Angel Capital Association

MAY 11, 2022

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer May 10, 2022 – Seeking to strengthen connection, advocacy and understanding as well as advise those in the SEC and FinHub community, CEO Pat Gouhin was thrilled to represent angel investors and the angel ecosystem at FinHub’s Peer-to-Peer meet-up on capital formation. “It

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 6, 2013

This creates a large opportunity for companies who see consumer trends and understand enterprises well enough figure out what it will take to get them to participate. Online lending, specifically peer to peer, is one of those markets. This is essentially the bet that Box has made relative to Dropbox.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Surrounding yourself with diverse teams means being exposed to a lot of different perspectives and creates learning opportunities not possible when everyone you deal with professionally looks and acts like you do. All were backed based on the sole criteria that they had the potential to make my limited partners a lot of money.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the process of finding, funding, and supporting startups that will transform their markets, investors can get caught up in KPIs, ROI, and other three-letter success indicators. How often do we consider those factors in the context of portfolio support? Founders are not machines. I’d argue not enough. adults live with mental illness.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

With the support of the U.S. How entrepreneurs are building resilience in their communities. By Shannon Courtney. Developing the skills to be resilient is essential in order to be a strong leader, to recover from setbacks and to adapt to whatever challenges come your way. Renewing Ecuadorian communities after a natural disaster.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

After experiencing insurance and financial services businesses take advantage of people she cared for, State Farm agent owner Emma Allen knew she would go into that industry to support her community. EO staff member Cydney Melton asked Emma about her experience. In 2013, Allen went into business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 10, 2011

On to of that, connected communities of entrepreneurs are better at incubating and supporting startups now than ever before. 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. Don't want to learn code?

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Our team evaluates each potential investment opportunity through lenses familiar to many of our venture peers: market, product, team, and traction. Our team evaluates each potential investment opportunity through lenses familiar to many of our venture peers: market, product, team, and traction. Place Matters”?—?Rise

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And we are now thrilled to call him a peer as he joined EO as a member, not only meeting but vastly surpassing the qualifying criteria. . And we are now thrilled to call him a peer as he joined EO as a member, not only meeting but vastly surpassing the qualifying criteria. . Meet Brandan Ranaldi, a 23-year-old student entrepreneur.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Geography does not determine success—it may surface some unique challenges, but it also gives unique opportunities. These businesses deserve our support and celebration; they make up the bulk of the existing entrepreneurial ecosystem in any community. I grew up in a small town in north Iowa—Cedar Falls, to be exact.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 24, 2020

We need to create a peer group of people committing to not laying off employees and support each other through these crazy times.”. As the US stretches to nearly a full month of a pandemic-related economic shutdown, the number of people who filed for unemployment benefits has reached more than 26 million. The effects amplify.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 16, 2022

I’ve also had the opportunity to hear from and speak to major business thinkers, including Jim Kwik, Peter Diamandis, Brene Brown , Simon Sinek and Warren Rustand. Immersion in a peer-to-peer learning environment provides a space to be real in all aspects of your life. It comes down to exposure, collaboration and accountability.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

I strongly identify with EO’s core value of Thirst for Learning and take advantage of every educational opportunity that comes my way. Natasha Miller is an EO member in Los Angeles, and founder and Chief Experience Designer of Entire Productions , which designs, plans and produces incredible event experiences both virtually and in person.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

These “warm” relationships then prove to be critical when opportunities enable a person who has done this well to see a possibility and mobilize a network. As a result, these people create networks that end up drawing in new opportunities, fueling greater creativity and providing more support.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 17, 2020

But each morning, I wake up to 20 new ideas in my inbox and 100 offers of hope and support on my social media feed. EO members whose businesses are coaching, strategic planning and consulting are offering free services to help their peers get back on their feet. We all are waking up to find ourselves in an altered world each morning.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 9, 2021

People who grew up in marginalized groups are probably familiar with the difference, since they likely had to work much harder to receive the same level of education as many of their peers or to find networking opportunities that came more easily to others. So it is understandable if, at first, you think they mean the same thing.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2025

In the full day of learning, attendees will get actionable insights from eight speaker sessions, plus the opportunity to network and connect with other entrepreneurs. In the full day of learning, attendees will get actionable insights from eight speaker sessions, plus the opportunity to network and connect with other entrepreneurs.

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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. More important to that is that we are now the first ones that I know honestly to be able to support Africa to the U.S. This year, the company began to make strides outside the continent.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

Two prominent entrepreneurs share their views on starting a business plus 10 tips every first-time founder should have. A founders journey when taking on the challenge of launching a startup is filled with highs and lows.Their path to success will have challenges, setbacks, and moments of doubt.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 12, 2024

Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local, national, and regional competitions in hopes to qualify for the GSEA Global Finals. Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local, national, and regional competitions in hopes to qualify for the GSEA Global Finals.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2016

On a personal level, giving entrepreneurs the support and resources to realize their potential is immensely valuable on many levels. Think about how much more successful you would be if you had a support network to follow up with you on a regular basis? This is normal, but it doesn’t have to be!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 24, 2020

After 20 years managing the digital agency she founded , Adrienne now pursues opportunities to share her knowledge with other entrepreneurs, to grow alongside her peers, and to meaningfully explore the world. . Our clan embraced the opportunity to disconnect and slow down. Here’s what she shared: . What brought us here?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. At home she had always learned to share and help others, and her desire to support increasingly more people evolved over time. As someone who gave them an opportunity.”.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses Despite Romania’s growing startup ecosystem, women founders remain disproportionately low. Its a striking reminder that beyond financial resources and business plans, confidence and support networks are essential for female entrepreneurs to thrive.

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Gust

JANUARY 13, 2013

The most successful entrepreneurs are those with multiple real-life experiences, who have personal exposure to markets where opportunities are being left on the table. Academic research supports that this experience pays off. It’s a huge opportunity to learn early. These days, every student has his social network of peers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 30, 2018

In addition, young people with disabilities from around the National Capital Region interested in small business ownership had the opportunity to discuss their ideas with experienced EO DC members. EARN works with a wide range of professional groups, providing resources and support to promote disability inclusion in the workplace.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 15, 2022

I was so proud to see EO members offering support to each other during lockdowns, while we learned to collaborate without regular in-person meetings. We created an “EO Together” fund to make sure no member lacked EO support when they needed it most—so many lost more than half of their revenue. At GLC 2022, across both Washington, D.C.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It is a time that has tested many of us. Yet, as I mark five years leading the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) as its CEO, it’s a good time to reflect on five key insights gained from such a remarkable community of business founders. These are lessons I have learned, thanks to all of you. Each possesses the unique traits of entrepreneurship.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and national competitions in hopes to qualify for the GSEA Global Finals. My team and I identified a big opportunity in fish farming. In the 2022 GSEA Global Finals , Arnold Shoko won the Together We Grow Award for his collaborative spirit. Apply today!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

While sharing her professional journey—from tween entrepreneur to international executive—she also spoke to the audience of men and women about supporting each other and making a difference in the world. . In August 2019, Kimberly Hickok Smith spoke at the MyEO Women of EO Summit in Bogota, Colombia. Living every day.

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Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

But if you ever forget that supporting extraordinary founders is the whole game, and that your only job as an early stage investor is to identify them and help them progress, you have irretrievably lost the plot. In that prior post, I had offered Y Combinator as a positive example, but I didn’t break down exactly why.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures Focus on Cash While the headlines in 2020 & 2021 touted many massive fundraising events and heady valuations, we believed that for savvy investors it also represented an opportunity for real financial gains.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 1, 2016

Praveen Varshney, a long-time EO Vancouver member and investor in Lyft, Guiides.com, ShareShed and other sharing-economy companies, is capitalizing on this new movement while helping the environment through supporting a culture of access over ownership. What inspired you to invest in peer-to-peer marketplaces?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 7, 2021

Not only did I want resources that mimic a “real-life business school” to help me learn where and how I could improve as a leader and business owner, but also I wanted a peer group who could empathize with my struggles and challenge me to grow daily. I wanted to share those relationships and experiences with others. .

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Register Indonesian digital bank Superbank , supported by Grab, Singtel, and Emtek Group, is collaborating with Singapore’s Genesis Alternative Ventures to offer a financing package of $40 million for startups in Indonesia. This initiative is designed to support startups within the country’s startup landscape.

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American Entrepreneurship

AUGUST 16, 2024

One hundred thirty participants on 27 teams drawn from V ista portfolio companies worked to build innovative enterprise software solutions while connecting with their peers. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. Right here. 1) Your school. school of engineering). school of engineering).

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