Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) propels the world forward by empowering entrepreneurs with the community, tools, and support they need to unlock their full potential as they grow their businesses. Here’s what they shared: What is one lesson learned, tip, or strategy you can share with entrepreneurs who want to grow and scale?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 22, 2020

The YLAI Network online courses Management Strategies for People and Resources and Smart Entrepreneurship: Next Steps in Expanding Your Enterprise can expand your knowledge on how to be a better leader, manage a crisis and effectively grow your business. Starting a business requires a strong will in order to get a venture off the ground.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 15, 2024

Don’t miss our previous posts on How to Protect Your Mental Health When Starting a Business and 5 Strategies To Change Your Inner Dialogue From Critic to Advocate and 3 Steps to Safeguard Your Mental Health and Become a Better, More Effective Leader. The gymnast needs both her mind and body to put together a winning routine.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 2, 2023

What is your strategy for hiring the ideal team amid post-pandemic Quiet Quitting ? One proven source is the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) , a global peer-to-peer network of entrepreneurs that has provided support, mentorship, and resources to help entrepreneurs achieve transformational growth since 1987.

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StartupNation

MAY 30, 2025

Lucky for you and your business, the course and event offerings are many, varied and aimed at helping you build your skillset and your community. Lucky for you and your business, the course and event offerings are many, varied and aimed at helping you build your skillset and your community. And, guess what? Joining is free.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 29, 2012

With a little patience, forethought, and strategy, you can avoid angel burnout. A mutual fund manager won't give you their portfolio strategy but most seed funds love having a network of angels to syndicate deals with. Here are just a few suggestions: 1) Advise first, invest later. Its certainly not a way to become a great advisor.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2024

There is so much more to leadership that builds community and creates impact. In hindsight, the difference back then was that I lacked a strong network of peers and mentors to call me on my misunderstandings and mistakes. First, a brief background about me. I thought I was invincible and that I was the reason for success.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2023

Peer-reviewed studies find clear associations between longer commuting times and lower job satisfaction, increased stress, and poorer mental health. 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

In short his argument seems to boil down to, “Look at me and my peers. There’s an article making the rounds in tech circles titled “ Growth Hacking is Bull ” written by Muhammad Saleem. I’d like to make the case that the article is wrong. I’d strongly encourage you to read it. We were here first.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2021

Insights and lessons from peers around the world are the key benefits of EO membership. . Most of my closest friends are people that I met as clients, peers, or through my entrepreneurial journey. At the core of Entrepreneurs’ Organization ‘s mission is helping entrepreneurs achieve their full potential.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

This report serves to further illustrate that thesis by breaking down what we look for in what we call “tentpole companies”: local startups that are the standout successes of a community’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our report concludes with updates from 21 portfolio companies, from San Diego to Buffalo, and many places in between.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

This ended up developing into Visual Basic for Applications , the strategy for programmability in Microsoft Office. Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few. I grew up in a small town in north Iowa—Cedar Falls, to be exact.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 19, 2024

Who better than our EO community to offer creative strategies for mitigating the adverse effects of stress? Who better than our EO community to offer creative strategies for mitigating the adverse effects of stress? I created Dory as a unique stress-reduction strategy to help me understand and improve my mental state.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

I feel fortunate to have attended three high-level learning opportunities through EO: I attended EO with Harvard Business School Executive Education : Inspiring Entrepreneurial Strategy, with 95 other members from around the globe to develop groundbreaking strategies and skills in analyzing industry evolution that helped our businesses grow.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Yet, as I mark five years leading the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) as its CEO, it’s a good time to reflect on five key insights gained from such a remarkable community of business founders. How can I help them grow as individuals, and help us grow as a community? It is a time that has tested many of us.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2016

From a high-level perspective, these small businesses are making a positive impact on the global economy, creating more jobs and empowering communities. Having the right people in the right seats can hone your operations and output, with the right processes and strategy. This is normal, but it doesn’t have to be!

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2025

Attendees who purchase a Diamond level ticket will have the opportunity to take a photo with Dan, plus network with like-minded peers in the Diamond Lounge. The ultimate live event for entrepreneurs, INSPIRE + SUCCEED is coming to New Zealand for the first time in April-May, presented by Success Resources. said Brianne.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 10, 2025

Strategies to Build Mental Toughness Entrepreneurial resilience isn’t something you either have or don’t—it’s a mindset you can develop over time. Peer communities (online forums, founder groups, Slack channels) provide shared experiences and emotional validation. This is entrepreneurial resilience!

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

For Them announced $2 million in pre-seed funding as it launches its first two products for the queer community: a breathable binder and multi-use intimacy serum. The new funding will be used to create additional products, to continue building its community and for talent acquisition.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures (no, Evan is not standing on a box) Last year marked the 25th anniversary for Upfront Ventures and what a year it was. 2021 saw phenomenal returns for our industry and it topped off more than a decade of unprecedented VC growth.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

And I realized that my place at the table isn’t always the opinionated guy debating company strategy but often it’s knowing the smartest people in the market and having close enough relationships with them and having put in sufficient time helping that that I know when I can call in favors. All originally through Twitter.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

We reached out to Brianna Ellison, director of community engagement for Verizon, as part of our initiative to bring the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program to Michigan entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners. What work is Verizon doing in the Detroit/Michigan community to help small businesses? Brianna Ellison.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 13, 2020

Contributed by Angela Fernandez, vice president of community engagement, GS1 US. However, small brands would benefit from taking a broad perspective and diversifying their sales channel strategy to position them for future growth. Today, maintaining steady revenue growth can be difficult without the right help and mindset.

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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. Contributed to EO by Marina Byezhanova , an active member-leader within EO and a member of EO Canada Bridge chapter. Entrepreneurship is a blend of many skills. And it’s been an amazing journey since.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 28, 2019

The choice made it hard for Costa to communicate deeply with his Greek-speaking grandparents, but it did help him discover his entrepreneurial path. The choice made it hard for Costa to communicate deeply with his Greek-speaking grandparents, but it did help him discover his entrepreneurial path. What sets him apart?

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Actually, I think the best analogy for a social media strategy looks something more like this: If you’ve never seen The Price is Right’s Plinko game, it’s highly entertaining. A lot of people ask me what I think of posting to Twitter these days… (I’ll start calling it X as soon as I learn to stop saying Battery Tunnel and Triborough Bridge).

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. Before launching YHS, Ashna participated in a number of student leadership activities and was already an active member of her community. The Origins of Young Help Suriname (YHS).

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

The other day, I got interviewed for Business Insider. It was a good interview, save for that little vein that I had no idea was so prominently featured on the side of my head--but what's a bald guy to do? At least it's not a weird fold in the back or a dent at the top. All hat and no cattle as they say. How about as a VC? And you know what?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

How might you create a prolific content strategy which resonates with your audience at a higher level? Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, everything from working to socializing to ordering and shopping online has become the norm. In fact, according to emarketer.com ; “U.S. e-commerce sales will reach $794.50 billion (in 2020), up 32.4%

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StartupNation

JULY 2, 2025

Let’s examine how kindness can manifest in real, everyday business decisions, from the way leaders communicate to how teams support one another, and how a thoughtful brand presence can foster lasting loyalty. In this way, a reputation for kindness gives you staying power. If you’re open to feedback, people will feel heard and valued.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 7, 2021

Annie Cheng is active in the Seattle chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ‘s Accelerator programme, which empowers entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to aggressively grow their businesses. I wanted to share those relationships and experiences with others. .

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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. I have talked about this publicly a great deal – how I prefer “missionaries” over “mercenaries.” It’s your baby.

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Hunter Walk

APRIL 21, 2025

You’re told ‘illiquidity is a feature, not a bug’ and ‘let your winners ride.’ ’ But when the physics of the model shift, you often need to with it. Ok, so what has changed by opinions about seed stage and secondary and why will the best early stage investors know when to sell , not just when to buy?

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 11, 2023

AHG Lab has cultivated an environment characterized by agility and a strong sense of community among founders and leaders. AHG Lab has cultivated an environment characterized by agility and a strong sense of community among founders and leaders. AHG Lab had previously secured $1.1

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2014

I like to get a mix of people who have reported to the candidate, whom the candidate has reported to (2x) and peers. Reference calls. We all have to make them. Whether you’re considering hiring a new employee or as an investor whether you’re looking to do a background check on the founders of a company.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

When we as venture investors conduct due diligence on startups for investment consideration, it is our job to not just consider the startup’s technology or platform in isolation, but to also examine it in the context of its peer group. But the key to success is about more than just clever branding and a good elevator pitch. What is your moat?

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