Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 29, 2021

Much of what we do as startup community builders requires in-person interactions through workshops, meetups, and other events. But the Covid pandemic pushed the big pause button on in-person events that are the beating heart of many startup communities. We’re leaning heavily on our digital platforms to keep the community engaged.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2020

Plus, a culture of inclusion translates into a happier, more productive workforce. Despite these tangible benefits, some employers struggle to maintain a staff made up of people with diverse education, races , ethnicities, sexual orientations, ages and religions. Your core values tout a culture of inclusion. WALK THE TALK.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Piyush’s background is in elementary education. So, he has three areas of focus for giving: education, children and mothers. Make your impact grow exponentially by cultivating a giving culture in your business. They see their roles as bigger than themselves and see how their impact in the community matters.”

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

You already have some type of small-scale manufacturing business in your community, and as you learn more about these businesses in this book, you may start to notice them. I often call them hidden gems because they are in every community. Community wealth building. More economic opportunity.

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Meet some of the outstanding African entrepreneurs addressing challenges in sectors ranging from finance to healthcare to education and keep an eye out for the program’s Dealbook, where the full cohort will be featured. The fintech company Kobopay provides a wide range of services using a community-based approach.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 28, 2021

Andy Grove’s book and motto, “only paranoid survive” is part of Jim and Chris’s corporate DNA to be looking to be better and be more accessible to their customers. From thinking about customers as people who buy stuff from us, TO members of a community! Such as even working with an acclaimed psychologist how do we help our community .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2017

and CEO of TCS Interpreting , providing world-class language access to the deaf community. All mentors complete our required minimum 16 hours of mentoring continuing education units (CEUs). Jessica Moseley is an EO member in Washington, D.C., The agency has developed a robust internship and mentorship program. Never stop improving.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 3, 2021

The team is developing an augmented reality (AR) platform for mobile phones that allows the user to visit historical and cultural sites with life-like visuals and in-depth information. Everyone that completes our challenging curriculum is a winner in my book.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2018

[link] I’m tired of hearing people on social media speak of “virtue signaling,” a term meant to silence well-meaning people from speaking the truth about injustices done to immigrants, African Americans, the LGBTQ community or speaking up on gender inequality. education: bi-cultural, bi-national and bi-lingual.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2016

Ashoka’s Michael Zakaras caught up with Kim to learn of her guiding principles, how she and the New Belgium team translate them into business practice, and what this means for young people and education today. The notion was that it takes everyone pulling together to build and maintain a community.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Their chat covered topics as far afield as Airbnb’s “work anywhere” policy, how it’s addressing liability issues for hosts and his biggest regret from the COVID-19 era: I overrode the host cancellation policy and refunded more than a billion dollars of guest bookings. Image Credits: Guild Education. I was a little less authentic.”.

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EntreWorks Consulting

JULY 27, 2020

I just finished an interesting new book by Martin Sandbu, economics writer for The Financial Times. He argues that too many workers and too many communities now feel that they do not belong as part of a wider economy, and thus have chosen to opt out or protest in the streets, the ballot box, and beyond.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2023

Cultivating team belonging and organizational culture Our brains are not wired to connect and build relationships with people located in small squares on a videoconference call, they’re wired to be tribal and connect with our fellow tribe members in face-to-face settings. Similarly, it’s best to handle in-person any human resource concerns.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Blocksport Blocksport builds Web3-ready platform solutions for the professional sports and entertainment industry to enable tokenization use cases for their fan community. Developed a SaaS-based white-label web3 platform that opens revenue streams and strengthens community engagement.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 13, 2020

Anyone who’s run an accelerator, a grant program, reviewed book/screenplay manuscripts, or been in charge of hiring has an impossible challenge: how do you find the proverbial needle in the haystack? I don’t want unlucky people working in this department. The answer is usually some variation on, “start sifting.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In Daniel Pink’s book “Drive,” he covers how autonomy, mastery and purpose are the main drivers of motivation. Education says you care. I’ve had a few attempts at explaining this to people from other professions, and it turns out hacker culture is baffling. As an employer, you can invest in them as individuals as well.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 8, 2011

I've been very lucky over the last six years of being involved in the NYC innovation community to meet some fantastic folks. When you're educated by Jesuits, you know the word "discernment". I was speaking at Internet Week yesterday on networking and so I wanted to gather some of my thoughts. 1) Be Discerning. 4) Share your hobbies.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2021

There’s been an emergence of “pre-accelorator” or “people accelorator” programs—experiences that you can buy your way into with cash, as opposed to potentially valuable future equity, that replicate the education and network provided by the likes of YCombinator. However, that side of a professional education is a commodity.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 14, 2022

After careful consideration of community-driven feedback and market research, TOMS decided to evolve our giving. We know that community organizations and leaders best understand the challenges their communities face, but also know they don’t always have the resources? Community ?? The definition of community evolved.

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Derek Sivers

JANUARY 20, 2014

This is the first chapter of my new Vietnam 2014 book. Vietnam has long been considered the cultural and artistic heart of Asia, and the Vietnamese are the “Italians of Asia”. There are highly traditional expectations regarding responsibility to family, education, career choices, gender roles, marriage, and children.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2016

This month, we’ll be engaging in an open dialogue that asks the question, “What does social entrepreneurship look like within our global EO community and beyond?” Just ask Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison , EO Johannesburg members who are redefining the educational ecosystem in South Africa.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Joe Frost (EO Nebraska) : I had spoken in small group facilitations, in front of a classroom of students, and as guest at community events. Michèle Hecken : I had sold my business and was writing a book, which made me curious about public speaking. And it’s been an amazing journey since. That is why I attended.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 22, 2016

Just ask Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison , EO Johannesburg members who are redefining the educational ecosystem in South Africa. Historically, South Africa ranks among the worst-performing education systems in the world. SB/ “The state of education in South Africa is stark at the moment.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

PEVCTech.com , a community for investors and technologists responsible for investing in private companies, primarily at private equity and venture capital funds. I record here the books I’ve read, not as diligently as I should. Instagram is primarily a place to showcase our culture. I host on Hostforweb **. Goodreads.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 3, 2020

This is just the latest example from many years the Karma Foundation has been making a difference in the community. Karma Foundation is primarily focused on community development across the entire socio-economic spectrum. I strongly believe that collaboration is the way to drive large scale community transformation.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

PEVCTech.com , a community for investors and technologists responsible for investing in private companies, primarily at private equity and venture capital funds. I record here the books I’ve read, not as diligently as I should. Instagram is primarily a place to showcase our culture. Only married once, just for clarity…) .

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

Articles from the episode: A third straight week of tech layoffs in the books. Darrell, Jordan and Claire got into how she landed on a B2B model for Aunt Flow and the importance of free, accessible period products — which is something she often has to educate prospective investors or customers on.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2019

She has also created a culture that authentically values giving back and making a positive difference in the world. Merry has inspired millions of people through her books, her seminars and even her own movie! I first met Kalika Yap at EO’s Entrepreneurial Masters Program (EMP), an executive education program.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

47:40 – What’s a must read book and why? You believe in your community, you believe in your friends, and you believe in someone that everyone believes in, right? But when you’re buying from someone in your community who you know very well, that trust deficit goes away. The community helps each other out.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

Released in 2011, “Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle” was a book that laid claim to the idea that Israel was an unusual type of country. From age 13 Israel’s students are exposed to advanced computing studies, and the cultural push to go into tech is strong. Waze’s 100 employees received about $1.2

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StartupNation

JANUARY 18, 2022

A slogan communicates the key benefit you want customers to associate with your brand. For instance, Dunkin Donuts’ slogan “America Runs on Dunkin” makes people feel part of American culture. The most catchy slogans are short, easy, and relatable. Tell your personal story. Generate a steady stream of content.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

Almost half of all Americans play mobile games, so Alex reviewed Jam City’s investor deck, a transcript of the investor presentation call and a press release to see how it stacks up against Zynga, which “has done great in recent quarters, including posting record revenue and bookings in the first three months of 2021.”

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Y Combinator

MAY 15, 2019

26:00 – Will education be the driver of paid content? 29:45 – Educational podcasters in China. They pay for educational content. Whatever the proportion of it, we think there’s going to be kind of this massive area of culture that people are paying for. It’s like a book in this way.

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Continuations

JULY 1, 2019

In my book World After Capital, I refer to it as “Economic Freedom.” The former implies that we are stuck in the Industrial Age, whereas the latter carries the possibility of a new age, which I call the “Knowledge Age” in my book. It is deeply woven into our culture as part of the protestant work ethic.

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