A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

It’s the heroin-hit that hooks the entrepreneur. (The And now, with Silver Lake’s investment and support, we can accelerate our growth investing even more into our strategic roadmap, and placing some new bets on ideas we’ve had but haven’t been able to find the space to explore. The next sale isn’t quite as sweet.). Period, full-stop.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

2011 was the first year I went to SxSW. Entrepreneur Dinners. One of my favorite things to do is to organize entrepreneur dinners when I travel. I usually ask somebody local who knows the local scene to invite out 10-15 local entrepreneurs who might be interested to meet up and I agree to pick up the tab.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Aaron graduated from EO Accelerator and went on to become an EO member in 2011. He says, “One of the most meaningful discoveries I made in EO Accelerator was that I was not alone as an entrepreneur. ” Learn more about this life-changing program for first-stage entrepreneurs, and hear from other participants. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 21, 2020

Tim has been an EO member since 2011. The post B2B Game Changers: How to Discover a Distinct Advantage and Become a Market Leader appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. Praxent has been named for three consecutive years to the Inc.

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StartupNation

JUNE 22, 2021

A brand’s representation of reality begins with and grows under the leadership of a company’s founders, its CEO and its top executives. Here is what you need to know to make an authentic brand come to life: The value of leadership. All in all, it was a remarkably successful evolution of leadership, values and brand. Most aren’t.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

My two friends and I started Tejiendo Sonrisas, a Peruvian nonprofit organization, on March 1, 2011. Any pieces of advice you would give to other social entrepreneurs in the YLAI Network? Can you expand on why you launched Tejiendo Sonrisas? We want to sensitize more people about these problems.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

Two big factors in this female entrepreneur’s story: incredible leadership and a heart of service. and Mission Entrepreneur. From Officer to Military Spouse to Entrepreneur. Despite not having any mentors, Jen pressed on to become an entrepreneur like her parents before her. Mission Entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

event , hosted by the Brookings Institute to discuss the “potential of female entrepreneurs in Japan.” ” The speakers (Japanese or Japanese-American) shared their personal experiences working as a female entrepreneurs with other Japanese businesses. At Stanford and in the Silicon Valley, they just love entrepreneurs!

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. There’s also timing and trends, leadership, luck, and maybe even marketing. . Subscribe by email. I like that.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

When I joined the ‘Hub Network’ back in January 2011, I had no idea I’d still be here 10 years later, but I knew it was the right place for me to be!” ” When I joined the ‘Hub Network’ back in January 2011, I had no idea I’d still be here 10 years later, but I knew it was the right place for me to be!

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 28, 2024

Leymah Roberta Gbowee , 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate and Liberian peace activist, trained social worker, and women’s rights advocate. She is the co-founder of the School of Leadership Afghanistan. Jacinda Ardern , the former prime minister of New Zealand who led with compassion and achieved impact.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 15, 2021

As you step into the role of entrepreneur, you’re going to learn countless lessons along the way. Check out these 10 valuable resources to grow your skills as a new entrepreneur and implement the correct strategies and processes from the start. Best Facebook groups for female entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Tan will be taking over the role from Geoff Ralston, who has been with YC since 2011. Thus entrepreneur is no stranger to early-stage investing – nor the famed accelerator to which he will soon run. Tan, however, will continue to serve as founder and partner at Initialized – a $3.2

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It was obviously a scheme set up by young entrepreneurs to line their pockets and some big-company executives who didn’t understand innovation. AOL seems to be doing great things to reinvent itself under the leadership of Tim Armstrong, but monopoly? This was Politburo-style innovation and was laughable. Enter Facebook.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2016

Not every entrepreneur who builds a business from the ground up plans to “sell out” to venture capitalists and walk away. Besides these cases, eventual acquisition is a motivating factor for most entrepreneurs in the thick of a start-up process. That entire cycle makes perfect sense in today’s business landscape.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In addition, there are many other groups will give you cash, training, and community with few or no strings attached: Ashoka is a foundation that engages in scouring for and choosing the leading social entrepreneurs across the globe, who it refers to as Ashoka Fellows. Aspen Tech Policy Hub. Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

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. At Four Sails, Tyler and his team specialize in getting entrepreneurs who sell physical products from five-digit revenues to six-digit revenues.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Both acquired companies will continue operating independently under their current leadership teams and with their established brand names. Founded in 2011, Tus Media offers an open marketplace for tutors serving 4 million students, with teachers in Spain, as well as several European and LATAM countries. 1 global school.”

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Through ACA’s strong and experienced public policy leadership team, ACA has been able to gain more diverse voices as both investors and entrepreneurs. Through ACA’s strong and experienced public policy leadership team, ACA has been able to gain more diverse voices as both investors and entrepreneurs.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2021

She co-founded the Portland Seed Fund in 2011, but also serves as the Director of Portland State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and manager of the Portland State University Business Accelerator, allowing her to monitor prospective and existing portfolio companies that originate from the university.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In 2011, I had a first (and only) round interview for a software engineering role at Google. Experience Doesn’t Matter was originally published in Entrepreneur's Handbook on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. To answer that, I want to go back a bit further in time.

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Forward Cities

JULY 25, 2019

An ecosystem that allows for the fast flow of talent, information, and resources helps entrepreneurs quickly find what they need at each stage of growth. In my last blog, I talked about the definition and evaluation of two key elements of an entrepreneurial ecosystem – entrepreneurs and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs).

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In addition, there are many other groups will give you cash, training, and community with few or no strings attached: Ashoka is a foundation that engages in scouring for and choosing the leading social entrepreneurs across the globe, who it refers to as Ashoka Fellows. Aspen Tech Policy Hub. Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Gradually, in January 2011, some directors started writing. Perhaps leadership needs further buy-in to the blog, perhaps people need greater incentives (Shopify was considering paying its employees to write blog posts), perhaps the culture needs greater transparency. From March onwards, more team members started writing at the blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

.” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011. And the truth is that several entrepreneurs prefer it this way.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Being a board member is a great leadership opportunity that enables you to put your expertise to good use. As busy entrepreneurs, it can be difficult to find the time and appropriate outlet to give back to your community. This article was previously published in the March 2011 issue of Octane magazine.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 17, 2017

The year 2011 was financially devastating. Learn more about the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and apply for membership today ! (In fact, most business people in my inner circle said that it couldn’t be done.) Here’s how I rebuilt my company and got back on track for success. Setting Our Purpose.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 14, 2020

Elite Entrepreneurs. Elite Entrepreneurs podcast motivates and inspires business owners of big and small organizations to grow 7-figure businesses that matter. The team believes that entrepreneurs shape the world and bring value, but very few ever hit $1M+ in revenue. EntreLeadership Podcast . 21 Hats Podcast. The Roth Effect .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 13, 2020

Ryota Saito is an entrepreneur and member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization in Japan. When Ryota Saito left his home in Tokyo on 11 March 2011, he expected a typical day as a Microsoft employee. From 2011 to 2013, he worked with Microsoft to distribute PCs to hard-hit areas. Contributed by Michael Neidert.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Tony is an author, leadership consultant, speaker and Ivy is also an author and speaker but is also a business coach, specializing in women’s success. She started FoodtoEat in 2011 in an effort to connect immigrants, women, and minority-owned food vendors to opportunities for growth — helping them strengthen their own business skills.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. We announced Fund I in 2011. So we went for it.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2022

Entrepreneur and keynote speaker, Ramon Ray , founder of SmartHsutle.com, recently interviewed Borches to tap into her extensive advice and expertise as a leader in her industry. Borches joined the company in 2003 and has been leading CMA since 2011. Liza Borches is president of Carter Myers Auto Group , based in Virginia.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

Mimi Aboubaker is an entrepreneur and writer. Doing so ascribes all the fundraising success and the leadership work underpinning it to the founders who are men, effectively propagating gender bias. from 2011 to 2016 and 3.8x from 2006 to 2011, respectively.¹ For 2011 to 2016, this is 570/395 for 1.4x. Contributor.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Between 2011 and 2021, I built a social media agency that didn’t rely on me , then sold it after the growth period that followed a challenging six months. The paradox of success You don’t suddenly stop being an entrepreneur after you sell your business. Some were doing consultancy and coaching as solo entrepreneurs or with teams.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Contributed by Michael Brody-Waite , a recovered addict of 18 years who uses his incredible experience with addiction and recovery to benefit leaders and entrepreneurs who want to step into their own authentic leadership style. The Question. Want to know how bad it gets?

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

Actually, I was trading emails with Aaron Ross this morning because I think in a lot of ways that when I was an up and coming entrepreneur 15 years ago, that book landed in my hands and it felt like someone had given me the keys to the kingdom. That starts with sales leadership and sales management.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 22, 2022

The political leadership recognises the country is literally dying, but allowing millions of immigrants to immediately bolster the young working population is still not on the table. Japan’s knee-jerk reaction to the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami was to shut down all nuclear reactors. Remember?—?Japan

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