Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2016

In 2013, Kim sold the company to her co-workers, making it 100% employee owned at a moment of growth and expansion. Ashoka’s Michael Zakaras caught up with Kim to learn of her guiding principles, how she and the New Belgium team translate them into business practice, and what this means for young people and education today.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Duo has a culture centered around inclusion and belonging. The year 2020 threw online education into the spotlight, but this Ann Arbor tech company has known the value of it since it was founded in 2017. Amesite , founded by top Midwest female founder Ann Marie Sastry, uses AI to improve the online education experience.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

There is an unmet need of $260 billion to $320 billion for women-owned company funding, according to a 2013 study conducted by the International Finance Corporation. These things, in turn, exert a determining influence on our culture.”. Let’s delve into the numbers — and why your deal flow may not be diverse enough.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2021

I’m a co-founder of a company in the ultra-competitive online education market, with more than 2.5 Competition became an integral part of society due to historical, cultural, and other factors. They were willing to talk openly about corporate culture, the onboarding process, product managers’ goals, etc. I’m not naive?—?I’m

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

But it’s been hard to argue against this position in the last 10 years, as the country powered ahead, famously producing ground-breaking startups like Waze, which was eventually picked up by Google for more than $1 billion in 2013. Waze’s 100 employees received about $1.2

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 30, 2016

Zendesk’s data team educates and trains its employees to use data in meetings to prioritize key product management and marketing efforts. Hubspot motivates its sales teams not just with a target quota, but a blend of key sales metrics that reflect the strategic priorities of the company.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

Of course, one could rebut that by saying traditional VC is all about investing in outliers: Seth Levine analyzed data from Correlation Ventures (21,000 financings from 2004-2013) and writes that “a full 65% of financings fail to return 1x capital. Third, the data above reflects companies which typically took a decade to build.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Seth Levine analyzed data from Correlation Ventures (21,000 financings from 2004-2013) and writes that “a full 65% of financings fail to return 1x capital. As the culture changes, we anticipate that the 2030 “Top 40” wealth creators list will include many more people with diverse backgrounds.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

Of course, one could rebut that by saying traditional VC is all about investing in outliers: Seth Levine analyzed data from Correlation Ventures (21,000 financings from 2004-2013) and writes that “a full 65% of financings fail to return 1x capital. Third, the data above reflects companies which typically took a decade to build.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2019

A last-minute trip to drop my wife off at her internship in October 2013 led to the brightest idea I’ve had so far as an entreprener. After all, we as a culture are fairly judgemental. So we changed our approach and started psycho-educating clients. I heard things take time. Here’s how it went.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 18, 2022

For instance, Dunkin Donuts’ slogan “America Runs on Dunkin” makes people feel part of American culture. For example, prime minister of the UK (1979 – 1990) Margaret Thatcher died in 2013. A slogan communicates the key benefit you want customers to associate with your brand. Tell your personal story.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 14, 2022

And building a culture tethered to a test and learn mentality. We have been out since 2013 and knew the day would eventually come where the demand would meet what we knew for a while was a need.” Those in leadership positions continue to wield their power to shape existing distribution channels. Anticipate your community’s needs.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

They’re highly committed to body positivity and diversity, both in their advertising and in their company culture. She founded TransTech Social Enterprises , based in Chicago , to provide education, support and tech jobs for trans people. They’ve done innovative work with sizing, taking over 1.5 Amany Killawi, Co-Founder and COO.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

According to Briter Bridges , another publication that tracks VC investments in Africa, only 3% of the total funding raised by startups in Africa since 2013 has gone to all-women co-founded teams. It enables us to progress towards our goal to educate the next billion learners. Kenya’s Lami raises $1.8M

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