Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

As entrepreneurs, it is natural to feel fear or uncertainty about what will happen to our projects, and I think that is a common denominator for many of us. If you were to give a piece of advice to a YLAI Network member looking to make a difference in their community, what would you say? . I think that’s a clear example of my growth.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

A while back, when a startup founder mentioned to me that he wasn’t sure he had the personality to be an entrepreneur, I realized how important that insight was. My first thought is that if you are more annoyed than energized by expert advice, team suggestions, and customer input, then you should probably avoid this line of work.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Over time, I realized that my true passion lies in empowering entrepreneurs and helping them create sustainable, scalable businesses. I became passionate about helping entrepreneurs in this space develop authentic brands that connect with their audiences. to support female entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

These are the attributes that sustain and make a person’s leadership strong in both triumph and crisis, as well as transportable and transferrable in different environments. What advice do you have for entrepreneurs who may be looking to revive their businesses? I call these leadership attributes The Big 4.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Many people dream of being an entrepreneur. If only this were the reality, everyone would be an entrepreneur! Being an entrepreneur can be tremendously rewarding, but it is hard work. Being an entrepreneur can be tremendously rewarding, but it is hard work. A successful entrepreneur is passionate about their business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

Kent Gregoire is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member and founder of Symphony Advantage, which helps CEOs achieve ongoing success through strategic thinking, advice and planning. EO asked Kent how entrepreneurs can embrace the tenets of Conscious Capitalism. Contributed to EO by Kent Gregoire. Higher purpose.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The most valuable lessons any entrepreneur can learn are from the successes and failures of others. Psychology Today notes that taking advice somehow feels like admitting that we don’t really deserve our high status. If you could have coffee with one person, currently living, whose business advice you would seek, who would it be?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 19, 2020

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. Rosario also advises that young leaders need to get creative and build sustainable processes.

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Source Link

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Today marks the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week, an annual initiative that shines a light not only on the value entrepreneurs bring to our communities and global economy, but also the importance of building infrastructures that make it easier for them to start and scale their businesses. Entrepreneurs new “home” in Central Florida.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2010

If you don’t already read Chris’s blog you should – it’s very well written, often takes a strong POV and speaks from an entrepreneur’s perspective but with a huge knowledge of the technology investors as well. You will only build a sustainable company of you’re solving a real problem that people have.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2010

Why do I give this blunt advice? Finding the best jobs takes a lot of commitment to taking many different networking meetings with executives, recruiters, entrepreneurs, VC’s, investment bankers, etc. It takes a sustained effort to get the right job. .&# Definitely gets shock value. At least I have their attention.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 21, 2021

A well-known entrepreneur turned VC, who will go unnamed because I am not sure he would want me to share this conversation publicly, once told me “if you remove a founder, you must sell the company within a couple of years or it will start to decline in value.” Some founders are this rare breed of visionaries who can operate too.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2018

But recently, I’m feeling particularly strong and optimistic because I think we’re finally on a sustainable growth path with a winning set of products … and it feels so good. Around this time, an entrepreneur friend warned me about the notorious “bell curve” common in many startup businesses.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 10, 2024

Timely financial advice is critical for a company to sustain operations when revenue growth stalls Whether through the loss of key accounts or business slumps tied to economic downturns, small business owners need to take actions that will keep their businesses going until new customers are found or the economy recovers.

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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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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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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2015

I also see many ecommerce companies that look less sustainable to me where they are spending on growth in excess of healthy levels and sometimes they have really low gross margins that will make it hard for them to recover their customer acquisition costs (CAC). But as with any sales advice, revenue diversity matters.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). I should say that I agree that naive optimism in entrepreneurs can produce higher beta (upside or flops) and that’s good from an investment standpoint if you’re looking for big returns.

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Source Link

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners in Nebraska now have access to a premier network of interconnected support resources that spans the 76,878 square mile state. One key aspiration was driving job creation and attracting young adults to the area by providing more support for entrepreneurs, innovators and small businesses.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

I was in it for the love of working with entrepreneurs on business problems and marveling at technology they had built. During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies. How’s that advice holding up? Hey, we got to raise again next year. Let’s deploy faster!

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It outlines the strategies that will be employed to achieve short-term and long-term goals, providing a roadmap for growth and sustainability. For example, developing a groundbreaking app, researching new sustainable materials, or designing a cutting-edge manufacturing process.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 18, 2020

2017 YLAI Fellow Neish’s hard work of creating a sustainable trans rights movement has blossomed far beyond his expectations. Celebrating his success in building a sustainable movement, the YLAI Network spoke with Neish recently for background into TransWave’s beginnings and for an update on its future.

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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. Akata Farms is passionate about addressing climate change, food security and sustainable agriculture issues.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 23, 2021

Yet most entrepreneurs have spent the past year in survival mode, not planning mode. The best way to do that at this point is for us entrepreneurs to switch back to a growth mindset. Every business owner wants it, especially after the economic roller coaster and reset of 2020. Now, it’s time to look forward again.

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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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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. CEOs, entrepreneurs, business leaders?to EO is the only global network exclusively for entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

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. And for the bonus round … to become a truly sustainable community you need: 12. Recycled Capital has played a very important role. Savings.com.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

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). I though to myself, “too many young entrepreneurs in LA seem to feel pressured by NorCal VCs to move to the Bay Area. Get some seasoned entrepreneurs to come.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

So, there is growing consumer demand for business practices to become more sustainable. Therefore, actively changing business practices to more sustainable methods should be a no-brainer. Over time, you can change your practices to become even more sustainable. Entrepreneurs: How to Focus Ruthlessly.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 23, 2019

Help was going to find me, and it was called the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO). Young entrepreneurs trying to get a business off the ground and raise a young family and have a life! Young entrepreneurs trying to get a business off the ground and raise a young family and have a life!” A Forum of Brothers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 24, 2024

In 2024, events will revolutionize customer experience by embracing innovation, sustainability, diversity, and impactful brand collaborations,” says Amanda Ma, an EO Los Angeles member and CEO of Innovate Marketing Group. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

In his maiden post on the topic he wrote, “After product-market fit and an efficient conversion process, the next critical step is finding scalable, repeatable and sustainable ways to grow the business. And if there is a term for that which helps entrepreneurs stay focused on these good and true objectives then I’m all for it.

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StartupNation

JUNE 15, 2021

That’s not as crazy as it sounds because entrepreneurs started businesses in record numbers in 2020: there were over 4 million businesses formed last year in the U.S. As a repeat founding team, we have one huge advantage over the first-time entrepreneur: we’re not seeing issues and challenges for the first time. according to the U.S.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

If you are an entrepreneur just starting out, you’ve probably already gotten a glimpse into the hard work that goes into launching and running a business. At GS1 Connect: Digital Edition 2021, we talked to three small business owners from different industries to learn what keeps these entrepreneurs going. Biggest challenges.

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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The companies of the future will be based on hybrid work models, sustainability, and impact. Impact Hubs have also made available aid to economically fragile members, information on specific state aid has been provided and collections have been made for the most affected entrepreneurs, groups, and companies.

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Paul G. Silva

OCTOBER 6, 2022

For those unfamiliar with it, Launch413 was a Post Accelerator that helped startup CEOs scale for sustained success by providing coaches with deep domain expertise. We provided each startup: Board of Advisors that acted like a board of directors, holding the entrepreneurs to account. What Went Right. No fights over valuation.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 28, 2016

This was the structure I found in the article: [FOUNDER] might be the ultimate [HOW WOULD SOMEONE DESCRIBE YOU SUPERLATIVELY--SURFER, MOM, DAD, SCIENTIST] entrepreneur: [WHAT'S NOTICABLE ABOUT BEING IN YOUR PRESENCE?] ([WHAT AFFECT WOULD THAT HAVE ON OTHERS?]); he’s brimming with [WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR?]; Why should we care?

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