This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The community norms and values of the space had been carefully nurtured by the three people that started it. There were about ten indie coworkers from the original community and ten employees of this startup. The vibe of the community started to come apart quickly. A few years ago, I was a member of a co-working space.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2012

Chris Anderson wrote a really influential book some years ago called “ The Long Tail ” that shaped how many people think about emerging Internet markets. The book profiles markets like those for books. Now as an author you can actually publish and be able to sell only a thousand books. Even a hundred.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2010

When Marc Cenedella first started TheLadders, he build the first version himself after investing $350 in MySQL and PHP books to teach himself to code. The fact of the matter is, most startups, particularly ones built by young professionals with no network and no track record, aren’t going to get funded.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 8, 2017

You do it by gathering people around something they care about--by providing a network value, connection, and engagement around the thing they care about. Sounds a lot like "community," doesn't it? Communities should be built around values, not around products, so you don't need to wait until you have a product to launch a community.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 15, 2020

His drive and passion for education eventually led him to establish an innovative English language school in Costa Rica, where he now provides life-changing courses to his community. His advice to YLAI Network members looking to make a difference in their community is to really work hard to get to know their community first.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 31, 2020

What is the role that ThrivingDollars plays within your community? I booked my first two coaching clients five months later — exactly a month shy of running out of savings. Is there any advice that you would give to other YLAI Network members regarding entrepreneurship? Create community.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2021

Being a part of the business community plays a critical role in the success of small business owners. If you look at the thriving small business owners, you will find that most of them are outstanding community players. To be a part of a community offers you much-needed guidance to survive in a difficult time like now.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2011

I followed her writing and bought her AOL book back in 1999. Call it simplistic and naive, but being who you are, in my book, is always a winning strategy. They're all succeeding on their own terms--and they got there by building great relationships and participating in the professional communities around them.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 29, 2019

An entrepreneur needs a network of supportive people and resources to maximize his or her chances of success, because there will always be fires to put out. Building a startup community, or startup ecosystem, is no easy task and requires a lot of intentional work. What is a startup community? Why create a startup community?

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 29, 2020

There’s a new community network emerging to help entrepreneurial ecosystem builders connect, learn, and grow— Startup Communities: The community for entrepreneurial ecosystem builders. Startup Communities: The community for entrepreneurial ecosystem builders to connect, learn, and grow.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 1, 2020

Embassy Brasilia hosted a live virtual discussion in May 2020 for exchange alumni and members of the YLAI Network on “how to lead in a post-pandemic world,” featuring entrepreneurship experts Alisa Cohn and Richie Norton, with moderator Rhett Power. Books by Marianne Williamson. Connections through the YLAI Network.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

She was the dominant figure in my family and was both an entrepreneur and a community leader. She bought our first computer – an IBM XT with a 10MB hard drive – in order to do her books electronically. But this coming generation is much more likely to be inspired by The Social Network and want to be entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

When my friend and the father of LA’s tech startup community Bill Gross first demonstrated his company GoTo.com (renamed Overture) on stage at a TED conference he was actually booed (True story. You can hear many other amazing stories in this 1:1 interview ).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2020

Additionally, “our executive team actively works to expand our network beyond typical connections. A great book I’d recommend for more shrewd businesspeople: The Diversity Bonus. The book makes a compelling case for the business value of diversity, especially in knowledge work.”. EXPAND YOUR TALENT POOL.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 24, 2020

2018 YLAI Fellow and co-founder of L3G’s & Associates, Fatima Chi, is empowering businesses in her community in Belize to take control of their finances. To celebrate Fatima’s work promoting financial literacy and wellness, the YLAI Network asked her a few questions about her journey to entrepreneurship.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In your book, The Interaction Field: The Revolutionary New Way to Create Shared Value for Businesses, Customers, and Society , you write that the future is about creating value for everyone. Read on to learn why Joachimsthaler believes this framework encourages innovation more than any other business model.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 25, 2023

We spent the good part of the past three months doing our favorite part of the job: meeting the startups we seed (and the communities that rally around them) on their home turf. Where we went: Bozeman, MT? Where to go: Get lost in four floors of stacks at John K.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

Mentors bring valuable knowledge from their entrepreneurial experiences that you do not readily find in books or online courses. Networking Opportunities and Connections One of the most valuable benefits of one-on-one mentoring is the network and connections that come with it.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. There is no sector of the economy that isn’t being transformed by the online community that is now voraciously consuming media, applications, communications and buying global products.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Where to go: Book a room at the 21c Cincinnati for an artful stay, explore the country’s glowing commercial history at the American Sign Museum, and catch a Bearcats game at the University of Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium. Read highlights from the annual meeting. Where we went: Wilmington, NC?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

A luxurious hotel by the countryside was booked, and various outdoor activities that tickled the soul were lined up. And if we couldn’t confirm our hotel, we couldn’t pre-book the restaurants. Tang Ching Leng is an EO Malaysia member, managing director of Sinwah Industries and his chapter’s incoming Communications Chair.

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EntreWorks Consulting

AUGUST 18, 2020

I recently returned from our annual Maine vacation to find my pre-ordered copy of The Startup Community Way by Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway. This new book follows up on Feld’s excellent 2012 work Startup Communities , which I still consider to be among the best guides to entrepreneurial ecosystem building. Check it out!

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Launching today in beta, Playground is a social platform that seeks to help people discover and develop community while empowering creators to monetize their audience. For now, the beta is open to select creators in the cultural space (art, music, wellness, gaming, and more), and for community members, there’s a waitlist.

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Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The youngest one we sent was Mitchell Johnson, the past president of Code Network. He had just turned 18 which was fantastic but he did some great work with Code Network and?—?I’ve Graham Fellows went on the Startup Community Leaders Mission which featured Boulder, Denver, and San Francisco. I’ve got to say?—?after

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 20, 2019

The Malengu name, an amalgamation of Maya, Lenca and Garífuna, harkens back to some of the country’s largest indigenous communities. On one visit to the city of La Esperanza, Rafael recalls stumbling upon a book of Lenca patterns. I’ll never forget meeting, over the course of my work, a Lenca artisan named Xiomara,” Rafael says.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

It was a great chance for the class to interact with the community in LA. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. , Commission Junction, MySpace, TicketMaster and many more. And of course we had, TheMan. Now begins the 6-month journey.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 31, 2024

Here’s how, with the support of the EO community, I found new ways to work and began to truly gain traction in my business’s success. I’m always surprised how, in EO, you can reach out to the network of entrepreneurs with a particular need, and there is always someone who will share a recommendation.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

The future of TV will follow the rule of Deflationary Economics as I outline influenced by the book The Innovator’s Dilemma. easy sharing (through social networks or platforms like YouTube). It exists precisely because there is a network. ” So WoW in a way is his son’s social network.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2025

In the full day of learning, attendees will get actionable insights from eight speaker sessions, plus the opportunity to network and connect with other entrepreneurs. Attendees who purchase a Diamond level ticket will have the opportunity to take a photo with Dan, plus network with like-minded peers in the Diamond Lounge.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

If you’re eager to introduce your early-stage startup to the top leaders, investors, experts and policy makers across the mobility tech community, don’t just attend TC Sessions: Mobility — exhibit there. A Startup Exhibitor Package lets you showcase your tech, build your network and expand your opportunities for growth and success.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Successful investor relations depend on cultivating a network that supports you during good times and bad. Never underestimate the power of community Investor relations are undergoing a shift from a VC-centric model to community-driven funding. Build an engaged community that wants to literally invest in your success.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2021

In MyEO groups, you can: • Gather a group for a poker night • Sail with EO members in the Caribbean Sea • Learn how to write and publish a book • Enjoy a whiskey-tasting tour • Learn and share industry-specific knowledge. With 568 MyEO interest and industry groups in the EO network database, there is truly something for everyone.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The event showcased just how robust DC’s tech community has grown — but that wasn’t always the case. The takeaways: Starting and scaling AOL in Northern Virginia was difficult because of a lack of network density and resources. Just ask our Chairman and CEO, Steve Case, who built AOL in Northern Virginia in the 1990s.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Some other entrepreneurs who went down the MBA, consulting or banking routes without working at a startup are certainly book smart but haven’t always refined the street-smart skills needed to be an effective entrepreneur. The future of the world is in the palm of the tech community.&#.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The first thing you will see is project experience, with the option to toggle between services currently available for sale, recommendations from the referral network and, finally, the About page. A goal of Contra’s, per Huffman, is to help independent workers create high-signal referral networks so they can land new opportunities and gigs.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

It seems like an extravagance but if the person also picks up scheduling travel, booking meetings, dealing with company admin and helping with basic accounting / financial tasks it can be a huge productivity boost. Hire a part-time accounting clerk to do the data entry and prepare the monthly books.

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