Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 15, 2024

That requires excellent communication and persuasion skills, as curators must present the idea compellingly and convincingly, relying on materials prepared with the help of Gen AI. The final element of curation involves promoting the refined idea to ensure it gains traction and buy-in from key stakeholders.

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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. To the entrepreneurs who presented this year: thank you for inspiring all of us. At Revolution, Ive seen what backing entrepreneurs with big ideas can breed.

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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. Known for igniting purpose-driven business growth, this years event will feature none other than media icon, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey , who will join T.D.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

When Revolution Growth first invested in Sweetgreen in 2013, the whisperings of food and wellness were present but sparse, and the bulk of lunchtime options focused more on convenience than ingredients.

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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.

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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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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 4, 2022

Join our YLAI Network Give Back Workshops, presented by YLAI Network Members, and add a “stamp” to your passport today. Education has a way of reaching across borders and empowering young people in a way that few other things can. Note: All workshops currently offered in Spanish, with English translations. . ALL THE WORKSHOPS.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

At DX22, we will present the same superior level of learning events, speakers, and keynotes that EO members enjoy at EO global events such as Universities or Regional Events—but in a smaller, more focused venue. 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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 1, 2022

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. The GSEA competition process helped me realize that what I’m bringing to the world isn’t just a presentation—it’s a company. Apply today!

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 23, 2021

These used to be in-person meetings in our office featuring several (3-5) presentations from a representative mix of portfolio CEOs. We like to have a wide variety of companies present (by stage, performance, etc) and absolutely do not do a “greatest hits” experience at these meetings.

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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. They should. Commuting and business travel are not the necessities they were last century.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The entrepreneur duo is presenting a breakthrough technology for producing fossil-free natural gas and carbon-neutral fuels from waste CO2 emissions. The two former SpaceX and Varda Space Industries engineers are taking on climate change with their arsenal of aerospace industry engineering principles.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Think about what investors are going to ask to see that you’ve done when you pitch, and how early you can pull proof of being able to do that into the present. That being said, there is a lot of variability in terms of how an idea can be presented—whether it is well understood, etc. Build a following around what you’re doing.

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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. Business challenge: Scaling a SaaS business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 28, 2022

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. While in the office , it’s easy to say, “Hey, let’s have a meeting,” and only invite those who are physically present, leaving out the remote workers.

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INBIA

APRIL 8, 2024

This vibrant locale, nicknamed Alamo City, River City, Military City, and even the City of Creativity for Gastronomy, will offer much more than just presentations and networking events. In a few days, the InBIA community will convene in San Antonio for ICBI38!

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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. Watch this space.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 26, 2024

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to rapidly transform our world, it presents both unprecedented opportunities and challenges. You can watch Mo Gawdat’s presentation on EO’s Learning Management System. Here are seven key takeaways from Mo Gawdat’s presentation: 1. AI is Inevitable AI is not a question of if, but when.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2023

It was pure coincidence, but months before the pandemic took hold around the world, IndieBio — a startup accelerator devoted to startups using biology to solve large problems — expanded its remit, adding a New York arm to the operations it was already running out of San Francisco.

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 22, 2021

I practice yoga regularly, and when I am doing my yoga poses, I consciously bring myself to the present moment; when I achieve that moment, I feel much stronger in my poses. If professional athletes took their minds off the present moment, they could compromise their balance and the game. Focus on the present moment.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 6, 2025

Sometimes, I want the various members of the advisory board to present differing points of view from one another and encourage a robust debate about the merits of their responses. Sometimes, I want to hear everyone in the group give their answer to my question. In that case, I will type, EVERYONE.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 29, 2020

Without being able to find guidance from other women who had walked the road before her, Tamara took advantage of the resources that were presented to her, like the YLAI Network. In Forbes Magazine’s 2019 list of the world’s 100 most innovative leaders, 99 were men and only 1 was a woman (Washington Post).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For many of these pitches, it made sense to complement the words with a nice presentation—called a pitch deck. There are several collections on the web where you can try to understand what kind of slides and messaging companies like AirBnB or Shopify use to present their business. Keep it brief.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 18, 2021

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?’ This understanding was especially helpful during COVID-19.

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500

APRIL 6, 2020

Using YouTube Live and recorded presentations, as well as an investor-founder Slack channel, we found success in this new format. With the rise in regulations and restrictions surrounding COVID-19, we’ve entered unprecedented times on a global scale.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 27, 2020

In the final presentation session of our Summer Bridge internship program yesterday, an impressive young man told us that he had stayed away from a career in business because he “was not good at numbers.” ” I stopped him and suggested that maybe he is good at numbers but only numbers that interest him.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2020

What can entrepreneurs expect to learn from your presentation, “Simple Numbers Crisis Cash Flow Process”? This presentation teaches business owners how to turn their projected profit and loss (P&L) into a cash flow forecast to project cash impact from the COVID-19 virus. In 2020, Greg will release his newest book, Simple Numbers 2.0:

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Dream It

MAY 19, 2021

In this Dreamit Dose, Managing Director Adam Dakin presents his view on the right way to answer it after hearing hundreds, if not thousands, of founder pitches. question is a common and important component of investor Q&A. Seasoned founders have a particular way of answering this question.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Regardless of our audience or the stage we aspire to dominate, EO has created a programme that turns EOers into exceptional presenters. I had experience teaching university classes, some presenting for work, but it was giving an EO talk that inspired me to want more. day classroom training programme on public speaking.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 18, 2020

The team can report to a group of leaders and, as appropriate, present best practices and policies to the entire organization. Assign an infectious disease task force , made up of staff members from various levels and departments—including at least one employee from your human resources department.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

However, experience has taught me that I cannot stop in the face of these fears which, it is worth noting, are always present. I think that’s a clear example of my growth. On many occasions in my life I have fallen into self-sabotage, perhaps thinking that I might fail or that I am not up to the challenges I have taken on.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

We know that in-person interaction is more meaningful, we are more present, and we connect in more fundamental ways. But matches are now being made over video and that is not always great. We know that humans are better to each other in person. That means we should run fundraising processes that include meeting in person.

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