2008 culture leadership 
Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Language and cultural affinity: Language barriers are often reduced when nearshoring to Latin America, as many countries have a significant populations of English speakers. Additionally, cultural similarities can facilitate smoother business interactions and customer service. Consequently, the company secured a place on the Inc.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 18, 2017
Recently the firms two founding partners (and also Managing Partners) — Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham — decided to transition management of the firm to Andy Weissman (who joined in 2012) and Albert Wenger (joined in 2008 and writes one of the most thoughtful blogs in our industry ). And so it goes.
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
JUNE 21, 2023
Along with the rise of mission-driven leadership comes an abundance of business movements centered around purpose: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Benefit Corporation (B Corp) certification and many more. As such, the pair established The Life You Love Laboratory to support their vision of improving workplace culture in America.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
APRIL 3, 2020
During the Great Recession of 2008-10, Kent guided dozens of CEOs and their companies successfully through the crisis and positioned them to capitalize on the economic expansion that followed. Higher Purpose, Stakeholder Orientation, Conscious Leadership and Conscious Culture?financially
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JUNE 11, 2018
The strategy of 2008 serves as a pivotal lesson of our 15-year life. Back in 2008, our team did a vision exercise: What would Ruby look like at 10 times our current size? What would our culture look like? Bonus lesson: Mistakes are the fertile ground of innovation! We grew our customer count 30% in 2009. You can read them here.
Founders Coop
MARCH 1, 2021
When we started Founders’ Co-op back in 2008, Seattle was still a company town. At the same time, the Bay Area’s dominance of startup culture has eroded, partly due to a recurring failure of civic leadership, accelerated by COVID and the shift to remote work.
HPA
OCTOBER 11, 2022
The CFE is a unit of the College of Engineering and the Center has helped more than 30,000 researchers and students since 2008. The U-M’s Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) is one of the key engines driving that growth. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of U-M’s entrepreneurship ecosystem is its large and engaged alumni network.
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