Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 15, 2024

We asked Aaron Houghton of EO Colorado to share how he overcame burnout and developed a unique solution, Dory, to help him master mental resilience, which grew into the world’s largest community dedicated solely to stress reduction for entrepreneurs. Mindset work involves planting and fostering supportive thoughts and beliefs in our minds.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Magnetar, a global multi-strategy alternative asset manager, with additional support from Pulse Fund and strategic partner Pritchard Auto Company, made a $36 million equity contribution to the five-year-old company. In addition, Endera secured a $13 million credit facility.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Having a portfolio where half the companies have at least one female founder or person of color has made me think a lot about our culture. Moreover, it has a community built around diverse perspectives, support and empowerment. I'm thrilled to be an investor in The Wing --a Home Base for Women on Their Way.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Angel is the founder of Blue Hope ( Azul Esperanza ), an organization that provides educational therapy to children on the autism spectrum. Before establishing this organization, I searched for support but was unable to find it. How has YLAI helped your organization grow and develop? What motivated you to launch Blue Hope?

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Revolution

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the process of finding, funding, and supporting startups that will transform their markets, investors can get caught up in KPIs, ROI, and other three-letter success indicators. Founders are not machines. How often do we consider those factors in the context of portfolio support? I’d argue not enough.

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Revolution

MARCH 7, 2024

In Their Own Words: Female Founders and CEOs Discuss the Discourse That’s Missing (and Hitting) the Mark This year’s International Women’s Day theme is “ Inspire Inclusion ” — a call to recognize the unique perspectives and contributions of women from all walks of life, in all facets of life, including the innovation economy.

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Revolution

MARCH 26, 2025

Ive been grateful to see that support firsthand throughout my careerwhether through the passage of the JOBS Act , the creation of Opportunity Zones , or, most recently, the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs) initiative. were on the platform. Based in Washington, D.C., In many other cities across the U.S.,

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NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

At Magnify, we help founders of SMEs to grow a healthy sales pipeline without the risk of hiring. Magnify is a full-service sales agency sales strategy + sales process, CRM set up (HubSpot), sales training + coaching, outsourced sales + business development, trade shows, trade fairs, expos + events.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This collaboration aligns with Ben Franklin CNP’s core pillars of knowledge, networking, and funding, amplifying our organization’s mission to support innovation and entrepreneurship at all levels,” said Todd Erdley, Portfolio Manager at Ben Franklin CNP.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Venture Studio program provides founders with resources and up to $200K of equity funding to develop their vision into a business with substantial market impact. empowers ambitious founders with bold ideas to create a lasting impact,” said Shintaro Matsumoto, President and CEO of NEC X. Venture Studio.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 17, 2024

We work with the founders of startups to create a distinct and ownable brand that makes an immediate impression with their customers on launch. We help scale-up founders fine tune or overhaul their brand to enable the next stages of their growth trajectory. This includes developing your brand story, tone of voice and key messaging.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In support of military Veteran-founded startups, the Fund focuses on space, AI, and cybersecurity leveraging a veteran’s leadership. Head of Global Operations of The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and the Co-Founder & COO of the Vet-Tech Startup Accelerator.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 18, 2019

Across the world, various economic development organizations, government agencies, and non-profits are putting in admirable and well-intentioned efforts to develop startup ecosystems. I first met Daniela Perdomo , goTenna’s founder, at SXSW.

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Founders Coop

JANUARY 11, 2023

Founders’ Co-op turns fifteen this year. But as a “company town” where most engineers come for a well-paying job, not as founders seeking like-minded peers, our region’s entrepreneurial support systems are surprisingly weak. Aviel and I love working together to find and develop the most talented founding teams in our region.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 8, 2025

Having that support system, especially in the early days of building a startup is important because it’s really hard. Since his prospective co-founders were involved in the early development of the new dirt bike, Godby saw how well they worked together and what each brought to the venture.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Developing the skills to be resilient is essential in order to be a strong leader, to recover from setbacks and to adapt to whatever challenges come your way. 2016 YLAI Fellow Marco Mendieta works hard to develop the small-business community of Ecuador and regenerate the economy following the country’s devastating earthquake of 2016.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 29, 2020

Tamara Isch, a 2018 YLAI Fellow and a co-founder and COO of EcX Labs, has been breaking boundaries in her country, in her field of work, and in the world. A great way to do that is to join a community for support. Developing contacts expanded her view of the world. By Elise Kemp. Joining a community was key in Tamara’s journey.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The two-year-old startup having served approximately 40,000 customers announced the closing of a $21 million Seed funding round to support its AI speech models and an AI voice agent platform. mini is a lighter weight low-latency model that supports 30+ languages and a voice agent platform for a diversity of applications. Its Play 3.0

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

AI continues to open up new frontiers as innovators apply the fast-emerging technology in ways that gain investor support. The technology-driven beauty company also announced the appointment of Jo Lawson as its new Chief Executive Officer and the transition of co-founder Nathan Harding back to the role of CTO.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 20, 2025

Washingtons Premier Connector of Tech and Policy Leaders Welcomes the Next Generation of Innovators that includes Delta Force, an annual cohort designed to support 6-10 of DCs most promising startup founders. As the official D.C. Regulatory and Policy Intelligence to navigate the evolving landscape of cutting-edge industries.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

María, who was born and raised in El Salvador, is the founder of Masshii. I gained a solid business background to support my creative side. We start by approaching our partners to develop a program. How would you advise people to support marginalized communities? . a Suriano, 2018 YLAI Fellow. “It

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 20, 2024

Philippines-based venture capital firm Kaya Founders recently concluded the second close of its two latest funds to support tech startups in Southeast Asia. This latest development brings the total capital of the new funds to 1 billion pesos (approximately $18 million), elevating the firm’s total assets under management to 1.25

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Ashna Mahepal, founder of Young Help Suriname (YHS) , is a member of the YLAI Network and 2016 YLAI Fellow. Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. The Origins of Young Help Suriname (YHS). Absolutely! And undoubtedly.”

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 10, 2024

Rio Tinto, a prominent Australian mining company, has partnered strategically with Founders Factory, a renowned global venture studio and startup investor.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 5, 2020

Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is proud to support International Women’s Day (IWD), which celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political contributions of women. What specific ways are you supporting gender equality in your business and your community?

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Empowering Small Businesses with Digital Payments: An Interview with Kevin Eghbali, Founder ofKadePay Kevin Eghbali I had the pleasure of interviewing Kevin Eghbali, the founder of KadePay Kevin is a 2x founder and a senior software developer with over two decades of experience in the retail industry, primarily working on POS, payment solutions.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The 30 Most Important Lessons Learned About Developing New Business In this article, we delve into the wisdom of thirty seasoned professionals, including Founders and CEOs, who share their most important lessons learned in developing a new business. This industry demands not only technical expertise but also emotional strength.

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Startup Blogpost

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

What Role Do Partnerships Play in New Business Development? To provide insights into the role of partnerships in new business development, we asked 13 CEOs and Founders for their expert advice. On one hand, Shopify allows us to better support our customers on Shopify thanks to the resources available to us as a partner.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Sue de Bievre, Beany Founder. Have a good accounting system Having a good accounting system is the sturdy backbone that supports your startup’s growth. It’s about developing new products, enhancing existing ones, or creating innovative processes that give you a competitive edge.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) team is often asked by portfolio founders how exactly cultural leaders can be a game-changing asset for their companies. The benefits of founder x cultural leader partnerships work both ways. For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

Mentoring for entrepreneurs involves receiving personalized guidance and support tailored to the individuals unique personal and business needs. If you’re navigating financial management issues, they can help develop better budgeting practices or introduce tools to manage cash flow.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses Despite Romania’s growing startup ecosystem, women founders remain disproportionately low. Its a striking reminder that beyond financial resources and business plans, confidence and support networks are essential for female entrepreneurs to thrive.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 4, 2020

And every business owner and founder knows that social media is one of the most cost effective ways to market your products and services. . Then we ensure that our website content, such as pillar pages, subcategory pages and blogs, is up-to-date before we map out the various posts across our channels to support this vertical.

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Source Link

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Dave Lavinsky, GrowThink co-founder , puts it like this: “I think the mindset for many has become, ‘If I’m going to ditch the office, why not ditch the boss, too?’ Some have been using this time to develop their business plans and launch their own companies.”. SourceLink is here to help you support the entrepreneurs in your community.

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Dream It

APRIL 21, 2020

So the question remains: what is the appropriate amount of funding founders should request? This framework helps founders position their fundraising targets and avoid red flags with investors. Founders commonly frame their ask as an extension of runway (e.g. $1M Founders need to remember that time is not a fundable milestone.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 12, 2020

To support healthcare providers, British telecommunications provider Esendex is giving 1,000 free credits and full account management to those sending emergency communications. We are grateful to be able to support their work, if even in a small way.”. We want to show up and provide the same support that was give to us!”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2020

Contributed by Chen Amit , co-founder and CEO of Tipalti. This includes building out personal development plans to keep employees engaged and challenged and refreshing our core values to ensure they remain relevant in a post-coronavirus climate. A startup’s CEO is only as strong as his or her supporting cast.

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