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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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 22, 2024

If you’re an innovator, entrepreneur, or executive looking to make AI work for you, keep reading. Key Problems and AI-Driven Solutions Meeting Intelligence: Beyond Basic Transcription Traditional meeting documentation often misses crucial details. David highlighted how AI transcription tools like Otter.ai are just the beginning.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 28, 2019

Costa Vasili’s story is similar to the stories of many other young entrepreneurs. With the help of the EO Accelerator program for early-stage entrepreneurs, Costa is running a values-driven translation business that aims to make a difference in the world. . ” 2 key qualities of an entrepreneur. What sets him apart?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Business Canvas , the South Korean document management SaaS company behind Typed, announced today it has raised a $2.5 The seed round will be used for accelerating product development and the global launch of an open beta for its AI-powered document management platform. These are primarily B2C users,” Kim told TechCrunch. “As

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Now, I’m pretty on the record that being an entrepreneur is about being great at The Do. I have written about the need for entrepreneurs to take inventory in themselves before deciding whom to hire as the rest of the team. And I get flooded with legal docs, end-of-quarter financial administration, recruiting, whatever.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

And so do entrepreneurs who are quick to pivot to new businesses or to sell in an acquihire. It’s been high tide since 2009 so an entire batch of entrepreneurs don’t know what low tide even looks like. And the “stay lean” argument isn’t only good for entrepreneurs, it can be good for VCs, too.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 6, 2025

To most entrepreneurs, this often leads to an event whose resolution by a governmental agency or even a court seems unfair and illogical. Recognize the realities of the times; and do all possible to protect the company by documenting behavioral or skill related problems to the employee file.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Antonio Lennert , a member of EO Canada Bridge, is an entrepreneur, designer and community builder. I just feel so honoured and humbled to have my story documented,” Lennert reflected. And to have my life with my partner documented forever that way. It’s so special.” and more articles from the EO blog.

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

As smart speaker platforms have matured, more entrepreneurs are leveraging the technology to benefit healthcare. From using voice analysis to identify behavioral health issues to streamlining physician documentation of patient interactions, startups have incorporated voice technology to improve the value and efficiency of care.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

As an entrepreneur, you have limited time to project that maturity to prospective funds. You want to proactively manage the order in which people access information and focus their attention on a few key documents that they can return to when they fall down a rabbit hole. An elegant strategy memo is your most important document.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 10, 2024

Create a single document outlining your brand in vivid detail, then design training to educate all new hires, and implement performance metrics based on brand values. The Brand document is foundational to your decision-making process. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

We have been advising a lot of entrepreneurs so I thought I’d “open source” some of the advice I have been sharing. So to be clear, if a company owns 8% of your company but has negative blocking rights as outlined above in the NVCA guidelines, you are ineligible for the program unless you modify your legal governing documents.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

What used to be an “A” round in 2011 is now routinely called a Seed round and this has been so engrained that founders would rather take less money than to have to put the words “A round” in their legal documents. And the truth is that several entrepreneurs prefer it this way. You have seed rounds but you now have “pre-seed rounds.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 24, 2019

I’ve spent quite a long time working as an entrepreneur, but not all of that time has been productive. However, it’s also used by entrepreneurs and productivity gurus to refer to the first hour of the day after you wake up. I personally like to have at least one vertical monitor for reading and writing documents.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 11, 2020

Contributed by Ross Drakes , an entrepreneur and creative director based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He joined the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) in 2013. This document was written during the first week of the 21-day lockdown in South Africa. The result was the Finding North (Again) report.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 18, 2020

This document should identify potential sources of coronavirus infection (both inside and outside the workplace), assess workers’ risk factors, follow government recommendations and clearly lay out steps for limiting the risk of exposure.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 7, 2023

Using processes to minimize loss and increase profits Processes work for both creative and business-minded entrepreneurs. Document what is successful right now. There are many reasons your staff will want to help you document and improve the follow-up processes. A creative may worry that a system might squash their spontaneity.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

These collective sets of documents form the basis of what somebody looking at investing would call “financial due diligence.” If you’ve got the skills to be a strong entrepreneur then it shouldn’t be too difficult to find people who know a partner at a VC firm and if you can build relationship with them you can get introduced.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 29, 2020

He is also an active member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization Montreal chapter. . “If Take time to journal and document the source of your stress. Contributed by Shawn Johal, business growth coach, leadership speaker and co-founder of DALS Lighting, Inc. Nikola Tesla. Life is busy, and focus is hard to come by. Write it down.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

I believe many entrepreneurs have ADD. I am good at cranking out documents, memos, presentations, letters and spreadsheets. “I did that f **g documents yesterday! But overall I believe this leads to better entrepreneurship and why I believe so many entrepreneurs have ADD. Embrace it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2022

You can even turn customer support documents (product use instructions, FAQ pages) into video slideshows. This method also works if you find that people are downloading your text documents but then failing to convert. . It’s possible that the text document isn’t appealing enough or is too long for most readers.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

And a few teams of super talented, educated and bright entrepreneurs make a few mill. And precisely because buyers usually prefer to have limited money go to investors – investors almost always have the ability to say “no” to transactions in the terms of their funding documents (aka “blocking rights”).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

My initial reaction to Adeo when we spoke was that while it may have solved some issues (debt versus equity) it didn’t solve the ones that I’ve been warning entrepreneurs about most loudly. If I could persuade you that they’re already in these documents would you consider abandoning this structure?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

*. What is the role of a VC for entrepreneurs? I was recently contacted by an entrepreneur who was consider a few different business models for his company. My job isn’t to predict markets but rather to find entrepreneurs who want to create markets through insight and conviction.” Document management?

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StartupNation

MAY 8, 2021

On today’s episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff interviews four entrepreneurs who share their startup stories: Tania Shah, Erin Nobles and Lisa Sigman of In The Know Legal; and Kristen Denzer of Tierra Encantada. Why entrepreneurs shouldn’t be scared of the legal aspects of business ownership. How In The Know Legal works.

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Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

Don't get me wrong; the pitch deck is a crucial document (trust me, it's what we do). 3- If you have an idea + a solid team, you can raise capital What I failed to understand the first time in Dreamit was that ideas rarely get funded- but that's not the picture that is painted to us entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2017

Since I had built 2 document management companies I knew all the reasons why building a document management company would “never work.” Aaron was very impressive and had I not had so much “experience” in documents perhaps I would have backed him but my narrative fallacy got in the way.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Time, they say, heals and for entrepreneurs like us, it make us think and then act! Whilst this was going on, though, I was constantly reminded by what one of our guru’s Mr. Buffet said, “Be greedy when others are fearful” and the entrepreneur in me started thinking, why have corporate profits been remarkably resilient in recent decades?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Generally speaking in venture capital financings the legal documents will specify that only “major investors” (a threshold set in the agreement – which can be $500,000 investor or more). Does he blog about venture capital and try to advise entrepreneurs? There is a reason for this. Is this investor on AngelList?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2023

Contributed by Chris Kirksey, an EO member in Austin who is the founder and CEO of Direction , an SEO software and services company that helps entrepreneurs set their online strategy in the right direction to accelerate sales, grow the business, and dominate your market. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 25, 2021

You also need to know who are the executors, trustees, and beneficiaries of all your parents’ legal documents. Documents such as wills, trusts, automobile titles, property deeds, insurance policies, tax returns, Powers of Attorney, healthcare directives (eg, DNR) .

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StartupNation

APRIL 9, 2021

The bottom line is, your business plan will make your life as an entrepreneur much easier. This is one of the biggest secrets that successful entrepreneurs know. This is where being an entrepreneur gets really fun. First of all, you need a business plan to map out the products or services you plan to sell.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

And yet, though I could be vulnerable when sharing business concerns with other entrepreneurs through my EO Forum, I realized there was a level of disconnect between Karen and me in our mutual blind spots. Documentation. Now that our systems and processes are refined and firmly in place, we’re documenting them in a written playbook.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

This roadmap, or strategic plan, doesn’t have to be an elaborate or intimidating document that ends up unused. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc. Focus on developing a straightforward, adaptable plan that suits your specific circumstances and resource limitations.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Whether in-person or virtual, entrepreneurs at all levels must think holistically through the new-hire experience. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc. No matter what, the path we take must be easy for the new employee to understand. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 4, 2022

Contributed by Ethan King , an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member who has served in many leadership roles within EO, including chapter president of EO Atlanta. We asked him to share his top GLC moments: Last week, I attended the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Global Leadership Conference (GLC) in Washington, DC.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Contributed by Gino Wickman, a recent EO 360° podcast guest and the author of Traction and The EOS Life , as well as the creator of EOS (the Entrepreneurial Operating System), which more than 130,000 entrepreneurs use to run their companies. Being an entrepreneur gives you the freedom to do so. You deserve to live your optimal life.

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