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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). And it changed the culture. How’s that advice holding up?

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice. In 2008, he founded StackOverflow , and it has become the foundation for a question and answer platform called StackExchange. Stackoverflow was created in 2008. But I loved reading them and so did my team.

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An Invitation to Explore and Adopt “Capitalism With Care”

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Kent Gregoire is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Boston and CEO of Symphony Advantage , which helps CEOs achieve ongoing personal and professional success through strategic thinking, advice and planning. Higher Purpose, Stakeholder Orientation, Conscious Leadership and Conscious Culture?financially

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Yes Is the Answer—and Other Ways to Succeed in Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

How Faith In People and a Culture Of Hospitality Built a Modern American Restaurant Company, Mitchell shares the keys to his company’s 25 years of success: including a steadfast commitment to a nurturing culture, a “people first” philosophy, and the humility to recognize reckless and ego-driven decisions. WHAT IS THE QUESTION?:

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JOBS Act Title III and Crowdfunding: What We Know So Far

Onevest

Equity crowdsourcing advocates are quick to mention that small business loans are at 75 percent of their 2008 peak. Typically limited to giving advice or consuming, Title III will give non-accredited investors far more influence over products, services, and planning. Onevest does not give investment, legal or tax advice.

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Can you be an adaptive business leader?

Berkonomics

And it happened again in early 2008, as CEOs reported the first evidence of order slowdowns and issues with customer payments – right before the ‘great recession.’. I contribute my two cents of advice, as do the others in the group. Every leader has stories to tell. And this was years before COVID.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? She is also principal of Broadway Realty, investing in, and repurposing, historic properties.