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Why Acceptance of Failure is Critical to Startup Success

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In London when founders failed they were ostracized in the press and culturally I believe it became harder to raise capital. Many are no doubt trying to change this culture. Could leaders of society try to change the culture in ways that encourage acceptance of failure? 2) Appendix (1) — A list of Abraham Lincoln’s failures. (2) — My

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

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In February of 2017, Susan Fowler’s description of the pervasive cultural issues at Uber, after the company’s abject failure to address her sexual harassment complaints properly, finally broke through in a way that garnered the tech community’s appropriate attention. Not in the “founder friendly” culture of tech anyway.

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From ideation to accolades in 10 months: An EO Accelerator’s successful pivot

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Her pivot was recently listed in New York Magazine among industry favorites including Gordon Ramsay and Sur La Table. People were always the core of the business but I hadn’t always known how to articulate it and thread it through our culture. and more articles from the EO blog. . Here’s what she shared.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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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. The Economist magazine did a study in the late 90’s on the ROI of an MBA (maybe somebody can help me surface it?).

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Avoid Monoculture. Travel. Read Widely. Let Experience be Your Compass.

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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 was also voted by Time Magazine as one of the top 100 novels of all time. And don’t just trust me.

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Elevate Your Events: 7 Insider Secrets from Industry Pros  

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Contributed to EO by Amanda Ma, CEO and founder of Innovate Marketing Group , and host of the Event Up podcast where she interviews industry experts to share their wisdom, tips, and experiences on the latest in events industry news, experiential marketing, corporate culture, and diversity and inclusion. and more articles from the EO blog.

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EO’s Most Popular Inc. Posts: A Lookback at 2023

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Here are the top blog posts EO published on Inc.com in 2023: 1. If you figure out how to 10X the success of difficult conversations, you can 10X the productivity, culture, and profitability of your company. And don’t miss Eden’s follow-up post for EO Blog, How to Stay Ahead of Crisis PR with ChatGPT. Did you catch them all?