Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. and Petri was co-founder and head of creative at Remedy Entertainment that launched the hit PC games Max Payne and Alan Wake. I think this is a Seriously great example of how this process works for at least one VC – Upfront Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

On my blog I’ve been hesitant to take the topic head on. But last week I noticed a blog post by a woman, Tara Tiger Brown, that asked the question, “ Why Aren’t More Women Commenting on VC Blog Posts? In it she observes that only 3% of the comments on this blog are from women. Please watch this.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Brett Trembly, EO South Florida, Co-Founder, Get Staffed Up , No. are the two foundations for our growth.” — Joshua Tarbutton, EO Charlotte, Founder and CEO, Bravo Team , No. So, try what works, and keep asking questions, even if you think you should know it already.” — Rob Buffington, EO Nebraska, Founder, Gordian Staffing , No.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 4, 2020

And every business owner and founder knows that social media is one of the most cost effective ways to market your products and services. . Then we ensure that our website content, such as pillar pages, subcategory pages and blogs, is up-to-date before we map out the various posts across our channels to support this vertical.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Sometimes it means establishing founder credibility over time to prospective future investors or to potential employees. Educate the market by being the authority. And please, please, please don''t pitch VCs who blog to write about your company as if we were tech journalists. 3) A smaller list of deeper relationships.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2015

Even when I’m not the one being sued I find myself being dragged into deposition after deposition and my blog (along with all my emails) are being served as evidence. I often speak about co-founder fighting and how this ends in lawsuits but this has become much more prevalent. Lawsuits are on the rise. It was a pure shake down.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

Contributed to EO by Jordan Gillissie , the founder and CEO of Equifund , an alternative investment platform that provides retail investors with access to emerging companies. Registered with both FINRA and SEC, Equifund is dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs and educating investors. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 3, 2024

Should I use AI to help with a blog? That said, video content drives traffic, boosts engagement and increases conversions, so adding targeted explainers, how-tos, and other educational videos to your website, YouTube Channel, and social media profiles is an effective way to get more leads with your inbound marketing strategy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Invest in Education and Training Sustainability is an evolving field. Continuous education and training for your team are essential. Contributed to EO by Jordan Kaye , an EO Los Angeles member who is the founder and CEO of Analog Events. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. It consists of a highly intelligent and opinionated founder – Nick Halstead. So what are Rob’s secret hacks that he didn’t spill in his blog post? . ” His argument is as follows. Rob does it. On steroids.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2021

“There are things you can do to make sure you’re not alone” Andrea Grisdale, founder and CEO at IC Bellagio and a member of EO Italy. EO has given me so many educational opportunities that have been: (1) worth their weight in gold; and (2) perfect for spending time with people who are “in the same boat”.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

We live in interesting times where working at a startup is glamorized to the point that many founders even refer to their team members as “rock stars,” which to my ears is cringe worthy. We first met five years ago through serendipity as I described in this 2009 blog post and elaborated on again in more detail 2010.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. university in math or science — instead of subsidizing their educations and then sending them home&#.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Contributed by Kym Huynh, an EO Melbourne member, EO Global Communications Committee member, and co-founder of WeTeachMe. Ron Lovett , EO Atlantic Canada, founder of Connolly Owens and VIDA , author of Outrageous Empowerment. It was when I educated my potential customers that they could pool their funds, the deal was done.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Sesie Bonsi is the founder and CEO of Bleu , a financial technology platform focused on enabling touchless payment experiences. But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. hit nearly $1.8

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This interview is with Swayam Doshi , Founder at Suspire. Swayam Doshi, Founder, Suspire Swayam, welcome to Startup Blog Post! I’m Swayam Doshi, the founder of Suspire. I started Suspire with a vision to create a platform that not only promotes sustainable products but also educates consumers about their choices.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

“We’re the hallways of the educational internet,” said Fiveable co-founder and CEO Amanda DoAmaral. DoAmaral’s vision, built alongside co-founder Tán Ho, fueled Fiveable’s latest financing event. “When we first started, we were livestreaming, we had some blogs and study guides,” said Ho.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 2, 2021

Contributed By Susan Michel, EO New Jersey member and founder and CEO of Glen Eagle Advisors , which provides investment management and financial planning advice. Unfortunately, most children grow up without any financial education whatsoever, whether at home or at school. and more articles from the EO blog. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 5, 2021

Corporations and educational institutions had to find ways to bring people together for meetings and instruction. He is also the founder and CEO of Madoff Productions , a film company that produces award-winning commercials, web content, music videos and documentaries. Television networks figured out new ways to produce live shows.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

Michael Tindall of Modern Distribution agreed: “EO has built a great community, offers both fun and educational events, and great people who cheer you on and want you to continue to succeed and enjoy life.” You hear other founders’ stories and work together to help each other solve challenges and reach your goals.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 23, 2023

It’s creating a one-stop destination for professionals to showcase their work experiences, education and connect with like-minded individuals in their domain. They also can get their work experience and education to add an additional layer of authenticity. Other participating investors include Plotch.ai

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

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. The whole purpose of this company has been to educate and create spaces for the community to come together and live this lifestyle,” Lennert noted.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 31, 2020

2018 YLAI fellow Kenishia Mais is the founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform empowering young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, create their ideal financial lives, and gain the freedom to pursue more of what they love.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 2, 2023

Members gain access to experts, executive education, leadership development, and a network of successful entrepreneurs — all of which can accelerate your growth. As a founder and CEO, where can you learn business skills while simultaneously hustling to grow your company? and more articles from the EO blog. Register now!

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

When I hear the realism that comes from founders with setback it elicits an understanding of what it takes to be successful at a startup that frankly can’t exist unless you’ve walked in those shoes before. In London when founders failed they were ostracized in the press and culturally I believe it became harder to raise capital.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 28, 2020

We spotted a common theme in many answers: learning—whether it’s incidental learning among peers or formal education at events. I’ve also learned a great deal from the courses that are provided.” – Lynda Stafford , EO Southeast Virginia, founder and CEO, RMGS, Inc. , Louis, founder and CEO, Warehouse of Fixtures , No.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Educational videos, whiteboard animations, video explainers — each popular type of marketing video brings something unique to the table, and it’s critical to use the right tool at the right time to get the results you want! and more articles from the EO blog.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 10, 2011

Even the one time blogging platform of choice Wordpress can, without a lot of hassles, can be manipulated to be your entire site's content management system. More recently, Jim and Vinny the founders of Yipit taught themselves how to code to get their service up and running, after working in investment banking.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The news blogs will cover the what, how and how much but I want to focus on the “why” and try to be instructive of what I think makes for a great A-round startup. Mission Driven I also am looking for founders that are on a personal mission to solve a big problem. But really it’s something I look for.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2016

I am not writing about this out of the blue – this seems to be the topic of the day in my social stream based on blogs written, retweets rendered and attaboys handed out. Founders start companies. These days founders often raise money with minimal time spent creating a company and often have salaries from the early days.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

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. My close friend Brian Moran (co-founder of BuildOnline) was an architect and is now a real estate developer and adviser.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Contributed by Verne Harnish, founder of EO and founder and CEO of Gazelles, a global executive education and coaching company with over 150 coaching partners on six continents. Sometimes the meeting is almost exclusively about things that came up in the week’s Pulse,” says co-founder and CEO Forest Key. “It

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2021

Contributed by Hao Lam, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Seattle, Washington, and founder and CEO of Best in Class Education. MyEO Education. The MyEO Education group is championed by Joyce Lasecke of EO Minnesota, with support and encouragement from Peter Fan of EO Dallas. MyEO Angels.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

By fostering early exposure and education about entrepreneurship and other career paths, Franc.World is paving the way for an inclusive landscape where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed. Women need equal access to education, training and business opportunities. and more articles from the EO blog.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2025

We believe this presents a massive opportunityand were building our firm to be the go-to partner for founders innovating in this space. Backing Bold Founders from Day Zero Creator Ventures specializes in pre-seed and seed-stage funding, writing checks ranging from $200,000 to $2.5 Thats what we bring.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

From leaping funnel stages with decision makers to creating mass quantities of compelling content, the branded podcast is following the growth path of the inbound blog toward a table-stakes position in an organization’s GTM strategy. and more articles from the EO blog. Podcasts have a lot of upside for marketers. Happy podcasting!

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