American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 21, 2025

Entrepreneurs and changemakers from across the country will gather in Dallas June 12-14, 2025, for the return of the Good Soil Forum, presented by Wells Fargo. Every event, workshop, and conversation is an opportunity to plant seeds for future success, turning bold dreams into flourishing realities.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. Note the full presentation deck with additional slides can be found on SlideShare here or you can simply scroll through it at the bottom of this post.]. Where are we today?

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 10, 2024

The convergence of AI, the abundance of skilled entrepreneurs, and known playbooks to build hypergrowth companies present founders with opportunities to create new, category-defining businesses that investors seek. Billion in New Funds for Global Startup Opportunities appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

It’s an incredibly valuable event for both EO Accelerators and EO members with startups that want to attract investments in addition to EO members who are looking for the right investment opportunity. Each person gets 90 seconds to share the details of the investment opportunity or the “deal need” they’re presenting or seeking.

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MARCH 18, 2019

Resistor is a bit under the radar as a very cool community—and so being associated with it was a signal that I could have only known about if, again, I spent all of my efforts as a seed investor turning over every rock looking for opportunity. This is exactly the wrong way to think about the economic opportunity presented by innovation.

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American Entrepreneurship

AUGUST 20, 2024

NIL is trending and bringing monetizing opportunities to student-athletes who in the past were restricted by NCAA regulations. The post USPTO Presents Name, Image & Likeness for Student-Athletes Event appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®. Registration is now open he re.

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Revolution

JANUARY 27, 2025

Watching these entrepreneurs present their ideas, its impossible not to feel inspirednot just by their creativity, but by their commitment to solving meaningful problems. Each team represents what makes entrepreneurship so powerful: the ability to see problems as opportunities and use technology to create solutions that drive realimpact.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The opportunity lies in decoding customer sentiments Fortunately for Nelson, entrepreneurship was in his blood – both his parents are entrepreneurs who had founded a software company in Taiwan. Nelson saw this ambiguity as a great opportunity. “My parents started their own company the week I was born,” Nelson shares.

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Dream It

MARCH 6, 2020

Berman comes from a real estate background, and he co-founded Camber Creek after realizing an opportunity to “create a double alpha situation,” both investing in high-growth startups and using those startups to improve the operations of his own real estate portfolio. The opportunities in real estate tech are massive. “If

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 30, 2015

Sam Altman of YC recently pointed out that pulling back during the downturn in 2008 would result in several big misses: In October of 2008, Sequoia Capital—arguably the best-ever in the business—gave the famous “RIP Good Times” presentation (I was there). A few months later, we funded Airbnb.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 13, 2021

Teaching is another occupation that presents a lot of opportunity to rethink time and location. And, naturally, this coming work-life balance revolution presents tremendous opportunities for new products, services, and companies. I want to say it again. They should. From bad comes good.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In an office, the opportunity for collaborative communication is far greater. Those same opportunities just aren’t present for workers who telecommute—unless we go out of our way to keep connections with people outside our direct team.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 28, 2024

We’re all continuously learning, and the ADC provided a wonderful opportunity to hear multiple perspectives on relevant topics and to see how I could adapt to better my practice to add more value.” If it has that beautiful mix, alongside growing and scaling opportunities, then I’m happy. It’s not a one and done. Absolutely!”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In a standard Forum meeting, a member makes a presentation about an opportunity or challenge they are facing and asks for the group’s input. After the topic at hand is presented, each Forum-mate is given a set amount of time to share their perspective. This helps each Forum member learn even when they are not the one presenting.

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

It means a lot to me to find financial opportunities investing in companies that I can be really proud of--education companies like Tinybop and Tinkergarten , or companies at the forefront of fair labor practices like Homer Logistics. I'm thrilled to be an investor in The Wing --a Home Base for Women on Their Way.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

I presented the deck below – which was prepared with the great help of Upfront Venture’s Principal Jordan Hudson – at Dave McClure’s must attend event called PreMoney with much more data and narrative than I had in my blog post. This is the opportunity set for venture capitalists. Thus is a key point.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 19, 2025

Instead of spending the summer doing routine internship tasks, students will have the opportunity to push their programming skills to the next level. A Summer of Innovation and Community The Summer Fellows Program is designed to maximize independence while providing structured opportunities to network and collaborate.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

Crimson Founders, a global platform dedicated to connecting MIT and Harvard-affiliated startups with investors, strategic partners, and expansion opportunities, has successfully concluded The Crimson Collective Week 1.0 in the United Arab Emirates.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 24, 2020

2017 YLAI Fellow Marie Flore Morett, owner of Delices de Marie Florett , has worked to create a welcoming community in Haiti to empower women to seek employment opportunities and work to decrease the job and wage inequalities present in Haiti. By Caroline Sachdeva.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Mat Bowtell , the founder and CEO of Free 3D Hands, was invited to deliver the keynote presentation at EO Ignite. Mat Bowtell was honoured to deliver the first keynote presentation of the EO Ignite event and received an absolutely overwhelming response from EO members after his talk. and more articles from the EO blog. .

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). Given how much opportunity is out there, 2-3 good ones a year is doable. Even if we miss on lots of great opportunities. You need to be very present in these periods of time.

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Dream It

JANUARY 8, 2020

But, the founder must be specific in presenting the problem. This is your opportunity to highlight exactly what your advantages are. Take this opportunity to answer many basic questions without being evasive. Now is the opportunity to leave them excited about the company. Show a schedule and milestones.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 23, 2021

This is our model: 1/ We are loyal to our LPs and offer them the opportunity to invest with us fund after fund after fund unless something has materially altered the relationship. These used to be in-person meetings in our office featuring several (3-5) presentations from a representative mix of portfolio CEOs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 13, 2020

From Crisis, Opportunity. Out of this crisis came a new business opportunity. It’s an opportunity to do the right thing, but it’s also a crucial moment to consider public perception. EO members: Access the complete recording of Saito’s presentation.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

I think what I am most passionate about is having the opportunity to connect my interests, my career and experience with the change I want to achieve in my community. However, experience has taught me that I cannot stop in the face of these fears which, it is worth noting, are always present.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 28, 2014

The company was full of super young, vibrant, and incredibly talented people with a huge opportunity ahead of them--and a lot of difficult challenges. Make the most of this opportunity to build one of the most creative and inspiring places to work in the whole damn universe. Congrats on moving into your new office. Why bother?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 1, 2022

My team and I identified a big opportunity in fish farming. Did EO members help you hone your GSEA presentation? They helped me improve my presentation. I would send the presentation for their feedback, and they asked about a lot of details. We make sustainable feed for a cleaner world. Apply today! Yes, I felt so lucky!

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 18, 2021

Her personal journey became an opportunity. “It Addo developed a better sense of what it means to be herself, but also developed a better sense of how to present Power to Girls to the world. Throughout the pandemic, the challenge presented was ‘How can we duplicate the essence of what Power to Girls is?’

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 6, 2025

They helped me: Refine my messaging for three distinct audiences Identify a new opportunity for angel groups to meet one-on-one with PE firms Validate the idea’s strengths without diluting the core message Just this morning, I met with my virtual board to improve my participant exit interviews. In that case, I will type, EVERYONE.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2024

At EO’s 2024 Global Leadership Conference (GLC) in Singapore, more than 1,800 EO members from 65 countries convened for the opportunity to learn and collaborate. Connecting with EO members at GLC is always inspiring, as it provides an opportunity to engage with like-minded and bold entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 16, 2021

Led by Jan Heybroek, the closed, coached conversations facilitate shared experiences around one presenter’s specific business challenge in a deep-dive presentation format. EO offers great opportunity, education and tools to facilitate this, and create Instimacy (=instant intimacy) in business conversations. .

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The opportunity is undoubtedly still there for someone to add something new and different to the mix. Given that, why wouldn’t you want to present something a little bit different—something that shows off your best thinking? It’s hard to avoid—like showing off your small, perhaps cluttered first apartment to someone for the first time.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2023

Love deeply, be truly present in your child’s company, and communicate intentionally. Recognising the need to allow “fresh blood” to lead the business to higher heights presents a unique opportunity to reinvent yourself. Work-travel; getting home late; missing school appointments, you name it—these things will happen.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 6, 2020

Kalika Yap shares highlights from the presentation. For entrepreneurs, the job now is to look past that daunting torrent and to the opportunity beyond it. Because there is opportunity. EO members asked questions which he addressed in the first episode and continued to address in successive episodes. You’ve got this.

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