Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 9, 2020

With most in-person events currently paused, here’s how one EO chapter is using a creative approach to make 150+ “micro-collisions” among members to drive relationships and value. That member shares available times or an automatic booking link to schedule the call. What’s been your biggest challenge/opportunity during COVID-19?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 22, 2022

Arnie Malham, EO Nashville, founder, Better Book Club ; author and speaker, Worth Doing Wrong. Katty Douraghy, EO San Francisco, president, Artisan Creative. When clients didn’t accept our quotes, didn’t like our creative work, or teammates left to pursue other opportunities, it left a deep mark on me. Be unrelenting.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This makes following some of the practices I discuss in the book to streamline collaboration critical for both performance and well-being. These “warm” relationships then prove to be critical when opportunities enable a person who has done this well to see a possibility and mobilize a network. This was important pre-pandemic.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 1, 2020

Even for established entrepreneurs, this is an opportunity to learn and experiment. Books by Marianne Williamson. There are opportunities out there, but those opportunities may not look the same as you thought they might. Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl. First Round Review from First Round Capital.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Levy’s book, “ The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Cashing in On Your Inventions.” Entrepreneurial success is almost always the result of unselfish, highly talented, and creative partners and associates willing to face with you the frustrations, rejections, and seemingly open-ended time frames inherent to any business startup.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 2, 2011

This is particularly acute in New York City, where you have several industries undergoing serious disruption, a critical mass of creativity from the cross pollination of ideas, and lots of capital. It’s not so much that we have a shortage of talent as much as we have an overabundance of opportunities for innovation.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 23, 2020

The power of creativity (and more) can help. The power of creativity. Small business owners face a huge challenge of creativity and it is the key to the success of a venture. So I do suggest you consider that is that the aspect of creativity especially in rough times.”. Need of a mindset. Look at your team,” he says.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 20, 2019

My sister, who had been working at the United Nations, noticed that ethnic groups in Honduras were particularly disadvantaged, many with limited access to economic opportunities,” Rafael says. I wanted to provide her with the tools and resources she needed to express her creativity and to provide for her family.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 28, 2022

Gleb Tsipursky is CEO of the boutique future-proofing consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts , which helps forward-looking leaders avoid dangerous threats and missed opportunities. We asked Dr. Tsipursky how leaders can emulate the spontaneity of in-person employee idea generation for hybrid and remote teams.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 25, 2023

For instance, a certain percentage of a manager’s performance evaluation could be tied to how well they provide wellness opportunities for their team and model beneficial practices themselves. There are many creative ways to signal that wellness is a central priority by linking it to other performance metrics managers care about.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 27, 2016

They basically work towards filling your pipeline and booking meetings. It's a largely administrative job full of sniffing out contacts, vetting them for basic criteria, and creating opportunities. Make time at the end of each week to give each other feedback on presentations, and always be on the lookout for speaking opportunities.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 27, 2020

We have found that much creativity comes out of need. All of us have read many books written on grit and resilience, and now is the time to put all of that learning into practice. It is sometimes hard to look at an industry and think how you can do it differently when you are not even allowed to operate. Even so, we looked harder.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

I was WAY off between my book research about what the engineering & construction market would want (my first company) and what they actually wanted. Take the opportunity to watch the sales process as an observer. Repeat this process 50 times and trust me you’ll see patterns. I only found out through customer meetings.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 12, 2020

I saw an opportunity to utilise unused kitchens and skilled chefs in closed restaurants to support people who cannot leave their homes, are busy working on the front-lines or are facing financial hardships due to the virus. “I’m I advertised it on my Instagram page and people messaged to book a letter with their address.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 9, 2020

Use the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity for change that will last. Make a list of the elements you miss that brought you happiness before this crisis—and figure out creative ways to build on those. Author Greg McKeown wrote an excellent book before the virus. Right now we have a unique opportunity. Old Versus New.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 20, 2010

I never would have paid for music back in 1999 or 2000 when I was sporting my 64mb Creative Nomad, powered completely ilegally by Napster. Amazon is *nailing* this with books. Click, I have a book everywhere I read. What Apple proved, and what I suspect is the issue with web content, is that monetization was a product problem.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 20, 2022

Here’s what they shared: Take creative actions. We’ve taken creative actions to mitigate the damage: Broken down pallets into individual boxes to secure shipping lanes because palletized air freight is being given to larger high-volume companies. “As As a result, we now plan further out and hold more inventory than in the past.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 12, 2021

Kalika Yap , an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Los Angeles, California, is founder and CEO of both Citrus Studios , a branding and design agency, and Orange & Bergamot , a creative agency for female founders. She’s inspiring entrepreneurs with her new book, Undaunted. Who is this “ Wonder Woman ”?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

Start by offering something of value for free to your potential audience in exchange for an email address, such as a discount coupon for your products, a free e-book, workbook, or even a free trial period for your service. Run creative ad campaigns. Competition is fierce, though, so think creatively. Run giveaways or contests.

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Gust

JANUARY 19, 2014

Image via Flickr (Creative Commons). Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. No matter how much advice and counsel you have been given, I guarantee that you will encounter new challenges daily, to enhance your learning opportunities. Read entrepreneur stories.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. She wrote the book that inspired the way that people at McKinsey and Accenture do presentations.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Announcing EIGHT new mini-books and eBooks by Master Entrepreneur, Dave Berkus , just released by The Berkus Press. Covering important business growth subjects, these books are a must-have for you and your associates. Individual books from The Berkus Press by clicking HERE. Creative compensation strategies. STARTING UP!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 10, 2020

I have worked inside the corporate environment and there are some aspects of the hierarchical chain that can blunt people of their creativity. Still, he keeps on adding to his knowledge by reading books that sharpen his thoughts and perceptions of doing business well with others. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 20, 2024

Be fearless in the face of failure It sounds like the title of a book, but I’m often in awe when I see how so many of these college students dive headfirst into their ventures, unafraid of the possibility of failure and resilient in bouncing back. Sometimes things work, sometimes they don’t — but you won’t know unless you try it.

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Continuations

JUNE 25, 2023

A couple of weeks ago I participated in Creative Destruction Lab ’s (CDL) “Super Session” event in Toronto. The event kicked off with a 2 hour summary and critique of the new book “ Power and Progress ” by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. Let me start with why the book is important.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Before you know it, you are swamped and missing out on important opportunities! A cluttered physical space affects your mental health, increases stress and anxiety, brings confusion to your thoughts and blocks your creativity and workflow. Assign a box for books or office supplies that you wish to donate to charity.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 30, 2017

Creativity. That way everyone has a stronger opportunity to learn and the feeling of true teamwork is elevated. Create shorter meetings for quick discussion opportunities and then break? One of my favorite books on this topic is Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni. That fuels innovation. The sharing of ideas.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Good entrepreneurs use the hidden opportunity of recession times to supplement their income or launch a new venture for a variety of reasons. Here, we’ll examine why recessions can be such a good time to explore your entrepreneurial interests: There’s opportunity in the short-term market. There’s more innovation opportunity.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 17, 2021

Early-stage founders, a shipload of opportunity is about to set sail and you don’t want to miss the boat. Hopin, the virtual platform, lets you get creative — and interactive. Exposure, practice and invaluable feedback from the pitch-savvy TC crew — jump on board that opportunity. But don’t stop there. Your audience?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Our company is no different, and we have found some creative ways to make “stuff” that we already spend money on work even harder for us. We renamed everyone, allowing ourselves to be creative. So we started looking for topics and opportunities that would allow us to get in front of a group and speak as an authority on “mobility.”

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 8, 2017

That's actually an exciting opportunity because you have a year to develop a really thriving community around reducing stress. Writing a book on the topic, perhaps a curated set of essays on de-stressing from the world's most zen executives, celebs and processionals.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 19, 2019

He has written a Wall Street Journal bestselling book called The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future. . The story came together in a rush of creativity on a long flight to Australia. I didn’t fully realize what was happening until we landed and I had the narrative for The Book of Mistakes.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Positioned as a “micro-learning” platform,” Uptime presents five-minute “knowledge hacks” from books, courses and documentaries. The idea is to let you quickly “grasp ideas and insights from trusted authors, instructors, and creative minds,” without spending too much of your precious time.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Now it’s time to get creative with your customer acquisition. Here are 10 ideas to get your creativity flowing. First, it provides potential customers the opportunity to try your product or see what it’s like to work with you, at no cost to them. Expand it into a blog post or an e-book. 10 customer acquisition tactics.

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StartupNation

JULY 12, 2021

Crisis creates opportunity. Consumers are changing how they shop , how they work and where they live, creating opportunities for new and creative business models. As the pandemic hit, many workers found themselves either out of a job or out of the office, working from home with time on their hands and creative energy to burn.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 10, 2014

Consequently, listening is one of the greatest opportunities to learn. Ed Catmull is a co-founder of Pixar, arguably one of the most creative institutions on the planet, having developed many of the most loved digital characters in recent memory, like Buzz Lightyear. ” Business Insider article on Creativity, Inc. ,

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