Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Or, should they seize the moment, recognizing the immense opportunity before them and take proactive steps to harness it? For Latin American nations and companies, a golden opportunity awaits. However, it’s vital to acknowledge that while opportunities abound, they come with challenges. This potential is not to be missed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 6, 2020

Others recall the 2008 financial crisis. For entrepreneurs, the job now is to look past that daunting torrent and to the opportunity beyond it. Because there is opportunity. “You’ve probably never felt anything like this,” Rustand says. But we’ve all dealt with things that felt new and terrible at the time.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

In 2008 they raised a much larger fund $132.5 Investing Strategy. It is also a good opportunity for CEO’s to mingle with VC’s who might lead future rounds of fundraising. Management should communicate how the board can help - strategy, markets, key hires, introductions. million and opened another office in San Francisco.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. Founded in November 2008 by Jack Moffitt and Patrick Mahoney; CEO is Gerry Campbell (ex-AOL, ex-Reuters/OpenCalais). Potentially limits acquisition opportunities for independent ad networks. Competitors: OneRiot , Topsy , Crowdeye , Twitter Summize.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2023

Whether you have attended EO’s Leadership Academies or still look forward to the opportunity, the foundation upon which this remarkable programme was built is notable. Dr. Bell also agreed to come on board, and all together, we collectively built the programme’s strategy, structure, and content.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 11, 2023

However, just as the path seemed paved with success, an unforeseen twist of fate — the 2008 global financial crisis — caused the market to collapse and sales to plummet. Quickly, their vision pivoted to the idea of addressing the lack of diversity and access to opportunity in South Africa’s IT industry.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 24, 2020

We sat down as a leadership team to discuss what we had in unused or dead assets, and what opportunities we could seize with fewer employees. In the last US economic downturn in 2008-2009, my Forum and EO taught me that the keys to surviving are being the first to respond, taking quick decisive action and being agile.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2021

He says that more details will be provided on the new entity’s strategy and branding once the deal has formally closed. Explains Vlaar: “We see tremendous growth opportunities to further enhance payments for Turkey’s 80 million inhabitants.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Consequently, US regulators have discouraged the selling of equity (shares) through crowd funding websites, so online companies, such as Kickstarter.com , offer the opportunity to donate funds to interesting US startup ventures in exchange for the right to become early product users or simply listed on the new ventures’ websites.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines. From 2007 to 2011, during which the Great Recession of 2008-09 took place, the construction industry lost approximately 2 million workers. according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics ( Recode ).

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Induced by a pandemic and unprecedented state responses, it is even worse than the last international period of economic decline witnessed in 2008. During the period of economic turbulence in 2008, I formed my technology consultancy firm, ROCK. For most, 2008 was a time to avoid risk. Client first.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

I have experienced two major financial disruptions in my career: the bubble burst in 2000 and the financial crisis of 2008. Markets have reacted, and valuation multiples for both public and private companies have been heavily compromised, leaving growth investors in fear of losing the opportunity to secure targeted returns.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

I’ll be honest, the diversity of the answers surprised me — ranging from how climate and workforce mobility are edtech’s next opportunities to how the departure of tourist VCs is playing out differently depending on company stages. The tone also felt balanced: Many admitted that things have changed, but opportunity continues to exist.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2021

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy founded theBoardlist , a premium talent marketplace that helps diverse leaders get discovered for board and executive opportunities. I continued to listen to non-e-commerce pitches as well, simply to give myself a point of reference for evaluating online shopping opportunities. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

The Canada-based company got its start in 2008 as the payment processing company Zomaron, and rebranded itself as Paystone in 2019. Customer feedback is a development opportunity. Paystone , a payments and integrated software company, secured another strategic investment this year, this time $23.8

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The broad-brush goals for the strategy are to increase growth in startup investments; attract and retain talent; promote scalability; and inject innovation into the public sector so it can bolster and support Spain’s digital development. “What we do is that work of coordination with all the ministries.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Recently the firms two founding partners (and also Managing Partners) —  Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham  — decided to transition management of the firm to Andy Weissman (who joined in 2012) and Albert Wenger (joined in 2008 and writes one of the most thoughtful blogs in our industry ).

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Over 59% of all counties in America are in a state of economic decline, and over 50% of all economic growth in The US since the 2008 recession has been isolated to just 20 out of 3,007 ounties. GCVF has shown that opportunity exists in rural markets to drive competitive returns for venture capital investors.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Over 59% of all counties in America are in a state of economic decline, and over 50% of all economic growth in The US since the 2008 recession has been isolated to just 20 out of 3,007 ounties. GCVF has shown that opportunity exists in rural markets to drive competitive returns for venture capital investors.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Everyone loves an underdog, which is why investors and tech journalists are so fond of discussing startups that launched during the Great Recession of 2008, like Airbnb, Uber, WhatsApp, Mailchimp, Square and Venmo. Thanks very much for reading TC+ this week! Walter Thompson. The send-ahead deck. The presentation deck. The leave-behind deck.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 20, 2023

We believe these sectors will continue to show strength and resilience through economic cycles and yield compelling investment opportunities for CSP Fund II,” Partner Chakrabarty said. Basil, that was founded in 2008, is a private equity firm that invests in niche technologies disrupting the IT services space.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Tan was a YC founder in the summer of 2008 and served as a partner there from December 2010 to November 2015. Gibson, who previously served as general partner focused on crypto, web2, SaaS and devops) will lead the firm’s early-stage investment strategy. Since inception, my goal has always been for Initialized to outlive its founders.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

2008 and 2000), not only have we seen outstanding companies being formed, we’ve also witnessed great venture firm performance during these windows,” he said. We see tremendous opportunity for innovation in the world of B2B payments. If you study previous compression periods in the ecosystem (e.g., What do you feel might be overhyped?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 23, 2017

If that entrepreneur has enough money to conservatively make it work (but not quickly), he or she can go it alone, but the business will not scale quickly and it may lose its niche opportunity. Partners can assist greatly with capital and effort. If you must have growth capital, there are only a few ways to acquire it.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2023

Simply put, equity risk premiums (ERPs) have broken down well below the ranges that were established since 2008. Opportunity cost is powerful indeed. Image Credits: Irving Investors The factors at play Waiting for a rebound in public market multiples to preserve previous valuations has not proven to be a good strategy.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Maybe in the past, it was helpful to think of competitors as foes, but the modern world is so interconnected that this perspective doesn’t allow us to see new opportunities, stands in the way of improving, and, as a result, weakens our products. At other times, they just copy someone else’s strategy and try to implement it.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

A: It is an honour to step into this role and have the opportunity to build on the legacy of our past decade and help forge the next one – given the urgent need we now have in the world for sustainable solutions. Q: You’ve been with – and part of – the network for over 15 years. Why this role?

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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. acquisition of Duo Security gave Ann Arbor its first modern unicorn, the CFE was experiencing record demand for more entrepreneurship education and opportunities. Just as the $2.4B

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 5, 2018

My latest company, Hire Santa, started at an employee Christmas party in 2008 where I handed out bonuses dressed as Santa Claus. I had many different strategies, but was not sure how it was going to work out. By reaching out to people who’d appeared on the show, I gained valuable insights and strategies. How Hire Santa Started.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

“It’s comparable to the financial crisis of 2008, when poor financial products were lumped together in order to diversify risk and make them look better than they actually were,” he writes. It’s imperative to slice users into their respective buckets, because it opens the opportunity for unique targeting and messaging.”.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

” I interviewed Gupta last month to find out more about the opportunities he’s looking for and get his advice for first-time founders, but last week’s Space was a chance to dive deeper. . “In 10 days, I can do the primary research and work with the founders to come to a conclusion there. For a larger Series A check.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The VC industry itself, raising $257 billion in 2019, is also much bigger and more geographically spread out than it was during other other recent economic crises, like the dot-com bubble of the early 2000s and the 2008 global financial crisis, when the sector took big hits. This time I think the strategies are changing quite a bit.”.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

According to Kyle Poyar, a partner at OpenView, the current downturn is creating similar opportunities for SaaS startups. This strategy sparks interest, attracts more subscribers to your site and improves the purchase potential of their products.”. “They’ll finally take a chance turning that nagging idea into an actual product.”

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

However, few investors can directly impact the value of the underlying asset, except for private equity and venture capital investors with portfolio acceleration strategies. Rolling ten-year returns have steadily declined across hedge fund strategies. The scope of the liquidity infusion has been massive even by the 2008 standard.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

The number one input to whether or not someone buys that next incremental piece of software or potentially engages that service provider is actually how well it interacts and interoperates with the other technology decisions they’ve already made to drive it some kind of bigger strategy. And that is absolutely transformational and huge.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The firm has come a long way from when it closed its first fund — $30 million of internal capital — in 2008. In terms of strategy, Rotman notes that QED has continued to lead deals that it feels “passionate about being involved in.”. Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups.

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