Author: Elizabeth Atwater

Elizabeth Atwater

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Elizabeth Atwater

Elizabeth Atwater is the former Associate Director of Content Strategy at Babson College. Her writing has appeared in print and online in a wide range of outlets including Forbes, The Atlantic, Reuters, Chief Learning Officer, BostInno, and Seventeen magazine. Her career includes a stint at a venture capital-backed technology startup, as well as a chapter working for a small, family-run public relations firm. Atwater earned her undergraduate degree at Northwestern University and MBA at Babson College.

How to Become an Objective Entrepreneur Entrepreneurs can be so tied up in their ventures and blinded by unyielding passion that often they don’t see things clearly and therefore can’t respond objectively.

Tagged Books, Commentary

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Swimming With The Sharks Entrepreneurs who have pitched on Shark Tank—including Jamie Siminoff '99 of Ring—share their experiences an advice for those seeking a swim with the sharks.

Tagged Household Names, Startups, VC & Investing

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Changing the Status Quo in Venture Capital Only about 1% of all businesses in the United States ever receive venture financing, and for women, the slice of the VC pie is even smaller.

Tagged VC & Investing, Women's Leadership

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One on One with Innovation Leaders With so many organizations thinking about and fueling their business innovation engines, we went straight to the source for perspective from five Boston innovators about what’s working today.

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Household Names, Commentary

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Outgrowing the Startup For startups with staying power, growing the business is often a primary goal, trading speed for scale. But, does that growth and transition to major-player status mean a business outgrows its startup roots?

Tagged Startups, Advice

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Gail Simmons on Creating a Career “What is food but a huge window into every culture in the world?”

Tagged Food Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Household Names, Women's Leadership

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Investing in Women: A Conversation with Tory Burch If net worth were measured in shoes, today Tory Burch is worth more than 4 million of her signature Reva ballet flats. Is there a secret to her success? In retrospect, she says it’s scary to think how little she knew at the outset, but her motivation to challenge herself and be open to new experiences has never wavered.

Tagged Household Names, Women's Leadership, VC & Investing

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Bobby Sager: “You Need to Understand Your Customer” How did Bobby Sager, who grew up outside of Boston and married his high school sweetheart, become the international philanthropic force he is today?

Tagged Family Entrepreneurship, Global, Advice, Household Names

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Business Takes Center Stage Some of the brightest, most creative, entrepreneurial minds in business work for museums, symphonies, dance companies, and other arts organizations. Many of these executives and directors come from creative backgrounds with no formal business training, so success often hinges on building relationships with partners who have complementary skill sets.

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

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From Battlefield to Boss In cities and towns across the country, today more than 2.4 million small businesses are veteran-owned.

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Startups

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