Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2020

The post 3 Tips for Getting Investors on Board With Your CSR Mission appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. He also leads Skingenix, which specializes in skin organ regeneration and the research and development of botanical drug products.

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MARCH 23, 2015

We also spoke about what it takes to be an effective board member. On the one hand I often find that some board members are seemingly reading the board materials on the fly and don’t have a firm grasp of the business fundamentals while on the other hand some board members like to tinker in the running of the business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2024

As I grow into my new role as EO’s Global Board Chair , I begin by looking back on my entrepreneurial journey over the past decade and see now, with the benefit of hindsight, how my understanding and approach to leadership have drastically evolved. Or as one of my EO Board Chair predecessors, Marc Stockli, once wrote, as a Leader’s Leader.

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MARCH 1, 2013

I follow other investors on Twitter, Quora, and respond to blog posts--I've even been able to strengthen my ties to other investors through Instagram. In the public stock market, activist investors rally institutionals to affect change in the investing landscape--keeping boards in check. That would be a 100 blog posts a year!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

Chroma , a startup working to build a new type of audiovisual entertainment specifically for mobile devices, is now adding a Twitter co-founder to its board. The venture most notably incubated the blogging platform Medium. However, in 2013, Stone and the others shifted their focus to individual startups. million in seed funding (5.1

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JANUARY 22, 2014

When you blog, tweet , Instagram , etc., These are things that other VCs think about, but founders who come to pitch don''t think about too much. That''s also why I''m finally launching a real website at brooklynbridge.vc. as a VC, sometimes your own website becomes an afterthought. So there ya go.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

While you may be a strong leader, she asserts, the ability to adapt your strengths to each new organization, or to changes within the organization—new board members, new staff members, new shareholders—is the quality that will help you remain successful. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 7, 2019

Each January, I look forward to Artisan Creative’s first company-wide team meeting: The day we present our annual vision boards. For the past seven years, I’ve created a vision board, a process I’ve also introduced to my team. Creating my annual vision board. My board is a combination of personal and professional development.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Board Meetings. How do VCs break out of group think when they are shuttling from one board meeting to the next, from one conference to the other and talking with all the same people? The number of times I’ve had people come to me and say they want to blog more. Conferences. I get sucked up in “Do” mode.

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MAY 10, 2015

Even when I’m not the one being sued I find myself being dragged into deposition after deposition and my blog (along with all my emails) are being served as evidence. He signed a release and remained on the board. Nobody talks about this publicly because the fights are too personal so people don’t blog about them.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Contributed by Jamie Pujara , EO’s Global Board Chair and a member of EO Kenya. The post Mental Health Matters: Recognizing When Entrepreneurs Need a Check-In first appeared on The EO Blog. The post Mental Health Matters: Recognizing When Entrepreneurs Need a Check-In appeared first on The EO Blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2024

In her 20-year leadership tenure with the organization, Winnie has held volunteer positions ranging from Communications Chair to Global Board Director, and has been instrumental in EO’s progress. She currently serves as EO’s Senior Global Board Advisor for Leadership Communications and Brand. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?) She became an authority on the topic and her blog helped her to both elevate her status in her industry as well as to bring great link juice to her website and improve her SEO. If you haven’t read my blog posts on why Tracy chose the right strategy it’s worth a read.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2021

Designate time to play Apples to Apples, Punderdome or Cards Against Humanity ( a company favorite, but certainly not appropriate for every work environment ) or other card or board games. The post 4 outrageous ideas to reinvigorate company culture appeared first on THE BLOG. The benefits of a joyous work environment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2023

Miranda is Board Director of CRDB Bank Plc and Board Chair of the African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative that empowers hundreds of women from across the continent. She is Board Vice Chair of CCBRT Hospital and an active member-leader of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization where she serves as Chair of Global Learning.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 3, 2024

My realization felt life-changing, compelling me to draft this blog post immediately. I am honored to serve on the board of advisors for HeartWorks , a non-profit organization led by brilliant doctor Tim Nelson , dedicated to curing Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), a condition that impacts close to 1% of births.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Be careful about board construction. Can always appoint other startup CEOs to the board to take founder seats (which you control) and/or bring in industry experts as independents. Equally – a great VP Finance can be leveraged well to take on finance, legal, HR and much of the operational tasks. Limit the number of VCs.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

I''m super proud of Rob, Ben and the whole Backupify team--and this is particularly special for me because Backupify was the first investment I ever made as a VC, and the first board I ever sat on. I started reading a great blog called Business Pundit in 2004. It was written by a guy about my age down in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

Brad says: “Talk to people you trust, whether they’re investors, board members, co-founders, mentors, whatever; make sure you’re open about the stress and the struggle you’re going through both financially in the business and personally.” I can personally attest that it’s very easy for a startup CEO to feel alone and isolated.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Be open & transparent (mimicking the greater social order changes that have come with blogs & social media). When he starts his blog I’ll let you know. We’ve enjoyed working closely with Kyle over the past 2 years and are delighted to have him on board and 100% focused on Upfront Platform Services.

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APRIL 19, 2015

I often think about business and life but seldom write about it because it’s not a sound-bite or a nugget of knowledge one can apply immediately to businesses so it generally doesn’t feel blog-worthy to me. It made no sense to me that Nanea should be dragged away from time with her husband Vic Anderson to attend a board meeting.

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MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. And this month we announced that Maker Studios, where I am an investor and board member, crossed 3 billion views.

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

However, since I only have time for a blog post, I''ll settle for actual data. Launching may or may not give you less dilution based on whether you''re looking at the median or the average, but across the board, having revenue changed how much dilution an entrepreneur had to take. No Revenues. Yes, for sure, especially with revenues.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2020

You can expect to see families invest in toys, to keep their children occupied, as well as board games, projects and puzzles that can be done as a family in the evening and on weekends. Hasbro , which currently has five of the 10 top-selling board games on Amazon, has major potential here.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The prison walls are built with career fairs, campus job boards, and industry panels--all seemingly meant to help you but, in reality, sending you down a path that makes you just another battery in the system. Start blogging about what you *are* excited about. Learn how to drive traffic to your blog using Google keywords.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

I have blogged about some of the downside consequences of the changes and the private information I have says the consequences are much worse than is reported in the press since few people publicly talk about. We led an investment round in a company a while ago in which we wrote a seven-figure check and have taken a board seat.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Get involved with non-profits where CEOs serve on the board, attend their galas and events, and get to know the leadership. Smaller businesses may be attracted to blogs, social media posts, and email marketing. and more articles from the EO blog. In addition to high-level conferences, where else can you meet CEOs?

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AUGUST 30, 2014

Everybody has a blog these days and there is much advice to be had. I am VERY careful in board meetings and in startup pitches to tell entrepreneurs, “I feel very strongly about my opinion on this topic. There are bootcamps, startup classes, video interviews – the sources are now endless. What is a founder to do?

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JUNE 27, 2013

At any moment in time one of Upfront’s associates are likely to be working on: a pricing strategy, a market-expansion strategy, an M&A review, or helping build a company’s first board deck template. But you may ask: “What else have you done other than change your name? That seems pretty superficial!”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 18, 2020

I wasn’t on board with their suggestion but had another idea with my long-time friend and collaborator, Dana Satterwhite. and more articles from the EO blog. . The post 2 Men, 2 Musicians, 8 Minutes, and Every Woman appeared first on THE BLOG. Dana is a rare talent, and we were full partners on this project.

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APRIL 23, 2012

Conferences, startup blogs, meetups--they're all filled with people telling you how to build your company. Why ever read another tech blog? What you should be doing is thinking about this more like a Pinterest board--meant to inspire and not necessarily for you to just buy everything. Why should that stop me, though?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 31, 2024

My EO Forum served as a sounding board to examine my challenges—both personal and professional. From practical assistance, like boarding up my store windows in anticipation of a local riot, to the personal growth opportunities that I gained through my role managing our chapter’s learning calendar, EO members stood by me.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 22, 2021

Since 2005, she always had a role in shaping EO: as a local board member, an area director, a committee member and a facilitator. Roles can range from being a coach in Accelerator, a day chair for an event, a board position or a global committee role. The post Introducing EO Canada Bridge appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Here’s what I mean: My monthly Forum meetings with EO peers have taught me not only how to have more respectful, vulnerable, deeply connecting and constructive conversations around the board table; they have also helped me navigate delicate discussions at home with my family. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 3, 2024

Whether your chapter holds regular strategy summits (like EO Cape Town, photo above) or is considering doing so, here are three things the most successful summits can do for your leadership board—all of which create a remarkable ripple effect across membership as a whole. The other 99 percent? Alignment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

About a year and a half after starting my business, I joined EO and was quickly invited onto the board of directors where I sat with a woman who is so unapologetically herself. and more articles from the EO blog. The post Sisterhood of Success: Female Founders Share Insights on Thriving Together first appeared on The EO Blog.

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JANUARY 4, 2014

Anybody who follows this blog knows that my mom was the most influential person on my entrepreneurial career. There were cultural challenges across the board. In many cases it’s easier if this person isn’t a board member or VC unless you have an extremely close or trusting relationship with them.

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