Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 19, 2018
Written by EO Germany member and CEO Feliks Eyser. A version of this article first appeared on Feliks’ Medium blog. . Building an amazing company requires more than vision. You’ve heard the saying that every success story is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. You have to sweat and execute! Many people have good ideas, but few can execute and build a great company around it.
FundersClub
OCTOBER 17, 2018
We'd like to congratulate FundersClub portfolio companies on their ongoing progress, as well as to welcome aboard their new VC investor partners. Selected recent FundersClub portfolio company follow-on rounds: GitLab announced its $100M Series D, led by ICONIQ, and minting it a new $B portfolio company. GitLab provides open source code collaboration software.
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This is going to be BIG.
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Being a founder means showing confidence. It’s nearly impossible to fundraise, hire, or lead without it—but at the same time, founders don’t know everything. There are many things they’re going to be doing for the first time that are ridiculous to expect them to know how to do right off the bat. Just because you start a company doesn’t necessarily mean you’re automatically a good manager, a good recruiter, or good at PR.
Berkonomics
OCTOBER 18, 2018
Loyalty is a hard-earned commodity. There are several times when stakeholder loyalty is tested to the limit. For employees, a late or missed payroll is the ultimate test of corporate loyalty, divorced even from an employee’s ability to make do without a paycheck. For investors, a subsequent down round at a lower valuation than the last, or an exit opportunity at a loss are all opportunities for the affected stakeholder to show a side that can sometimes shock an entrepreneur or CEO.
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 16, 2018
Women’s leadership expert Sally Helgesen and leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith join forces to address the common and specific roadblocks women face in their pursuit of professional success in the book How Women Rise. The very habits that may have helped women early in their careers may be hindering them as they progress in the workplace. Helgesen and Goldsmith tackle the top 12 habits that could be stopping your next promotion.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Written for EO by Dave Pributsky, cofounder of 2920 Sleep. One day, a hare was making fun of a tortoise for being so slow. “Do you ever get anywhere?” the hare asked with a mocking laugh. “Yes,” the tortoise replied, “and I’ll get there sooner than you think. I’ll run you a race and prove it.” No, this isn’t storytime for entrepreneurs.
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