Eric Koester coaches creators.
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Eric Koester is the only two-time entrepreneurship professor of the year at Georgetown University and the founder/CEO of the Creator Institute. He is a leading expert on how we create credibility and expertise to live an entrepreneurial life, and his innovative courses have been recognized by his peers as the most innovative in the country.
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Eric is a serial entrepreneur having raised tens of millions of venture capital from investors from Kleiner Perkins, Ashton Kutcher, SV Angel, Floodgate Capital, Felicis Ventures, OS Fund, Meg Whitman and more. He's a founding partner and served as the managing partner of NextGen Venture Partners, a seed stage venture fund.
Eric is a sought after public speaker, author and coach, having been recognized by multiple 40 under 40 lists.
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Eric is currently the subject of the Creator School Show, an online documentary series showcasing his experiences helping hundreds of people become published authors, podcast hosts and creators of all types. He shares what it's like to coach, teach and empower the next generation of creators.
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Eric recently launched his podcast, The Eric Koester Creator School.
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Coming August 2018
Each month I send a newsletter to my students, friends and people like you sharing the most fascinating stories of other creators, research behind credibility & expertise, and what I'm reading, learning and love.
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Eric Koester creates creators.
Watch.
Eric Koester is the only two-time entrepreneurship professor of the year at Georgetown University and the founder/CEO of the Creator Institute. He is a leading expert on how we create credibility and expertise to live an entrepreneurial life, and his innovative courses have been recognized by his peers as the most innovative in the country.
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Eric is a serial entrepreneur having raised tens of millions of venture capital from investors from Kleiner Perkins, Ashton Kutcher, SV Angel, Floodgate Capital, Felicis Ventures, OS Fund, Meg Whitman and more. He's a founding partner and served as the managing partner of NextGen Venture Partners, a seed stage venture fund.
Eric is a sought after public speaker, author and coach, having been recognized by multiple 40 under 40 lists.
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Eric is currently the subject of the Creator Institute Show, an online documentary series showcasing his experiences helping hundreds of people become published authors, podcast hosts and creators of all types. He shares what it's like to coach, teach and empower the next generation of creators.
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Eric recently launched his podcast, The Eric Koester Creator Institute.
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Eric's bSchool Program (bookSchool) was recognized by the leading association of entrepreneurship practitioners and professors as the most innovative pedagogy of the year. The program now serves hundreds of young professionals and students in schools such as Brown University, University of Virginia, University of Michigan, Wellesley College, University of Oregon, American University, Fairfield College and more.
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Founder Factories 2018 Ranking
What are the best companies to work for if you want to become a startup founder *someday*? What companies produce the most innovators and startup founders?
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This holistic company ranking was developed to aid entrepreneurial-minded individuals in selecting employers that have a track record of producing founders, entrepreneurs and innovators using data from a wide range of providers. We encourage re-publication of this ranking, with credit to Eric Koester and the Creator Institute. And we encourage new readers to begin with the methodology, which includes a section on how to read our scores.
What are Founder Factories
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Here are the six things I share with my former students feeling the stress of the job hunt when there isn’t a clear “hiring track” they can look for.
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This isn’t a “network better” or “personal branding” post. It’s a step-by-step guide for any college student or recent graduate struggling to find a way into a job/career when the only door looks like the “Jobs@” email box. Learn to develop your depth (sooner) and show it off (smartly).
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Why no one replied to the resume you sent.
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Encourage young people to create things rather than businesses; which can inspire their future startup aspirations.
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College students shouldn’t launch startups.
There I said it.
I’ve been thinking it for a while, but there’s this fascinating with pushing college students to launch businesses that is just unhealthy. If a college student *wants* to launch a business, they will (see: Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Dell, Evan Spiegel). But for the most part, they don’t.
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Stop launching startups.
Let's connect. I love to meet other founders, people thinking about their career in startups, investors, individuals in innovation at their companies, college students and anyone who loves pugs.
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I'm not always great with email (I get a ton of it) so feel free to chat with me on Twitter or Facebook too.