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. Find creative ways to assess potential recruits. Energy is infectious. Hire for attitude. Go beyond conventional personality profiling.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2021

However, creative leadership can bring the best out of leaders and teams during these hard times. Sharon Koifman, DistantJob’s President and Founder, has been leading his remote recruitment company for almost a decade. During his early years of working remotely, he noticed the importance of encouraging creativity in teams.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

The soundbite: “The way to go fishing is by going where the fish are — we need to open source where federal funding is headed and how to get a piece of the clean energy and infrastructure pie.” Roads, bridges, and transport will make or break a city’s ability to grow its startup ecosystem and talent pool.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 26, 2012

True creativity comes from dissent and a diverse set of opinions. True creativity requires some trade-offs.” There was a pretty major theme I saw from a founder's perspective: VCs are jerks because they don't follow up. I know that a startup at the early stages is the founder's baby.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. ” To me, LA will always be a creative hub for TV, film, music, video games and now technology. Third most powerful economic city in the world after NYC & Tokyo. Not derivative.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

This meant: Less capital to start a company thus the rise of “micro VCs” Younger, more technical founders (not as big of a leap to take a risk on a 24-year-old when it’s $250k and not $5 million. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. Welcome to the future.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ai-Ling Wong—founder at The Decorateur. Alex Louey—founder and managing director at Appscore . Andrea Grisdale—founder and CEO at IC Bellagio. David Fastuca—founder at Ambisie and founder at Locomote. Demi Markogiannaki—founder at WeTeachMe. Emma Welsh—founder at Emma & Tom’s. Listen to your gut.

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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? I needed more support, so being a founder, I created it. “I Recognizing the toll on my health, I had to get creative. In part one of our series, EO members shared their mindset techniques to tackle stress head-on.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Also, Extra Crunch Live, our weekly video series with investors and founders, is now TechCrunch Live — and you don’t need to be a member to join the audience. Creative capital is the secret sauce, not venture capital. Creative capital is the secret sauce, not venture capital. Thanks very much for reading! Walter Thompson.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 20, 2012

And in fact, it is ok--particularly when you're not a technical founder, it's not always clear what your next step is in the early going. This is part of the reason that automating minutiae, adopting rituals, and applying creativity only where it’s most valuable (e.g. Don't be afraid to ask, "What am I supposed to do?".

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This interview is with Swayam Doshi , Founder at Suspire. Swayam Doshi, Founder, Suspire Swayam, welcome to Startup Blog Post! I’m Swayam Doshi, the founder of Suspire. Many of our readers are aspiring founders. Can you share a specific example of a creative bootstrapping strategy that yielded impressive results?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2013

I’m sure you know, but Elon was the co-founder (and largest shareholder) of PayPal, the most important payment transfer technology of its era and still the most instrumental to date. Energy independence (so he founded Tesla and Solar City). Is it true that CEOs or founders often do the same? But Elon Musk stole the show.

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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. EO’s members are builders, founders, owners and leaders in their own right. These are lessons I have learned, thanks to all of you.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 3, 2024

Artificial Intelligence This year, marketers are also increasing their focus on Artificial Intelligence, which in terms of inbound marketing, can be used as a source of inspiration, to spur creativity, or to assist in content generation efforts. Get performance reports in your email at regular intervals. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Where awareness goes, energy flows. If your awareness jumps around a lot and is not focused on one place–that is, if you lack concentration–you waste energy. And your reserve of energy is finite. Don’t dilute your message, wasting the customer’s energy and concentration, with a flood of features. Control your awareness.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2023

Contributed to EO by Ashley Luck, an EO SLP member of the Edmonton chapter, One Canada Committee member, and the founder and principal of AMP Business Solutions. Save your time and energy—let your planner mastermind the process.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 4, 2021

In June of 2019, I got a cold e-mail with a single link: “My name is Braeden Kelekona and I’m the founder of Kelekona, a drone service for passengers and cargo. What would a founder who built city guide software know about space travel?” What would a couple of adtech founders know about curing cancer?” And then I disappeared.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Sometimes when you’re in the zone as a founder, a case of the twisties can utterly derail progress. As a consultant to many of the world’s most innovative global brands as well as motivated founders looking for a jump-start, it’s important to be able to know what steps along the way are absolutely necessary and which ones are nice to have.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

If you are a first-time entrepreneur, I recommend that you team with a co-founder with experiences, connections, and a skill set that complements, but doesn’t duplicate yours. Major universities, like Stanford and MIT, are flush with smart people from all cultures, many of whom would bring a whole new energy and creativity to your startup.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 16, 2023

Most founders I speak to agree that the startup journey is generally discouraging, overrun with unsolvable challenges and many many mistakes. I explained that most of his energy and concern was probably expended on things that wouldn’t matter in the long run. And I do remember them. But there’s good stuff too, right?”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2016

A chip on one’s shoulder as in, “F**k the system, it’s broken and I want to fix it” is exactly the energy I look for in entrepreneurs. The founders and team develop a huge confidence level that appropriately increases risk-taking, output, expansion, deals, revenue, press and everything that is a consequence of initial successes.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder. It’s a very cool vibe at Founder’s Coop. You can be part of the creative destruction.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2024

Like many, I’ve admired Richard for his authenticity, creativity, resiliency, generosity, ability to push the limits of what’s possible, and his focus on family and fun. During our first Q&A panel, Richard brought up the concept of optimizing oneself before focusing our energy outwardly. my answer has been Sir Richard Branson.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Juno co-founder and CEO Jonathan Scherr said the San Francisco-based startup plans to build all electric properties by assembling “the first OEM ecosystem for ground-up development.” (For The Juno system creates efficiency in the design, supply chain, and construction of buildings that reduce waste and energy usage.” ”). “The

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

Many startups are founded with great ideas but fail because the founder lacks the adaptability, problem-solving ability, or grit to push through setbacks. Entrepreneurs must be creative enough to innovate, disciplined enough to stay focused, resourceful enough to do more with less, and bold enough to take calculated risks.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 27, 2023

As part of our YLAI Goes Green campaign, we asked YLAI alumni to expand on their creative solutions to address climate change and advise others wanting to enter the green economy. We’re excited to highlight 2022 YLAI Fellowship alum Bevon Charles , from Grenada. The next stage is to commercialize this feed.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Register Singapore-based renewable energy certificate (REC) service provider REDEX has successfully raised $10 million in a Series A funding round. With the new funding, REDEX aims to accelerate the global transition toward renewable energy. Aramco Ventures, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco (2222.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works. I can tell you that many founders make an egotistical mistake to launch in as many markets as possible as quickly as possible and the temptation was certainly there at MakeSpace.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Given the shifting landscape, it’s helpful for you as a CEO and/or founder—or for your finance and capital markets teams, if you have those hires to help you through this process—to know who the key players are at each stage so you can spend your time and energy speaking to the right firms. small business loans for their customers).

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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., Don’t be afraid to get creative and explore new possibilities!” Also, check out Real Simple Business , where Barry shares his successful business secrets.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 24, 2025

Originally from the United States and now based in Arusha, Tanzania, Kevin is the founder of iRideArusha , a motorcycle rental and tour company that offers immersive adventures throughout East Africa. We are starting to see serious investment in financial services, agriculture, renewable energy, and logistics to name a few.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 10, 2023

Taking on a leadership role in a non-profit organization is a big commitment of time and energy, especially while building a business. Sadly, the “mama” and founder of Msanzi is in hospice care in Cape Town. In July, I will start my presidency of the EO Philadelphia chapter, where we currently have 111 members.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 9, 2024

If history is a guide, transformative breakthroughs emerge when powerful creative tools reach the masses. When we first met Yellow’s founder, CEO Mandeep Waraich in early 2022, we were astounded by his infectious energy and drive to tackle this challenge. The potential impact is immense.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2021

“I used to act, and from my time in acting, I saw how much voice, and audio experiences drive intimacy between people,” explains Joshua Ogundu, co-founder and CEO of Heart to Heart. ” Joshua Ogundu, co-founder and CEO of Heart to Heart (Photo provided by Heart to Heart).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Co-founder of Owned Outcomes Krupa Srinivas explores the value of fear in an entrepreneur’s journey as she describes partnering with a US healthcare intermediary to solve the problem of cataloguing hospital supplies. It turns our fears and applies our energy into building quick and iterating even quicker.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 31, 2015

an EO speaker and the CEO and founder of SYNERGY, shares her insights into the significance of stress and how it can be harnessed to recharge your business owner battery. The primary reason why stress affects people in negative ways is because they don’t have the energy necessary to keep up with demands.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2018

And for a founder it’s maddening because you feel like until you find that anchor you’re spinning plates. I remind founders that the no’s come early because it’s super easy to qualify out a deal that you know is unlikely due to stage, focus, geography, competitive deal you’ve done or even just the fact that you’re too busy right now.

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