Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2015

” And yet we entrepreneurs who will sign up for the journey accept that failure is a possibility and the true entrepreneurs know that they must stick with the ship even if it’s sinking. First time entrepreneurs can fall prey to hubris. But markets don’t generally love failure. Yet failure smells.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

He first came to see me in 2008 when we was raising money for his 1st startup – NextMedium. At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. He has a lovely family – Joy and Zion – who are also active members of the LA community.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

In 2008, he founded StackOverflow , and it has become the foundation for a question and answer platform called StackExchange. This was the moment where Zuckerberg (20 something entrepreneur) schooled Rupert Murdoch. Stackoverflow was created in 2008. Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He didn’t tell it in the video but, ever the entrepreneur, Scott started a business to take couples up on a “mile high club&# flight on airplanes as a way of getting all of his miles logged to get his next class of airplane license that required a certain number of hours logged. Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 8, 2014

Not only does it give people a sense of familiarity and comfort in a constantly changing city, but it serves as an important reminder of Brooklyn''s history as an industrial community--a place where things got made. Makerbot has a factory in Industry City. It''s all yours.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

And while there’s a long way to go in terms of workplace equality, women entrepreneurs are making their mark on their industries and communities now more than ever. These 20 women entrepreneurs are the ones who are leading the charge—and we think you’ll be inspired by their tremendous impact: Reshma Saujani / Girls Who Code.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2012

He built a practice around a growing community in the Mid Atlantic and beyond. For starters, David had once been an entrepreneur himself so it seemed like such a natural fit. He became the go-to guy for many in our community including me. Every community does when the economy goes through its inevitable cycles.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

One of my favorite entrepreneur-Twitterer weighed in, “You want to keep tapping into their collective intelligence so you keep saying ‘Thank you for the feedback’ and they keep sending it,” Ms. I’ll give Sam Altman the last quote from the article , YCombinator also warns young entrepreneurs about taking on too much, too fast. “We

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Forward Cities

JANUARY 30, 2020

More information about the ESHIP Communities program can be found here. A: I hope to see more development and opportunities for those from under-resourced communities in order to best serve the people. I graduated from Michigan State University with a BS in Clinical Laboratory Science in 2008. A: You have to support each other.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2023

It is a spirit that has contributed to the personal development of some of the world’s finest entrepreneurs making a true impact on companies, communities, and families across the globe. In the first year (2008), we had a meager budget, limited staff support, and only seven months to pull everything together. The world needs us.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

Highly successful entrepreneurs share their thinking about undertaking great entrepreneurial challenges and achieving breakthrough success. Steve Jobs An entrepreneur is someone who jumps off a cliff and builds a plane on the way down. Creates resilience Helps entrepreneurs navigate uncertainty and failures.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2021

From my experience, the business community can strengthen its every member if we build it on cooperation, not competition. For instance, in 2008, UPS agreed to ship DHL’s packages (because DHL couldn’t do it at the time and asked a competitor for help). The power of community Building a business community is also a win-win.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was saying that I was happy it was all out in the open because I felt at least everybody could now understand the issues & opportunities from the perspectives of angels, entrepreneurs and VCs. He has set up an office, a process & people around him that are helpful to entrepreneurs in need of hands-on skills in a mass service way.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2023

As a Woman Entrepreneur Craig succeeded in a Male-dominated Industry serving as a Role Model Entrepreneur Carol Craig will share her story that includes her passion for working in the aerospace industry when she is the featured speaker at the Junior Achievement (JA) National Convention on July 27, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 13, 2023

We commend the VC’s and angels that have rallied around their entrepreneurs to repurpose lessons learned from the 2008/2009 recession. history, behind only the 2008 failure of Washington Mutual with roughly $300 billion in total assets. and its failure is the second largest U.S.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2016

When Annmarie Lanesey co-founded a software development business in Troy, NY in 2008, she saw business ownership as a means to successful living. In my journey as an entrepreneur, I’ve seen the way transparency and inclusiveness empower our clients and strengthen our internal processes. A growing business needs a growing team.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 21, 2023

By Kent Gregoire , a US East Bridge chapter member (and that chapter’s current president) and co-founder of Stakeholder Business and Symphony Advantage , who is on a mission to help entrepreneurs transform their companies for maximum impact. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 21, 2024

. “Their dedication and ingenuity exemplify the vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem thriving in our community.” Since February 2008, ECGRA has invested more than $55 million in Erie County turning gaming revenue into transformative investments in Erie County, PA. cnp.benfranklin.org/techcelerator.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

Lamey Wellehan is pursuing abundance by weaving sustainability and business strategy together, simultaneously producing outstanding results for the enterprise, planet and community. In 2008, Unilever , a company of 172,000 employees and 2015 sales of $60.6 In 2008, Airbnb was born out of the humble search for a spare air mattress.

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HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The CFE is a unit of the College of Engineering and the Center has helped more than 30,000 researchers and students since 2008. Zell Entrepreneurs is an elite program designed to provide support to students who are dedicated to work on their businesses full-time upon graduation. In the mid-2010s, that focus began to evolve.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ’s Accelerator program empowers early-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to aggressively grow and master their businesses. Attendees at the inaugural MyEO Deal Exchange Conference in 2018.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 14, 2018

Heidi Reimer-Epp , CEO and co-founder of Botanical PaperWorks has been an EO Winnipeg member since 2008. At its core, EO is a collection of like-minded entrepreneurs focused on business growth, personal development and community engagement. Learn what 13,000+ entrepreneurs are experiencing as members of EO.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

What is your advice for entrepreneurs to achieve such longevity? You believe that leaders should embrace their culture and values more deeply in a crisis and cite the 2008 Great Recession as an example. Central Ohio embraced me as a young restaurant entrepreneur and I want to do the same for the next generation.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

That’s painful, but for perspective: TechCrunch tracked more than 100,000 tech layoffs between August and December 2008. Before Karl Alomar became managing partner of VC firm M13, he led one company through the dot-com bust of 2000 and helped another survive the Great Recession of 2008. Jack Hallam, growth and community lead, Ammo.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Also, it’s why I started an Impact Hub (Amsterdam, 2008), why I served on the global Board (2015-2018) and contributed through other roles, and why I want to continue to serve the network. A: Stepping into this role, I feel blessed to inherit strong building blocks and a rich heritage, and look forward to building on what works already.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

In 2008, Tyler Jorgenson was not in any position to give out strategies for business growth, as he is now. Tyler hosts the BizNinja Entrepreneur Radio on ABC News. It also doesn’t hurt that he’s interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs and experts on his show since 2011. 3. Branding and community plan.

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Source Link

MARCH 25, 2020

Mom-and-pop businesses, the kinds of establishments that make up the backbone of a community, stand to do much worse. And the promise of federal small business loans is inadequate for entrepreneurs who fear they might not be able to pay the money back. It's not just livelihoods that are threatened, but our very sense of community.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Thus entrepreneur is no stranger to early-stage investing – nor the famed accelerator to which he will soon run. Tan was a YC founder in the summer of 2008 and served as a partner there from December 2010 to November 2015. Ralston continued. Next year, I'll be going back to Y Combinator as President and CEO.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

He has been a serial entrepreneur and investor as a co-founder of LaunchTime, an incubator and investor in early-stage tech startups and as a co-founder of Community Connect, which was one of the first social networking companies. Ben has been active in the NYC tech community for almost 20 years. Shardul joined Index in 2008.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 16, 2019

Impact Hub Bergen was an early starter amongst social innovation spaces and joined the global Impact Hub network in 2008. Today, Impact Hub Bergen has grown into a community of more than 50 entrepreneurs and changemakers. Kolbrun Retorikk , who specialise in design and communication services for social entrepreneurs.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

AUGUST 15, 2021

The 17 entrepreneurs, working out of the 36 Degrees North Incubator, are one-month into their 90-day “incubation” segment. After all, Selexys scaled from a TBFP investment back in 2008, to being acquired by Novartis in a $665 million deal. Entrepreneurs of color face additional challenges in navigating the system.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2023

As of today, TechCrunch understands an influential group of UK entrepreneurs and investors, aided by industry body Coadec , is now making hasty representations this weekend to HM Treasury over the implications of SVB UK’s shut down. One entrepreneur I spoke to did not mince their words: “It’s totally f *d up.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

From 2007 to 2011, during which the Great Recession of 2008-09 took place, the construction industry lost approximately 2 million workers. For example, infrastructure needed for community-scale flood mitigation or sea walls, but also much smaller and more modular infrastructure such as temporary protected bike lanes or mobile housing.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Entrepreneurs and investors who have spent any time dealing with convertible debt seed financing transactions are likely to have encountered the subject of valuation caps. Valuation caps can come into play in settings other than seed-stage convertible note financing rounds.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2019

So, in 2009, Adrian created Adrian’s Network , an innovative and (very) successful business networking community that combines virtual networking (think conference calls and webinars) with in-person meetings. The economic recession in 2008 was the catalyst for Adrian’s networking business. Adrian’s Network.

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