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In February of 2017, Susan Fowler’s description of the pervasive cultural issues at Uber, after the company’s abject failure to address her sexual harassment complaints properly, finally broke through in a way that garnered the tech community’s appropriate attention. Not in the “founder friendly” culture of tech anyway.
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You're not going to replicate the Valley, but you could certainly look to a place that went from essentially zero to the second most proflific startup communities in 15 years (or 8 years, depending on if you count the fact that we came back from zero again dating back to '04). The fear is that its getting easier and faster to go global.
Culture Amp was founded in 2009 to let companies conduct anonymous employee surveys, but since then, its focus has expanded to helping employers turn the data they collect into action. The round bumps Culture Amp’s valuation to $1.5 The round bumps Culture Amp’s valuation to $1.5
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I saw a need for a company that could reclaim the home as a place to live, build community and celebrate our lives—not just as a short-term investment. It was 2009 and the housing market had just collapsed. I looked to assemble a team who joyfully served others through community activism, volunteer work or an organized hobby.
” Bamboo is focused on creating community among members and used to host many events with local business leaders, politicians and entrepreneurs. Members frequently collaborate, hire one another or refer work through our community. It’s an entrepreneurial and energizing community you’re joining at Bamboo.
Whether it is product-led growth, community-led, customer-led or what have you,” Bajaj said, “modern go-to-market playbooks have caused a fundamental shift in the software-as-a-service market by creating 10x+ as many buying/retention signals. How Mixpanel got its startup groove back by focusing on its core product.
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In a 2009 interview with The Financial Times , he said, “On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.”. This new game is one where we drive our companies to serve customers, employees and communities … not just to increase revenue for shareholders. Kind regards, Shawn.
“I grew curious why artists were unable to resource themselves from their community in an impactful way — but instead, were forced to seek out potentially predatory relationships. Any community on the internet should be able to come together, with capital, and work towards any shared vision. To me, this was b t.”
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As a person who spends much time thinking about the venture capital & startup community and who has seen good times & bad times across many economic cycles the article is well written. And this is fueled by the VC culture in Silicon Valley. ” I don’t love that culture. Or pivoted too quickly.
But just give people a taste, and then what I would challenge the community here to do is, these different things that you’re not an expert on or you’re not good at, go back and read what Mark has written about it. Be an intern” And by the way, this is 2009. You remember what 2009 was like, right?
If you live in a suburban community, there is little chance you could walk out your door and hail a cab. The End of Car Culture The NYTimes Sunday Review (6/23/13). And if you call one of the phones, it is a very spotty proposition. The Atlantic (3/25/12). Young Americans ditch the car CNN (9/17/12).
… 2009: Know what you stand for and surround yourself with people who are aligned with that mission. We grew our customer count 30% in 2009. It shows up everywhere: how you greet people in your office , how your website looks, how your physical office looks, and even how you and your employees show up in the community.
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