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7 Hints for Entrepreneurial Success from Hint Water Founder Kara Goldin

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As we finish the week of International Women’s Day, what better story to share than one of a woman who created a whole new beverage category while pregnant with her fourth child, with three kids under the age of 6 and a US$50,000 budget!? But the people in the beverage industry weren’t as excited to teach what they knew.

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Some Thoughts about Selling at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

It takes on many of the lessons MBA programs and Corporate America have been teaching about business for the past 50+ years and questions whether lessons from Apple might be more applicable in thinking about the future. The idea that the course asks students to write public blog posts is a testament to its more modern teaching style.

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88% of Entrepreneurs Struggle with Mental Health: 8 Ways to Cope

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It was the subject of his TEDx talk, What Do Airplane Wings Teach Us About Life Balance? The top three categories of techniques make up 80 percent of the most effective strategies entrepreneurs use to build mental resilience,” Aaron said. “To and more articles from the EO blog.

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How Founders Can Master Mental Resilience to Stay in the Game Long Enough to Win

Entrepreneurs' Organization

So, what does this scenario teach us as entrepreneurs? The top three categories of techniques make up 80 percent of the most effective strategies entrepreneurs use to build mental resilience. and more articles from the EO blog. If she is unable to maintain her concentration, she will make a mistake and risk injury.

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How Constant Contextual Calibration Can Help Preserve Your Mental Health

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Keep it SIMPLE I think of the flaps of a plane as six different life categories. Contributed to EO by Ethan King , a former president of the EO Atlanta chapter who recently gave a TEDx Talk, What Do Airplane Wings Teach Us About Life Balance? that is the basis for this blog post. and more articles from the EO blog.

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How to Give Back Through Your Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

We had different categories and one was philanthropy. I want to teach other leaders and founders how to not only reach your business goals but also transform the lives of the people who you trust the most to reach those goals. “When I joined EO almost 10 years ago, my Forum did an activity around bucket lists. ” 2. .

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VC Corner: Ann Miura-Ko, Floodgate

Startup Grind

Floodgate exists to invest in prime movers - entrepreneurs who build movements that become category defining companies - before the rest of the world believes in them. Favorite business book, blog, podcast? It’s different, because rather than focusing on building a product or a business, they’re thinking about building a category.

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