This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 22, 2018

In almost every single investment I’ve ever made, I can think of a singular moment in my relationship with a founder that, no matter what came before or what might come after, defined our relationship. The key to having difficult conversations with founders is setting expectations.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The Coveteur article featuring Andy and Bonobos encapsulated exactly how a founder worth writing about will act: ".He If you want to get press, or speak at a conference, or just get your content strategy going, bite sized chunks of this narrative can be turned into posts of their own, slides, white papers, video interviews, etc.,

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Dream It

JULY 12, 2021

We hear founders say “I did a SAFE and inventors get a 20% discount and a $7m cap”. Sophisticated investors will argue that an uncapped note or SAFE misaligns founder and investor interests. As long as the next round is priced higher than the cap, both founders and seed investors are aligned and want the valuation as high as possible.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Shivani Gupta, EO Queensland, multi-business founder, author, speaker and coach Profit from profit My big learning from EO Malaysia member Fong Leng Wong is: Profit from profit. My first female mentor was the incredible Janine Allis , founder of Boost Juice. Express your view in a calm and professional way.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 31, 2022

Create a strategy. You’ll need two strategies for your business investments: one that’s domestic-focused and one for international exposure. Kevin is co-founder of the Human Heritage Project. The post 3 tips to create your company’s foreign and domestic investment strategies appeared first on.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 6, 2022

Roger Patterson an EO Vancouver member, is the founder and CEO of visual marketing platform Later and co-founder of accelerator Launch Academy. In this post, he explains how he actively works against digital distraction with three smart strategies: Twice a day—three times if I’m lucky—I reach a blissful state of focus.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 15, 2024

Don’t miss our previous posts on How to Protect Your Mental Health When Starting a Business and 5 Strategies To Change Your Inner Dialogue From Critic to Advocate and 3 Steps to Safeguard Your Mental Health and Become a Better, More Effective Leader. Sounds luxurious, doesn’t it? Here’s what does work for entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2023

Another visionary entrepreneur in climate action is Alba Forns and her co-founder William Wiseman. 3 strategies to encourage young entrepreneurs The following three strategies can help industry leaders, mentors, and teachers empower budding entrepreneurs as they seek to make our world a better place: 1.

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500

MAY 31, 2019

Guest Post: Justin McLoughlin is the Founder of airCFO. The post In-House vs. Outsource: What’s the Best Accounting Strategy for Your Startup? Under no circumstances should any of the below content be construed as legal, tax or investment advice from 500 Startups or any of its affiliates. Life as a startup is perilous.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2022

Even for companies that have made great progress in diversifying their organizations, there is real risk of reverting to a former homogenous status quo, unless hiring strategies evolve. But data shows that companies with an “always be recruiting” strategy are seldom caught without a great candidate pipeline when a vacancy arises.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2023

I sat down with three business leaders last week to interview them about how they handle strategy. I started the session by asking, “Who owns your company’s strategy?” But in my opinion, they are not the best one(s) to own how the company gets there — in other words, strategy. ” All three replied they did.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Founders are not machines. The rate is even higher among founders: Studies reveal that entrepreneurs are more prone to depression (30%) and anxiety disorders (27%) compared to non-entrepreneurs (Journal of Business Venturing). A founder’s wellness can have a ripple effect, influencing everything from team morale to investor confidence.

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Revolution

MARCH 8, 2023

population, but in 2022, companies with solely female founders garnered just 2% of the total capital invested in venture-backed startups. The long and short of it: Female founders face systemic barriers to founding, funding, and scaling their businesses. As a leader, I welcome questions on our business, growth metrics, and strategy.”

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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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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 8, 2019

Just the immediate priorities seem to take up more than one person’s potential working hours—so it’s no surprise that when it comes to something like social media, many founders have trouble making it a priority. The consequences of failing to position a founder’s profile aren’t always obvious—and it’s usually all about missed opportunities.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 31, 2024

Contributed to EO by Melanie Balke, an EO Los Angeles member and founder and CEO of The Email Marketers , which helps companies grow their revenue through email marketing and SMS. The post Ride the Entrepreneurial Wave: How Surfing Informs Business Strategy first appeared on The EO Blog. and more articles from the EO blog.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

I’m a female founder. I don’t have a technical co-founder. These are all of the things I heard from a founder that I recently backed. So what about all of the above statements—things that founders widely hold to be true barriers to fundraising? Nearly half of the teams I’ve backed have female founders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 23, 2024

With marketing budgets tightening and businesses hurting, it made me want to share some of the most effective marketing strategies that have worked for us, either costing little to no cash or providing an absurd return on investment (ROI). Here are three strategies that have worked well for our company: 1. Britney’s post garnered 5.8

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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. By contrast, venture capital is a craft that defies both speed and scale.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

They might be ideas they hatch internally (via a Foundry) or a founder who just left SpaceX and raises money to search for an idea. two founders in a garage?—?(HP The most connected and high-potential founders start with wads of cash. The legends of Silicon Valley?—?two HP Style) are dead.

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Dream It

MARCH 6, 2020

Dreamit Urbantech Managing Director Andrew Ackerman recently sat down with Jeff for a wide-ranging conversation on real estate tech, and a large part of that conversation focused on what founders can do to successfully raise venture capital from real estate tech investors. Does the founder know how to sell into real estate?

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This interview is with Kristin Marquet , Founder, Tech/Analytics/PR Expert, Academic Finance Background at Marquet Media. One of the earliest decisions was when I founded Marquet Media and realized that many of the businesses I worked with, especially startups, were lacking in long-term brand strategy and data-driven approaches.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

Two prominent entrepreneurs share their views on starting a business plus 10 tips every first-time founder should have. A founders journey when taking on the challenge of launching a startup is filled with highs and lows.Their path to success will have challenges, setbacks, and moments of doubt.

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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. Many startups are founded with great ideas but fail because the founder lacks the adaptability, problem-solving ability, or grit to push through setbacks.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

I left the meeting and had to attend a 3-hour board meeting where two founders have been fighting and each want the other one fired. But your co-founder had been senior at one of the big enterprise software companies and if I remember correctly American Express had run a big pilot with you. Some were interesting, some weren’t.

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Dream It

AUGUST 2, 2021

A channel sales strategy is crucial to scaling a startup. To figure this out you founders must ask an important question: Why would channel partners decide to forego other products to sell yours? However, most startups fail to launch and execute a successful channel sales program. They may not be the right partners for you.

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The Seraf Compass

MARCH 22, 2023

You know that many startups fail to take advantage of one of the best kept secrets of product management and company strategy, the customer council. If you’re invested in a growing company that does not yet have a customer council, you may want to encourage the founders to create one.

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Paul G. Silva

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Built on the award-winning Forged in the Dark framework, this experiential learning tool places participants in the roles of startup founders racing to bring their vision to life before time and resources run out. Forge the Future allows you to experience these challenges firsthand.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

But it will be patiently deployed, waiting for a cohort of founders who aren’t artificially clinging to 2021 valuation metrics. We don’t want to compete for the largest AUM (assets under management) with the biggest firms in a race to build the “Goldman Sachs of VC” but it’s clear that this strategy has had success for some.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

But founders are often so consumed with talking metrics, milestones achieved, or the capital they need that they sometimes forget to talk about their overarching vision for their startups. Tell investors how your vision affects your go-to-market strategy and how you’ll expand across verticals within the industry that you’re tackling.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 19, 2024

Who better than our EO community to offer creative strategies for mitigating the adverse effects of stress? I needed more support, so being a founder, I created it. “I I created Dory as a unique stress-reduction strategy to help me understand and improve my mental state. My strategy? tax compliance.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Here’s what they shared: What is one lesson learned, tip, or strategy you can share with entrepreneurs who want to grow and scale? Brett Trembly, EO South Florida, Co-Founder, Get Staffed Up , No. are the two foundations for our growth.” — Joshua Tarbutton, EO Charlotte, Founder and CEO, Bravo Team , No. Learn how to delegate.

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Revolution

AUGUST 2, 2022

miles to visit founders, college campuses, co-investors, ecosystem builders, and communities in rising cities. Rise of the Rest Senior Associate, James Barlia , and Senior Director of Strategy, Jamie Rodota , also headed to the Palmetto State to meet with local investors and judge the College of Charleston Founders Club’s pitch competition.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 23, 2024

Overcoming obstacles and transforming STEM education in Jamaica By Zoe Sweet “All I wanted to do was make an impact that will transform the education system in Jamaica,” says Kavelle Hylton , a 2022 YLAI Fellow and founder of STEM Builders Learning Hub. These strategies and resources will allow her to build her business for years to come.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2021

Contributed by Julia L F Goldstein, the founder of JLFG Communications , which helps businesses share their world-changing ideas through clear and concise content. Entrepreneurs, however, usually call themselves founders or CEOs. I can see listing my title as founder but don’t feel comfortable saying I’m a CEO. How about you?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Contributed by Kady O’Connell , founder of Kady Creative , which helps passionate businesses succeed with strategic branding, powerful websites, and click-worthy content. A significant barrier people have to putting themselves out there is the lack of a strategy and the lack of brand or social style guidelines. Focus is the key.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2021

As the ‘inspire’ arm of EO’s Inspire, Learn, Act series, we’re inviting and engaging members to become a part of EO’s sustainability strategy.”. During the event, three keynote speakers discussed case studies and shared resources, experiences and ideas in leading sustainable organizations: Gonzalo Munoz , Co-founder and CEO, TriCiclos.

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