Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 29, 2021

Much of what we do as startup community builders requires in-person interactions through workshops, meetups, and other events. But the Covid pandemic pushed the big pause button on in-person events that are the beating heart of many startup communities. We’re leaning heavily on our digital platforms to keep the community engaged.

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EntreWorks Consulting

MAY 18, 2020

These thoughts led me to dust off an early 2020 report that has been on my “to-read” list for a while: Community Investment Funds: A How-To Guide for Building Local Wealth, Equity, and Justice. This work, from the National Coalition for Community Capital , is an excellent introduction to the budding field of local investment funds.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 13, 2015

We stayed in touch and reconnected around a blog post that I wrote in 2012 on falling in love with the problem and not getting attached to the solution. I'm excited to be working with such great co-investors--and I'm hugely excited to finally be working with Ben McKean. I first met Ben on January 29th, 2011 at an SLP mentoring session.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

They feel cared for, and in turn truly care about the community at rygr.” You don’t have to invest tons of money and time in being appreciative and caring. Investing in benefits vital to our team’s health and wellness, like extended primary caregiver leave and unlimited paid time off, also shows people they are valued.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 12, 2019

We brought together the best of all worlds: Conscious customers invested in uplifting the underprivileged, a low-cost and motivated rural workforce, and passionate leaders in urban communities who nurture and grow global opportunities,” Ravi explained in a 2018 interview published on Inc.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 1, 2024

Andile’s company, KhumaloCo, is a private equity investment firm that is invested in eight businesses that operate in industries such as technology, media, marketing and communications, hospitality and education. was born out of my desire for autonomy and to create an investment group founded on family values,” Andile says.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 11, 2010

I’m getting a little bit tired of running my events list and seeing some of the best folks sitting behind the paywalls of people profiting off of the community’s attempt to talk to itself. Each week there are so many great events, blog posts, videos, etc. Lead to build community, not direct profit. Expensive venues?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 15, 2022

In this week’s edition, we discuss: Creating successful online courses, Unexpected turnarounds to become investors, Sources of investment during an economic downturn. Don’t make your course feel like a prison sentence they have to complete to recoup their investment. Send blog posts, not sales emails ?—?Rather

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are the top blog posts EO published on Inc.com in 2023: 1. And don’t miss Eden’s follow-up post for EO Blog, How to Stay Ahead of Crisis PR with ChatGPT. Having people from your network bet on you with an angel investment is like motivational rocket fuel.” Posts: A Lookback at 2023 first appeared on The EO Blog.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It’s Never Been More Important to Understand Your Capital Provider’s Business Model [Charles Hudson/Precursor] – Charles is just a wonderful human and his posts about venture capital are essential for anyone who considers themselves part of the startup community.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. The DX event is so powerful because of the networking quality among the MyEO DX community. EO’s “Angel-Sharks” are interested in a good investment.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2021

Thomas Rush is founder of Bootstrapp and Head of Investment Platform at ConsenSys Mesh. Revenue-based investing ( RBI), also known as revenue-based financing, or revenue-share investing, 1 is a natural next step for the private equity and early-stage venture investment industry. Share on Twitter.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2023

After landing an initial investment, founders feel confirmed that their model and pitch work. Never underestimate the power of community Investor relations are undergoing a shift from a VC-centric model to community-driven funding. Build an engaged community that wants to literally invest in your success.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Antonio Lennert , a member of EO Canada Bridge, is an entrepreneur, designer and community builder. He is the co-founder and CEO of Surf the Greats , Canada’s largest brand and community for surf education, adventure and lifestyle on the Great Lakes and beyond. Canada is not known to be a surfing hotspot,” said Lennert.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

Emma Allen is active in the Charlotte, NC chapter of EO Accelerator , which empowers first-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to catapult their business to the next level. Emma Allen State Farm offers a variety of insurance services, mortgages, investment planning and 401K rollovers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Pursuing outside interests Maybe you’ve always wanted to teach a class at your local college, get more involved in your community or make an impact with a charitable organization that speaks to you. and more articles from the EO blog. The post Bigger Isn′t Always Better: 4 Benefits of Staying Small first appeared on The EO Blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

You need to constantly ask yourself whether your actions in rapidly scaling an online community are worth the potential downsides of destroying trust amongst your users. There are some communities in which “anything goes” is the norm (think Reddit) and others where a zero tolerance approach is required (Disney).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2015

I wanted to spend the rest of the blog post telling you why we decided to fund the company, how we settled on the final product design and our unique way of launching the app. So Why Did We Invest? The post Why We Invested in @FerrisApp – A New Kind of Video Sharing App appeared first on Bothsides of the Table.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 11, 2023

Private Property swiftly emerged as the most frequented “for sale by owner” property site in Africa, attracting external investment, orchestrating numerous acquisitions, and scaling with remarkable speed. The company slowly spread its message about the power of code to unemployed youth from underserved communities.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Freedom to make an impact in our community. Freedom to invest in people and things that I feel are important. We can positively affect the lives of our team, clients and community. When we get it right it means that we are good citizens that contribute to our communities and the world.” . In a word: Freedom.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 10, 2022

I heard Alex Matisse tell East Fork’s history, started clicking around on their Instagram feed and reading Connie Matisse’s blog posts. It was notable to me that they wanted to grow, but creatively, sustainably and in a manner which benefitted their entire team and local community, not just the founders. Oh, and I kept ordering mugs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Attending XCentric each year is one of the best investments I have made in my EO journey. Investing in yourself as a leader pays back 10x at work and home. The broader EO community provides huge value if you get outside of your comfort zone. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 16, 2021

Creating a community. Entrepreneur David Dávila believes that the key to his coffee company ’s success lies in his community of passionate customers. Neish warns that if you “invest in the movement, into the work, into the community, but don’t invest as much in yourself,” both you and your organization will suffer.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. And if you are – what on earth are you reading such a boring blog as this?!? I only recently invested and I only got here through persistence.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 11, 2022

Here are a few tips: 1) First off, be a good community participant. Instead, ask a question specific to their approach to investing—something simple enough like what’s going on at their stage. And if you want to know where and when I might be showing up to things, follow my weekly NYC innovation community events e-mail here.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Every tech or major news journal in the country is preparing to write their Snap, Inc (creators of Snapchat, Spectacles, etc) stories and many of them seem to want a “How does it feel to have missed this investment story.” But local VCs don’t deserve to get beat up for not investing. Mostly kidding. Very, very few pan out.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

We wanted to try [to] create something in Boulder as an experiment to see if we could knit together the startup community, get more people in the community, and get more startups launched that had the engagement of the local community, ” said Feld.

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EntreWorks Consulting

DECEMBER 17, 2019

One big one concerns reform of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), the 1977 law that reviews and assesses bank performance in terms of lending and other activities focused on low-income communities. Federal agencies have been debating CRA modernization and receiving community and industry input for some time.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 14, 2022

In the age of community-funded projects, why would a web3 project want to take funding from venture capitalists? Well buried deep in a 66 page blog post on the Flow blockchain by Packy McCormick lies the answer. Ethereum did not have or need venture capital. So why would any web3 project need venture capital? It is a good question.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2020

Engage with customers and community. Don’t neglect the clients, customers and community who help your business thrive. Rise above the chaos and build goodwill through your communications. Consider offering gift cards toward future services or investments in upcoming projects. Purposeful optimism is a must.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2023

I know now that I am a competent man, worthy of love and support, a person who gives back to his community and is capable of leading a team toward success. Betting on myself A few years ago, I divested myself of all of my businesses to go all-in on what would eventually become Popsmith , investing millions of my own capital.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 14, 2021

Residia is a community management platform for residential complexes and condominiums. It’s a multiplatform application with over 15 functionalities to facilitate internal processes and ensure effective communication in residential communities. Here’s what he shared: Describe your company. My dad was the main inspiration.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 6, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Boston-Area Angels Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile Receive Hans Severiens Award for Individual Impact in Advancing the Field of Angel Investing. Ham and Christopher met in the busy Boston angel investing community where they both started and operated angel networks.

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Onevest

APRIL 1, 2015

By Michael "Luni" Libes In the traditional world of early stage, Angel and VC investing, money is local. Over in the impact investing space, this rule is not true. This post was originally published on the blog of Michael “Luni” Libes. Onevest does not give investment, legal or tax advice. Read the original post here.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Hudson Valley Startup Fund brings together a network of the region’s successful business and community leaders to give back, supporting the launch of the next Hudson Valley visionaries. Read more >. Read more >.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Coolwater has built an investment community of 300+ founder VCs and over 5,000 technology companies. Versatile VC is the first VC focused on backing “investment tech” companies which help investors generate alpha and grow. I run a leading blog for emerging investment managers at Teten.com.

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