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Choose Your Battles Wisely

by Vikram Beri, an EO New Delhi member and Executive Director of Beri Udyog Pvt Ltd. In 2008, I left my job at a consulting firm in the U.S. and moved back to India to join the family business. Our agricultural equipment company had been in operation since 1978, and had built a good name for itself as

February 6, 2015

The Accelerating Power of Mentorship

by Clay Slaton, an EO Oklahoma member and CEO of EngATech Inc. When it comes to success in any area of life, mentorship plays an integral role. As an entrepreneur, I knew I could achieve more if I created relationships with those that blazed the trail before me. However, two big things kept me from having

February 5, 2015

Maximizing Your Operations  

by Franka Winchester, an EO San Francisco member and general partner at Pacific Crest Group When I co-founded my accounting firm in 2003, my objective was to help business owners focus on the core activities that would help them succeed. We realized that as companies start to grow, back-office operations can become a distraction, and that

February 4, 2015

How to Use RTB to Maximise Advertising Income

by Frank Vitteta, an Overdrive contributor and Online Marketing Executive Manager of Knice Creative Over the last decade the advertising industry has been witnessing severe changes, resulting in many online publishers having to change their advertising set up on a regular basis. A new revolution in digital advertising that I have become familiar with is

February 3, 2015

Creating a Great Value Proposition

By Chris Goward, an EO Vancouver member and CEO of WiderFunnel Marketing Inc. Companies and marketplaces are dynamic. As an entrepreneur, you know this better than anyone. I started WiderFunnel as an innovative conversion optimization agency for high traffic websites in 2007. Since then, due to growth and changes in the market, we’ve overhauled our service

February 2, 2015

4 Lessons in Leadership From Jack Ma, CEO of Alibaba

by Luis Gallardo, an Overdrive contributor and CEO of Thinking Heads Americas China is one of the largest countries in the world, so it’s no surprise that its most internationally recognized brand, Alibaba, does things big. Alibaba started as a domestic company with global ambitions, and it has become a runaway success story since setting

January 30, 2015