Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2020

McKinsey studies have also shown that companies with diverse leadership outperform their peers. Tim Hamilton is the founder and CEO of Praxent. The founder of Polar Notion , Morgan J. No one can dispute the inherent benefits of diversity in the workplace. Indeed, studies show greater diversity yields greater profits.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 24, 2020

After 20 years managing the digital agency she founded , Adrienne now pursues opportunities to share her knowledge with other entrepreneurs, to grow alongside her peers, and to meaningfully explore the world. . We asked Adrienne to tell us more about the MyEO Tasimba leadership experience. Here’s what she shared: .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 3, 2019

EO is a peer-to-peer learning organization , so it made perfect sense to offer free mentoring sessions to conference attendees who wished to spend time with an entrepreneur. Santoro attended the 2019 Startup Grind Global as an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ambassador and mentor. We share his thoughts below. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

I was the first elected president of EO and the first chairman of the Global Board. I wasn’t the first female member, but I was the first of any gender to hold these important leadership positions—and I believe that says something important about the ethos of EO and how the organization sees everybody as equal and of value.

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Y Combinator

JULY 15, 2019

One of the most common questions we hear from founders is “How do I manage my board?” It’s something that provokes anxiety, because this is the first time the founder/CEO is subject to external supervision, and the board has powers that include the firing of the CEO and the senior management. A note on board composition.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 16, 2017

“Much of the growth and success of CoinX was reinforced by a combination of my EO forum, the EO network, and the opportunity to serve other EO members through leadership. As the CEO and founder, Megan is known for her ability to push the envelope in security and risk management technology. Learn more about EO today!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Whether it’s securing investment capital, marketing a concept, recruiting new talent or leaning on peers for support and advice, having a solid network can seriously work to your benefit. There’s no question that launching your own business comes hard work, obstacles and logistics—and most of these are left to the founder.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Written by Aaron Lee, founder & CEO at iluma Agency. 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. The original version of this article appeared on Aaron’s LinkedIn blog. Realizing the power of just one moment.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

We also look for a cultural fit with Upfront, which includes the gravitas to deal with executives and founders at the startups we back as well as the other board members. We like to know that when we call our peers they truly are the best fit for the company in which we’ve invested. Watching him develop over the past 4.5

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Contact center agents now working at home could no longer rely on in-person subject matter experts, managers or experienced peers. Customer service is making and breaking companies over the past two years as shopping moved online and consumers wanted more out of the traditional service companies were offering.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

It says the Series A will be used to fuel further business expansion, including by further expanding the team and beefing up technical leadership. Commenting in a statement, Dr. Allister Furey, co-founder and CEO, said: “The market is one of the world’s most powerful tools against climate change. Sylvera , a U.K.-based

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

But founder Matthew Joseph Martin soon realized that the startup, backed by investors like Boost VC and Tim Draper, was serving a relatively niche market in the States. The microfinancing platform connects investors with small businesses using mudarabah, a shariah-compliant profit-sharing agreement. Indonesia emerged as the best choice.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Launched the ACA syndication pilot with current ACA peer groups and a new deal-sharing platform. Launched the new Boards in Action course, available in March as part of the AU winter term. Without our members, none of our accomplishments would have been possible and our hope for the future would be unfounded.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Adnan Asar, co-founder and CEO of Lucid Lane, started the company five years ago after watching his wife struggle to stop taking medication she was prescribed following an illness. As part of the investment, Eric Wolford, venture partner at Accel, joined the Lucid Lane board of directors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

Chelle Neff, founder of Urban Betty, shares a tour of one of her salon locations in Austin, Texas. At the start of 2020, Chelle Neff is wrapping up a decade of considerable success, growth and innovation. 5000 list twice! . You opened Urban Betty in 2005 and it’s been growing ever since. What drives you? And what’s next?

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

As the founder and managing partner of two early-stage funds, Alicia has encouraged, enabled, and advocated for a more diverse group of investors and entrepreneurs - for women, for people of color, and for impact. realized there was an enormous funding gap for women-led companies, which was due, in part, to the lack of women investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

For some aspiring to be tech entrepreneurs, I often suggest a two-step process, as I argued in this post that “ The First Startup Founder You Need to Invest in Is You.” But if you want it in it’s full V1 glory read on … You’ve never been a CEO but might like to be one some day.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 6, 2021

Ham and Christopher are not only two of the smartest and most thoughtful angel investors I've ever met, but they have literally moved the 'knowledge needle' for hundreds of thousands of investors and entrepreneurs across North America and the world," said Marianne Hudson, ACA's founder and executive director emeritus.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

When you set up a board it is often initially a combination of the founders and the early investors. It can start 2–1 founders to investors and then sometimes moves to 3–2 but sometime around the A, B or C round the idea of “independent” directors comes up. The board is where large equity investors get their representation.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The round also includes the a16z Cultural Leadership Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bezos Expeditions (a personal investment company of Jeff Bezos), Dash Fund, and Y Combinator. Kristina Shen, a GP at A16z, will be joining the board. Marc Andreessen will take a board observer seat. A rebrand and re-focus.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 26, 2018

Either I would board this train and join the organization, becoming a founding member in Brazil, or I would not get on the train, and instead go through my life without any major concerns or opportunities. Nothing is more valuable than the exchange of experiences among peers. I remember it as if it happened yesterday.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

Ariel Cao, the founder and CEO, admits as much. A study reviewed by TechCrunch suggested that the devices performed well, though the data hasn’t been peer reviewed. If you were to accidentally drop the eye sensor developed by Injectsense you’d have little chance of finding it. You can sit around.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 30, 2023

Founder and CEO Aaron King and his team have expertly navigated fundraising and market cycles. Founder and CEO Aaron King and his team have expertly navigated fundraising and market cycles. After we closed the round, our lead investor revealed how capital efficient we had been compared to our peers. So, we raised our Series A.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

” The morning consisted of a presentation by Mitsue Kurihara, a Board member from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), who launched the DBJ Women Entrepreneurs Center in November 2011; and a moderated panel with three female entrepreneurs: Donna Fujimoto Cole, Fujiyo Ishiguro and Sachiko Kuno. When asked what motivated her, Ms.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO. Very few founder CEOs go into the job ever expecting to give up their seat. It’s your baby. You took the biggest leap of faith.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 21, 2020

To sustain the work of ecosystem building, we must equip our practitioners for the long haul with a professional job description, training programs, ongoing peer support, and sustainable funding models. Eric Parker, Founder and President, theClubhou.se, Augusta, GA. Voices from the field. Metro Area. Metro Area. Goal 7, specifically 7.1

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Walton helped it raise its first millions in venture capital, making her one of the few dozen Black female founders to do so. Walton eventually applied, and got accepted, to Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), a prestigious program that produces founders and top executives. Even if it was just for a few months.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2018

Jill Nelson is the founder and CEO of Ruby ® Receptionists , which recently reached its 15-year anniversary. Jill shared lessons learned and more in a blog post to mark the occasion. Below is an excerpt from the original article. I’m incredibly grateful for the amazing customers and employees who brought us to this milestone!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

LawVu is to legal what Salesforce is to sales teams,” co-founder and chief strategy officer Tim Boyne told TechCrunch in an email. The company plans to hire key leadership roles in the U.S. Instead, they often rely on email, shared inboxes and spreadsheets. LawVu’s annual recurring revenue tripled in 2020 and is continuing to grow.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

So to hear that there’s an effort to help more comms people trade notes, share stories and prepare curated responses, I have the selfish worry that we’ll have less vulnerability coming from founders and executives around the startup world. Right now, it’s free for comms leaders to join Mixing Board.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We believe this consistency in leadership and intuition for where the markets were going in the heady days of 2019–2021 helped us to stay sane in a world that momentarily seemed to have lost its mind and since we have new capital to deploy in the years ahead perhaps I can offer some insights into where we think value will be derived.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

In marketing materials founders often refer to their customer base as a “community”, but there’s a huge gap between having customers and creating a community. 92% of consumers trust peer recommendations , while only 22% of brands are trusted. Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities?—?with

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 3, 2015

I saw this Tweet recently by Scott Belsky, co-founder and CEO of Behance. Other times she comes back with even more conviction about the founders, market or products. Other times she comes back with even more conviction about the founders, market or products. conviction > consensus. Respect > Love. This drives me nuts.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 13, 2012

I call the last working week in December Board Week because it’s packed with board meetings. These board meetings are often the most important of the year. I’ve assembled a checklist below of top 5 things I’ve seen founders do in and around the end of the year that position their companies for success in the next year.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

As you know, I run our Founder Experience program here, the set of tools and programs and people that we have to support our entrepreneurs in their growth journey. Good morning, afternoon, and evening Redpoint community. Great to see a lot of repeat attendees and some new ones. I’m Travis Bryant. Excited to be back emceeing.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com spoke with the founders of Maison de Papillon , Danielle Salinas, and Shriya Bisht about their journey and how a strong partnership has helped their business. Smart Hustle Small Business Podcast · Power Of Having A Partner In Your Startup – Maison De Papillon founders. What happened?

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