Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

I talk about failure a lot because I think it can be tremendously instructive and I think that success without failure often masks underlying lessons. I even prefer to fund entrepreneurs who have experience some level of set-backs in their careers or startups because I think it brings a humility to decision-making that I find healthy. I have experienced many first-time entrepreneurs with too much hubris if fund-raising came easily and press was fawning and employees joined in droves and customer

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 8, 2016

Asking these questions just may spark your next big idea. Andy Bailey is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member from Nashville and lead entrepreneur coach with Petra , a business-coaching firm. Andy also serves in an advisory role on the Gazelles Council, the leaders of the scale-up movement. We asked him about his thoughts around innovation and the best ways to inspire it.

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Berkonomics

JULY 7, 2016

In my early journalism classes, I was taught the five “W’s” of good news stories, and that most should be in the first paragraph at that. Who, what, when, where and why are the five, with sometimes a “how” thrown in for those followers of the macabre. But of the five, “why” is by far the most important for business leaders to consider and communicate.

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Thomas Grota

JULY 3, 2016

Earlier this year I was giving my view on the development of Corporate Venture Capital markets with.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2016

In modern society we’re all over-worked and over-loaded with information and tasks and to-dos and obligations. Nowhere is this more apparent than working in a startup where you are definitionally under-resourced and trying to make big accomplishments in compressed periods of time. That’s why focus is critical. Saying “no” often to people who want to divert you from your mission becomes obligatory if you want to make progress.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 7, 2016

By Mark Tepper, an EO Cleveland member and president of Strategic Wealth Partners . So you’ve shaken hands and signed on the dotted line. Time to bust out the cocktails and take a yearlong trip without your cell phone or laptop, right? Almost. Be sure you have the following loose ends tied up, then go ahead and book your flight: Let Your Employees Know.

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Thomas Grota

JULY 2, 2016

In April I predicted here on my blog the United Kingdom would vote for “Leave” in the EU Referendum.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2016

For participants of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) , EO’s flagship program for nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs, opportunities for leadership and business growth are boundless. In this edition of Project Octane, we highlight the 2016 EO GSEA Finals, where 51 #studentpreneurs from 51 countries came together in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2016

By Kevin Xu, CEO of MEBO International. So you have a great idea, and you want to build a business around it. That’s great! But how do you know when your idea is worth protecting from poachers? First, you have to understand what intellectual property is. Intellectual property is any idea or product that is valuable to you or your company — an idea that defines you.

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