Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

You come together as a team one day per week (the “Partner Meeting,” which for most firms is on Mondays) and mostly share the news & information from your portfolio companies or evaluate new deals. We also believe it’s important to be strong pillars of our community. And helping be our cultural ambassador.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 16, 2023

The goal of these efforts is to create and foster a culture of belonging, where every person in an organization feels welcome. Increasing diversity and focusing on inclusion in your workforce is the best first step to change, but unless you have accessibility and create a culture of belonging, those efforts will fall short.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

Culture Amp was founded in 2009 to let companies conduct anonymous employee surveys, but since then, its focus has expanded to helping employers turn the data they collect into action. The round bumps Culture Amp’s valuation to $1.5 The round bumps Culture Amp’s valuation to $1.5

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 23, 2011

With all of this news about Brooklyn 's tech scene , I've been thinking a lot about what made the NYC innovation community grow so quickly. is a space that sees information spillover as a feature, not a flaw. Information spillover. Building 20.is It is designed to leak. But sometimes you need to move a wall.".

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 23, 2024

With over two decades of experience in information systems, project management, and engineering, Angie brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to the organization. Her thought leadership extends to her role as the former board president of i-SIGMA, the International Secure Information Governance and Management Association.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Once he started building a community, he also learned they had a specific need he could fill. Not all niche communities have large, interactive followings. Here's an article and podcast interview I enjoyed called: Build a Community and the Sales Will Follow: [link] Click To Tweet. This probably isn't shocking information.

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Source Link

JANUARY 29, 2022

To effectively support any entrepreneur, you must develop an infrastructure of resources in your community. After working with over 100 communities, we know that resources tend to cluster around the type of entrepreneur served and stage of business. Cultivate an inclusive network with culturally competent support.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2021

From my experience, the business community can strengthen its every member if we build it on cooperation, not competition. Competition became an integral part of society due to historical, cultural, and other factors. The power of community Building a business community is also a win-win. I’m not naive?—?I’m

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

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. Since Allen owns her office building, she started a garden in the back for her community to grow and harvest vegetables.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

We threw a Launchpad LA dinner to bring the community together as we tend to do 6-10 times a year. Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. And of course a place of idyllic weather, culture and a lifestyle.

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Ian Hathaway

JULY 29, 2020

The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem is essential reading for entrepreneurs, community leaders, policymakers, and other key stakeholders looking to entrepreneurship as an engine of innovation and economic growth. Think in systems. Recognize there is more than one type of capital.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 19, 2019

More information about the ESHIP Communities program can be found here. She is a member of our ESHIP Communities Council in Kansas City. A: When I moved back to Kansas City from undergrad and grad school (Atlanta and Chicago), I craved the community I felt I had in those places. Why is this your life’s work?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Problems with workplace culture A major obstacle facing many women in tech is an unfriendly, male-dominated culture. While it is difficult to quantify culture, several pieces of information point to common problems that women experience. Not every company has a chauvinistic, male-dominated culture.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Having a portfolio where half the companies have at least one female founder or person of color has made me think a lot about our culture. Moreover, it has a community built around diverse perspectives, support and empowerment. Members of The Wing are shaping our culture, our politics, and our technology everyday.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This drew the attention away from companies in the space that weren’t trying to be anything but what they are—cultures that employees have very low expectations of. Did they create enough rules and guidelines around values and culture that were informed from the perspective of women of color? Did any company?

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 18, 2019

More information about the ESHIP Communities program can be found here. Gerald and his wife Dianna co-founded Plexpod, a coworking space where they champion entrepreneurs and the power of community to achieve success. Gerald is one of the founding members of our ESHIP Communities Council in Kansas City. A : Show up!

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 9, 2021

Who lives on the periphery of your community and why? They are people who are denied involvement or face limited involvement in social, economic, educational, political and/or cultural life. Lefkow said grievances that remain unaddressed can also stoke fires of civil unrest and violence that could devastate the entire community.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Damaris, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, is working hard to combine her love for her home country of Nicaragua and her love of tourism to give back to those in her country, providing employment and education opportunities across her community. Through tourism, I am giving the opportunity to local kids to dream for a better future,” she says.

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Forward Cities

MAY 13, 2024

Overview Forward Cities is a national nonprofit with a firm belief that every entrepreneur deserves an equitable chance to launch and grow a business that generates wealth for themselves, their families, and their communities. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so early submissions are recommended.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 1, 2024

By acknowledging the mental health struggles and fostering a culture of support, the entrepreneurial ecosystem can evolve into a space where both success and well-being thrive. I try to get as much information as possible by asking questions. Andile Khumalo, founder and CEO of KhumaloCo., Then I trust my gut and make a call.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 9, 2021

Understanding the difference between equality and equity is a great way to start thinking about treatment of others in your community and in your business. Should students who come from marginalized communities or lower-income backgrounds receive more support than those who don’t? That would be an example of equality.

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Revolution

JUNE 15, 2023

They believe communities everywhere benefit from accessible cuisine that’s proven to be among the healthiest and heartiest in the world. A commitment to culture: Ike, Ted, Dimitri, and Brett grew up in the restaurant industry. Those convictions evolved into a culture at CAVA in which quality of life and growth are priorities.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

We also had a strong incentive to make our program successful: despite the shared branding and core values, each Techstars program was funded and owned by the mentor and investor community in the city in which it operated. It’s fair to say that the Seattle startup community would not be where it is today without Techstars.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The real super power of ecosystem mapping is how the mapping process and the actual map are used by the community as a catalyst to collaboratively strengthen the ecosystem. Most obviously, ecosystem maps can serve as a resource guide for entrepreneurs in the community. Defining Categories of Information. Make it Collaborative.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 10, 2018

The correct design will give information in an easier to find way that will put your company in the best light. If you aim at higher horizons, where you can make informed decisions and work smart, not hard, this is the type of investment that you are searching for. Invest in a strong company culture. Store, process and gather.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Ecosystem building and community building is hard. Entrepreneurship ecosystem builders work for social change and impact — working to help their communities thrive. In the podcast, Anika explores how ecosystem building can help unleash the full potential of the makers, doers, innovators and visionaries in our communities.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 13, 2024

Jenny Love Meyer, Chief Culture Officer for presenting sponsor Love’s Travel Stops, awarded trophies to winning teams, underscoring the continued commitment of Love’s Travel Stops to fostering innovation in Oklahoma. More information is available at entrepreneurscup.org.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 27, 2022

In this role, I spearhead a program that helps veterans and community heroes like teachers, police, firefighters, medical professionals and social workers acquire housing. The development of Popongo and a celebration of culture. Building relationships and enhancing a sense of community. Popongo was born.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 16, 2021

Located in Trinidad and Tobago, Alpha is on a mission with WHYFARM and AGRIman to promote the importance of sustainable agriculture among youth and children to counter the challenges relating to food security in communities around the world. Discover your community. For Alpha, farming was not always the plan. Identify your audience.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Two significant ways that EO Path of Leadership has influenced my company for the better are: PoL has enabled me to put the structure and culture in place to make my business less dependent on me day to day. I can experiment with my leadership style safely within EO and then take what’s proven back into my business, family and community.

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Y Combinator

JULY 20, 2022

Outside of the YC community, little has been documented on best practices to be an effective CEO. Being able to decentralize decision making starts with hiring the best people and then arming them with the right information. What is Faire’s culture? Our culture can be described by our five values. We are owners.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The members of the small biz panel included: Dr. Dionne Mahaffey, Founder of Culture Greetings. Dr. Dionne Mahaffey, the founder of Culture Greetings, started her company to solve a problem, We, as African Americans, or black people, or indigenous people, or other people of color, walk down the greeting card aisle, we don't see ourselves.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

The news that funding for Black founders is falling was no shock to the Black community, much of which was raised with the aphorism, “when white America catches a cold, Black America gets pneumonia.” “We’re in a culture of innovation and doing things in ways that nobody has done before,” Jarvis told TechCrunch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In a world that perpetuates individuality at the expense of community, stepping up without allowing your worst inner instincts of survival to take the best of you and actually do the right thing—not for yourself, but for someone else or the organization’s good—is a literal psychological breakthrough, a next-level example of internal growth.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

In February of 2017, Susan Fowler’s description of the pervasive cultural issues at Uber, after the company’s abject failure to address her sexual harassment complaints properly, finally broke through in a way that garnered the tech community’s appropriate attention. Not in the “founder friendly” culture of tech anyway.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 2, 2022

Department of State is supporting five outstanding 2022 YLAI fellows to travel as youth delegates to the Summit of the Americas, where they will serve as a voice for the YLAI fellowship program, their communities, and youth across the region. Get to know them here, and keep up with them during their time at the summit! .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Since then, imageOne has received multiple workplace culture awards, including recognition as a Forbes Small Giant , which acknowledges 25 U.S. small businesses every year with having an exceptional culture. I couldn’t be prouder of my team. Start Your Meditation Practice Here. Happy meditating entrepreneurs and fellow EO members!

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