Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2023

In general, the leader, especially if an entrepreneur, is a dreamer by nature. When it comes to planning strategy, the CEO’s vision is then shared with all key team members and leadership at a time and place away from the grind of day-to-day work, what we refer to as an “offsite.” and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Jamie and I adopted CliftonStrengths and refer to it often in our communication, both at home and at work. Having an external tool to refer to has also helped us reduce misunderstandings and focus on one another’s strengths and recognize when we need to step in and support one another in business and in life.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

What I learned in the process: Profitable growth is entirely achievable for every company, and as entrepreneurs, we don’t need to know every number inside out. Sometimes, this metric is also referred to as EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes). Working capital. Working capital: Receivables plus inventory minus payables.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

Your historical trading information including financials and a “customer file” which shows the history of your transactions so that investors can run “cohort” analyses Customer reference, personal references, key team members, compensation, cap table, stock option plan, etc. Entrepreneur : “Sure. Some people find this elitist?—?I

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

Natasha recently shared how EO impacted her life and business : As an entrepreneur, having an impressive arsenal of tools to pull from at any moment can be the difference between success and failure. That’s where the Entrepreneurs’ Organization comes in. The company has been named to the Inc. The gym, wine clubs, streaming platforms?these

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

We are often asked how companies get funded, why VCs make the decisions we make and what we’re looking for in entrepreneurs. At Upfront we’re totally fine funding entrepreneurs who have done multiple businesses in the past – in fact we like it. But I’m guessing the narrative is similar elsewhere.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

In my Twitter bio is says that I’m “ looking to invest in passionate entrepreneurs ,” which almost sounds like I was just looking for a cliché soundbite to describe myself. Passion is also the featured heavily in nearly every presentation I give to entrepreneurs or on college campuses or in talks with MBA students.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, You can’t reference check your way into a “yes.” 1: You clearly haven’t persuaded the entrepreneurs that you are value-add to their deal.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 14, 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 and how they define success. At the time, I considered them “not profound” due to their simplicity.

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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. This is a term used by photographers in reference to a special time of day ideal for taking nature photographs. However, it’s also used by entrepreneurs and productivity gurus to refer to the first hour of the day after you wake up.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Knowing how important technology is to every young entrepreneur, along with their leadership skills, Janeel’s passion for both came through in his interview with the YLAI Network, shared below. I continually reference these tools, techniques and logistics of a project starting from the beginning to the end. government.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

We both wanted to build a practice that would make Los Angeles proud but where we would travel tirelessly to other locations to make investments in the best entrepreneurs wherever they were. I made some reference calls. And there was instant chemistry and where we both saw our respective futures. So we talked about his joining.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Great networking skills, which are critical when you want to be about to reference entrepreneurs & concepts and bounce your ideas off of other people in the industry. He was also an undergraduate of the one place that I think is cranking out some of the best young entrepreneurs and investors these days – Wharton.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2014

If the deal is from out of your geography and/or out of your focus area or a deal is being referred by a well-know investor who normally co-invests with similar syndicates – at least ask yourself, “Why am I so lucky to be getting this call.” I seek out great entrepreneurs. I wrote here about why I avoid party rounds.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

If I were looking at which VCs to choose I would reference strongly for which ones are supportive in good times and bad. The best way – of course – is to reference check. Here’s how you reference check a VC (link to post with longer version). Startups are hard. And so is venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

So perhaps his king reference was fitting. In tech circles one refers to the firm as either Kleiner Perkins, KP or Kleiner. Read about the Schmatta business to learn one instance where Jews became great entrepreneurs out of need. And then I settled on a thought I couldn’t get out of my head.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 28, 2022

It is also true that there are good deals and good entrepreneurs that can’t find anyone to invest in them. Here are my rules: 1) Do your very best to connect with the entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs are smart and they know they are doing a deal with a firm as well as an individual. That is a failure of the system.

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Source Link

JUNE 8, 2021

This organization will engage culturally knowledgeable organizations or individuals (spokes), coordinate ongoing collaboration in their networks, proactively target and recruit under-connected entrepreneurs, and set collective impact metrics and outcomes. Where can I find examples of communities with a Community Navigator model?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2013

Dorrian is an entrepreneur. At D Elon said he worried that our most talented entrepreneurs these days were too small minded in their objectives. The reference to Andy Dunn and me is responding to this post I wrote (in response to Andy’s earlier post). He is that.0001% He knew me then. But this one is for Dorrian.

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Source Link

MARCH 29, 2021

In guiding organizations through the process of deploying Community Navigators (we often refer to them as Network Navigators), it’s been our experience this model can be successful in communities of all sizes—whether that’s impacting small towns like Klamath Falls or scaling to statewide initiatives in Kansas , Missouri , Wisconsin and Iowa.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Here are a few points of reference that are great icebreakers: Your prospect graduated from the same school as you. You see how RJ did his research on MaestroVision and mentioned Pitt as a point of reference? Linkedin Learning is a great tool for acquiring new skills and knowledge to make you a better entrepreneur.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Tech community" seemed too much about people soldering things together and writing code. anyone using these barstools and this old printing press?"

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The fact that Kara doesn’t have what my wife likes to refer jokingly as my “Y chromosome problem” is beside the fact. Kara will now be really involved with what goes on to successfully create and run a firm but while still handling her core duties of funding great entrepreneurs. Does This Mean You’re Retiring? I’m only 52!

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 7, 2013

a) The entrepreneur is distracted from doing what they need to do--i.e. The same goes for vetting the entrepreneur. In many cases, I got to know the entrepreneur before they were pitching or even had a deck. The fact that most entrepreneurs don''t focus on fundraising enough can drag this whole thing out a lot.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 13, 2022

However, I assume there is a high chance that aspiring entrepreneurs can get so caught up in the magic behind the words that they could be caught off guard when things become tough. Being an entrepreneur is a dazzling and inspiring life role. The vast majority of entrepreneurs need an initial investment.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 26, 2024

I’ve unapologetically hyper-focused this shopping solution for women, as informed and directed by my personal experience and the experiences of my users as women, moms, and what I refer to as “household procurement specialists.” The post Empowering Innovators: Trailblazing Women Entrepreneurs Share Their Journey appeared first on i2E.

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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. ” Or there was this one.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 10, 2024

It is helpful to have those four concepts clearly outlined for reference as you brainstorm supporting actions. Barry Raber is a serial entrepreneur, president of Carefree RV Storage , a 22-year member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) , the founder of Business Property Trust , and an EO Portland Entrepreneur of the Year.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

We refer to people as "great entrepreneurs" in the startup community all the time--but are they? When I worked at First Round Capital, Josh Kopelman seemed tortured by the question of what more the firm could be doing for entrepreneurs. I was talking to someone recently about striving and desiring to be great at what you do.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2021

As a global network of successful entrepreneurs , EO is proud of its members’ commitment to doing business for good. Carbon neutrality , often referred to as “CO2-neutrality” or “net-zero carbon,” is the balance between emitting carbon and absorbing carbon from the atmosphere. . Find your own way.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

When you’re hiring most reference checkers focus on the person’s former bosses. Just literally this week I had breakfast with a guy giving a reference who said, “He’s brilliant. In fact, just a short Google search reveals that I’ve referred to him frequently through the years. But he knows it.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2014

In case you don’t know – as VCs we have have 2 sets of customers: LPs (limited partners) who invest money in our funds and entrepreneurs (who we in turn give money to and help support them in building businesses we hope will be valuable). Who else is going to tell a VC if he got a bad reference from an entrepreneur or fellow VC?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Culture refers to the social and emotional glue that bonds employees together into a community of belonging, motivates employees and protects against burnout. The physical and mental health of employees is of utmost concern to entrepreneurs. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2020

Whether you’re an entrepreneur eager to get your business off the ground, or you’re a business owner exploring ways to rechart your company’s course in light of this crisis , prioritize these qualites in your next remote hire: . When inquiring about their experience, you should request references from previous employers. Tech-Savvy.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Oftentimes, I read articles offering tips for entrepreneurs that revolve around generic advice on getting started. Multiple studies have found informal and formal networks are major sources of deal flow for investors, meaning we look at startups referred to us by someone we know. Being rejected is the norm for most entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 3, 2024

Local SEO refers to an optimization strategy focused on getting your business to appear in the top three results on Google Maps when people search for solutions on the web. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Contributed by Gordy Bal, social entrepreneur on a mission to regenerate the planet, shift the current dysfunctional education system and end human suffering. . In Indian ancient wisdom traditions, this is referred to as your dharma. At this very moment, we are facing an evolutionary shift that we’ve never experienced before.

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