Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

I’m often asked about the differences between being at a VC and being an entrepreneur and whether I prefer one or the other. The biggest difference I cite is that Venture Capital often feels like an “individual sport” while startups are a “team sport.” The reason is that at a VC you have a group of partners who often have different focus areas of excellence, each pursues deals in their respective field, each makes investments and sits on boards and each spends their

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

— #EO24 virtual learning program offers business insights from U.S.-based and internationally recognized entrepreneurs — EO is celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week ( GEW ) by presenting EO24. This annual EO event will offer an in-depth perspective from four keynote speakers, ranging from podcast extraordinaire, John Lee Dumas, and Geek Squad founder, Robert Stephens, to merger and acquisitions expert, Andrew Sherman, and Jordan Daykin, the youngest entrepreneur to successfully wi

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

At least, that would be the title if somebody made a kids movie out of it. It just seemed like a fitting title for a company built around narrative by a founder who used to write stories for a living. It's a story that just hit a milestone--a $4mm round of venture funding that I'm ecstatic to say Brooklyn Bridge Ventures just led. I'm joined by Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Red Sea Ventures, NucleasHG, the founders of Seamless, a host of extremely helpful angels, and a CircleUp syndicate led by my fri

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Gust

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

How to Make Your Gust Account Stand Out to Investors Before you read any further, I want you to know that I’ve personally used Gust to raise money for my first tech startup. I know a lot of other entrepreneurs who use or have used Gust to seek funds, but their profiles don’t always get attention from investors. Below are. Read more >. The post Trying to Raise Money?

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Customer empowerment is moving so fast nowadays that many of us are running to just catch up. Yet if we don’t or can’t, it is a sure thing that someone else will. Blame the Internet for this rise in customer expectations. But don’t close your eyes to the fact that your customers have grown to expect your products or services in the form of…. ‘WHAT I want, WHEN I want, and WHERE I want.’.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

"Square, the payment technology company founded and led by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, this evening raised $243 million by pricing its initial public offering at $9 per share, which would imply an market value of around $2.9 billion. It is a major disappointment for the San Francisco-based company." Can we just all let that sink in for a second? A "major disappointment".

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Mark Roberge, the Chief Revenue Officer at Hubspot, has spent 20 years in startups. As he told me a few days ago, he has observed the lack of sales management and sales execution skills as one of the most consistent deficiencies limiting the potential of early stage SaaS companies. Sales execution deficiency manifests itself at roughly the same time as product market fit.

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Derek Sivers

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

A month ago I announced the /now page movement , where many personal websites are adding a “/now” page to answer the question, “What are you focused on now?”. At the time, only ten websites had a /now page. Now there are over 280. It’s incredible. People are saying it helps them prioritize and focus. Greg Albritton emailed to say he made a list of everyone with a /now page.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Robert Tercek is a digital business guru, author and previous executive at MTV, Sony Picture and The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN); and his new book, Vaporized: Solid Strategies for Success in a Dematerialized World , is sending a resounding message to all business owners and consumers: Digital technology is overtaking traditional business models – adapt, or be forced into obsolescence.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

I had a bunch of topics teed up now that I’m back in LA after 2 weeks of constant travel. I felt excited to write because it’s a cathartic outlet for me and saves me from doing email. But no words would come out this weekend. After watching the terrorist activities in Beirut and Paris and blog post seemed trite. It’s terrible that a group of Islamic extremists is having some success in perverting the Muslim religion in an attempt to divide the rational world of moderate people.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Last night, SaaS Office Hours hosted Optimizely co-founder and CTO Pete Koomen. Pete was a Google Associate Product Manager for AdSense and launched Google App Engine. Then he joined his co-founder, Dan Siroker, also an APM at Google to found three companies, the last of which is Optimizely. As Pete shared with us, the idea of Optimizely was borne from a need Dan saw when managing the teams to build Obama’s fundraising websites during his first campaign.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

EO members Jeff Crilley and Joel Patterson recently held a short interview on The Jeff Crilley Show , a radio program in Dallas, where they both discussed the roles of business, family and community in their entrepreneurial journeys. Joel, in particular, discusses how “phantom equity” has influenced his employees, clients and the way he does business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Are you ready for EO24 ? Do you even know about this amazing 24-hour, interactive experience that will feature top-class speakers, rich learning opportunities and the ability to live-chat with these speakers and other entrepreneurs globally? We can’t wait to host this updated, fresh take on a celebration of learning for entrepreneurs worldwide.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Are you ready for EO24 ? Do you even know about this amazing 24-hour, interactive experience that will feature top-class speakers, rich learning opportunities and the ability to live-chat with these speakers and other entrepreneurs globally? We can’t wait to host this updated, fresh take on a celebration of learning for entrepreneurs worldwide.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Are you ready for EO24 ? Do you even know about this amazing 24-hour, interactive experience that will feature top-class speakers, rich learning opportunities and the ability to live-chat with these speakers and other entrepreneurs globally? We can’t wait to host this updated, fresh take on a celebration of learning for entrepreneurs worldwide.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Are you ready for EO24 ? Do you even know about this amazing 24-hour, interactive experience that will feature top-class speakers, rich learning opportunities and the ability to live-chat with these speakers and other entrepreneurs globally? We can’t wait to host this updated, fresh take on a celebration of learning for entrepreneurs worldwide.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Joseph Steinberg, EO New York member, shares 11 tips on how you can speed up your Wi-Fi connection at your home or office! “I am often asked by people how they can improve the speed and range of their home and office Wi-Fi connections. So, here are 11 tips.” Click here to view the full article via Inc. . The post How to Speed Up Your Home or Office Wi-Fi appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The following story was written by Winnie Hart, President of TwinEngine , EO Houston member and upcoming EO24 speaker. Don’t miss Winnie’s EO24 presentation, “Branding That Stands Out From the Competition,” on 19 November; it will be broadcast at: 1:20 a.m., 9:20 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. GMT, as part of our 24 hour-long virtual-learning event.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

In 76 years, the British cycling team have recorded only one gold medal. In 2002, pushed by new head coach named Sir Dave Brailsford, the team implemented philosophy of continuous incremental improvement. And the results were astounding. In the last two Summer Olympics, the British cycling team has won seven of a possible 10 gold medals at each event, a remarkable transformation.

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