Paul G. Silva

APRIL 29, 2025

While technical abilities matter, the character and cultural fit of your team matters far more. Stage 2: Disciplined Thought With the right people in place, you develop the right thinking: Embrace the Genius of the AND Rejecting false dichotomies (like purpose OR profit) and finding ways to pursue seemingly contradictory goals simultaneously.

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Forward Cities

MAY 26, 2025

Overview Forward Cities, a national nonprofit committed to inclusive economic growth through entrepreneurship, seeks a strategic consulting partner to co-design and implement a set of field-informed solutions that advance Durhams entrepreneurial ecosystem. This process surfaced key strengths and gaps, which were prioritized by the Alliance.

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StartupNation

MAY 22, 2025

Deep Work Periods : Choose the times in which your productivity is highest and earmark them specifically for heavy business development. If your toddler has a reliable napping schedule of 1–3 PM, this is when all tasks that need deep concentration can be done—developing products, crafting content, or strategizing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 14, 2019

By Miranda Naiman, accidental entrepreneur, motivational speaker, member of the EO Tanzania chapter and founder of Empower Limited , a Tanzanian human capital consultancy firm. While commendable, this effort to invest in strategy doesn’t work unless the company also focuses on culture. Most importantly, why does it matter to you?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2022

Gleb Tsipursky, CEO of the boutique future-proofing consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts , which helps forward-looking leaders avoid dangerous threats and missed opportunities. We asked Dr. Tsipursky how leaders can address proximity bias in the new normal of hybrid work culture. Our future is hybrid.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Here’s what he shared: Organizations will need to pivot their corporate cultures if they wish to survive and thrive in the world of virtual collaboration after the pandemic. Why corporate culture suffered during the pandemic. Only a select few took the strategic approach of revising their company culture to fit remote work needs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Let’s say that your ideal clients are CEOs of mid-market companies that need your consulting services. Without the right people in the right seats who live by your core values and culture, you won’t be able to deliver to your ideal client. In other words, where do they congregate, what do they read, and what are their interests?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 5, 2020

Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is proud to support International Women’s Day (IWD), which celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political contributions of women. As consultants, we spend a great deal of time designing business plans, hiring and training programs, and brands with our clients.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting. MBA fine, but not required.

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Source Link

MARCH 30, 2022

On the podcast Breaking Down Barriers , Dell Gines, senior community development advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, explained: “You can’t say you’re an ecosystem builder if you’re not an inclusive ecosystem builder. These resources can help you get started: IEDC’s Playbook for Equitable Economic Development.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

15:00 Question from the chat: Are VCs moving to be consulting companies in some parts? 36:00 Nate: The culture in LA is by far the most entrepreneurial culture in the country. 57:45 Nate: The differences between Gaikai and OnLive’s development. 10:15 Do you the LPs are more open-minded to single VC funds today?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2010

In the first part of this post I talked about how sales in a startup is often evangelical , requires as consultative sale and needs constant adjustments based on customer feedback. Ultimately he & I had a bad cultural fit. This is part of my ongoing Sales & Marketing Series.

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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. Entrepreneurial development in rural areas is needed now more than ever.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Lorna Mitchell is head of Developer Relations at Aiven , a software company that combines the best open source technologies with cloud infrastructure. I have worked remotely in technology for over a decade, and I’ll share my tips for how fast-paced technical startups can take good care of their software development talent. Contributor.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 7, 2023

Register Bain & Company, a prominent global management consulting firm, has revealed its plans to acquire the Asia-Pacific division of Rainmaking, a renowned venture-building and startup development studio. program, a SGD 20 million initiative introduced by the Singapore Economic Development Board.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 30, 2020

New Zealanders have traditionally favoured a non-regulated approach—#8 wire, Kiwi ingenuity and innovative thinking drive our cultural identity. In intellectual property practice, we frequently see businesses spend tens of thousands of dollars on the development of a new name or brand without considering whether the brand is free to use.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., My consulting firm has used them with over 100 companies. Use these to inspire your thinking and develop better ways to serve your customers or clients.

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StartupNation

JULY 19, 2021

Schedule a Consultation with AccessPoint. To support them, provide real-time feedback, flexible work arrangements that favor work-life balance and develop personal development opportunities. Schedule a Consultation with AccessPoint. Here are four challenges multigenerational workforces must consider: Company culture.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 22, 2017

Consider consulting with a professional retreat planner. Share them with the group and openly discuss each problem and develop individualized solutions. Although it’s ill advised for employers to get too heavily invested in their coworkers’ personal lives, personal connections build a better culture.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Their culture is flexible and collaborative, making it a top Detroit startup to work at, and they’re constantly innovating and helping small businesses find the banking tools they need. Integral is a technology consulting firm that’s making the world a better place by leveraging their tech superpowers. FinTech companies.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2016

In this special interview, the co-founders of Pronexia—a new generation recruitment firm—open up about their bootstrapping days, their unique hiring methodology, and the role authenticity plays when building relationships and company culture. These things may work for a lot of companies, but we’re committed to hiring for culture.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Register According to the “2022-2024 Global Semiconductor Revenue Forecast” report released in April 2023 by Gartner, a global IT research and consulting firm, the semiconductor market is expected to decline in 2023 due to declining demand for electronic products and oversupply of semiconductors. billion won in September 2023.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Paulo is the co-founder of Vale do Dendê (Dende Valley) and AFAR Ventures , a global diversity and inclusion creative and consulting agency that identifies opportunities for multinational brands, corporations and investors in emerging markets. Tara Sabre Collier. Contributor. It attracted backing from Facebook Brasil and grew 770% in 2020.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Not only do they work in business development, market placement, and research to help develop solutions for the food service industry, but they also run their own startup incubator! Their high-end products and storefront come from a hand-cultivated culture, state of the art facilities and a sustainable growing practice.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Influencers are inundated with requests for their time and have to develop filters of whom they trust and therefore who can refer them deals. They hired a consultant in the LGBT community who had relationships with all of the most popular gay clubs (who you know) and they built from there. He said that. And he said it so elequently.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Recognizing that inflexible company structures and policy negatively affected both employees and organizations—especially women—Auerbach and Dean left careers in consulting and corporate law to build tools and training to make flexibility a competitive advantage for everyone. Written for EO by Michael Neidert, a writer and consultant. .

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 29, 2019

He sees an ecosystem as a community that has multiple players but “each one has to be nurtured and you have to develop a plan to nurture them.”. A community culture that reinforces the idea that you can fail fast, often, and still advance your ideas. Service providers (consulting, accounting, legal, etc.). Investor networks.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 21, 2023

What Is Your Process for Developing New Business Ideas?: Edward Sturm , Fractional CMO, Edwardsturm.com Take a Structured Approach to Idea Development My process for developing a new business idea involves identifying a market need that aligns with my interests, conducting thorough market research, and brainstorming innovative solutions.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This financial leader could well have come through the finance org at another startup or at a larger company but they often also can come from strategy consulting (Bain, BCG or McKinsey) or through investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.). Startups are messy and development is seldom linear and up-and-to-the right.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 15, 2024

Dawn Hart , Senior Consultant, Manage With Hart Rule Out Misunderstandings First Listen, ask questions, and gather all the context. Chad Bellin , Co-Founder, Disca Leverage Startup Culture’s Flexibility Startup culture, often hyped for its dynamism and innovation, can be a double-edged sword.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 26, 2021

Jordan, 23 April, 2021 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its efforts to assist the social enterprise policy process in Jordan, led by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE), organised a workshop in collaboration with Impact Hub.

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FundersClub

JULY 13, 2017

Whatever the case, giving employees the option to work from home occasionally is a practice that has gained momentum within most parts of the service economy, and is an accepted part of many companies' cultures. • Good for morale, developing trust. Use video-conferencing when possible.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And while the Australian agency was recommended to TechCrunch via our our survey to identify software development partners for startups , it could just have well have come through our survey to recommend growth marketers, which you can answer here. Help TechCrunch find the best software consultants for startups.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., My consulting firm has used them with over 100 companies. Use these to inspire your thinking and develop better ways to serve your customers or clients.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

The publication, launched in 2016, creates and curates content around African youth culture for Gen Zs and millennials within and outside Africa. TC Insights , a data analytics consulting service, works on research, data and industry strategy on different projects. TC Events is also a significant revenue driver for the company.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2022

The executive has a background in strategy and management consulting that progressed into a career in product development for top tech companies like Google and Amazon. Dan Lewis, co-founder and CEO of digital freight company Convoy , didn’t start his company because he had a deep and abiding passion for trucking.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Homebase will use its new funding to continue developing its proprietary technology, form more partnerships with real estate developers and hiring. He added Homebase is also thinking about developing asset valuation tools to help homeowners and passive investors gauge the value of their properties.

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