A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

Period, full-stop. And everyone else at WP Engine would tell you the same thing. So to everyone at WP Engine, let me repeat the message from one year ago: Look what we did !

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

He had made some structural mistakes in NextMedium that meant the Cap Table and leadership team was a bit wacky. At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. So what gives? Mark, why wouldn’t you fund him? I saw too much of myself in Hamet. I stayed close.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

MiTú, based out of Los Angeles, was founded in 2012 by three veterans from the Hispanic media world: Beatriz Acevedo ( recently named on the 25 most important digital media players on The Hollywood Reporter !) , Doug Greiff and Roy Burstin. This was a marked change from the previous leadership of YouTube.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Successful entrepreneurs achieve much through their personal leadership traits that inspire others to do great things with them – sure. And a heartfelt thank you to my VC friends, lawyers and portfolio executives who have spent their personal time counseling me in 2012. But without these unsung heroes you’ll go nowhere.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

There’s also timing and trends, leadership, luck, and maybe even marketing. . June 19th, 2012. June 17th, 2012. June 13th, 2012. June 10th, 2012. June 5th, 2012. June 4th, 2012. Somewhere in the mix, timing matters a great deal and first isn’t often the most significant mover advantage.

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HPA

JANUARY 8, 2025

Founded in 2012 by Katlin Smith, Simple Mills is a market-leading natural foods brand offering premium better-for-you crackers, cookies, snack bars, and baking mixes. HPA led the first round of institutional capital in 2014, providing subsequent capital and strategic support to help drive growth and innovation.

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innovation leadership sustainability support 70

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

How to Master the Art of Difficult Conversations in Your Business Shawn Johal (EO Montreal), a leadership speaker, best-selling author, and founder of business growth practice Elevation Leaders , shared how he handles challenging conversations in his company. And I can tell you without a doubt that the system works.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In 2012, this percentage was only 14%. Beyond concepts related to my core topic (executive business leadership issues), I’ve learned so much about psychology, philosophy, health, strategic thinking, relationship-building, and much more. It’s a rapidly-growing segment — one that is diversifying in terms of appeal.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. Another reason leadership of accelerators don’t stay more than a few years is – frankly – it’s very hard work / long hours / not immediate pay-back. This has been successful for many people.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families. We recently added Richard Mumby to our leadership team.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2018

By 2012, I had moved out to the suburbs, I had twins and a baby daughter, and I was still consulting. So, future first talent strategies intentionally focus more leadership attention on cultivating the next generation of talent and leadership. Then a disaster struck and really catalyzed the idea of the book.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

There has been little movement in the amount of VC dollars going to women-founded companies since 2012. As a result of this disparity in VC leadership teams, women-focused funds are emerging as a way to bridge the funding gender gap. Having more women in leadership positions is ultimately a better bet for business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 16, 2017

“Much of the growth and success of CoinX was reinforced by a combination of my EO forum, the EO network, and the opportunity to serve other EO members through leadership. When she joined in 2012, her company, CoinX, was in high growth mode, which made support from her EO community an invaluable asset. Learn more about EO today!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Alex Rinke, Bastian Nominacher and Martin Klenk launched the company as a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich, and in 2012, Celonis joined the SAP Startup Focus program, an accelerator for analytics startups building new applications on the SAP HANA platform. Other participants include Activant Capital, Arena Holdings, T.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

During the course of conversations with Palo Alto Networks leadership, we shared optimism that the right combination of technology and people can solve many cybersecurity challenges that to date have seemed intractable,” the startup’s founders wrote in a blog post announcing the deal.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 24, 2024

Jessica Kinsey Represented the University of Tulsa in 2012 Governor’s Cup 2012 High Growth Graduate Winner Currently CEO/Founder of Prodigy & Co Please provide a few details on your winning Entrepreneur’s Cup business idea. Our business was SpectrumFX.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 31, 2018

A version of this article originally appeared Jeremy’s blog , where he shares his thoughts on leadership, relationships, fatherhood, entrepreneurship, productivity, and more. . Jeremy Choi has been a member of EO Toronto since 2012. Written by entrepreneur Jeremy Choi, CEO and co-founder of WPUP Inc.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

3 Tips to Master the Art of Difficult Conversations in Your Business Shawn Johal (EO Montreal), a leadership speaker, best-selling author, and founder of business growth practice Elevation Leaders , shared how he handles challenging conversations in his company. And I can tell you without a doubt that the system works.” or EO on Inc. ?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

So we brought in experience hand Mark Woodward who had taken 2 companies public and had a storied sales leadership turned CEO career where he learned in academy-rich Oracle. Jason himself had enjoyed “the art of the start” as I think Guy Kawasaki once coined.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Insynergy went public in 2012 and changed its name to Starco in 2017. During the past six months Starco has been busy: It changed up its leadership, including naming Ross Sklar as CEO, who had been with the company since 2015. It was started in 2010, then going by the name of Insynergy Products.

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Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

Not yet profitable but invaluable to developers worldwide, the decade-old company bootstrapped, differentiated from formidable competitors GitLab and Atlassian’s BitBucket, weathered leadership upheavals, and eventually ingested lots of venture capital which helped them weather the challenges they faced. 5/ “Decentralized Everything?”

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 29, 2019

Despite their collective efforts to provide these guidelines, they have been unable to prove that certain traits in individuals consistently lead to entrepreneurial success (Moroz & Hindle, 2012). Personal strengths and weaknesses are hugely relevant to each individuals journey to effective entrepreneurial leadership.

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abovethecrowd.com

JANUARY 30, 2015

In order for Uber to serve everyone it is critical that Uber not only achieve price leadership, but that the company continually search for new ways to deliver transportation at lower and lower price points. Of course, Uber is not the first company to choose a corporate strategy of price leadership. Learning From UberX Price Cuts.

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

HW: Greenhouse, which powers the hiring process from sourcing to onboarding for thousands of companies, will soon be a teenager, having been founded in 2012. What does 2023 Daniel know that 2012 Daniel didn’t? I really loved getting to use my know-how and wits to forge my own path, make money, and get to work on cool computer stuff.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Beyond co-founding Initialized, which raised a $700 million fund (its sixth) last year and has over $1 billion in known assets under management, Tan was also co-founder of YC-backed blog platform Posterous, which was acquired by Twitter in 2012. Since inception, my goal has always been for Initialized to outlive its founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I predict this will come before the end of 2012. AOL seems to be doing great things to reinvent itself under the leadership of Tim Armstrong, but monopoly? I know in 2010 this doesn’t seem obvious to everybody but it’s my judgment. Either they make our social graph portable or we’ll find other networks to join.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

However, it wasn’t until two years later that Njeru joined fulltime as he had a six-year engagement with Deloitte South Africa from 2012 as a consultant actuary. The pair both act as co-CEOs. “With our latest funding, now is the time to break into new ground.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Historically, the industry has been reluctant to embrace technology, but as there have been generational shifts in leadership, that has slowly changed. But construction fuels the commercial and real estate industries, which in turn impacts all of us in one way or another. billion and $40.5 billion , respectively. “So

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Kevin joined Upfront in 2012 as an Associate. I have long believed in diversity of thought and diversity of experiences in leadership teams and in decision making. Today is amongst the proudest days I’ve had at Upfront Ventures — getting the chance to announce that Kevin Zhang has been promoted to Partner.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Her printed biography listed numerous accolades and leadership positions, but most impressive was her personal story and journey from a young mother in Japan to a Stanford graduate and entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley – and now, as a leading businessperson in the global economy. When asked what motivated her, Ms.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Lallenia: My husband, Brad, and I started Big Birge Plumbing in 2012. On a business level, I get so many different perspectives that enable me to bring new ideas to our leadership team. It gives founders the tools and accountability to take their business to the next level. How did you hear about EO Accelerator? Lallenia: Not at all.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Companies such as E*TRADE, Rocket Mortgage, and TurboTax began to disrupt the established financial services sector well before 2012, but that year marked the turning point when fintech morphed into a sustained movement that would drastically change how most people manage their money.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Shrestha came on board in 2012 as the head of customer success. Arun and the leadership team have a strong vision for the firm, deep ties into Okta, and they’re incredibly passionate about what they do,” he said. When he began, the startup was in early days with just 50 customers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

So how can you make sure you’re maximizing your leadership skills and embodying these necessary traits? Ari was named among the Top 20 Most Influential People in VoIP 2012 and currently serves on several boards, including the New Jersey Tech Council. Here are three ways to get started: 1. Know When Enough Is Enough.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

The company’s leadership does have a track record of successful exits in the biotech space. . Rani Therapeutics was founded in 2012 by Mir Imran, who has already overseen several exits and acquisitions of medical device companies. But nonetheless, it’s important to establish what the platform’s safety and tolerability is,” said Imran.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Diversifying an investment portfolio to include more women-led ventures means trusting in the leadership of women, which research has shown to be worth believing in. A 2012 study of company performance showed that more than 150 listed German firms excelled when they had at least 30% women representation on their executive boards.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2017

Lynette answered questions about changes that have impacted her business since Colorado legalized marijuana in 2012. also offers services such as wellness programs and DNA tests for those who want to know if they’re pre-disposed for disease. Q: What business challenges and opportunities has your company experienced?

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