Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Of course you’ve probably known of Meg as a business leader for many years, formerly as President and CEO of Hewlett Packard and the CEO of eBay before that, but since late 2018 she has been the CEO of Quibi (joining founder Jeffrey Katzenberg as the first employee). Between the heavy hitters at the helm, the more than $1.4B

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 14, 2018

These are my ten favorite books from 2018. Creative Selection - Ken Kocienda, a former Apple engineer who co-authored Safari and the iPhone keyboard, writes about culture at Apple. The (Mis)Behavior of Markets - Written by Benoit Mandelbrot, the Belgian mathematician who pioneered fractals, this book and theory inspired Naseem Taleb.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

trillion in sales by 2024 , up from an estimated $680 billion in 2018, according to payments research firm iBe TSD. Instead, B2B marketplaces are discovering creative new ways to monetize their networks, ensuring their approach is tailored to the complex and nuanced world of B2B e-commerce.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Inspiring Creativity Among Youth Troy Armour carried his company’s message from youth to the inner circle at WEF, and even got some of the Junk Kouture alumni a platform to speak and share their stories. I share how, in 2018, we experienced significant staff issues, even as the competition was reaching its peak popularity in Ireland.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 10, 2018

My colleague Markus Oeller and I had to be more creative. And whether you’re in Germany or not, it’s a good reminder that being creative about employee benefits pays off. After founding several communications companies successfully, he and his co-founder Markus Oeller started the agency group MSM.digital in 2018.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2019

The insights and commitment to channel entrepreneurial passion, heart, courage, tenacity and creativity into making a significant impact in the world was extremely evident!” “The level of engagement, passion and commitment demonstrated by attendees was beyond expectations.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 30, 2018

In early 2018, EO DC joined forces with the Employer Assistance Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) and DC Metro Business Leadership Network (DC Metro BLN) to host an event to educate entrepreneurs and small businesses on the value of hiring people with disabilities.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

Of course, it doesn’t always have to be you in front of the camera; there are many creative ways to deliver content and promote your brand via video. Just as with Google and Pinterest, your content can still be found years after posting, so get creative and look for ways to include YouTube in your ongoing promotion strategy.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

billion Marketo acquisition in 2018. It could be that — like IBM buying Red Hat for $34 billion in 2018 or Salesforce acquiring Slack for almost $28 billion in 2020 — Adobe’s executive team saw a company that could fundamentally alter their organization. For IBM, the Red Hat acquisition was about the hybrid cloud.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

The company invests $150,000 in each Yellow startup for an equity stake as part of the accelerator program, which first launched in 2018. “Snap’s Yellow Accelerator was founded to support mission-driven, creative entrepreneurs who are building at the intersection of creativity and technology,” the company said in a blog post.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Dreaming gets us started, creativity gets us excited, fear keeps us humble and relentless iteration gets us to the finish line. . Krupa joined EO Las Vegas in 2018. . We celebrate the scrappiness, grit and risk tolerance. It turns our fears and applies our energy into building quick and iterating even quicker.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

Playbook, a startup that describes itself as a “creative file manager for designers” where “Pinterest meets Dropbox ,” has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures. CEO Jessica Ko was inspired to start the company after her experiences as a designer at Google and Opendoor. That’s up from 1,000 last year.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Register today for this free week-long event, and then start unlocking exclusive content on 12 November, 2018. Thoughtfully and creatively consider your situation. Begin with these three recommendations to start making time and making change today. Review the big picture. Get a sense of where your 168 hours a week go. Create an ideal.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Dave Calnan participated in 2018 EO Global Student Entrepreneur Award (GSEA) Global Finals in Toronto, Canada. The innovative organization offers a clear win-win situation: Students get real-life professional experience while businesses get a creative and affordable service. Describe your journey to EO GSEA Global Finals.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2017

with a goal of growing from three sites to more than 100 by the end of 2018. We all started a business because of our passion for solving problems, and the social sector has so many fascinating and deeply meaningful problems that are begging for the creativity that comes with an entrepreneurial mindset and skillset.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

No prizes for guessing what some of MakeSpace’s innovations will be in 2018 and 2019. I don’t take anything away from the amazing team that built our existing processes and systems but having a respected leader from the outside helps bring in new perspectives.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 5, 2018

On December 2, 2018, Mitch pitched the company on ABC’s Shark Tank. There’s the all-important pitch, creative sets, unexpected reactions by five seasoned investors and the possibility of scaling growth fast with a cash infusion and industry connections. I arrived on Monday, 10 September 2018 for the Friday filming.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“Together, we see this as a key opportunity to bring even more innovation and creativity to Hubs than we could alone,” Udom said in a blog post. ” Mozilla launched Hubs in 2018, which it pitched at the time as an “experiment” in “immersive social experiences.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 10, 2023

Before I started my EO journey in 2018, I was in survival mode. Ami is the founder and CEO of MultiFunding , a Philadelphia-based consulting firm that specializes in helping business owners achieve ambitious growth goals through creative and personalized funding solutions. It was around the clock, 24/7.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Some of my greatest assets were qualities like willpower, curiosity, creativity and impatience. My curiosity and creativity made it hard to predict my behavior. The processes I used to hire our first COO in 2012 and the second one in 2018 were basically the same and are strongly inspired by Topgrading as well as the Who Method.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

Lucrezia Bisignani founded Kukua in 2018, but it wasn’t until three years later that the team put out the first version of Super Sema. The movie was released to commercial and critical acclaim in 2018, and its success helped similar projects like Kukua secure investments. Until “Black Panther.” The company raised $2.5

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

There is a long history of celebrities getting involved with brands, either as brand ambassadors or ‘Creative Directors’ without much value other than the initial press wave. He bought a majority stake in Portland-based Aviation Gin in 2018, which recently sold for $610 million.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Braid, a group-financing platform, is trying to make transactions work for various entities, from shared households to side hustles to creative projects. Image Credits: Paper Boat Creative (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Money is emotional and complex, and the opportunity within the multiplayer fintech reflects just that.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

In 2018, the company shared some metrics — 1 billion views, 2 million members and 3 million 3D models. We built Sketchfab with a mission to empower a new era of creativity and provide a service for creators to showcase their work online and make 3D content accessible,” Sketchfab co-founder and CEO Alban Denoyel said in the announcement.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2021

Since announcing its Series A in April 2018 , Kdan Mobile has grown from 70 employees to 200 in Taiwan, China, Japan and the United States. “We’ve observed more and more industries embracing remote or hybrid work for years now, even before 2020,” he said. “We We always sensed that trend would continue.”.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Before Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) co-founded Marcy Ventures in 2018, he was involved with other businesses such as the legacy entertainment company Roc Nation and champagne brand Armand de Brignac. Ajebutter22 , a Nigerian-based music artist and rapper whose real name is Akitoye Balogun, agrees with Mr Eazi’s philosophy of investing in creatives.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 6, 2020

Finding a mentor and finding the right business partner, Ricardo Clavijo (2018 YLAI Fellow!) We had to find new, creative ways to approach this challenge, and through this, we are also more prepared for any future challenges. were also important steps in getting the right business off the ground successfully for me.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2021

Led by Prime Movers Lab, the round also features Prologis Ventures, Quiet Capital, Lemnos Labs, Creative Ventures, Ahoy Capital, Compound, FundersClub and Mark Cuban. The Philadelphia-based company was founded in 2018 by Samuel Reeves, who previous headed up Humanistic Robotics. Fort Robotics today announced a $13 million raise.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

So in 2018, Ko left Opendoor to set about solving the problem she was tired of dealing with by creating file storage for modern design workflows and processes. Or put more simply, she wanted to build a new kind of cloud storage that would serve as an alternative to Dropbox and Google Drive “built by, and for, creatives.”.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

REDEX Group, established in 2018, is one of the early players in the (RECs) sector in Asia. Sectors such as green aluminum, steel, and cement hold immense promise for the creative utilization of RECs, aligning with the initial phases of Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2020

One of the things they learned at Dell is that there’s a huge opportunity for entrepreneurs to really learn how to bring innovation and creativity to add value to a corporation like a Dell, (for example) and in that exchange of value, find themselves a financially lucrative partner.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 5, 2021

Via their Mailchimp Presents production studio, Mailchimp continues to innovate and be creative in how they spotlight and showcase creators, entrepreneurs and small business owners. Editor’s Note – Huge props to Mailchimp for always INNOVATING. Mailchimp has long been committed to uplifting creators and supporting the underdog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Combining her high-end culinary skills with creative ingredients from the cereal aisle, Tosi created sweet culinary hits like Cereal Milk and Crack Pie. Sibener’s startup led her to a spot on Forbes’ 2018 30 Under 30 list, undoubtedly an early indication of her future impact. Christina Tosi / Milk Bar. Hooi Ling Tan / Grab.

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UBI Global

MAY 6, 2019

A Question of Innovation… Corporations may recognize that they could use a good dose of innovation, and some seek startups as a shortcut to creative thinking. They may become enamored by a startup’s product, service, or even social focus.

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Revolution

JUNE 5, 2019

We’ve already seen Amazon attempt to meet its logistics needs with its own creative solutions. In February of 2018, the company announced its own shipping service , putting it in competition with FedEx and UPS.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2017

I had always thought of my mind as a moneymaker, a source of never-ending ideas for company changes, new projects and creative marketing ideas that had propelled me to open six different restaurant concepts and two wholesale operations. on 28 March, 2018. Now my mind was, in a sense, out of control. My ideas had become distractions.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

In December 2018, the company closed a $9 million Series A round led by DCM and followed by Globis Capital Partners and WiL and Global Brain. We first invested in CADDi in 2018, because we strongly believed in their mission of digitally transforming one of the most analog industries, the $1 trillion procurement market.”.

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