TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

Stephen Harper, the country’s prime minister from 2006 to 2015, famously quipped that the region suffered from “ a culture of defeatism.” Business writer Gordon Pitts pinpoints 2011 as the game-changing year for the Atlantic startup scene. Soon, the region’s hard-luck narrative stuck.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

And honestly it was the single biggest roadblock at Upfront when we raised out fourth fund in 2011. And thankfully I had the support of my peers. How do we continue to attract the most talented partners we can who also fit with our culture and values and support our investment theses? We as an industry have seen this.

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

In the last 5 years, the Canadian tech ecosystem reached a significant inflection point in terms of the frequency with which world class startups were being founded and the ability of the ecosystem to support the creation of globally-impactful tech companies at scale. CN: That’s a great question. Overall, we just tried to do the right thing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 22, 2016

In 2011, we launched the first primary school chain in Africa that employs a blended learning model. Our model relies on excellent teaching and family support to ensure students’ success in the classroom and beyond. These values are deeply engrained in the culture and fabric of SPARK.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Aaron graduated from EO Accelerator and went on to become an EO member in 2011. It was a cool morning in April of 2011 when I found myself wandering around this cliff side town of Positano, Italy. Aaron Lee graduated from EO Accelerator and went on to become an EO member in 2011. But that was just it.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

The new capital infusion gives Miro $476 million in total funding since the company was founded in 2011 by Andrey Khusid and Oleg Shardin. In our view, Miro’s culture of customer centricity makes it well-positioned to address a myriad of use cases across hybrid work for more than a billion knowledge workers globally.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

When I joined the ‘Hub Network’ back in January 2011, I had no idea I’d still be here 10 years later, but I knew it was the right place for me to be!” ” When I joined the ‘Hub Network’ back in January 2011, I had no idea I’d still be here 10 years later, but I knew it was the right place for me to be!

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Revolution

APRIL 4, 2019

By Ted Leonsis, Founder and Partner, Revolution Growth I joined the Revolution team as a cofounder of the Revolution Growth fund in 2011 and our goal was, and still is, to make investments in great businesses that give customers more choice, convenience and control in their lives. Congratulations to the Custom Ink team on this milestone.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

.” The morning consisted of a presentation by Mitsue Kurihara, a Board member from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), who launched the DBJ Women Entrepreneurs Center in November 2011; and a moderated panel with three female entrepreneurs: Donna Fujimoto Cole, Fujiyo Ishiguro and Sachiko Kuno.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Their culture is flexible and collaborative, making it a top Detroit startup to work at, and they’re constantly innovating and helping small businesses find the banking tools they need. Now, WaitTime has partnered with Cisco to support the safe reopening of large-scale entertainment, event and sports venues following the pandemic.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

When Mucker launched back in 2011, our founding partners, who had left Silicon Valley for LA, set out to prove that high-growth companies can be built anywhere. Annual reporting on where venture capital dollars flow supports this discrepancy, with the majority of funds being funneled into companies based in and around Silicon Valley.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

Released in 2011, “Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle” was a book that laid claim to the idea that Israel was an unusual type of country. From age 13 Israel’s students are exposed to advanced computing studies, and the cultural push to go into tech is strong. Waze’s 100 employees received about $1.2

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

From 2007 to 2011, during which the Great Recession of 2008-09 took place, the construction industry lost approximately 2 million workers. Of the sub-verticals in construction that tend to cost the most (structural support like concrete and steel or mechanical and plumbing), not many can be automated because of the complexity of the task.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

That is, in no small part, due to its salaries, its culture, and its brand. But of course, Netflix also has a not-so-secret asset where it shows its culture to the world: the Netflix TechBlog. This cultural change starts with the leaders actually doing what they want other people to do. and supporting recruiting?—?into

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 22, 2022

The Bear does not know that I have secured the support of Sir Powell. I must caution, though, that Sir Powell still needs the support of his royal Grandmother, Dowager Empress Yellen. Goldy, you brought me a similar list of shitty government bonds in 2011.” (And The Great Bear shall not succeed. But it shall be done.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 28, 2022

The meteoric rise of Bitcoin from nothing to a $1 trillion dollar plus asset in the span of a decade created the HODL culture. Bitcoin therefore must move, and movement between parties is the antithesis of HODL culture. HODL culture taken to its f(x): maxima would result in the complete destruction of Bitcoin.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Even if investors have dry powder, they may need to focus on the portfolio as some companies may need more support for fund raises than they have required in the past.”. Since its founding in 2011, the Israeli firm has invested in dozens of companies and had 12 exits. Image Credits: Emmeline Ventures.

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Forward Cities

JULY 25, 2019

The essence of an entrepreneurial ecosystem is its people and the culture of trust and collaboration that allows them to interact successfully. In my last blog, I talked about the definition and evaluation of two key elements of an entrepreneurial ecosystem – entrepreneurs and entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

Vitruvian is a new backer for MPB; the rest were already invested in the startup, which has raised around $91 million since 2011. The Series D is being led by Vitruvian Partners, with significant participation from Acton Capital; Mobeus Equity Partners, Beringea and FJ Labs also participating.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 6, 2022

In August of 2011, he and his team had built JOBY gto be the #1 Camera Tripod (stability) brand in the world and successfully sold JOBY to the Daymen Group in Petaluma, CA; who were the owners of the world’s largest camera bag brand by revenue and volume, LowePro. global revenue. A perfect exit and perfect brand marriage.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 6, 2023

She joined PetHub in June of 2011 as the modern pet ID tag startup was in its beginning stages. One of the most important steps of launching a startup is picking the right people to join your team to help support you and your vision for the company. the first networked database in the U.S. for pets and pet parents.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Cause I remember when we signed the program manager agreement with Discover, this was early 2011, and then we closed our Series A on June 2nd of 2011. And you’re either supporting their card business or you are their card business. And that, I believe, is still in the culture today. We had raised, I believe, 5.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 9, 2018

Staffing, culture and ego. The challenge is how to build a team that has the skills you need, the culture you’re trying to build and an understanding of the vision you want to create. Support and guidance. Peter found support and guidance from other entrepreneurs through EO Melbourne. But it was a little scary.”.

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JULY 2, 2015

For instance, as I’ve previously written , “In 2011, only 28% of Europe’s venture-backed tech deals were seed stage… [but] in 2013 and 2014, roughly half of all European tech venture deals were seed stage.” That’s not much firepower to support what’s coming through an increasingly conical funnel.

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Y Combinator

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The support from @Firebase is incredible. I joined in 2011, and when we got acquired by Google three years later, we were still only 22 people. And I vividly remember James letting me list out all the things I expected culturally. At one point, we had a tweet posted on our wall, “Please marry me, Firebase!”. StartupAUS.

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Y Combinator

JUNE 12, 2024

To get inserted into a 40+ year old public company… there’s a cultural difference. I always jumped onto support tickets; if customers had an issue, I’d be the first one to jump in. We had really great support people on the team — and it feels really bad when the CEO is jumping in to do your job!

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

He left traditional media at the top of his game to be the founding CEO of Next New Networks, one of the first digital video startups, backed by Spark Capital and bought by YouTube in 2011. In fact, for every retired person in the United States, they are supported by 2.9 people supporting retirees (US Census via LDC analysis).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Prior to Replicant, Abraham — who joined eBay in 2011 via the company’s acquisition of Milo.com — did stints as a software engineer at Atomic and smart device company Leeo. He also helped to launch Magneto, a calendaring system, and was COO at Talkdesk for nearly four years.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 22, 2022

In my defence, I informed them I did not possess the latest technology and was thus incapable of accessing the font of all culture and knowledge, TikTok. The kingdoms of the Yen and the Euro are not so lucky, but we are here to support them.” “And And how will you support your allies, Sir Powell?” I turned to Sir Powell.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

She launched Silicon Hills News in 2011. Really, it’s finally fulfilled the vision we’ve all had of it becoming a leading city around innovation, tech, and culture,” Whurley said. We like to say that the Central Texas ecosystem is much more supportive of each other than a lot of other places.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 16, 2022

At the end of 2021, the EC adopted a new Social Economy Action Plan to support the sector to thrive. For over a decade, the Impact Hub Global Network has been working to shape the social and impact entrepreneurial ecosystem, supporting social impact-makers on local rooted communities around the world. What’s next?

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Haystack

DECEMBER 30, 2019

End-user markets are truly global and can support multiple $10B+ companies. It’s been a nearly 10-year slog since I moved back to the Bay Area in 2011 and meandered my way into the world of venture capital. The Technology Economy: Technology is proliferating into new sectors, new geographies.

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