Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Siegel’s recent book, THE BRAINS AND BRAWN COMPANY: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of Digital and Physical , explores how (and why) many business owners in digitized industries overlook and underappreciate traditional competencies like logistics, manufacturing, customer service, and quality control. Can you tell us more?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 5, 2022

At some point in life, almost everyone has collaborated with people who don’t share knowledge, don’t give advice, and don’t help others out with their experience. In his book, Giving , Bill Clinton said that he’d rather be wrong for trusting people than for distrusting them. Are you in?

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 1, 2024

Since its launch, the Talent x Opportunity Initiative (TxO) has been more than a funding vehicle; it’s been a launchpad for culturally inspired innovation and a community of support for under-networked founders. Like the startups in our portfolio, TxO is constantly evolving to ensure we’re meeting the needs of our founders.

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Dream It

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Recently, Mel served as the SVP of Product Development at Securonix and Director of Product Management at RSA NetWitness. Mel knows firsthand how crucial strategy is to develop products that customers love. These products can be used by many different teams and integrated for easy collaboration across your company.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 30, 2017

Rules, regulations and bureaucracy are part of corporate culture, but, done right, they don’t have to squelch morale and productivity. Encourage Collaboration. You can help encourage that kind of collaboration by having an open-door policy where people can come in and get clarification or share ideas. Decrease Meetings.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2017

The agency has developed a robust internship and mentorship program. Jessica shared best practices for developing such a program. TCS Interpreting has developed a well-rounded internship and mentoring program that reflects its core values of growth and collaboration. Jessica Moseley is an EO member in Washington, D.C.,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2023

Then, we develop a communication strategy to convey the value of these face-to-face tasks to hybrid employees, to get their buy-in on coming to the office for high-impact work pursuits. These nuances carry much more weight during intense collaborations. There’s absolutely no need for employees to come to the office for such activities.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Top brand consultancies and naming agencies charge five- or even six-digit fees to develop company names. Unlike naming a pet, company naming requires legal availability, linguistic and cultural viability, internal alignment and customer acceptance. Leave it to amateurs, and you could be the next Bodega or Poachable.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 29, 2023

Register WhyQ’s plan to focus on improving their existing products and developing new ones to help small businesses better compete in the digital economy received a boost after it raised $1.4 Rishabh Singhvi, COO and Co-Founder of WhyQ said that in Malaysia, small businesses play a crucial role in both the economy and culture.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

According to a survey from GoodHire , 75% of managers want workers in the office, citing the potential lack of focus and loss of company culture. But over the past 8 years, the platform has expanded to handle various aspects of desk booking, room reservation and guest management.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

5 things you should automate today Start automating Knowing how to use Figma isn't just about adding an app to my arsenal: it also allows me to participate more effectively in strategic brainstorms, contribute design aspects to our blog posts, and collaborate with our design team. What I did is called, in a word, upskilling.

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Gust

JUNE 8, 2014

Experts on this subject, including Yael Zofi, in her book, “ A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams ,” has identified eight key characteristics of high-performing virtual teams that I have observed, and every startup founder should understand and enable: Members exhibit a global mindset – they look outward, not inward.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Excerpted from “Culture Ignited: 5 Disciplines for Adaptive Leadership,” by Jason Richmond (Ideal Outcomes, Inc., As Vibhas Ratanjee, Senior Practice Expert, Organizational and Leadership Development, Gallup, says, “You may not be ready to think about the next catastrophe, not now when the unknowns outnumber the knowns.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

PubNub tells me that its messaging, presence and other data-based APIs today are used across some 600 million devices in more than 70 countries, with some 900,000 developer projects generating some 21 petabytes of data on a monthly basis. It says that customer bookings have grown 200% year-over-year in 2021.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Founder Christina York created the tech to work as augmented reality for published books but quickly pivoted into health care when she found the technology could be readily used as pediatric patient distraction during medical procedures. RightBrain Networks is an end-to-end cloud development lifecycle solutions company based in Ann Arbor.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 6, 2016

many years ago and now it’s an essential part of our corporate culture. I invite you to copy our formula, or develop your own – and watch your business grow. It’s a type of open book management developed by Jack Stack, and it helps everyone understand how they can make decisions that impact our business.

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In collaboration with the implementing country partners, local GIZ representatives and the investor committee, 40 top startups have been selected to partake in the program. African aesthetics have inspired the global fashion industry and cultural icons worldwide. Technology services. Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Calendly : The explosive growth of meeting-booking service Calendly was bound to attract competition. And to close, an op-ed arguing that news orgs “should participate actively in the conversation and development of web3 and metaverse as soon as possible with concrete ideas and solutions.” Fantastical v. Open source is hot.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Nowadays, we try to solve problems by negotiating; many books and experts still compare business to war. Competition became an integral part of society due to historical, cultural, and other factors. Of course, it’s not pure altruism, and both sides usually get something out of the collaboration. Who’s the real enemy?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Entrepreneurs who are fortunate enough to make it across the finish line of an exit often still find themselves running uphill: reorganizations and layoffs create profound cultural shifts that few are prepared for. Fundamental changes are inevitable, but a collaborative process can smooth out some of the bumps and potholes on the journey.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

Stephen Harper, the country’s prime minister from 2006 to 2015, famously quipped that the region suffered from “ a culture of defeatism.” Bird noted that “thanks to our high retention, we’re able to build a company culture that makes up for any of the disadvantages of a smaller labor market.”

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

survey finds one-third of business leaders are most concerned with maintaining corporate culture while 13% worry about providing parity between the remote and in-office workers. The executive said he would continue to use team-building activities to help strengthen sales and create a team and individual development plans.

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Most of my experience is in B2B SaaS, so this advice is tailored to founders in a similar space: #1 Hire an experienced leadership team to define the culture and vision A brand new startup only has one asset?—?the It’s critical that each leader (and their teams) are hired in similar time zones to make that collaboration as easy as possible.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 8, 2022

But only the minority have high WeQs (Collaborative Intelligence). If you want your senior leadership team to work as a team you have to pay a lot more attention to many different areas e.g. communication, listening, supporting, collaborating etc. personality, cultural background?—?and It’s got harder!! Systemic not linear.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 29, 2021

For the entrepreneurship support organizations, we’re continuing our quarterly meetups where we come together to learn from each other and build community and collaborate. We have the zero-sum mentality Brad Feld speaks of in his recent book in spades. This helps build momentum in the middle of a crisis and boosts morale.”.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

After reading the book, Senior Editor Devin Coldewey talked with Lee and Chen about how the collaboration came about, how their points of view coincided and differed, and why they think the future will be how they describe it. Our culture and values have more or less remained the same.”. Awotona says.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As somebody who has seen the shift from Innovation to Systematization many times I can tell you that culturally it is very hard for organizations. Startups are messy and development is seldom linear and up-and-to-the right. They are filled with growth spurts and setbacks. They are filled with optimism and exhaustion.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

GPARENCY is looking to hire for sales, including entry-level roles, and says it is open to no experience — they’ll train new hires in the skills they need, and in company culture. For example, it’s looking for a Sales Executive. Deel also says employee referrals are the best way a candidate can catch their attention. billion valuation.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

You need to get straight to the beating heart of the business, understand the culture, involve the right people — and be comfortable telling founders and exec teams things they don’t always want to hear. Finally, always agree on a clear set of objectives and key results (OKRs) to ensure focus, prioritization and collaboration.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

To anyone who believes his data proves anything please do me a favor and go read The Black Swan – my favorite book of the past 5 years. In the book Taleb rails against people who use faulty models to predict risk and have self satisfied, false data arguments to convince people of their points of view. from a young age.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Michèle Hecken : I had sold my business and was writing a book, which made me curious about public speaking. We have all stayed in contact, frequently collaborate, ask questions, and support one another. I have also developed a women’s leadership retreat in Tuscany, Italy. It helped me begin to build out other platforms.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In this journey, I have helped over 25 software companies , with some notable achievements: At Mews.com , as Vice President of Engineering , I guided the company through a Series C funding of $182 million , expanding the team from 40 to over 100 developers in just two years. This program was developed in partnership with the techexecs.cz

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 14, 2022

Instead of giving shoes One for One, TOMS is committing 1/3 of profits to grassroots goods, developing deep partnerships with local organizations, and providing them with cash grants. And building a culture tethered to a test and learn mentality. Develop contingency plans and processes. Key Takeaways ?? Future proof.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 3, 2020

Karma Foundation is primarily focused on community development across the entire socio-economic spectrum. Our focus includes education, health, livelihood, women development, youth development, literature and culture, and we aim to reach every sector of the society in order to make our efforts more transformational and impactful.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 4, 2021

Many companies are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic with a hybrid work model, meaning some employees will return to the office at least part-time, but others will collaborate remotely. This) often leads to business development for our members,” Lewan said. Navigating what this working plan actually looks like can be tricky.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

And as Travis mentioned, we’ve had lots of great recent guests, Hollie Wegman, CMO at Segment, Adam, the head of developer relations at HashiCorp, G.C. After having read Elad Gil’s book, I understand why. In fact, one of the defining chapters in that book was her user instructions for her as a manager.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

million after 42 meetings, but teams of four or more need to book 30 meetings to raise $1.7 This tends to foster a collaborative work culture, but it also makes it easier to pivot when needed, and the work is less ego-driven. But fundraising is only one part of a founder’s journey. To win insurtech 2.0,

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