Profile
Member Since 2014
Public Member, EIX Editor
Eapen Chacko
Advisor / Queblo, Inc.
AUTHORED RESOURCES
Venture Capital 101: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Seeking Funding
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Venture capital funds only a small share of startups. Learn how VC firms work, what investors want and what founders should expect if they get funded. Read More...
Business Plans for Startups: Are They Really Necessary?
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Eapen Chacko and Brent Goldfarb debate whether founders need a formal business plan before raising money and building a new venture. Read More...
When Should a Startup Seek Angel Investors or Venture Capital?
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Not every startup needs the same kind of investor. Learn when angel funding, friends and family or venture capital may be a better fit for a company's stage and ambitions. Read More...
How Crisis Spurred Healthcare Innovation in Cuba
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Hobbled by the Castro coup and the fall of the Soviet Union, Cuba found creative ways to build a healthcare system and develop a promising cancer drug. Read More...
My Entrepreneurship Journey: Ireland to the Middle East and America
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I grew up in Ireland, and my family hails from Ballyhaunis in County Mayo. Dad was a small business owner, who used his trusty cab to provide service to our neighbors. Dad provided my first exposure Read More...
The Founder of Zoom Shares What's Next
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Zoom’s video streaming features and ease of use made it ripe for adoption by the millions forced to work remotely. Read More...
Eric Yuan's Leadership Lessons for Building Lasting Enterprise Value
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The odyssey of the Zoom founder, from his student days to how he built his company, provides valuable lessons for entrepreneurs at different stages of their journey. Read More...
EDITOR'S PICKS
Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind
Christopher 'Biz' Stone, Grand Central Publishing, 2014Entrepreneurial spirit and intense customer engagement were the hallmarks of Twitter's early success. Biz Stone -- its resourceful, cocky and passionate co-founder -- tells the company’s story and his own compellingly in this book. Some key themes are seizing opportunities beyond your comfort zone, being willing to take a fresh look at ideas that others have discarded, and building strong relationships with the people who use your new groundbreaking platform. Metrics will be important in assessing Twitter’s future outlook, but the story of its genesis, as told here, is informative, interesting and inspiring.






