Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It is a time that has tested many of us. Yet, as I mark five years leading the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) as its CEO, it’s a good time to reflect on five key insights gained from such a remarkable community of business founders. These are lessons I have learned, thanks to all of you. Each possesses the unique traits of entrepreneurship.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 14, 2019

Learn more about why entrepreneurs like Miranda choose EO for their peer learning, professional development and once-in-a-lifetime adventures. Find creative ways to assess potential recruits. While commendable, this effort to invest in strategy doesn’t work unless the company also focuses on culture. Does everyone know that BHAG?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2021

While you rarely hear about one without the others, conflating them would be a mistake. Diversity doesn’t beget inclusion, and even the most homogenous teams can have some equitable and inclusive dynamics. Instead, I like to think of equity and inclusion as the foundation upon which diversity is built. Set more meaningful goals.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Creativity requires a clear mind. Our “monk on the mountain” suggested that most of us have a lot of junk in our minds that needs to be cleaned out so we can access our creativity. Like most baby boomers, I went through (and left behind) an Eastern mysticism phase many years ago, and I was leery of revisiting it.

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Red Rocket

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

But, what has recently caught storm is the use of generative AI in the creation of many marketing creatives. With me being in the 17% that were not materially using AI today, I figured I needed to learn more here, and fast, to stay competitive with our industry peers. predictive analytics used in many advertising platforms).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 30, 2018

Increasingly, employers of all sizes are learning that people with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities, bring creativity, innovation, problem solving and commitment to the workplace. What steps can you take to make your organization more inclusive and welcoming of diversity?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

As a result, these people create networks that end up drawing in new opportunities, fueling greater creativity and providing more support. What is dysfunctional collaboration? These operating models can drive the collaborative footprint of roles to a level that is unsustainable. And this has gotten worse with the pandemic. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 10, 2019

So, it’s natural that many of us keep everything locked away inside our own heads—leaving a fight between right and left hemispheres, pre-frontal cortex vs. amygdala, feelings vs. data, money vs. emotions, practical vs. creative, risk vs. guarantee, change vs. constant and the list could go on. The Inner Fight. Lonely Island.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 15, 2017

It’s based on a rigid framework that stifles the free flow of creativity that’s essential to success. By Brian Scudamore, founder and CEO of O2E Brands (the banner company to 1-800-GOT-JUNK?) and EO Vancouver member. My dad is a liver transplant surgeon and one of the most educated people I’ve ever known. Don’t Quit Your Daydream.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

Build a content website or add a blog. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everything from working to socializing to ordering and shopping online has become the norm. In fact, according to emarketer.com ; “U.S. e-commerce sales will reach $794.50 billion (in 2020), up 32.4% year-over-year. That’s a much higher growth rate than the 18.0%

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 25, 2017

By Kristen Harris, EO Columbus member and Co-Founder of Portfolio Creative. . In hiring it’s important to remember people are not commodities, individuals are not interchangeable. Even with equal skills or experience, every person is unique, and so is every company and role. Now, which candidate would you choose? What are your values?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 10, 2020

I have worked inside the corporate environment and there are some aspects of the hierarchical chain that can blunt people of their creativity. He recently shared his story with EO Melbourne. . When asked why he started his businesses, Lethlean admits that he couldn’t see himself in the corporate setting.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Entrepreneurship represents fleshing out an idea, based on one part creativity, one part execution, and the remainder sheer guts. That creative piece of the brain helped me envision a thriving consulting firm in a space that was not formerly pursued. The post Kate Morgan: Leadership vs. Entrepreneurship appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

For a long time, I considered starting a meditation practice. I researched its benefits, I learned how to get started, but it took years for me to finally commit to a daily practice. Like many, my excuse was often that I was too busy to carve out time in my day to do nothing. The truth is, I was a very busy person! plus two silent retreats a year?I’m

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The original version of this article appeared on Aaron’s LinkedIn blog. Bringing my wife Lisa into the hunt, we peer over and on a terrace below us is a cobbler, handcrafting sandals out of a small box of tools and beads. Aaron graduated from EO Accelerator and went on to become an EO member in 2011. ” She knew.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Kelvin is the creative, free-spirit and I am the type-A, uptight, detail-oriented person. It’s true that you should treat your business partnership like a marriage. After all, it’s important whom you select and no matter who that person is you’ll have to work hard at it. In 2015, the Slaters sold the legacy to explore other endeavors.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The app also has a community component, connecting users with sustainability challenges, classes and other educational tools, along with a social network to communicate with peers to track relative progress. Sanchali Pal first woke up to the world’s climate crisis after watching the 2008 documentary Food Inc. Image Credit: Joro.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. It has the diversity and cheaper rent necessary for great creative potential and I think you're going to see a lot of development next year of Brooklyn as its own unique, but complimentary community of innovation.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 5, 2020

Write content on your blog that appeals to your audience. While there are no simple answers for every business, here are a few strategies to consider. Give Customers Incentive to Pay Early. More than half of B2B payments in the US are late. So how can you get clients to pay you sooner? Give them a reason to do so. Consider Financing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Huddle is an integral part of our communications strategy, and every member of the O2E Brands team is encouraged to leverage the support of their peers. It’s never fun to acknowledge failure, but saying “WTF” has created a company culture that champions creativity and innovation. By Brian Scudamore, founder and CEO of O2E Brands.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Our challenges were two-fold: First, how could we get our board members, many of whom have just taken their first step in EO leadership, to become comfortable with one another and allow their creative juices to flow in discussion? We were locked and loaded for the time of our lives! . Alas, it was not to be. Our first thought was: “Jakarta?!

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 20, 2012

Tim Ferriss recently blogged about the power of routines to help focus you on the things that matter, while not getting you bogged down on the things you don't: "I’ve always suspected that we start each day with a limited number of decision-making points that, once depleted, leave us cognitively impaired.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 14, 2017

Over the years, my Forum mates, chapter peers and fellow members have helped me become a stronger person and smarter entrepreneur. For 30 years, EO has been led by countless members who have volunteered their time to help strengthen the organization. WHEN DID YOU SAY TO YOURSELF, “I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR”?

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Feedough

APRIL 16, 2021

Instead of reaching out to a larger segment of the consumer population, marketers try persuading that niche audience to spread the word and advocate their products or services amongst their peers. Let us unravel the various aspects of grassroots marketing and how it can be fruitful and look at some innovative examples of the same.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. Our industry just took one big step towards legitimacy with the hiring of renowned media exec Ynon Kreiz to run Maker Studios. hours of TV / day.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to force teachers, students and parents to adopt new technologies, edtech’s total addressable market has massively grown in the last several months. The shift has urged venture capitalists to pour money into the sector accordingly, ushering a number of startups into the unicorn club.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 17, 2011

I went to undergrad at UCSD, which is not a place known for its Greek institutions and my father grew up in South America and had know idea what a fraternity was. So I went to college with no expectation that I would ever join a fraternity let alone aspire to become president one day. Easy peasy. Gregory was into theater. You need a thesis.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Two black entrepreneurs, despite living in segregated America, found ways to exercise their creativity and disrupt their worlds. How important could a barbershop be? John Merrick rose from slavery to found the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, one of the largest black-owned businesses in the United States. What did they share?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 29, 2024

Hosted at INSEAD’s Asian campus in Singapore, the annual event is the newest in EO’s Executive Education suite, and one that brings together EO peers from across the globe. At EO@INSEAD, we worked alongside peers who have different ways of working, thinking, and expressing themselves—a whole different leadership skillset.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 10, 2021

Becoming a successful entrepreneur is all about working on and developing an entrepreneurial attitude by making certain shifts in the way that you think. Taking action is a key component of an entrepreneurial mindset. Taking action is a key component of an entrepreneurial mindset. For starters, productive entrepreneurs avoid overscheduling.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The original version of this article appeared on Violet’s LinkedIn blog. . But, as his house becomes the target of a potential robbery, he goes head-to-head with the criminals, coming up with creative (and funny) tricks to protect his home and himself. Be adaptable, creative and utilize all the resources available to us.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2022

Welcome to my weekly fintech-focused column. I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm , Natasha Mascarenhas and me riff on all things startups! And if you want to have this hit your inbox directly once it officially turns into a newsletter on May 1, sign up here.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

The ecosystem building process can be nonlinear and multidimensional, and there is a need for measurements that are responsive to complexity and change. To advance metrics and methods for this field, we need more dialogue and stronger feedback loops between researchers and ecosystem builders. It is ephemeral and vague. Metrics do that.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2016

When it comes to running a business, there is no go-to manual for greatness or a secret recipe for success. There are, however, key ingredients that can contribute to entrepreneurial excellence. As EO Montréal’s Moranne Elarar and Marina Byezhanova can attest, it all starts with hustle and heart. How did you come together to form Pronexia?

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

(To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.). Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . When I was single, I registered for (a lot of) dating websites. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. 2) Market .

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

We’re launching our own scout program, and want to benchmark compensation and structure against our peers. The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. But how do you do that? . How to find a job as a VC scout. How to get a job in venture capital.

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