standard marketing plan that they say has worked in the past for other musicians.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. Business experience, on the other hand, is better learned hands-on. I had to laugh a bit reading it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2021

While you rarely hear about one without the others, conflating them would be a mistake. DEI initiatives have become imperative for ethical and business reasons , yet few leaders know how to turn intention into action. Be clear on what you plan to do—and get ready for people to hold you accountable. Set more meaningful goals.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2011

All of this is covered in more detail on the TWiVC video above (and much of it is covered in text on this blog on the “ Raising VC &# tab). NDAs would make it impossible to do business. One big mistake is to bring a team and then not have them speak. Will a VC sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement)? Market sizing.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

It super charges a business that is closer to product delivery. In a startup this is a mistake. All too often I’ve seen senior PR people from big firms come in and pitch for new business to startups while having 22 year-olds who do all the work once it’s won. I have no money? There is a lot you can do without spending money.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Justyn Howard, founder of Sprout Social has a blog post that he’s written about his experiences of migrating from scrappy tools to more efficient ones (i.e. Startups often make this mistake. Andy Grove, for many years the CEO of Intel, famously sat out in an open plan office. Penny wise, pound foolish. I Love Scrappy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2022

an award-winning online printing company that has helped over 5,000 businesses print more than 20 million presentation folders. Sticking to the bare essentials often results in a design that’s more deliberate and less busy—on top of saving you a considerable amount of money. Avoid costly mistakes. The company made the Inc.

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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 chose the name First Round Capital because they thought capital would be deployed most efficiently at smaller seed stage rounds considering the cost to build an internet business had come down drastically. Investing Strategy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 24, 2021

Contributed by John Sanei , a futures strategist who conveys smart, effective strategies to business owners and entrepreneurs to help build the courage and clarity they need to forge the future they want. The future, like architectural plans for a house, will still evolve, adapt and expand. Do I admit to making mistakes?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Nobody likes making mistakes or failing. It’s not that I do not make mistakes—I did, I still do, and I will, just as we all will. Nine years ago, I made a mistake that significantly changed my life. It wasn’t my first mistake, and it wasn’t my last, but it was an incident that I will remember for the rest of my life.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2023

You need a solid business plan, traction to demonstrate market fit, and the skills to pitch effectively. “We’ve seen companies make mistakes managing investors that have cost them dearly down the line,” said Michael Mohammadi , CEO and co-founder of StormX , an investor relations platform.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Otherwise you’re a stock picker, which in this business isn’t a good thing. What kind of deals should I be doing?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 1, 2009

If you’ve read my blog for a while you’ll know that I’m a fan of starting businesses in a non-traditional way. I don’t plan to cover how to best pick your co-founder as it seems the VentureHacks is about to do a bang-up job on this. You might be highly technical but lacking in business acumen.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Otherwise you’re a stock picker, which in this business isn’t a good thing. What kind of deals should I be doing?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 14, 2023

Are you looking for inspiration to take your business to the next level? Look no further than these top business book recommendations from 10 successful Australian entrepreneurs who are all active members of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO). — Dawn Piebenga, EO Sydney, founder of Interface Medico-Legal 2. That’s great.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 9, 2020

If you’re a white professional in venture, you might feel uncomfortable tweeting or blogging about race. Besides, if you’re not comfortable with making mistakes and learning from them—what are you even doing in venture? Do you see any pathway to getting this business to a $100mm a year annual business?

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 16, 2018

Almost all businesses are digital and their marketing efforts are completely different from the way traditional marketers used to market. However, if you are a design agency, your time will be spent hiring business developers and performance marketers for the startup. Check if they have started a group, community, or even just a blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 10, 2022

I worried I’d lose friends–and business. Sometimes it’s as simple as not correcting someone when they ask what plans my wife and I have for the weekend. It is our experiences that give us insight and equip us to better understand our stakeholders, solve complex problems and get back up when mistakes are made. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 26, 2016

By Charl Vollmer , special to Octane Blog. I’ve heard people say that being an entrepreneur is tough, and that you’ll undoubtedly make many mistakes along the way. Little did I know I would encounter more mistakes than I had ever anticipated, and that which I couldn’t have prepared for. I had everything planned.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

Commitment & urgency are key drivers of success in startup businesses. At the highest level you’ll obviously want to track how many customers your adding every month (and for some businesses that have hit scale this is measured on a daily basis). I see this mistake all the time, actually. Customer Acquisition. In 6 months?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2023

Too often, busy executives feel the natural inclination to throw it in HR’s lap and have them figure it out. That’s a mistake. Assess, revise and reassess Next, determine a plan of action to implement this new policy, including using appropriate metrics to measure success. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” ” Part of the beauty of blogging that in two sittings Fred was able to influence what was built over the next 12 months.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

How did your early life shape how you run your businesses and how you lead? has been the cornerstone of how you’ve done business since your earliest days. Many people believe that when you choose a career in the restaurant business, you are choosing a career of long hours and low pay, with a poor quality of life.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Written by Jackie Carrillo, a content coordinator and contributor who writes on technology, marketing, business management and education. . However, it isn’t always clear how many marketers your business needs to accomplish its marketing goals. Thus, if your business earns US$2.5 Not so fast. SEO software: $US80–600 per month.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

Like any sale you first need to plan your “prospects” and qualify whether or not they’d be a good fit for your product?—?an In my post “ Measure twice, cut once ” I’ve outlined how to plan before you start raising. This goes into the heart of my controversial blog post (coming soon! people just get busy.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

If your startup can’t be bothered with social media, or has no plan to take advantage of it, then you are definitely at risk these days. Before you start spending money and time being a user, you need to understand how it can help you and your business. Diving in without a strategic plan. But simply jumping in is not enough.

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