Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 16, 2023

Most founders I speak to agree that the startup journey is generally discouraging, overrun with unsolvable challenges and many many mistakes. I posed a question to twenty-one other founders, across many different industries from media to finance, from SaaS to urban farming. And I do remember them. Their answers are below.

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Founders Coop

JANUARY 11, 2023

Founders’ Co-op turns fifteen this year. But as a “company town” where most engineers come for a well-paying job, not as founders seeking like-minded peers, our region’s entrepreneurial support systems are surprisingly weak. By contrast, venture capital is a craft that defies both speed and scale.

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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. The global coronavirus pandemic has forced a widespread shift to remote work. Here’s what they shared.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Angels collaborate with peers, meet interesting founders, and are on the frontlines of exciting new ventures that build businesses, support families and build wealth in communities. Accredited investors are invited to nation’s largest angel conference, which has invested $4.8M in 17 startups since 2019. It’s inspiring,” says Luckhurst.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 19, 2024

I highly recommend them to anyone who has a hard time unwinding or needs to clear your mind and relieve a little stress.” — Tom Rauen, EO Iowa, founder and CEO, 1-800-Tshirts.com EMDR Therapy and Sauna Meditation “My biggest issue with stress is when I cannot let things go, and they go round and round in my head. “I

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. 1) Freebies for Student Tech Founders. 1) Your school.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Founded in 2003, it began as a platform for founders to connect, exchange insights, and glean knowledge from peers. Innovation Bay, a pioneering community group in the tech sector, powers collaboration and innovation.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit represents a beacon for black investors, founders, and high-growth startups. Networking Opportunities with Industry Leaders and Peers The ACA Summit stands out as a prime networking event, offering black investors and founders the chance to engage with a wide range of industry experts and peers.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Startup founders should connect with other founders at similar stages to them, and ones who are a few steps ahead.”. ” Marta Meszaros – Founder. The Cleaning Lady.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

Brad says: “Talk to people you trust, whether they’re investors, board members, co-founders, mentors, whatever; make sure you’re open about the stress and the struggle you’re going through both financially in the business and personally.” Join a CEO peer group. This only makes the stress build up inside you.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

In short, women VCs are just as inclined to favor male founders as their male peers. How else explain that while top VCs have been more accessible than ever because of Zoom and online interactions, the share of funding going to all-female founders is dropping and not rising? Still, the rising tide did not lift all boats.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Serunjogi founded Chipper Cash with Maijid Moujaled in 2018 to offer a no-fee peer-to-peer cross-border payment service in Africa via its app. With that said, Serunjogi says peer-to-peer money movement from the U.S. With that said, Serunjogi says peer-to-peer money movement from the U.S.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 5, 2024

Meanwhile, I faced my own challenges with a previously broken and now fused wrist, relying on the unwavering support of my EO peers to navigate the rocky terrain. As a member leader on EO’s Regional Council for Middle East, Pakistan and Africa (MEPA), we guide and support the health of EO through focused team projects and collaboration.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Déborah, a 2022 YLAI Fellow , is the founder and director of CAPAZ Perú , which develops cultural, educational and social projects for people with disabilities through art programs such as theater and dance. Her fibromyalgia diagnosis after university gave her even more drive to launch CAPAZ in 2018.

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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.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2021

Insights and lessons from peers around the world are the key benefits of EO membership. . “There are things you can do to make sure you’re not alone” Andrea Grisdale, founder and CEO at IC Bellagio and a member of EO Italy. And one of the most powerful ways to accomplish this is by encouraging valuable experience sharing.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2023

In a tight labor market, every founder can benefit from taking a look at how the individual achievements of each team member are currently being celebrated and being honest about where there may be room for improvement. For startups and smaller enterprises, this statement usually rings even truer.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 28, 2020

We spotted a common theme in many answers: learning—whether it’s incidental learning among peers or formal education at events. I’ve also learned a great deal from the courses that are provided.” – Lynda Stafford , EO Southeast Virginia, founder and CEO, RMGS, Inc. , Louis, founder and CEO, Warehouse of Fixtures , No.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

“Their work has helped expand access to credit, and we look forward to partnering with them in their next phase of growth and innovation,” said Kunal Shah, founder and chief executive of CRED, in a statement. “Our goal has been to build a trusted and credible P2P lending platform.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Jeremy Loh, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Genesis Alternative Ventures highlighted a concerning trend of dwindling venture capital (VC) funding for Asian startups. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

but it’s not available in Europe, although dozens of other innovative mobile peer to peer transfer options exist, such as Revolut, N26, Monese and Monzo. While Europe lacks simple peer-to-peer payments solutions such as Venmo or Square Cash App in the U.S., Venmo me” has become a common phrase in the U.S.,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 11, 2023

Contributed to EO by Marina Byezhanova Justinus Adriaanse is an EO Canada Bridge member who grew up in a middle-class family in South Africa, keenly observing the glaring disparities that were unmistakably present in his surroundings. It was a pivotal moment, and a true litmus test for Adriaanse’s resilience. You solve a problem by taking action.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 11, 2023

AHG Lab has cultivated an environment characterized by agility and a strong sense of community among founders and leaders. By forming partnerships, nurturing customer acquisition strategies, and offering a platform for addressing business hurdles, AHG Lab has supported various startups and founders within the Philippines startup ecosystem.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2019

As the founder of Poe Group Advisors , a company that has been facilitating the sale and transfer of accounting firms since 2003, Brannon is no stranger to connecting people and growing an organization. Brannon is also enjoying the perks of being part of a peer group such as EO. I had time on my hands. It takes some work?no

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Lydia started as a peer-to-peer payment app that lets you send and receive money instantly from a mobile app. the company attracts new users with peer-to-peer payments and then exposes them to more features and financial products that they can access directly from the app. Like Venmo or Cash App in the U.S.,

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 29, 2023

What connects these two brands is that they were both elevated to overseas success by the same person, Fujin Tree Group Founder Jay Wu. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Demand is so high that customers line up outside from the early hours, even when it’s raining.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In this week’s edition, we discuss: Why the top 1% of founders quit their startup Why cracking the trust code is the key to growth Why the top 1% of founders quit their startup “If you can just avoid dying, you get rich. The strategy to quit is hardly ever talked about, and it’s tough for founders to make these decisions.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Atman Capital, a year-old early-stage venture firm partially backed by about 20 founders, is sweetening the deal for these individual limited partners. “We spoke with over 100 founders, asking them what they wanted and what was important to them. and Latin America. Currently, 70% are from LatAm and 30% are from the U.S.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2020

James Sutcliffe is the founder and CEO of The Founding Network , a collaboration platform for high-growth founders. If I were to pick one thing that unites the global tech scene in terms of culture I would point to the respect and reverence accorded to startup founders. James Sutcliffe. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Charles Gorra, founder and CEO of Rebag, declined to talk about valuation, but did say it was “a steep evolution from the last time.” We profiled Rebag back in 2015, when its name included two “g’s,” (gotta love URL availability) and had raised $4 million in seed funding to go after incumbents like The RealReal.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Even experienced founders don’t know what they don’t know, and having some structure and a group of like-minded people can help you refine your idea and get the product off the ground. His organization has been around for about 10 years, serving 3,300 venture founders from 150 different countries, so he knows from whence he speaks.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Co-founder and CEO Joseph Akintolayo started the company with Daniel Paramo in 2019 after years of working with banks and listening to people describe how they want their money to work. More companies are adding payments and other financial features to their offerings; however, this often requires technical expertise that some don’t have.

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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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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

We look forward to supporting them in powering an inclusive credit ecosystem,” said CRED founder and chief executive Kunal Shah in a statement. We look forward to supporting them in powering an inclusive credit ecosystem,” said CRED founder and chief executive Kunal Shah in a statement.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

His passion for filmmaking led to the creation of J Rental Centre, a peer-to-peer rental platform born out of a desire to maximize the utility of accumulated camera equipment. In the early stages, it’s really all about the founder/founding team.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

There’s Outdoorsy , a peer-to-peer RV rental company that was founded in 2015; bootstrapped by its founders for a couple of years, it has more recently attracted $88 million in venture funding. As Americans look to escape, this peer-to-peer RV rental startup is happy to accommodate them.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

And yet, these three countries create more than their fair share of startups compared to their larger European peers. YC often insists it invests in founders, not ideas ; presumably, this also implies that it doesn’t give a lot of thought to office locations. Well, a promise is a promise. Turns out, not really.

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