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Things may not go right all the time. But that is the only way to learn. This week, our entrepreneurs wrapped up an incredible summer of executive education with Harvard Business School. Founders got a real chance to pause from the fast pace of scaling their businesses and dedicate a week to deep learning, long-term strategic thinking, and building meaningful connections. Here are a few key pieces of advice from the week: ⏩ Entrepreneurship is about learning from what doesn’t go right and adapting quickly. 🤝 Surround yourself with mentors who have your best interests at heart, not just those with a stake in your business. 🌱 Success isn’t just about business outcomes—it’s about finding personal fulfillment separate from the ups and downs of your company. A special thank you to all the HBS faculty who delivered transformative insights to our entrepreneurs this week: William Kerr, Christina Wallace, Natalia Rigol, Ben Roth, Christopher Stanton, George Riedel, Lou Shipley, Mark Roberge, Lynda Applegate, Joshua Krieger, Sabrina Howell, Shikhar Ghosh, Jeffrey F Rayport. And with that, a summer of executive education has come to a close. With fresh notes and new connections in hand, we’re excited to see how our entrepreneurs will apply these insights as they continue to lead and scale their ventures. #Entrepreneurship #ExecutiveEducation #HBS Margaret Pollack Leah D. Barto

27 years ago, we supported Mexicans in Mexico, Turks in Türkiye, and Greeks in Greece. Today, 1 out of 4 Endeavor Entrepreneurs operate outside their home countries. As amazing companies emerge worldwide and global founders move beyond borders, the concept of “home” is changing. But going global doesn’t mean leaving home behind. As entrepreneurs expand their impact globally, they also stay connected to their roots and return to reinvest in their communities. #Entrepreneurship #EndeavorGala #MoreThanScaleMultiply

From London to Saudi Arabia. Global funds are increasingly relocating staff to the Middle East. Yana El Dirani, Middle East regional lead for Catalyst, shares more insights from our global mid-year VC snapshot: 🏦 Government initiatives are propelling tremendous growth in capital deployment in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. 🛒 Fintech and e-commerce companies continue to attract the majority of capital in the region. 🦄 The largest recent funding rounds among our entrepreneurs have been in the fintech space, including Tabby (UAE), Tamara (Saudi), and MNT Halan (Egypt) which all reached unicorn status.” Curious about VC trends in your region? Dive into our global mid-year snapshots: https://lnkd.in/eXyRxfks #VentureCapital #EndeavorCatalyst #Entrepreneurship

Don’t wait to be disrupted. Disrupt yourself. This week, some of our Endeavor Entrepreneurs and C-levels were at Stanford University Graduate School of Business for the latest executive education program. One of the many transformative sessions included learning from renowned Stanford GSB Professor Ilya Strebulaev, author of Venture Mindset. His lecture on the Finance of Disruption offered game-changing insights. Mimicking VC funds, companies can build a pyramid of bets to stay ahead and prevent getting disrupted. Amazon’s approach offers a perfect example: 1️⃣ Core: Running thousands of A/B tests for Amazon Prime. 2️⃣ Adjacent: Venturing into new areas like Prime Book Box for Kids. 3️⃣ New: Innovating with breakthrough products like Alexa and AWS. A heartfelt thank you to Professor Strebulaev and all of the Stanford faculty for an incredible week: Dan Klein, Hayagreeva Rao, George Foster, Baba Shiv, Matt Abrahams, Szu-chi Huang, Robert E. Siegel, Maciej Kraus, Francis Flynn. Next week, our executive education journey continues at Harvard Business School. Stay tuned for more insights! #Entrepreneurship #ExecutiveEducation #MoreThanScaleMultiply Patrick (Pat) Alex Maria Angelica Enriquez

Globalization on the retreat? Entrepreneurs didn’t get the memo. Yesterday afternoon, Allen Taylor joined Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks, with Irina Berkon (CFO of Metallicus) and Sheri Chaney Jones (Founder and CEO of SureImpact), to discuss how emerging markets are driving tech innovation. Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/dgkFGfG7 #Entrepreneurship #MoreThanScaleMultiply #Nasdaq #TradeTalks

We're thrilled to welcome Anderson Thees as the new Managing Director of Endeavor Brasil! Anderson is a well-known figure in the LatAm tech scene and a familiar face at Endeavor. For over a decade, he has empowered entrepreneurs through his roles as a mentor, panelist, and ambassador with Endeavor. He co-founded Redpoint eventures, supporting early-stage unicorns like Wellhub, Creditas, Olist, Rappi, and Pismo. His past roles include CEO of Apontador and Investment Director at Naspers/MIH, where he contributed to the expansion of the Internet in Latin America and invested in influential companies such as Movile/iFood. After 24 years in the country, we’ve seen a lot of transformation and are excited for what comes next. A very special thank you to Camilla Junqueira for the past 12+ years at Endeavor, with 6 of those years as Managing Director. Your contributions have shaped the entire ecosystem. Here’s to the next chapter of Endeavor Brazil. 🚀 #MoreThanScaleMultiply #Entrepreneurship #Empreendedorismo #EndeavorBrasil

What’s the real key to forging authentic connections? It might just be embracing vulnerability. In just a few days, Adrian Garcia-Aranyos witnessed the fastest-growing entrepreneurs in all of our markets at the Outliers Retreat transform from strangers to peers they could count on for support. Their conversations? Less about tech and more about the real struggles—growth, family, talent. It’s in these moments of honesty that true connections happen. Who do you go to for support through difficult decisions? Tag them below.👇 #entrepreneurship #highimpact #endeavoroutliers

Brazil receives the most VC dollars in LatAm. But what other markets are on the rise? Igor Piquet, Endeavor Catalyst’s regional lead for Latin America, shares key insights from our mid-year VC snapshot: ↪️ Funding is back to pre-pandemic levels, hitting $4B in 2023. 🖥️ Sectors like software, climate tech, and proptech are gaining traction. 🌱 Mega-rounds aren’t as frequent, but seed and early-stage funding will fuel a new wave of innovative startups. 🇨🇴 Colombia now has the second-highest VC investment volume behind Brazil. Curious about VC trends in your region? Dive into our global mid-year snapshots: https://lnkd.in/eXyRxfks #VentureCapital #EndeavorCatalyst #Entrepreneurship

“You can’t think outside the box without a box.” Nobel Prize-winning Finnish economist Bengt Holmstrom recently shared his insights with our entrepreneurs during our executive education program at MIT Sloan School of Management. Here are his key takeaways for nurturing creativity: 🤔 Asking the right questions is harder than answering them. More Nobel Prizes have been awarded for choosing interesting questions than for finding innovative answers. 🌱 Big ideas start small and grow through serendipity. 🤝 Imitation is the first step to innovation. Creativity is often fueled by constraints — it’s easier for people to think outside the box when you put them inside a box. After a week of engaging discussions and exploring Boston, our first summer executive education program has come to a close! Thank you to Faculty Directors Shari Loessberg, David V Capodilupo, Stu Krusell, and all of the inspiring faculty members: Bengt Holmstrom, Bethany Patten, Ben Shields, Eduardo Mangarelli, Emilio J Castilla, Erin L Scott, Mohammad Fazel-Zarandi, Munther Dahleh, Pierre Azoulay, Steve Eppinger. This month, our entrepreneurs will also have the chance to learn from Stanford and Harvard Business School. Stay tuned for more insights from these upcoming weeks of executive education! #ExecutiveEducation #Entrepreneurship #MoreThanScaleMultiply Marta Ghiglioni Derin Adebayo

This founder overcame stress-induced double vision to build his company. He says it was a blessing in disguise. In 2008, George Azih was working at a Fortune 500 company responsible for the company’s compliance with lease-accounting rules. This $8B company was already struggling with the existing rules, which were about to get even more complex. George looked for software to address this issue but found none. From there, this highly niche problem became his obsession. He started working ~120 hours a week, balancing his day job and laying the foundation for FinQuery, Formerly LeaseQuery. The intense workload led to excruciating headaches and double vision, and in 2013, he was diagnosed with ocular myasthenia gravis. Understanding he could no longer keep this demanding schedule, he quit his job and went all in on FinQuery. Now, 10 years later, FinQuery has grown from a single product to a comprehensive financial management platform serving over 8,000 clients. In April, FinQuery secured a $25M Series B round led by Periphas Capital, with support from Lavelle Capital. --- What moment on your journey was a blessing in disguise? #entrepreneurship #morethanscalemultiply Endeavor Atlanta