Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

Like the downturns in 2008 and 2001, this has been a very trying time for entrepreneurs running startups. Sometimes, you don’t feel comfortable describing your fears and frustrations to your cofounders or investors on your board, but a peer group allows you to do this in a safe way. This only makes the stress build up inside you.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

Due to competitive markets we ended up with a pretty good term sheet until we needed to raise money in April 2001 and then we got completely screwed. Those were the dog days of entrepreneurship. It was accept the terms or go into bankruptcy so we took the money.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

“Across the board, the variance in metrics is stark,” says Townshend. “We’ve seen that all before … what’s new-ish (at least since 2001) is the massive overhang of growth investments that will take startups years to grow into,” he wrote. The TechCrunch+ team is growing! Tomorrow at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

There are also penalties that businesses can face if other legal documents aren’t filled out properly when a hire comes on board. Kedma is an innovation and entrepreneurship thought leader, award-winning champion of small business, and business advisor for independent inventors.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

We trade emails on the topic of entrepreneurship often. In my first company I had to raise money in April 2001 or die. By then I was still on the board of my first company but it hadn’t yet sold (it ended up selling in 2007 to a publicly traded French company). He’s been at it since 2005.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 15, 2019

One factor was the realization that, since I was the only female Global Board member at that time, not seeking the position would mean there would be no female Global Chair again for at least four years. I really wanted the board to unite toward moving EO forward. Set your goals as a board at the beginning of the year.

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