Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Leadership is sometimes described as the process of developing people and the organization in order to deal and cope with both complexity and change. With a curious mind, the leader will seek knowledge and understanding from a variety of sources including subordinates, peers, experts, and trusted advisors.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Through the YLAI Network’s social platforms , you can connect and join in discussions with other members to get advice, work through your challenges, raise awareness of your organizations and learn how to advance your passion project. Gain access to free resources for leadership and entrepreneurship development.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2012

You’ll have a peer relationship with another CEO that you have a vested interest in that crosses over to a board – CEO relationship. . I think it’s been tremendously helpful to us because the founder of Awe.sm ( Jonathan Strauss ) has a mentor who is going through similar issues but is a few years ahead in terms of company development.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I only say that because after years as a VC I can always tell when my peer group invested in something because “it seemed like it would make money” versus when they invested out of passion. But without a passion for what you do I am dubious about your chances for success. Are your investors truly passionate about what you do?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 3, 2020

Kent Gregoire is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Boston and CEO of Symphony Advantage , which helps CEOs achieve ongoing personal and professional success through strategic thinking, advice and planning. Here’s what he shared: I invite you?CEOs, CEOs, entrepreneurs, business leaders?to Finding My Tribe in EO.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Having been through the experience as an entrepreneur twice myself I have developed a list of what I think it takes. You see that peer who always pushes things further than you normally would. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. If you haven’t spent time over there you should.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

The following post is advice I gave to my good friend Sam Teller when he was just a junior baller, “ Never Ask a Busy Person to Lunch.” ” It was meant mostly as tongue-in-cheek advice but basically said senior people should be coffee not lunch unless you really know them well. All originally through Twitter.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

It got me thinking about the advice that I often give to new VCs. For years I saw myself as the new guy in VC but then you wake up one day and realize that 50% of your peers have been doing it for less time than you and time has moved on. Somehow the world seems to be spinning faster these days than just a few years ago. And so forth.

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Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

In that prior post, I had offered Y Combinator as a positive example, but I didn’t break down exactly why. This post is an effort to unpack what’s required of a startup accelerator to truly serve the needs of high-performing founders. Step 1: Find the best founders An uncomfortable truth about this work is that not all founders are created equal.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2010

As your company develops multiple offices, hires a larger number of sales people or increases product complexity over time this kind of tacit knowledge doesn’t scale. The next few posts are going to talk about scaling your sales operations as you move out of the evangelical phase. Ultimately he & I had a bad cultural fit.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Psychology Today notes that taking advice somehow feels like admitting that we don’t really deserve our high status. But truly successful people understand that the advice and knowledge of people who have been-there, done-that is priceless. What would you ask them? Robert Kraft, CEO of the Kraft Group. Strauss, Esq.,

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2013

We developed this at our first company and called it PUCCKA – the overall methodology is described here. This is final part of a series that describes a sales methodology for technology companies or frankly many other types of companies, too. Unique Selling Proposition. Compelling Event. Key Players such as enemies, sages and blockers.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals through youth empowerment using robotics and innovation. The Origins of Young Help Suriname (YHS). How would you like people to remember you and YHS? “As

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 30, 2011

A lot of times I think that's because there's way more advice out there about how to climb than there is about to succeed--and we confuse the two. Be a leader among peers, helping others succeed. I generally find that people are way to focused on finding the next job than they are at being awesome in the role they currently have.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

The other day, I got interviewed for Business Insider. It was a good interview, save for that little vein that I had no idea was so prominently featured on the side of my head--but what's a bald guy to do? At least it's not a weird fold in the back or a dent at the top. All hat and no cattle as they say. How about as a VC? And you know what?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

” Your peer group is envious of your finally doing what they’ve always wanted to do but found it too hard to give up the golden paycheck and predictable future. ” Your peer group is envious of your finally doing what they’ve always wanted to do but found it too hard to give up the golden paycheck and predictable future.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

Since Arrested Development is back I thought I’d resurrect Gob Bluth’s answer when he was told he needed a “business model” – he quickly figured out that he was missing one so he asked Starla, the Bluth company secretary, if she would be his business model. My take on his argument is this: 1. ” True.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

Two prominent entrepreneurs share their views on starting a business plus 10 tips every first-time founder should have. A founders journey when taking on the challenge of launching a startup is filled with highs and lows.Their path to success will have challenges, setbacks, and moments of doubt.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum. To be fair to Ben Horowitz – I think he thinks this as well. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2019

I called every person I knew in Accenture Europe and asked for advice to get transferred. I even visited and made friends and went out every night with my peers. I even visited and made friends and went out every night with my peers. Life at Your Crossroads Photo by Justin Luebke on Unsplash Crossroads Cal Poly Pomona!

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2013

This is my third post in a series on Enterprise Software. In part one I covered the need for early-stage enterprise software companies to build up professional services staff to ensure successful implementation projects. This goes against the conventional wisdom of VCs. One way of slicing customer segments is by size. Rabbits are plentiful.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 15, 2021

Yet no matter how often you heard that you should trust your gut and follow your intuition, that advice is wrong. It probably felt strange and disconcerting, perhaps with a tone of outrage, as in “I don’t believe things more if they’re repeated!”. Reading the second sentence did not inspire such a strong reaction. The lazy brain.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2009

Our business development discussions took longer than planned. We downsized, developed processes and found our groove. I think the fondest memories and bonds in life are developed between people who go through shit like this all together and come out survivors. We developed deep kinship. We were unprepared. We were hot.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 3, 2019

EO is a peer-to-peer learning organization , so it made perfect sense to offer free mentoring sessions to conference attendees who wished to spend time with an entrepreneur. From the conference, I got a vibe of great ideas that had not been tested or developed. We share his thoughts below. .

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO. I have talked about this publicly a great deal – how I prefer “missionaries” over “mercenaries.” It’s your baby.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

But I strive to impact the lives of many more through hours of coaching entrepreneurs, challenging people to be better, making human connections for people or providing timely advice. Your advice made a difference.&#. Many of us have the ability to change the trajectory of other people’s lives. If I need to be blunt I am.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Bob Dusin , a partner of the leadership development organization HPWP Group , shares what happens when managers focus on coaching, rather than punishing. Coaching plans are developed by both the leader and the employee, and the former’s role is to help the latter solve the problem on his or her own. Then, he was right back at it.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

When emerging entrepreneur David Davila started to develop his idea of a family business selling coffee, one of his friends recognized that he had a great idea and encouraged him to apply to Union Kitchen, a startup accelerator in the United States. Connect with your peers. Don’t worry about trying to reinvent the wheel.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

It’s also good advice to treat your marriage like a business partnership, in that both require commitment, communication and a shared view of values and goals. It’s true that you should treat your business partnership like a marriage. After all, it’s important whom you select and no matter who that person is you’ll have to work hard at it.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Founders a few steps ahead of you will give you the most valuable advice you have ever received because they were in your shoes not too long ago. Learn about yourself, and develop a strong mindset. Luke Campbell – Cofounder.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 10, 2012

You know now why I would take her advice for new employees. ” She gave me a special one-time permission to write about her in a blog post so I could publish the advice she gave our friend. General Advice. My wife & I have a close friend who recently entered the workforce for his first-ever job.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

In addition to developing Urban Betty , a successful salon with two locations, Neff also created an app for stylists , produced a book about homes in Austin, Texas, and even reached the Inc. At the start of 2020, Chelle Neff is wrapping up a decade of considerable success, growth and innovation. 5000 list twice! . What drives you?

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 29, 2025

As a startup, youre always juggling multiple priorities, whether its fundraising, product development, or scaling your team. My advice would be to stay focused on your whythe core reason youre building your business. Thank you so much for joiningus! What motivated you to launch yourstartup?

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

This program provides $1,000 in AWS Cloud credits, $350 in Developer Support credits, and other guidance. We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. 1) Your school. 1) Your school. First of all, it’s important to be in touch with what’s going on locally.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Therefore, it’s essential to clearly communicate the benefits of your product and develop use cases tailored to the challenges businesses are facing. Identify the sources businesses trust when evaluating software Businesses are turning to rich, analytical sources for advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

But today I want to give you advice on how to decrease your odds of failure in a startup. Most of this advice boils down to an argument in favor of basic planning before starting a company or raising money. Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. ” when often that’s a stupid comment. Market Size.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 9, 2016

I talk ideas out with peers, gather feedback and then methodically move forward. After mulling it over, I found four areas in business development that can benefit from a quick start: Idea development: Waiting for product or service perfection wastes valuable time and money. Start before you’re ready? I’m no different.

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