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How a female entrepreneur gained Traction in a male-dominated industry

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2001, while serving in the Hawaii Air National Guard, I started working for ABM Onsite Services as the Administrative Assistant. They are constantly thinking about the next step and the next opportunity. I attribute these recent awards and recognition to our leadership team. To what do you owe these accolades?

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Stepping Up in Crisis: EO Members Respond to COVID-19

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Within a few days of 11 September 2001, I purchased plane tickets for optional personal travel. Flexibility in cancellation terms and low-cost opportunities are needed. Bruce Stanger is a partner at Stanger Stanfield Law and an EO member in Connecticut. That winter, our holiday trip was dinner and a show on Broadway in New York.

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Transforming Visions into Reality: An Interview with Libby Swan, Co-founder/CEO of Axioned

Jason Malki

With over two decades of experience in product development and technology, Libby embarked on her career journey at GE in 2001 through their prestigious technology graduate program, IMLP (Information Management Leadership Program). What motivated you to launch your startup? What is it that excites you about what you’re building?

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A Blockbuster Retail Franchisee Reveals Why The Chain Was Built to Fail

StartupNation

Under Huizenga’s leadership, Blockbuster brought the new home entertainment industry mainstream and turned an $18.5 The history of Blockbuster provides a classic example of a company that seized opportunity on a grand scale but never transitioned to operational excellence. billion just eight years later.

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Tekever raises $23M for industrial drone technology optimized for maritime surveillance

TechCrunch

Tekever — based, fittingly, in historic maritime superpower Lisbon, Portugal — was founded back in 2001 and has only been offering commercial services since 2018. It will be using the funding to hire more people, and to continue building out its technology.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges. In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed.

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My Journey as EO Global Chair

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The opportunity to impact that change was clear if I invested the time and energy. Did you know that my first time ever speaking in front of a crowd was at 2018 EO Global Leadership Conference (GLC) Toronto ? It is going to be a very exciting FY2019/2020 under Jason Sze’s leadership. Culture truly trumps strategy every day.

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