Entrepreneurs' Organization
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
Many members of my immediate family are entrepreneurs, and several of us have a long history within EO. I, myself, have been an EO Los Angeles member for 11 years; my brother Bejan has been an EO Chicago member for six years; my brother Cameron was an EO San Francisco member for six years. Even my sister and brother-in-law are YPO members in Zurich.
OnStartups
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
I'm going to tell you a secret. I have a very simple, 4-word strategic plan (devised it a few years ago). Here it is. Do fewer things, better. This has made my life -- and my work, dramatically better. Here's how I execute on my strategic plan: 1. Decide on what matters the most. 2. Say no to everything else. 3. When something falls in the gray area, re-read #2.
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For Entrepreneurs
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
The competition for hiring the best top talent in startups has never been higher. The best people are almost never on the market, so it’s imperative to develop recruiting processes to find and sell passive candidates. It may take months or years of relationship building with these candidates to find the right moment when they are open.
Berkonomics
NOVEMBER 26, 2015
We’re talking about brand strategy here. Not advertising, and certainly not an easy grasp for amateur marketers. So how developed is your company’s brand? Is your message clear, concise and consistent? There is a process used by professionals to get to clear messaging. It starts with “discovery,” the process of finding the strengths of the company in the minds of all stakeholders.
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Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
I think the biggest lie an entrepreneur can tell themselves is that work and family are separate. Trying to separate out my family from my work would be like trying to separate my spirit from my body. If I am the captain of my journey, then they are my ship. They are with me through the storms and the sunshine. My son Jacob provides insight and wisdom to me when my business is facing difficult issues – this is priceless.
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
By: Mike Birdsall, an EO San Francisco member and co-founder of Birdsall Interactive. I never planned to own my own business, and I definitely didn’t plan to work alongside my wife. But in 1994, that’s the situation I found myself in. When I tell people that my wife, Maureen, and I work together, they tell me I’m crazy … and then they want to know how we do it so well.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
NOVEMBER 26, 2015
By Scott Spiro , an EO Los Angeles member and CEO of Computer Solutions Group, Inc. As busy entrepreneurs, we’re all concerned about protecting our businesses from harm. It’s not enough to focus only on office technology safety; we all use our computing devices at work and at home nowadays. As a busy entrepreneur with two young children, I know the pitfalls.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
My daughter and I have a tradition. Every week, we go out for sushi and visit the nearby bookstore. It might not sound like much, but being able to consistently share something that we both enjoy means the world to us. As the founder and CEO of a business, work keeps me very busy, so the time that I get to spend with my family is precious and rare. But by mid-2012, my company was facing the possibility of bankruptcy.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
Deb Gabor, Founder of Sol Marketing and EO Austin member, was featured in The Wall Street Journal article, “A Startup’s Founder Blames Herself for Lack of Growth” in November. We spoke to Deb about the experience; here’s what she has to say about the after-effects and four suggestions she’d give any entrepreneur being featured in a prominent publication: Business after the article has actually been really good.
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
“I was asked to recite this script a hundred times – literally,” said a wide-eyed friend who was a trainee at a call center. A lot of hard work goes into making cold calling a success. A script may be prepared with care, but it must be presented with spontaneity, and it needs to flow as naturally as conversation. The secret to excellent cold calling depends as much on a well-prepared speech as it does on a well-trained speaker.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
How does family influence your TotalE experience? Theresa Fette, CEO of Provident Trust Grou p and EO Las Vegas member, discusses the unexpected role family plays in her career: If you would like to submit a video to the Octane blog, email us ! totalE from EO Network on Vimeo. The post TotalE Family – Recorded Reflections from a CEO appeared first on THE BLOG.
Tomasz Tunguz
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
On December 2, SaaS Office Hours at Redpoint will welcome Maia Josebachvilli , VP of Strategy and People at Greenhouse, a fast growing recruiting software company. Before Greenhouse, Maia founded Urban Escapes, a DC-based startup she sold to LivingSocial. Maia is especially well known for her thought leadership in developing best in class recruiting metrics.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
By Brian Scudamore, an EO Vancouver member and founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? It would have been easy to spend my life as a Rubbish Boy. At 19, I started a junk-removal business called The Rubbish Boys to pay my university tuition. In only a few years, we had 11 employees and were pulling in half a million dollars in revenue a year. The Rubbish Boys were predictable and profitable.
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CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
NOVEMBER 21, 2015
This article was written by JP Werlin, EO Seattle member and CEO and Co-Founder of PipelineDeals. “Value.” Any business needs to constantly create it; the question becomes for whom and how. I sought to create value for my customers and employees first, before catering to shareholders and investors. My company, PipelineDeals, bootstrapped its first nine years before seeking outside investment.
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