Paul G. Silva

JANUARY 21, 2025

This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 Check out the previous posts on leadership values and getting the right people. When I co-founded Valley Venture Mentors (VVM), we created this vision: “Catalyze entrepreneurs to change the economy of western Massachusetts.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 13, 2020

McKelvey is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, philanthropist and artist. In his book The Innovation Stack , he recounts how he and his cofounder, Jack Dorsey of Twitter, approached the problem of credit cards with a new perspective. Here, he explains what an Innovation Stack is, plus what makes a real entrepreneur. . What is it?

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2025

The ultimate live event for entrepreneurs, INSPIRE + SUCCEED is coming to New Zealand for the first time in April-May, presented by Success Resources. 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.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Cassandra Bailey, CEO of Slice Communications , is one of the millions of entrepreneurs in the world who are also mothers. Additionally, Bailey is the author of a new series of children’s books about women just like her. Can you share what inspired you to launch this book series? . She has 8-year-old twin girls.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. So spending time thinking about what your leadership style is, whether it’s effective and what you could do to improve it can yield dividends. Here are some quick guidelines on what I think it takes to build a sense of leadership: 1.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2020

One person can’t shoulder all of these tasks and responsibilities successfully, which is why startup CEOs need to assemble strong leadership team that they can lean on during difficult times. Traits to Look for When Hiring Your Leadership Team. I cannot imagine confronting the coronavirus crisis without my leadership team by my side.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 14, 2023

Whether you’re a startup entrepreneur or a seasoned veteran, remember: Great leaders must be readers! Look no further than these top business book recommendations from 10 successful Australian entrepreneurs who are all active members of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO). I credit this book a lot for my success.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 31, 2024

As I undertake a significant next step in scaling my business—opening the Aldea model to interested franchisees across the country—I realize my success wouldn’t have been possible without the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)’s role in my professional and personal evolution. Since joining EO, my self-confidence has grown.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 20, 2019

Jerry Colonna ‘s book, Reboot , came out this week. So I bought the book yesterday and read it again over the last twenty four hours. Jerry’s book is about two things that are really the same thing, himself and his work to help people, mostly entrepreneurs, discover themselves. Maybe you are an entrepreneur.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The Millau Viaduct , consistently ranked as one of the greatest engineering achievements of modern times This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). ” At the time, we were running a startup accelerator for 6 companies. Rethink It.

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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.” Operational leadership, fortunately, does not.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 27, 2020

Written by Abdul Wahab Al-Halabi, partner, Decker & Halabi , and member, Entrepreneurs’ Organization UAE. A version of the following article originally appeared on Entrepreneur Middle East. As an entrepreneur in the UAE, I have been in consumer-facing industries, such as leisure, food and beverage and fitness.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

From EO Melbourne , we share 10 books to help you improve your ability to close—in both your business and personal life. It may be a tough hole to escape, but this book will provide you with tools to approach such circumstances and achieve appropriate results. His book enables readers to learn their Negotiation I.Q. BY JAMES W.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 12, 2024

Working with driven entrepreneurs has been my life for over three decades. Being a driven entrepreneur is a blessing and a curse. Over the last 30 years, I have created five pieces of content to help driven entrepreneurs get everything they want out of their businesses and lives. The world needs entrepreneurs now more than ever.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 8, 2022

In 2019, 2020 and 2021, IFSH was awarded the IREM Workplace Environment Award for exemplary practices in leadership development, employee engagement, corporate culture and wellness programs. The EO Hawaii community introduced me to Gino Wichman’s book, Traction , and the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2023

In general, the leader, especially if an entrepreneur, is a dreamer by nature. Creating a bucket of actionable ideas Ideally, the leader lays out a vision of the future through writing a detailed Painted Picture or Vivid Vision three to five years out (see books by Cameron Herold ). and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 20, 2018

Michael Loban is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Cincinnati and cofounder of InfoTrust, a digital analytics consulting and technology company helping marketers use data to make smarter decisions. The list of books that he quotes from and recommends seems endless. We asked Michael about his top takeaways.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 29, 2019

Adams have drawn on their research to define leadership that works, that does not, that scales, and that limits scale, in their book SCALING LEADERSHIP: Building Organizational Capability and Capacity to Create Outcomes that Matter Most (Wiley; hardcover; January 29, 2019). What prompted you to write this book?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2013

The one word the best entrepreneurs never accept. From this I saw civic involvement and leadership first hand. From this I saw civic involvement and leadership first hand. I used to ask Deborah to book my travel plans in France and Germany were I went 1-2 times / month. Stay with me. She was a natural leader. Even today.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2019

In their book Cracking Complexity , David Komlos and David Benjamin share the steps to working through any complex business problem—both quickly and using existing talent, not consultants. Why did you write this book? In the book, we devote an appendix to “Where Else?” They’d won a few industry awards.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2020

McKinsey studies have also shown that companies with diverse leadership outperform their peers. We asked members of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization to share best practices for promoting and maintaining diversity and inclusio n. A great book I’d recommend for more shrewd businesspeople: The Diversity Bonus. WALK THE TALK.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2014

You need to understand power, ownership, leadership, performance, relationships, motivations, alcoholism, depression, resentment, jealousy, scorn. First, I recently read the must-read book Hatching Twitter by Nick Bilton. But the book is a must read for entrepreneurs. ” True. I love politics.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

In my bones I’m convinced that entrepreneurs are more nature than nurture although I know both are involved. I have recently written extensively on what I believe the 12 characteristics of an entrepreneur are. Entrepreneurs aren’t born, they’re made.&# The data in this article is at best, a stretch. from a young age.

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Gust

OCTOBER 14, 2012

Ryan Blair book image via Amazon. It’s a well-accepted axiom in the investor community that entrepreneurs learn more from their failures than their successes. Doing things like dismantling their leadership team, or highlighting their shortcomings is lose-lose. Wise people can become great entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 9, 2019

We’re bringing EO members and non-members behind the scenes of 2019 EO Global Leadership Conference Macau (GLC) as we profile the event’s emcee, Pascal Finette. Pascal was a tech entrepreneur before there was even a web browser. From The Heretic , we have compiled three of Pascal’s top nuggets of wisdom for fellow entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

This is a very common scenario when entrepreneurs pitch VCs and frankly is a very common scenario when VCs try to raise money from LPs. It’s predictable, there is no reason to get mad about it and with a well-designed play book you can overcome this much of the time. What do I do now? I call it, “Remind me why I love you again?”

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And there is so much money around being thrown at so many entrepreneurs that many firms don’t even care about board seats, governance rights or heaven forbid doing work with the company because that would eat into the VCs time needed to chase 5 more deals. And the truth is that several entrepreneurs prefer it this way.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The words “sleep” and “entrepreneur” may seem like strange bedfellows unless you are running a start-up in areas such as making mattresses or developing a new Sleep app. Entrepreneurs can learn a lot from performance athletes in this regard. So what can busy entrepreneurs do about getting more sleep?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Contributed by Rob Cross , professor of global leadership at Babson College, cofounder and research director of the Connected Commons business consortium, and author of Beyond Collaboration Overload: How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead, and Restore Your Well-Being. How can entrepreneurs guide teams away from dysfunctional collaboration?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 2, 2011

Thiel and friends will also agree to mentor these young entrepreneurs. And I’m very on record as saying that I learned more about leadership from becoming president of my fraternity than I did in any classroom. Maybe 2 years of computer training would suit some people better than 4 years of book study? My 2 cents: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

But a couple of people replied with responses of such lack of comprehension that I thought it was worth expanding on for first-time entrepreneurs. Successful entrepreneurs achieve much through their personal leadership traits that inspire others to do great things with them – sure. Not possible. EXECUTIVE COACHES.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

I recently read a book I’d highly recommend to every reader of this blog called “ Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive &# by Robert B. Cialdini who is also author of a very well received book called “ Influence &# (which I plan to read). You should, too. (no, This is all explicit decision making.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 15, 2022

Contributed by Brian Kight, an entrepreneur, coach, keynote speaker and EO member in Charlotte, NC. In his work as a coach, he helps teams simplify and execute on leadership, culture and discipline. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc. Think about it. Do the work.

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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. CEOs may resonate with a higher-end content strategy such as white papers, books, or even a branded podcast. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

He’s also a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, sits on the boards of several startups, is a many-time entrepreneur himself, and was previously an exec at GE and Intel. In your book, you share two attempts at radical transformation – one by a traditional company that tried to add brains, and one by a tech company that tried to master brawn.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Most VCs are book smart. In fact, book smart can be a negative. EQ and Team Leadership? Summary: Team Leadership skills, operating knowhow and industry knowledge are all tremendously important. Most entrepreneurs I encounter seem to make their decisions more on perceived brand, past successes and ability to intro.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 22, 2022

Kym is fascinated by entrepreneurs and their journeys, so he asked EO members from various chapters to share their experiences. Read his earlier posts on what EO members wish non-entrepreneurs knew about entrepreneurs, how EO members define success , the impact of core values and lessons learned from their best and worst partnerships.

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