500
MARCH 26, 2020
When I moved to San Francisco in 2012, I was working on my fourth startup and looking to join an accelerator. 500 immediately stood out to me, not only for their reputation as one of the top accelerators in Silicon Valley, but also because they seemed to be one of the few VCs at the time that recognized that true entrepreneurship was blind.
Revolution
MAY 2, 2022
As the co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship and the chair of the entrepreneurial subcommittee of the White House Council on Jobs & Competitiveness, I invested countless hours in late 2011 and early 2012 conferring with both Democrats and Republicans on the subject of innovation.
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Y Combinator
APRIL 1, 2025
When Tyler applied to YC in 2012, his startup idea was an unusual one. He understands the emotional rollercoaster of entrepreneurship—finding product-market fit, scaling a team, securing key customers, and all the strategic decisions in between. An API for schools? But outliers always sound unusual at the outset.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
It represents the great majority of entrepreneurship and eschews the fairytale rags-to-VC-riches stories we so often read about in the press. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. Just not the kind you would initially read about on TechCrunch. That may soon change.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
MAY 15, 2024
My Journey to Overcome Burnout In 2012, after selling my most successful company for US$169 million, I hit the pause button on entrepreneurship to try to understand why I felt so miserable personally through so much of that 10-year journey. They were simply performing at a higher level than I was.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
However, since joining EO Sydney in 2012, I’ve had the pleasure of being surrounded by inspirational women who have not only had my back, but supported me on the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship and inspired me to be “more”. And that a network of empowered women is supportive and, in the challenging world of business, necessary.
Ecosystem Builder Hub
JANUARY 15, 2021
Society doesn’t understand the value of entrepreneurship. But most people are unaware of this and the enormous potential of entrepreneurship in their communities and society in general. They need to understand why entrepreneurship is critical for economically thriving communities.
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