This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Twenty-five of them have at least one female co-founder. Fifteen had co-founders over 40. Five have LGBTQ+ founders. Three teams have African-American founders. I was reminded of this from one of my founders of non-white descent. Three of the founding teams are married couples.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 20, 2020

Walton is an member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and founder of Avirtual , a company that supplies virtual employees. Smuts is currently enrolled in EO’s Accelerator program and the founder of Credo Growth. A “fireside chinwag”: Walton suggests informal get togethers where staff connect on a personal level.

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peer-to-peer frameworks culture leadership 561

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

We're entering another election year, and recent history has given us unprecedented access to information and interaction with our elected representatives. One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends. What areas are going to change? Reader beware.).

innovation 296

innovation technology peer-to-peer communities 296

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

The truth is that each firm is different and there isn’t one standard but over the years I’ve talked with enough of my peers to get sense of how many firms work. For anything that would be considered a normal investment for the partnership most firms try to make sure every partner has seen the deal and has a chance to weigh in.

venture capital 336

venture capital peer-to-peer capital ventures 336

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

I am not a lawyer nor can you use my advice for the basis for your application but I’d rather provide more public information to help you have the right conversations so please take this posting for what it is (and accept that I may have typos or inaccuracies, which I will amend if pointed out). Am I eligible for the PPP Loan?

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VC peer-to-peer startup advice 279

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I had to laugh a bit reading it. I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners. I listed on many databases – some MBA, some not.

VC 337

VC peer-to-peer advice consulting 337

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

” From the hyperbolic Jason Calacanis weighing in that “The petty VC’s did everything to deride [Naval, the co-founder of AngelList]” as though the industry was collectively s g its pants that AngelList was going to put us out of business. .” So there you have it. Must be doing something right! Bowery Capital).

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VC peer-to-peer board entrepreneurs 356

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

For starters let me use “CEO” as a proxy to include her “inner circle” which might mean co-founders or might just mean senior execs of the business. The Mind of the Founder. Now you’ve got to convince your peer group to quit their respectable jobs and career arcs and join you. Of course not.

startup 417

startup peer-to-peer VC culture 417

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 3, 2015

I saw this Tweet recently by Scott Belsky, co-founder and CEO of Behance. When the partner hears all of the input he or she goes away to do more research, gather more information and get ready to face the doubters. Other times she comes back with even more conviction about the founders, market or products. Respect > Love.

advice 332

advice peer-to-peer startup frameworks 332

Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Contributed by Amanda Ma, founder and CEO of Innovate Marketing Group and EO Los Angeles member. EO offered a multitude of informative events to help its members navigate the uncertainty of the situation. EO offered a multitude of informative events to help its members navigate the uncertainty of the situation. Leaning In.

peer-to-peer 266

peer-to-peer disruption entrepreneurs innovation 266

NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2025

Taking place in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington, the premiere event will present pioneers in business, innovation and leadership, including innovative founders Brianne West , Nadia Lim , Sam Stubbs , Iyia Liu , special guest Dan Carter and more.

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entrepreneurs peer-to-peer leadership entrepreneurship 86

Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

This post is an effort to unpack what’s required of a startup accelerator to truly serve the needs of high-performing founders. Every time I talk to someone about the work we do at Founders’ Co-op , I have to first explain that we don’t really care about technology or business ideas per se. This has not been our experience.

startup accelerator 149

startup accelerator accelerator peer-to-peer startup 149

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 10, 2011

More recently, Jim and Vinny the founders of Yipit taught themselves how to code to get their service up and running, after working in investment banking. Whether you're at a Plug and Play, Dogpatch, General Assembly or just hanging out in the lobby of an Ace Hotel, you're never that far from a peer group of startups in any big city.

incubation 268

incubation peer-to-peer communities financing 268

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 22, 2020

One of the most difficult conversations I have with founders is when they haven’t quite given me enough of a story for me to make a proper evaluation. A VC’s default is “no”, so without enough information to be convincing, it’s going to wind up being a pass. Why do I say it like this?

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pitching VC peer-to-peer founder 312

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

Since Arrested Development is back I thought I’d resurrect Gob Bluth’s answer when he was told he needed a “business model” – he quickly figured out that he was missing one so he asked Starla, the Bluth company secretary, if she would be his business model. My take on his argument is this: 1. ” True.

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strategy startup peer-to-peer advice 401

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2021

As the founder and CEO of AmberMedia —a media company based in Berlin, Germany—Karsten has been working toward carbon neutrality for a decade. With this media format, we can inform European customers about products in every part of the city without any carbon exhaustion. We hope that many other EO members join forces.

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peer-to-peer energy sustainability media 203

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 16, 2016

Put simply — computers handle computation, storage and databases store & retrieve results and networks handle the movement of this information to different locations but in order for humans to “interact” with this digital world we need an entry point to “input” (i) information and a mechanism to interpret this information or “output” (o).

investing 208

investing investment peer-to-peer real estate 208

Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 13, 2020

One of my favorite jokes goes something like this: Whenever a new position opens up, and I have to sort through a stack of resumes, the first thing I do is take half of them at random and throw them away. I don’t want unlucky people working in this department. As with many good jokes, it’s funny because it has a nugget of truth to it.

peer-to-peer 113

peer-to-peer pitching accelerator entrepreneurs 113

Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2016

As someone who’s dedicated her career to helping small-scale entrepreneurs grow their businesses, I’ve heard many skeptics say a business accelerator program is just a cover for startups looking to increase capital. On a personal level, giving entrepreneurs the support and resources to realize their potential is immensely valuable on many levels.

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accelerator peer-to-peer incubation education 130

Hunter Walk

MARCH 3, 2025

Of course Screendoor has an eye towards new VCs with identities, backgrounds and networks which are ADDITIVE to the venture ecosystem to better serve founders, so while the structure of the playbook is duplicative, the people running the playbook aren’t – and that’s the key.

peer-to-peer 88

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Hunter Walk

APRIL 21, 2025

While I’m going to focus on investor secondary here, I support common share sales as well – for example, back in 2014 writing “ Getting Some Founders Early Liquidity Can Benefit VCs ” during a period where many founders were being shamed for even asking about taking some money off the table.]

venture capital 103

venture capital capital ventures peer-to-peer 103

American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

They learn how to assess startups’ products, management, market opportunities and business models; how to perform due diligence, evaluate an investment pitch, and make informed investment decisions. Accredited investors are invited to nation’s largest angel conference, which has invested $4.8M in 17 startups since 2019.

peer-to-peer 113

peer-to-peer founder angel investing pitching 113

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice. For example, Excel was able to read files from Lotus, and was able to save the file without losing any information. But I loved reading them and so did my team. But I loved reading them and so did my team.

peer-to-peer 285

peer-to-peer communities development innovation 285

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 1, 2016

Photo: Praveen (left), with founder of ShareShed, Daniel DuBois , an EO GSEA finalist. What inspired you to invest in peer-to-peer marketplaces? Technology makes it easy to organize information and liquefy marketplaces. We’re witnessing a generational shift toward people collecting memories over stuff.

peer-to-peer 130

peer-to-peer investing investment disruption 130

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

In marketing materials founders often refer to their customer base as a “community”, but there’s a huge gap between having customers and creating a community. 92% of consumers trust peer recommendations , while only 22% of brands are trusted. Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities?—?with

communities 234

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly that is an “in-stream advertising&# company currently focused on monetizing Twitter. This has prompted many people to question whether advertising “in stream&# and on Twitter is a good thing or a bad thing. So what do we mean by in-stream advertising?

peer-to-peer 286

peer-to-peer real estate media networking 286

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

An obvious example that comes to mind is Roger Ehrenberg, whose fund Information Arbitrage , is looking at companies in these categories. In the intro section of the show we talked a lot about why VC funds are becoming smaller again and where Greycroft fits. To be fair to Ben Horowitz – I think he thinks this as well.

VC 240

VC peer-to-peer advice ventures 240

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

This is obviously a softball question that I’ve been Asked to Answer, as I’m the Founder/CEO of Gust. The answer, of course, is Gust —because that’s exactly the purpose behind the platform! Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance.

investing 150

investing investment peer-to-peer entrepreneurial ecosystem 150

TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2021

“This problem is especially acute in Africa because it’s particularly nascent, but this platform is designed for founders across emerging markets. “This problem is especially acute in Africa because it’s particularly nascent, but this platform is designed for founders across emerging markets. . A three-way marketplace.

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capital founder startup ecosystem peer-to-peer 100

TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

Its “Web3 Investment Clubs” product, which TechCrunch covered in January , lets users spin up an investment group with their peers by pooling their capital together and voting on how to allocate the funds. Web3 startup Syndicate ‘s goal is to demystify the DAO (decentralized autonomous organization).

peer-to-peer 89

peer-to-peer finance financing investing 89

Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

She is the co-founder of Brand of a Leader , the personal branding agency for entrepreneurs. I remember walking into the room one morning and fellow attendee Robyn Rosenberger, founder of Tiny Superheroes, said she believed in me and told me to keep going. Entrepreneurship is a blend of many skills.

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peer-to-peer leadership entrepreneurs communities 176

Gust

APRIL 20, 2014

It’s your startup, so you can give early partners any title you want, but be aware of potential investor and peer implications. In a startup, that’s your job as founder, and it’s a job you can’t afford to delegate. Chief Information Officer. Image via Wikimedia Commons. Chief Sales Officer (VP Sales). Chief Brand Officer.

peer-to-peer 171

peer-to-peer creativity board startup 171

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was hanging out the other day with my buddy Jody Sherman, founder & CEO of EcoMom. That’s dumb, exaggerated or just ill informed. I was an angel investor in his company, made a bunch of calls on his behalf and then I personally sent it out on AngelList. Through this process he raised $2 million. It’s awesome.

VC 292

VC peer-to-peer investing investment 292

Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Like most baby boomers, I went through (and left behind) an Eastern mysticism phase many years ago, and I was leery of revisiting it. To my surprise and delight, the weekend was light on religion and heavy on simple, practical tools for making better use of your mind, and thus, your life. Focus your message to focus your customer’s awareness.

peer-to-peer 130

peer-to-peer creativity energy incubation 130

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

When you set up a board it is often initially a combination of the founders and the early investors. It can start 2–1 founders to investors and then sometimes moves to 3–2 but sometime around the A, B or C round the idea of “independent” directors comes up. I will also outline how to select them and incentivize them.

board 187

board peer-to-peer VC funders 187

Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2019

I can say this with a high degree of certainty because I’ve written a number of articles for founders and c-suite executives.). You can find more information on how to hire and manage a ghostwriter in this article on Inc. And you’d be right in many cases! What is a ghostwriter? Create content for a company website. Writing takes time.

peer-to-peer 216

peer-to-peer consulting strategy pitching 216

TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

DigiSure, a digital insurance company that caters to modern mobility form factors like peer-to-peer marketplaces, is officially coming out of stealth to announce a $13.1 million pre-Series A funding round.

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peer-to-peer micromobility construction education 98