Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Over the past three years, there has been a marked increase in the number of women pursuing entrepreneurship, with an estimated 40 percent of new businesses in the United States started by women. Widespread layoffs during the pandemic contributed to an initial rise in female entrepreneurship in 2020, along with the need for flexibility.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Eight components to successfully scaling a startup are presented in this article. If you’re wondering how to design a scalable business model for your startup, this article is a guide through the process and offers strategies to ensure your company can adapt and expand efficiently over time. What Is a Scalable Business Model?

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Paul G. Silva

JANUARY 21, 2025

Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). Check out the previous posts on leadership values and getting the right people. ” Six years later, we were named us one of America’s top 100 startup accelerators. The entrepreneurs we helped were making 100 times more money and impact than local startups did before VVM existed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2020

Entrepreneurship is one of the most challenging vocations on earth. One person can’t shoulder all of these tasks and responsibilities successfully, which is why startup CEOs need to assemble strong leadership team that they can lean on during difficult times. Traits to Look for When Hiring Your Leadership Team.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The startup initially provided infrastructure and payment solutions for banks and financial institutions. The post Google’s Africa Investment Fund behind Moniepoint, Africa’s Fastest-Growing Fintech appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®. Global impact firm Lightrock, an existing investor, also participated.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 19, 2025

Under Governor Murphys leadership, the NJEDA has focused on supporting cutting-edge industries like AI, creating family-sustaining jobs for residents and bolstering the states innovation economy, said NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan. For more information, including additional eligibility requirements, click here.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

During my career — spanning entrepreneurship, academia, arts management and venture capital — I’ve learned the importance of female leadership in contributing to successful outcomes. Startups received an unprecedented amount of financial investment during the pandemic, yet female founders lost ground. Hiring to improve results.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

One of my favorite events last year was attending Startup Grind where I got to interview Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma. ” We talked about my influences as a younger person and what got me started in technology and entrepreneurship. And of course we talked about many of my views of building startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

If you’re new to entrepreneurship let me be the first to tell you that this myopic view will get you exactly nowhere. Successful entrepreneurs achieve much through their personal leadership traits that inspire others to do great things with them – sure. I cringed so much I couldn’t bring myself to publish his name.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 30, 2022

Teaching and mentoring is at the heart of entrepreneurship. With our company leadership, we’re teaching how to guide their respective functions of the business. Related: Serial Entrepreneur Ryan Blair on Investing in and Mentoring Aspiring Startups. This also changed how my leadership team needed me.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 3, 2025

Two registered dieticians co-founded the health tech startup that has provided over 80,000 telehealth nutrition sessions over four years. health tech startup Culina Health is stepping in to bridge a crucial gap in healthcare. As obesity rates soar in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Coding school Holberton today announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by African Leadership Group (ALG). ALG founder and CEO Fred Swaniker started the organization as a leadership academy (now the African Leadership Academy ) for small cohorts of students. Image Credits: African Leadership Group.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Driven by a desire to help people from a young age, YLAI 2018 Fellow Janeel Boon aims to empower others to see their leadership ability within themselves. Otherwise, what I want to do is to help people realize their leadership ability and to encourage them. By Jewelle Saunders. Kitts and Nevis, Janeel came from humble beginnings.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In 2019, the program was expanded in each of Ecuador’s provinces, providing “mini master’s degrees” in entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership. Collaboration is at the cornerstone of entrepreneurship in my experience, and you need to build a support system with wise and trusted voices to keep you motivated.”.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 28, 2025

Investors want to understand the problem or pain point the startup addresses to gain their investment. When assessing a startups leadership, Andreesen looks for entrepreneurs who have the critically required drive, vision, and ability to overcome obstacles. Without this, the long-term prospects of a business idea are fleeting.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

Emotional Support and Confidence Building Entrepreneurship can be an emotional rollercoaster. A Great Example of Mentoring Byron Bennett is a serial entrepreneur and now CEO and founder of Z ergratran , an international startup organizing the construction of an alternative to the Panama Canal in Columbia.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

At a startup, it’s another story entirely. For startup founders, the following leadership traits are key. Given how quickly word spreads in the startup community, you can’t risk earning a reputation as a “me first” founder. Entrepreneurs wear more hats than anyone, but none is more important than the leadership cap.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). ” At the time, we were running a startup accelerator for 6 companies. We jumped to 30 startups that first year5x our previous capacity!!! Traditional wisdom: Only veteran judges can evaluate startups. The safe play would have been scaling to 9 or 12.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 21, 2021

.” I don’t entirely agree with that and my experience with it has been different, but it brings up an incredibly important topic about leadership. I like to keep things simple and in my simple mind, leadership comes in two flavors, visionary leadership and operational leadership. It will be an incredible trip.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 11, 2019

He’s kept it old-school in a time when financial gain has become a primary goal for many tech startups. GLC is EO’s flagship leadership event, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities. The post Steve Wozniak Shows Entrepreneurship Is a State of Mind, Not a Destination appeared first on THE BLOG.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

The company touts over 200,000 businesses with, a large portion being startups that use its services as a financial backbone, replacing cumbersome platform switching or thejuggling third-party apps. Its been synonymous with banking for startups, but Mercury is built for nearly every business and is a real competitor to legacy banks.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

This article describes the entrepreneurial mindset behind successful startups, how you can develop that mindset, and the strategies to build your startup based on that mindset. Reid Hoffman Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people wont, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people cant.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

Reflecting on my own journey with Equifund, I aim to shed light on the trials and triumphs of entrepreneurship, especially for those who, like me, choose not to rely on outside funding. Entrepreneurship — especially when bootstrapped — is not for the faint of heart.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). How Iteration Transformed Valley Venture Mentors Before I co-founded Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) and for all of my time there, we experimented with different ways to connect startups with mentors. Startups pitched for 10 minutes each. Then we moved on to the next startup. The result?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 2, 2023

But entrepreneurship is a challenging journey, no matter where you are in the world. Establishing a network: Language barriers, cultural differences, and a disorganized startup ecosystem can make networking in Vietnam seem impossible. In Vietnam, the road to entrepreneurial success can be especially tough.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2019

Derrek Kayongo, Global Soap Project; Andrew Wilson, ICC; Shamina Singh, Mastercard; Joshua Williams, Ashoka; Rosemarie “Bubu” Andres, EO Global Chair; and Warren Rustand, Dean of the EO Leadership Academy. both winners and non-winners), EO Cares Startup Engagement, and Young Entrepreneurship Academy. SDG 5 – Gender Equality. •

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 12, 2024

.” – Arshad Bholim, EO Uganda What leadership lessons or inspiration did you gain? “I It was a powerful reminder that leadership is not just about guiding but also about learning and growing alongside those you mentor.” – Arshad Bholim, EO Uganda Why is GSEA such a valuable part of the EO experience? Get involved!

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

Part I) Cities are Like Startups Cities are like startups. For example, there is much talk about the “great acceleration” of trends like e-commerce and telehealth, which are driving tremendous momentum and success for well-positioned startups in industries like retail and healthcare. not just a select one or two?—?who

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 11, 2025

Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). The Feedback That Made Me Sick to My Stomach Years ago, as president of Click Workspace, a startup coworking space, I received feedback that literally made me feel physically ill. This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Data abounds that more diverse leadership and teams lead to better company performance and female founders return 35 percent more on the dollar than their male counterparts. So, if your own network lacks diversity and you rely on your network for deal flow, how can you expect to see startups led by diverse founders? Sign up now.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 9, 2021

On Monday, a copy of Startup CXO , my friend Matt Blumberg’s new book, arrived at the USV office. ” That’s when I realized that Startup CXO is not really a book. ” That’s when I realized that Startup CXO is not really a book. I picked it up to take a quick look and thought “this a heavy book!”

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

You’d think tech companies should be the paradigm of how to prep for leadership transitions, since they operate in such a constant state of flux. The findings may not be troubling if these respondents were millennial startup founders, years from leaving their companies. They’re far from it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

Our global goal is to ignite women leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and future-preneurs to spark startups, drive economic expansion, and advance communities worldwide,” Milena shared. Our goal is to help increase the number of entrepreneurial startups led by women and increase the number of women in early-stage investing.”

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 13, 2025

(January 3, 2025) The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) awarded over $500,000 in funding to seven New Jersey startups under the Food and Agriculture Research & Development Pilot Seed Grant Program.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 29, 2025

Under her visionary leadership, SkySelect is transforming procurement processes, boosting transparency, and cutting costs significantly for MRO operations. In this role, she actively mentors and nurtures the next generation of innovative leaders, ensuring that the spirit of entrepreneurship continues tothrive.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 10, 2024

Observing emerging trends in the global startup ecosystem, Index Ventures announced the addition of $2.3 Index’s leadership sees AI rippling through industries—enhanced by thousands of people already experienced in hypergrowth startups. billion in new funds earmarked for disruptive and transformative businesses.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2013

When I was little I had a role model for entrepreneurship – my mom. From this I saw civic involvement and leadership first hand. Startup Advice' Now let me walk you through a broader story because avoidance of the word in and of itself will seem cliche. Stay with me. She was a natural leader.

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