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Survivors

Both Sides of the Table

I saw this in 2001-2003 and in 2008-2010. And it’s what I believe sets apart the tech startup culture more than any other sector out there. She said that Korea really wants to build a “creative economy” and that understanding why the US is so innovative was important to her. I look for survivors.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

I have often thought that creative endeavors where one has a quick turn-around between idea and realization of one’s work as one of the more fulfilling experiences in life. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. And it changed the culture. There was no money train. It was 1991.

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An Invitation to Explore and Adopt “Capitalism With Care”

Entrepreneurs' Organization

During the Great Recession of 2008-10, Kent guided dozens of CEOs and their companies successfully through the crisis and positioned them to capitalize on the economic expansion that followed. Higher Purpose, Stakeholder Orientation, Conscious Leadership and Conscious Culture?financially Conscious Capitalism provides that path.

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The One Question That Saved My Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I heard this in an Entrepreneurs’ Organization Portland chapter monthly learning event with keynote speaker Mark Moses of Make Big Happen in 2008 at the beginning of the Great Recession. We enjoyed the opportunity to get creative with the brand, build a 70-person team and foster a solid company culture around it.

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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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20 Women Entrepreneurs Changing Their Industries (and the World)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A classically trained pastry chef, Christina Tosi spent years in New York City restaurants before founding Milk Bar in 2008. Combining her high-end culinary skills with creative ingredients from the cereal aisle, Tosi created sweet culinary hits like Cereal Milk and Crack Pie. Christina Tosi / Milk Bar. Lisa Sugar / POPSUGAR.

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How—and Why—to Inject Fun in Your Workplace

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It was incredible to see everyone’s creativity. Heidi Reimer-Epp , CEO and co-founder of Botanical PaperWorks has been an EO Winnipeg member since 2008. The holidays were coming up, so my team and I decided to have a Deck the Walls party. We got into the holiday spirit, we laughed and we enjoyed ourselves.