Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 7, 2014

This is something I think entrepreneurs don’t totally understand and it’s worthwhile they do. My view: “Spending any time or energy trying to game the ‘definition’ of your round of fund raising is a total waste. Whom you take advice from really matters. Nobody cares. Why the latter?

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JANUARY 31, 2010

Show some energy! I also sometimes start a speech by asked for people to raise their hands if they fit a certain demographic. &# Raise your hand if you’re an entrepreneur, raise your hand if you plan to raise venture capital in the next year, raise your hand if you’re a service provider to the startup industry,&# etc.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 26, 2012

We only fund top entrepreneurs." "We What's weird to me is that a few times I've spoke, people were surprised that I hung around after to hear what the entrepreneurs in the crowd had to say. It makes you relate to the plight of the entrepreneur hitting the pavement a little more. You see it a lot in the language people use. "We

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

Emma Allen is active in the Charlotte, NC chapter of EO Accelerator , which empowers first-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to catapult their business to the next level. The biggest challenge Allen faces as an entrepreneur is finding quality people to hire and keeping them engaged. “It

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Contributed by Miranda Naiman, founder and managing partner of Empower, a Tanzanian consulting firm and a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. . Energy is everything. Quantum theory proves that not only do particles consist of energy, but so does the space between. Heed your experts’ advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

This is part of my ongoing series on startup advice but also filed under my sales & marketing posts. No advice I give will ever apply to 100% of companies, 100% of startups or even 100% of tech startups. By all means light up my comments sections with any cases you believe where this advice doesn’t apply.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

These steps are not aimed specifically at entrepreneurs, but I see how they can be applied there as follows: Do what you know and enjoy. Figure out what’s really important to you as an entrepreneur. Conflict takes energy to sustain, so work to prevent conflicts from arising, and work to end conflicts quickly that do arise.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2020

5000 shared: Knowing what you know now, what advice would you share with your younger self? This has been my greatest joy in being an entrepreneur. And it gives me so much more energy. We asked these elite leaders about their entrepreneurial journeys. 4,672 on the 2020 Inc. I aggressively invest in people.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. It’s why my investment philosophy is called, “ the entrepreneur thesis.&#. I was meeting with a first-time CEO of a very promising young startup recently and offering my advice on what his priorities should be.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 20, 2025

But when money is the issue, your time, energy and focus are drained from other important areas of your life or business. Money in the bank is like oil in the car. Certainly, you have many ways you are pulled every day, both tactical and strategic. Running out of money is not always synonymous with going broke.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Every time I’m there I’m blown away by the renewed energy and the thriving communities that have formed around the Flatiron District, Brooklyn and elsewhere. Like they truly understood entrepreneurs. I want to invest in the best entrepreneurs in the country – regardless of where they’re located.”

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

I focus my energy on “ critical path analysis &# so I mentally sketch out what parts of task I actually need to do early and I don’t let those slip. I wrote out 3 pages of bullet point notes on paper and delivered a 20-minute speech to a crowd of entrepreneurs (which included the Minister of Technology for China).

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

As you have more exits in your startup community and more second-time entrepreneurs the growth of a local startup community becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. On my trip I also gave my usual advice to entrepreneurs who don’t live in a major tech funding hub: Find VCs who are from your area originally. Venture Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. It’s mostly done by first-time entrepreneurs who want to persuade (bribe?) My main advice to you if you’re considering it is don’t waste much equity on it. Frankly, they don’t have enough skin in the game to warrant the time & energy.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

Entrepreneurs can still build big businesses on the outskirts.” David encourages entrepreneurs to stay away from the big tech firms (such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple) because they are hard to compete with. Fortunately the forest is expanding, overrunning traditional industries. Where David is Totally Right.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

I love the enthusiasm, the boundless energy and the sense of possibility that comes from having an idea that hasn’t yet been beat up in the marketplace of competing ideas, customer contracts, VC skepticism, jaded journalists or fickle consumers who are on the The New, New Thing. It’s the nature of most entrepreneurs, honestly.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

For me Pier Loans fall under the category of “penny wise, pound foolish.&# What VCs who have never been entrepreneurs and have therefore never been on the receiving end of small bridge loans don’t realize is that they skew the behavior of startup management teams in ways that can be self destructive. And it adds up.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 23, 2019

“As soon as we control where awareness goes we control where energy flows. As soon as we control where energy is flowing we control what is manifesting in our life. In Part 2, we asked Dandapani about his struggles as an entrepreneur and new parent and the dangers of having too much drive. Drive consumes energy.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2010

Things to know: mix of entrepreneurs, big tech company execs, service providers, media people, VCs, etc. Show energy and enthusiasm. And, yes, I probably take a little bit too much license with this particular advice. Keep it short, sharp, punchy and high energy. It’s your job to know thy audience. And thy topic.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

You may feel as I did in 1999 that the more smart people around the table the more intros you’ll have, the more sage advice you’ll receive and the more impressive you’ll seem to outsiders. And I always encourage entrepreneurs to do reference checking. I understand the appeal of having many VC firms on your cap table.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 20, 2023

EO members from 42 chapters brought their high-energy brand of curiosity, open-minded enthusiasm, and thirst for learning to help make the event a huge success. Under the theme “Act for Impact,” EO members explored a multitude of ways to follow Mahatma Gandhi’s sage advice: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 28, 2020

When we arrive at a site, we have to pack and unpack our tools, and this takes up a lot of our time and energy. What is it like to be a woman entrepreneur in your community? Do you have any advice for women who are pursuing a career or founding an organization based on science? It can be difficult and full of hard decisions.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. It’s always such a pleasure for me to spend time with Farb because he has all of the enthusiasm and energy you love to see in entrepreneurs. Tags: Start-up Advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. You need to let the energy of the room guide you. As both an entrepreneur (in VC and sales meetings) and as a VC I’ve seen this happen many times.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 3, 2024

While there’s a lot of advice available in those areas, we’ll concentrate on a few inbound strategies that remain consistently reliable (and promising) for 2024 and beyond. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc. Get performance reports in your email at regular intervals.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

These insights from top entrepreneurs benefit EO members plus the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem. Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., I’ve set many goals in 30+ years as an entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 1, 2017

Sharon Oberlander, a wealth management advisor with Merrill Lynch and long-time mentor to women entrepreneurs and executives, shares her thoughts on what women in business should know about investing, retirement and personal finance. Q: Is there a specific percentage of income women entrepreneurs should be devoting for retirement?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Local Press / Websites / Organizational Tools – New York has an amazing startup scene and the energy and momentum is palpable. From the local wins you get pools of money from tech entrepreneurs and investors eager to reinvest it back into the community – the most likely source of a return on their capital. Maker Studios.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

I flew to San Francisco to meet with Apoorva, Brandon and Max – who were working out of a house in South Park – and after the first week of ‘helping out’ as an advisor around the office I fell in love with the team, energy, and infectious ‘just get it done’ spirit. I knew I wanted to help build it from the ground up.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2019

The transition from one year to another seems like a perfect time to say thank you to these 10 women entrepreneurs whom I have had the pleasure of meeting and learning from. I have met so many inspirational women entrepreneurs in the past year, and this was a difficult list to make! Kendra Scott : Designer, CEO and Philanthropist.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

If you are a first-time entrepreneur, I recommend that you team with a co-founder with experiences, connections, and a skill set that complements, but doesn’t duplicate yours. Even experienced entrepreneurs need a partner to back up each other and improve fundability. Sergey Bin and Larry Page image via Wikipedia for Google.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 27, 2023

Global entrepreneurs are leading the charge in creating solutions that impact their communities and inspire others to do the same on the path toward a greener future. What advice do you have for others looking to make a change and address climate solutions with their business or within their community? Thank you, Bevon! government.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2024

Chatri Sityodtong’s lifelong passion for martial arts shaped his leadership philosophy, driving him to leave a successful Wall Street hedge fund manager career to become a startup entrepreneur and struggle to achieve success. Happiness is spreading positive energy, enthusiasm, and inspiration to everyone around you.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. What a bubble means for each entrepreneur. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I believe that.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

With the emergence of concepts such as NFT and GameFi, socialization prosperities are bringing new energy to the crypto world. Tom Chi of At One Ventures will talk about the importance of investing in environmental and climate entrepreneurs. The Missing Block to Bring Crypto to the Masses. Brought to you by Cruz Foam.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Many would-be entrepreneurs never start because they’re waiting for the perfect idea or don’t have enough disposable capital to break out of the rat race. These accomplished entrepreneurs and members of The Oracles share how to start with $100. Would-be entrepreneurs are afraid to start because they’re afraid to fail.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

I believe many entrepreneurs have ADD. But overall I believe this leads to better entrepreneurship and why I believe so many entrepreneurs have ADD. If I’ve committed to speaking in classroom I’m going to be there and be high energy. Essentially – it’s just the way your brain is wired. Embrace it.

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