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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

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She hasn’t raised any venture capital. She drove her company to profitability before paying herself a modest salary. She leveraged herself and even sold many of her possessions to get started. And when her assets were tapped she rented out her bedroom and even her couch on Airbnb to afford her year-one operations. More on that later.

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Share the mindset of success in EO Accelerator

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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. EO staff member Cydney Melton asked Emma about her experience. In 2013, Allen went into business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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How Founders Can Master Mental Resilience to Stay in the Game Long Enough to Win

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But now on the main stage at the biggest competition of the year, the audience is peering and the judges are scoring — and everything feels different. But now on the main stage at the biggest competition of the year, the audience is peering and the judges are scoring — and everything feels different. How will she handle the pressure?

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How the Seed-Stage VC Trend Began, The Downsides of Unicorns & Much More

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If you want to understand the software trend that drove the creation of the seed-stage VC phenomenon I wrote about it that linked blog post but in short: cloud computing drove down the cost to create startups enabling a new category of investor. It is, of course, a very recent phenomenon. But not many others.

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How to thwart collaboration overload by working smarter

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These “warm” relationships then prove to be critical when opportunities enable a person who has done this well to see a possibility and mobilize a network. These people engage with others in ways that enable them to see possibilities, get enthused about the work, and understand the “why” in what they do.

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How to Balance Tech and Humanity To Cultivate Connections in Business

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Understanding clients’ preferences Businesses that foster personal connections with their clients can gain invaluable feedback directly, enabling them to adapt and tailor their products to better meet client needs. So, how can we minimize the impact of technology to promote more interpersonal connections?

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How EO has impacted my life and grown my business

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Natasha Miller is an EO member in Los Angeles, and founder and Chief Experience Designer of Entire Productions , which designs, plans and produces incredible event experiences both virtually and in person. The company has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing, privately held companies three years in a row.

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