Not exact matches
Elizabeth Gore is the
entrepreneur in residence at Dell, where she
drives initiatives that support Dell's goals around helping small and medium businesses scale and prosper, fueling the expansion
of global entrepreneurship, thereby creating jobs that will
drive the world economy.
Read stories
of successful
entrepreneurs and it's easy to think they have some intangible entrepreneurial something — ideas, talent,
drive, skills, creativity, whatever — that you don't have.
And we're not talking Mr. Burns or Dr. Evil levels
of maniacal ambition here — even the sort
of day - to - day striving
driven entrepreneurs engage in can come at a cost, research shows:
When traumatized citizens discover that shops and restaurants have reopened — acts
driven by
entrepreneurs — people start to reclaim the faith that a sense
of normalcy is possible.
Every
entrepreneur needs that intense,
driving or overmastering feeling
of conviction about his or her idea to push it past the idea phase.
While a small business owner tends to get stuck in a particular market, with a particular revenue stream and low growth rate, an
entrepreneur is continually seeking change opportunities to break out
of flatlined growth and find new markets, customers and employees to
drive growth.
Abid has passion and
drive which would be uncommon in most contexts, but which exemplified the delegate base
of more than 100 female
entrepreneurs that converged in mid-July at the Dell Women's
Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) conference in San Francisco.
Meanwhile, Richard Herman, a Cleveland immigration lawyer and the author
of Immigrant, Inc.: Why Immigrant
Entrepreneurs Are
Driving the New Economy, claims nearly all
of the net job creation in the past 20 years has come from companies less than five years old.
For example, Google announced that it will hold its own Women's Demo Day, which will feature women - led startups from around the country pitching to a group
of judges at the Googleplex, with the goal
of driving investment and providing Google mentorship and introductions to each
entrepreneur.
Adil Al Zarooni, CEO
of Al Zarooni Emirates Investments, discusses his
drive to excel as an
entrepreneur, and what keeps him ticking in the world
of business.
In this episode, Adil Al Zarooni, CEO
of Al Zarooni Emirates Investments discusses his
drive to excel as an
entrepreneur, wherein he explains that he's motivated not just by financial objectives, but by social objectives that will see him and his business leave an impact in the UAE, as well as the wider MENA region.
Entrepreneur, to me, means someone who is an out -
of - the - box thinker, loves having the odds stacked against them and is
driven by creation and problem - solving as opposed to monetary compensation.
This type
of high - ranking and high -
driving executive — CEO,
entrepreneur, top salesman — isn't the typical candidate for burnout.
Entrepreneurs are responsible for building and maintaining the team
of employees who will
drive the business forward, and responsible for attracting a first round
of initial clients.
According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, 2011 saw «an across - the - board increase in the rate
of entrepreneurial activity has not been seen in the U.S. in the last ten years,» and «the majority
of entrepreneurs were motivated by improvement -
driven opportunities to start new ventures.»
«What
drives most
entrepreneurs is some kind
of dream.
The Young
Entrepreneur Council founder and New York City native doesn't
drive his own wheels, rental car or otherwise, in the City
of Angels either.
He is, on behalf
of the Entertainment Right Now, the host
of some
of the most popular weekend talk shows in radio today: The
Drive with Alan Taylor and
Entrepreneur Radio.
Perel says
entrepreneurs should actively refocus some
of their «erotic intelligence» — or passionate
drive for adventure and excitement — to their home life.
For India, this growth isn't
driven by the state or by exports, but by the collective energies
of tens
of millions
of entrepreneurs and would - be
entrepreneurs.
This is particularly true
of entrepreneurs, who are always celebrated for their single - mindedness, their
drive, their innovation and their risk - taking.
While Google is not any
entrepreneur's rival
of choice, Vogt is right that it has made his task easier in one regard: The tech behemoth has proved the concept works, having famously tested a fleet
of self -
driving Toyota Prius cars and Lexus RX luxury crossovers while mapping every inch
of northern California and racking up more than 700,000 miles
of robotic
driving.
Housing and utilities are the main factors
driving the over-the-top cost
of living in Los Angeles, so
entrepreneurs willing to share space with roommates might be able to keep this expense to a minimum.
Riverside's above - average cost
of living is largely
driven by housing, but
entrepreneurs looking to rent a small apartment won't pay much more than the national average.
The startup density is well above the national average, and the 85.18 percent opportunity share
of new
entrepreneurs indicates new small - business owners are
driven by desire, not need.
The opportunity share
of new
entrepreneurs increased 10.5 percent from 2014 to 2016, meaning more people are striking out on their own because they want to, instead
of being
driven by necessity.
«I think there's so much potential for female
entrepreneurs, because we are
driving the bulk
of e-commerce and influencing a huge amount
of it as well,» Fleiss tells Inc. «I think we have a unique perspective and lens on the world.»
Once connected, You could even turn into an Influencer and
drive decisions
of other
entrepreneurs.
Because we're a country
of smart,
driven entrepreneurs.
«[Gore] understands that
entrepreneurs drive a significant amount
of what global growth will be in terms
of economics,» he says.
«That's what
drives me — the notion
of enabling
entrepreneurs to start companies and live the lives they want to live, and enabling them to realize they can do that all right here.»
The fear
of being overshadowed by siblings in the eyes
of my successful
entrepreneur parents
drove me to be competitive and start my first business.
Entrepreneurs, generally known to be highly
driven people, are intensely focused on their goal and therefore may be extra vulnerable to the destructive effect
of confirmation bias
Bonus material: In November I moderated a debate between Smith and Dave McClure
of 500 Startups at Web Summit titled «Do
entrepreneurs need a God complex to
drive innovation?»
For someone who speaks with college students a lot and also speaks to young
entrepreneurs, it just further
drove home that right now is a great time to think
of ideas.
Pinkesh also stresses on the importance
of data sciences -
driven entrepreneurs, who he considers as playing vital roles in building the Indian economy.
By contrast, Guru.com's strategy put the
entrepreneurs in control, enabling them to
drive up the start - up's valuation through a polite and restrained bidding in which they held most
of the cards.
Over the course
of a two - decade - long career advising and strategizing with
entrepreneurs, I have noticed a trend, particularly amongst those
driven by creativity and passion.
Patti Fletcher, Ph.D., is the author
of Disrupters: Success Strategies from Women Who Break the Mold (
Entrepreneur Press 2018), gender equity advocate and expert authority on how to create a culture
of inclusion to
drive real business results.
«We aim to achieve this goal through the commercial launch
of our 360 MIRROR, the world's first, evidence - based leadership - assessment tool specific to social
entrepreneurs and impact -
driven corporate leaders.»
«We will announce new actions that will help clear the path for the kinds
of next generation technologies that can
drive game - changing economic growth, along with new efforts to support American
entrepreneurs and expand the benefits
of entrepreneurship to all parts
of our country,» Zients wrote.
That can be bad news for
entrepreneurs whose companies don't match the guidelines
of formula - bound, bureaucracy -
driven large financial institutions.
Successful CEOs and
entrepreneurs are
driven by innovation, and implementing a chatbot can have a huge impact on the success
of your business venture.
The breakthrough discovery typically
drives this
entrepreneur in the «lab»
of their business — where they want to invent, design and tinker.
IF YOU thought the Internet was an area where
entrepreneurs with
drive and vision could forever change the fundamental rules
of an industry, you're too late, those days are gone already.
While the preferences
of millennials are changing, requiring
entrepreneurs to examine brand loyalty in an entirely new way, retailers can still
drive return sales by creating a transparent and value - added loyalty program.
Maisha Walker is an award - winning 13 year Internet industry veteran and the President
of message medium, a New York firm that works exclusively with
entrepreneurs and growing businesses to maximize their digital footprint and
drive revenue and sales through Internet marketing.
It's an age - old question: Are
entrepreneurs a special breed, born into this world with a
drive and need to succeed that most
of humanity lacks, or can they can be created through education, experience and mentorship?
An otherwise intelligent, ambitious and
driven entrepreneur with a seemingly infinite number
of great ideas allows his or her vision to become clouded by listening to everyone else's opinion.
There has always been a correlation among creativity,
drive and a little bit
of nuttiness, particularly in
entrepreneurs.