Sat.Feb 27, 2016 - Fri.Mar 04, 2016

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Sneak Preview of our Newest Octane Cover Story: Starting a SPARK

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This article was written for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. Sometimes all it takes is a little spark to start a revolution. Just ask Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison , EO Johannesburg members who are redefining the educational ecosystem in South Africa. In this special feature, the co-founders of SPARK Schools discuss the state of education in their home country, the far-reaching value of their hybrid learning model and how, through entrepreneurship, they’re changing lives, one student

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How to Fill a Building Full of Tech and Startup People

This is going to be BIG.

815 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY - A former turn of the century era bank building that will soon house creative folks. Don't you just hate it when you own an old building made like no one makes buildings anymore in an up and coming area--and you've got no cool startupy/creative/tech tenants in it yet? I know, I know--we've all been there. Well, have no fear, I've got your solution right here.

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What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for 2016?

Both Sides of the Table

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. While I’m not an LP, the following post represents my discussions with more than 100 LP firms – specifically ones that do fund VCs – and full survey data from 73 firms , so I’ve tried to capture the essence of what I’ve learned.

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Not All Revenue Dollars Are Created Equal

Tomasz Tunguz

A dollar is a dollar is a dollar, right? Not quite. Not all revenue dollars are created equal, but all gross profit dollars are. Gross profit, not revenue, is the metric companies should be using to compare themselves. Ultimately, gross profits account for more than 55% of the forward multiple of publicly traded SaaS companies after normalizing for revenue growth.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Sneak Preview: The Nuts and Bolts of Business – How to Balance Maintenance with Innovation

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This article was written by Victoria Bondoc, founder of Gemini Industries Inc. , for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. My company has served the U.S. federal government for the past 30 years, operating in five states and the District of Columbia. As a business owner who considers her company as family, I am proud of our accomplishments. And yet, we’ve long struggled with managing the day-to-day tasks necessary in any organization, while nurturing our teams’ products and solutions.

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Leaping off the cliff: Making your business virtual

Berkonomics

Dave’s note: I am so pleased this week to introduce my co-author of “Get Scrappy,” Kim Shepherd, CEO of Decision Toolbox. Her firm is a model of a virtual company, with over 100 employees and absolutely no office other than a post office box. Wow! You’ll enjoy her style and resonate with her message. Here’s Kim… By Kim Shepherd.

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Resilience and Telos in Entrepreneurs

Tomasz Tunguz

In “ How People Learn to Become Resilient ” Maria Konnikova retells the story of Norman Garmezy and George Bonnano, the first developmental psychologists to study grit and resilience. It’s only when you’re faced with obstacles, stress, and other environmental threats that resilience, or the lack of it, emerges: Do you succumb or do you surmount?

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Sneak Preview: Personal Branding Isn’t Shameless Self-Promotion

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The following article was written by Glen Carlson , co-founder of the Key Person of Influence Business Accelerator, for the March 2016 edition of Octane magazine : Consider the three types of branding you can develop as a business owner: a company brand, a product brand and a personal brand. In today’s competitive landscape, we’ve seen how personal branding has become a vital tool for entrepreneurs to communicate value, create demand for their experience and grow their business.

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Assume men and women are the same

Derek Sivers

Men say, “Women can never make up their minds.”. But actually both men and women are equally indecisive. Women say, “Men think one thing but say another.”. But actually both men and women are equally indirect. We think the differences between our group and another group are greater than they are. But the differences among men, and the differences among women, are much bigger than the differences between men and women.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Fintech & Insurtech Ecosystem: Why winning is hard and Changing is part of the game

Thomas Grota

Find my update to this post from May 2017.

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The Startup Office of the Future

Tomasz Tunguz

This weekend the New York Times Magazine published the annual Work Issue, a compendium of 9 articles reimagining the modern workplace. They span topics from building the perfect team, to managing a company fewer meetings, to eliminating bias in recruiting processes - even the social ramifications of so many people eating lunch at their desks, “desktop dining.

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Do You Need More Mirror Time?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As a leadership performance coach, I am regularly reminding my clients that leadership is a skilled profession. It has a language, models and frameworks that provide practitioners with tools that, when used appropriately, can create a positive impact on individuals, teams and organizations. In the world of leadership, as in life, we can only affect and change things when we have a conscious awareness of them.

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The Essential Guide to Avoiding Workplace Text, Email, and Social Media Disasters

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This article was originally featured on Inc.com and has been reposted here with permission from the author. . Today’s workplace is a potential landmine for communications disasters , which can lead to big problems for business owners. Two primary reasons are generational challenges and technology challenges. Generational Challenges. For the first time in history, we have 5 generations working alongside of one another, with employees ranging from their early 20’s to their 70’s o

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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3 Motivational Tactics That Make a Difference for Your Entire Team

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Without motivation, leaders can quickly fall prey to working aimlessly and losing sight of their goals. Jeremy Choi, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member from Toronto, is the CEO of WPUP Inc. , a personal WordPress concierge service that focuses on providing peace of mind for websites by proactively updating, upgrading and monitoring the uptime of websites.

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What Pricing Implies About Product Market Fit for Startups

Tomasz Tunguz

The single most important business decision in evaluating a business is pricing power. And if you need a prayer session before raising price, then you’ve got a terrible business –Warren Buffett. I read this quote in Confessions of the Pricing Man: How Price Affects Everything , written by Hermann Simon. Simon is a former academic, an ex-professor at INSEAD Stanford, Harvard, and London business schools, who extensively researched and taught pricing theory.

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