Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

This roadmap, or strategic plan, doesn’t have to be an elaborate or intimidating document that ends up unused. Focus your cost-effective tactics in these areas: Content Marketing: Focus on crafting valuable blog posts, captivating social media content, educational videos , or compelling webinars that resonate with your intended audience.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 25, 2021

You also need to know who are the executors, trustees, and beneficiaries of all your parents’ legal documents. Documents such as wills, trusts, automobile titles, property deeds, insurance policies, tax returns, Powers of Attorney, healthcare directives (eg, DNR) . Lincoln Financial Advisors does not provide legal or tax advice.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 11, 2020

We decided to leverage the assets that we had at our disposal, take a break from trying to sell to people and create a document of all the things we really wanted the people around us to see. This document was written during the first week of the 21-day lockdown in South Africa. The result was the Finding North (Again) report.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The number of times I’ve had people come to me and say they want to blog more. This can be your star Chief Architect who loves to code but hates having to handle the admin like testing, documentation, recruiting, etc. And I know that it sounds almost silly to say that some people Think too much and don’t Do enough.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Earlier this week, I backed a photobook project on Kickstarter to document many of the artists who live there. The video does a great job of showcasing what Westbeth is and so I am embedding it here on the blog. That project was funded and is over now. If you are reading this in email you can go here and watch the video.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 1, 2023

Over the past week, I put ChatGPT to the test, enlisting it as copy-editor for a forthcoming blog post. Product documentation, evergreen content for SEO, canned responses for email. The question for startups evaluating automated content production : whether this is enough to stand out in buyers’ minds.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

Didn’t discuss much but I love the online document collaboration area that Box.net serves including players like Dropbox, Drop.io, DocStoc, Scribed and SlideShare. My blog and what it’s done for my deal flow. - Box.net ( raised $15 million led by Scale Venture Partners and included DFJ and USVP. and much more.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 7, 2023

Document what is successful right now. There are many reasons your staff will want to help you document and improve the follow-up processes. Edit the documentation to include the new processes you have built. Modify the processes and edit documentation until it works as you’d like. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “ Pitching a VC “ There’s a great meme developing this morning on the need to simplify funding terms and documents. That prompted Fred Wilson’s blog post appealing to the industry to make these simplified term sheets standard.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

In recent years, startup accelerators such as Y Combinator, TechStars or 500 Startups, blogs including Venture Hacks, Fred Wilson’s A VC and Mark Suster’s Both Sides of the Table, and other resources have contributed to closing this knowledge gap. See my blogroll for links to many of the best resources.) There are two principal reasons.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

I just feel so honoured and humbled to have my story documented,” Lennert reflected. And to have my life with my partner documented forever that way. and more articles from the EO blog. It’s so special.” Maintaining Balance Sadly, Lennert lost Lucas Murnaghan to cancer in 2021.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 29, 2020

Take time to journal and document the source of your stress. appeared first on THE EO BLOG. Seek to identify any stressors that are causing negative emotions. Write it down. Once you know there is an issue, write down your thoughts. Rate your energy, stress and anxiety levels on a scale of 1 to 10.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

I have blogged about some of the downside consequences of the changes and the private information I have says the consequences are much worse than is reported in the press since few people publicly talk about. Does he blog about venture capital and try to advise entrepreneurs? There is a reason for this. Is this investor on AngelList?

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Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

Don't get me wrong; the pitch deck is a crucial document (trust me, it's what we do). I've been in the startup world since 2012 and only recently started finding content addressing this topic (take a look at the Startup Therapy podcast and on Josh Pigford's blog at Baremetrics).

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

I tell people that they need to blog about their industry to drive customers and not blog to their egos to drive their peer group to their blogs. We go through case studies like how Mint.com & Magento drove large audiences through great content marketing strategies.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. They also help you surface things like documents that you shared with other people without having to look through a bunch of old emails to find them. Blogging has gone through many iterations. I use Wordpress for this blog and it’s great. Enter Xobni.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

With that background, here are 30 tips to help you make the most of Gust: Subscribe to the Gust Blog , and go back and read the past posts. One of the reasons that investors use Gust is that they know they can always find the most current information about a company simply by clicking on its Gust document vault.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2023

However, with the proper time dedicated to the right tools and a deliberate strategy to document processes as you break down tasks into smaller, manageable steps, you’ll find yourself navigating your way to new wins with ease, clarity, growth and a strong sense of accomplishment. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Computers allowed lawyers to produce, store, and edit legal documents more easily. AI can be used in discovery to expedite the process of sifting through data files, and often to find documents a human may have missed. The post How AI Is Disrupting the Legal Industry appeared first on THE BLOG. Robot lawyers.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Are you using a locked file cabinet for confidential legal documents? You may come across documents that should be given to your colleagues or materials that belong to your office library or common office shelf. For example, are you hoping to toss all papers in favor of digital scans? R is for Re-examine Your Belongings.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

The service can scan public sources including news publications, blogs, and SEC filings to gauge consumer sentiment, for example, or predict how supply chain disruptions might impact a business.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2010

Ask me something very narrow that I can answer without typing a whole blog post length response. DON’T send me a frigging link to your document on DropBox or a request that the recipient visit your website to watch a video. Fred Wilson nailed this in his “double opt in&# blog post. More work for me – sure.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 16, 2014

Theoretically, someone could meet you, sign your document, and write you a check for deposit that day, but that''s not how it usually works. You might be surprised that I don''t get more inbound deals given all the work that I put into my blog, Twitter, and newsletter. That''s an interesting question.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

Case in point, “ Why Your Uber Driver Hates Uber ” is a blog post dressed up as journalism. They want us to store our documents. Aren’t they screwing over drivers? It’s easy to see why companies like Uber can get mad at the part of the press that can be lazy. “There is no training.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

I wanted to also post the series here to have it as a resource on my blog for future entrepreneurs who stop by. We were launching a cloud-based document management into a space that was increasingly being called Enterprise 2.0. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2020

The records division would be included in the last batch to be migrated, to give ample time to convert all documents and processes to digital forms. The post How Entrepreneurs Can Prevent Problems In Their Work-From-Home Strategy appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 2, 2020

We realised that by thinking “agile” we were able to introduce it to almost every aspect of our business—whether it’s client communication, document control, data storage, more focused sales or better productivity from employees. The post 3 steps toward agility and resilience appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Documentation. Now that our systems and processes are refined and firmly in place, we’re documenting them in a written playbook. appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. That way, it’s captured for posterity rather than remaining in someone’s head. Here’s How I Did.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2020

Microsoft Teams, a platform that allows users to share documents, send messages and chat over video saw a 500 percent uptick in conference calls. The post 5 Qualities to Look for in a Remote Employee appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization.

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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. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Often your sales engineers can do the customizations without bugging the core eng team.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 20, 2021

So, make a point to check in with your salespeople on a regular basis, and document your findings so you can pick up on patterns in your customers’ comments. and more articles from the EO blog. . The post 3 Steps to determine if a pivot is right for your startup appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 12, 2022

and more articles from the EO blog. Contributed to EO by Jim Hefty, the Chief Community Officer at Sales Xceleration , who has over 30 years of experience as a Vice President of Sales for both F500 and start-up companies. . For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc. appeared first on.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Prepare Every Night: Before your head hits the pillow every night, document the next day’s plan. and more articles from the EO blog. . The post 10 steps to living your optimal life appeared first on THE BLOG. You will sleep better, wake up with ideas, be more creative and hit the ground running.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2024

The AI “stack” has emerged with Large Language Models and other important models (like audio, imagery, video, etc) operating in the cloud with well-documented and supported APIs that are available to developers to build on. Let’s start with Artificial intelligence (AI) which was the big event in 2023. Let’s start with litigation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 5, 2024

A barrage of documents and manuals can be overwhelming — and, let’s be honest, they’re not the most digestible type of content you can put in front of new remote hires. and more articles from the EO blog. The post 4 Insights On Using Videos To Elevate Remote Employee Onboarding first appeared on The EO Blog.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

If you are launching your own investment management firm, we recommend designing a constitution: a set of documents covering the firms goals, legal obligations, and principles for handling disagreement. These agreements may be inappropriate, unfeasible, or unwise to put in your signed legal documents. How about on politics?

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