Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2023

I sat down with three business leaders last week to interview them about how they handle strategy. I started the session by asking, “Who owns your company’s strategy?” But in my opinion, they are not the best one(s) to own how the company gets there — in other words, strategy. ” All three replied they did.

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 22, 2024

From Theory to Practice: AI as a Decision-Making Tool David Boyle isn’t just another AI theoristhe’s shaped audience strategy for giants like EMI Music, HarperCollins, BBC, and MasterClass. For more from David Boyle, check out his work at Audience Strategies or explore his PROMPT series of books on practical AI implementation.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 1, 2025

This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 In our next post, we’ll explore how simplifying processes and strategies ensures this clarity scales as your organization grows. Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). Beyond the To-Do List In BE 2.0,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 23, 2024

With marketing budgets tightening and businesses hurting, it made me want to share some of the most effective marketing strategies that have worked for us, either costing little to no cash or providing an absurd return on investment (ROI). Here are three strategies that have worked well for our company: 1. Britney’s post garnered 5.8

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 25, 2025

This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 ” List all possible causes of that failure Identify the most dangerous factors Develop mitigation strategies immediately This process helps you see risks your optimism might otherwise blind you to. Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 3, 2024

As an EO strategy summit facilitator, I have witnessed first-hand the value of these events for the community. Strategy summits are opportunities for growth, connection, putting steel to the grindstone, and sharpening processes to drive transformation. Why not book your chapter’s strategy summit today?

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 23, 2012

I read this book, " Why We Make Mistake s " and it talks a lot about "recall bias". So much of this is gut feel with a thin later of strategy retrofitted to seem more than random. The biggest problem is that what gets lauded as successful strategy isn't replicable--or at minimum should never be advocated.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The phrase needle in a haystack is commonly credited to the book Don Quixote from the early 1600s (“needle is a bottle of hay”) but there’s also a Fujian proverb “To dive into the sea, to feel for a needle” that is thought to be even older and gets to the same point. First, a piece of literary history.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2013

I used to ask Deborah to book my travel plans in France and Germany were I went 1-2 times / month. There were online tools to book this stuff but the Internet booking sites were early. ” Classic Mexican Road strategy. If there was any society in which being a hustler was out of step with the norm is was England.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 They don’t just set a strategy and hope for the best. Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). Greatness Comes from Iteration, Not Perfection There’s a dangerous myth in business that success comes from getting it right the first time.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. We like that it is 1000x better than having to call restaurants on the phone, be put on hold or call during normal business hours to book appointments.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

The greatest book I’ve read on the topic. Every person who suspects they may have ADD should read this book. Healing ADD – I also learned a lot from Dr. Amen’s book so I recommend it as your second book. Amen’s book so I recommend it as your second book. Delivered from Distraction.

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Dream It

AUGUST 2, 2021

A channel sales strategy is crucial to scaling a startup. By Alana Hill , Securetech Associate at Dreamit Ventures Book Office Hours with the Securetech team. However, most startups fail to launch and execute a successful channel sales program.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

” The local kennels were full as many people had pre-booked for vacations. She sprung into action and called the house I wanted to book directly (they obviously don’t provide phone numbers for you to call directly although a Twilio integration couldn’t hurt!). ” Booked it. “Oh s**t.”

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2014

She told of the teaching of the Talmud – a book which scholars use to debate doctrine and from which Jewish people are reminded to always learn and to debate. What is the right organizational strategy for a large UK conglomerate to operate more effectively? That was an awesome project and the answer was quantifiable.

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Dream It

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Mel knows firsthand how crucial strategy is to develop products that customers love. Rule #2: Executives must be aligned on GTM & product strategy A core group of decision-makers: C-level executives, product, sales, and marketing leaders need to be on the same page on GTM strategy and segmentation.

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Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 18, 2023

19 Strategies for Managing Risk in a Startup In this article, we explore nineteen different strategies for managing risk in startups, shared by founders, CEOs, and other industry professionals. This way, we made more informed decisions and reduced the risk of failure.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Whether it’s an insight about a key problem, an amazing book or podcast share, a vendor referral, a parenting strategy, a key relationship introduction, or one of dozens of other ways we create value together. That member shares available times or an automatic booking link to schedule the call.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

If you're a beginner learning the ropes or a veteran B2C marketer making the shift, trying to work with anything other than a purpose-built B2B email marketing strategy is a recipe for disaster. 6 key strategies for designing a B2B email campaign You get it: B2C or generalized email strategies are a no-go for your B2B campaign.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 7, 2023

YC Group Partner Surbhi Sarna has written a book called Without a Doubt , and today it goes on sale. I have no idea how Surbhi managed to write a book while also being a Group Partner at YC (a more-than-full-time job!). It's a must-read for anyone interested in healthcare.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2015

But like many companies over the past five years it hired aggressively and probably had some degree of straying off of a core strategy and some amount of excess jobs relative to its current revenue forecasts and opportunities. I’ve heard every argument in the book about why you can’t cut office space, headcount or Kind bars.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2021

There’s no need for long-term strategy or a plan for growth because there’s no risk if your venture fails to attract clients. The results were disconcerting—spending money to hire help and to publish my second book during a year when the content writing work dried up for several months was not good for the bottom line. How about you?

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

However, forming your new fund also typically requires making important decisions about firm strategy, culture, how you make decisions, budget, data ownership, and other issues. These entities are essential for managing the fund and profits, and complying with legal and tax requirements.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 5, 2021

If you can figure out why you didn’t achieve what you’d hoped to, you can develop a different strategy, one that will lead to a better outcome. Madoff’s book, Creative Careers: Making a Living with Your Ideas , is available at Amazon. Experiment. Don’t be afraid to fail; instead, see it as a learning experience.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 26, 2021

These overachievers and members of The Oracles share their strategies to sharpen your focus, prolong your concentration and beat distractions once and for all. I wrote kids’ yoga books and about my experiences with cars and racing. Create a five-step customized strategy. . Grace Lackey | The Oracles. Lewis Howes.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 14, 2025

Coveys classic book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People covers personal development and time management, such as prioritizing tasks, staying organized, and maintaining focus to achieve personal and professional success. Asses and Adjust Your Time Management Strategies By week’s end check to see your progress on your To-Do list.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

On the business side, they face hard decisions about establishing the right marketing strategy for their products and services, gaining timely access to capital to grow their business and dealing with the day-to-day operations. They help you avoid c ommon pitfalls and introduce proven strategies that accelerate growth.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

She debates manufacturing strategies. It’s something you’d imagine working best on a tablet where the parents take digital assets (think: photos & stickers) and engage with their children in story telling, arts-and-crafts, scrap-booking and the like. She won me over at first meeting. Soleil returns emails at 1.30am.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Siegel’s recent book, THE BRAINS AND BRAWN COMPANY: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of Digital and Physical , explores how (and why) many business owners in digitized industries overlook and underappreciate traditional competencies like logistics, manufacturing, customer service, and quality control. Can you tell us more?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2023

Then, we develop a communication strategy to convey the value of these face-to-face tasks to hybrid employees, to get their buy-in on coming to the office for high-impact work pursuits. His newest book is Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams: A Manual on Benchmarking to Best Practices for Competitive Advantage.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

He brings knowledgable experts from varying points of view but never books anybody that engages in yelling matches. I haven’t read the book nor deeply reviewed Project Aristotle but the conversation on this morning’s show really resonated with me.

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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. I’ve seen too many companies go off track by a VC hell bent on the team pursuing the VCs strategy which at times is about chasing the next shiny object. So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why.

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Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

In addition to his books, Geoffrey Moore assisted in writing “In a Downturn, Provoke Your Customers” for the Harvard Business Review in 2009. His strategy for selling in 2009 is relevant to any economic downturn. Luckily, the strategy can be broken down into 3 steps.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 9, 2019

I am reading a friend’s book which is still in proofs and so I’m not going to talk about it yet. But there is one part of the book that really rang true for me and that is when he talks about certain kinds of problematic employees, particularly one he calls The Heretic.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 7, 2024

Moreover, discussions between companies and investors now include WFH policies, employee engagement strategies, and related topics. He is the best-selling author of seven books, including his newest book, Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams: A Manual on Benchmarking to Best Practices for Competitive Advantage.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2022

All you have to do is repurpose that content into videos that work well within your existing marketing strategy; no brain-racking required. Case studies and whitepapers are often distributed like e-books. But e-books are not the only way to disseminate this information. The method you choose depends on your marketing strategy.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

If you’re not taking this zone-out down time I’ll bet you’re not having enough strategic reflection on your job, your company, your strategy. I learned about this behavior and how to channel it from my favorite book about ADHD, Delivered from Distraction. Frankly, I think venture capital is that way, too.

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