Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In 2012, Girls Who Code launched, teaching girls computer programming. A pop culture hobby transformed into Lisa Sugar ’s sensationally popular media company, POPSUGAR. Boys outnumbered girls by a wide margin. Because of this gap, just 1 in 5 computer science graduates are women, an issue Saujani hopes to solve.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

We remain steadfast in our commitment to continuing to increase all of the above. And now, with Silver Lake’s investment and support, we can accelerate our growth investing even more into our strategic roadmap, and placing some new bets on ideas we’ve had but haven’t been able to find the space to explore.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 8, 2020

Our events (aka EXPERIENCES) have connected thousands of people and started even more conversations that have been instrumental in creating KC’s burgeoning startup culture. I’ve had the honor of knowing Adam (aka Dondo) since 2012 when he was a young entrepreneur and the darling child of the then nascent StartupKC community.

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

That doesn’t mean I’m advising founders to permanently move to Silicon Valley, but all of the best founders I’ve met have spent serious time in the Bay, immersing themselves in the tech culture and dynamics of the region. For example, we had a hybrid work schedule starting in 2012. We didn’t overthink things. M/W/F in the office.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 15, 2021

Whether they’re highlighting a few entrepreneurs in the community, a new innovation district or initiative, or how their startup community has come together to support entrepreneurs, these cities have created engaging messaging that showcases their entrepreneurs and startup community and in the process supports a culture of entrepreneurship.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 9, 2020

She left in 2012 after learning everything she needed to know about running and managing a successful retail business. Nubian Hueman is a catalyst for culture, community, and the development of the creative economy by connecting the consumer to independent artists from across the world. Anika opened her first store in D.C

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Kukowski says that going remote because of COVID has allowed the company to hire from anywhere, but he still looks forward to a time when he can meet face-to-face with his employees and customers, and sees that as alway being part of his company’s culture. Cloudbolt was founded in 2012 and has around 200 customers.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Yuanfudao , a homework tutoring-app founded in 2012, has raised $2.2 Asia more broadly has a stronger education market because of consumer spending and a cultural focus on outcomes in education. billion from investors, surpassing Byju’s as the most valuable edtech company in the world. The Beijing-based company is now worth $15.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

If you figure out how to 10X the success of difficult conversations, you can 10X the productivity, culture, and profitability of your company. Kent and Meghan shared that there’s a reason why employee engagement has increased by only 2 percent since 2012. “By I guarantee it!”

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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? Find out the reputation of the firm, because they often have extremely different approaches and cultures.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

Launched in 2012, Rocket Health’s offers online medical consultation, collection of samples and the delivery of medicines. We have been highly impressed by the creativity, tenacity and vibrant culture of the Rocket Health team, who hold an ambitious vision for the future of African primary care.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As the co-authors of one wrote in 2012: “actions and attitudes [students] experienced in K-12 schools highlight a type of cultural ‘othering’ that contradicts our goals for multicultural school environments.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Mohnot previously served as vice president of business development at Groupon after a startup he founded, FeeFighters, was acquired by the company in 2012. The personal finance company went public last year. Then in 2013, he co-founded Innovative Auctions, which has revenues in the “hundreds of millions.” .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The company is led by Marcus Jacobsson, co-founder and CEO, who started the company in 2012 with Axel Wolrath and Jonas Sjöstedt.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 26, 2023

DPP advances a culture of innovation in Delaware, working with innovators and startups to connect them with resources and showcase their successes. DPP and its partners support and advance the missions of companies of all sizes and sectors.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

And of course many of you know this is near and dear to me because my own father is from Medellín, Colombia so I grew up in a household with the music, food, culture and language of South America.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 8, 2020

Our events (aka EXPERIENCES) have connected thousands of people and started even more conversations that have been instrumental in creating KC’s burgeoning startup culture. I’ve had the honor of knowing Adam (aka Dondo) since 2012 when he was a young entrepreneur and the darling child of the then nascent StartupKC community.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so. He goes on to say, “We live in a highly individualistic culture. Do they have a strong sense of culture? So in 2012 you’ll see me a lot more often at the Launchpad LA offices. Happy 2012 to all of you. ” So true. ” Do they all get along?

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

Since 2012, there’s been little increase in venture capital going to women-founded businesses. They’re highly committed to body positivity and diversity, both in their advertising and in their company culture. So, the Detroit native started The Lip Bar in 2012, and has expanded far beyond her kitchen. The Lip Bar (Detroit).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2021

Playvox founder and CEO Oscar Giraldo founded the company in 2012 and has been quietly building it into an international business with brand name customers like Dropbox, Electronic Arts and Wish. The acquisition brings together two companies with similar missions to provide a more complete customer service solution.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 16, 2017

When she joined in 2012, her company, CoinX, was in high growth mode, which made support from her EO community an invaluable asset. Megan attributes much of her growth and success as an entrepreneur to EO.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

. “I believe knowledge is power, and my mission is to change the way companies work by creating a data-driven culture that is accessible to everyone. Since 2012, he’s served as CEO, moving the company’s headquarters from Marseille to New York in 2017.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 24, 2016

Culture Index) and Fregata Fitness, Inc. We sold this company in 2012 with a eight-times return over our initial investment. utilizing the Culture Index program) a couple years prior to this, and this year we signed a three-location agreement to bring Iron Tribe Fitness to San Antonio, Texas, USA, where we currently reside.

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Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

Stepping back, it’s interesting to see this cultural shift among larger companies who are comfortable with these co-branding scenarios, which actually may provide better PR and future opportunities to add to their portfolios. vehicle listed on January 2012 in Crunchbase. Many tried and couldn’t get in.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

The current Bain Capital Ventures partner who invests in early to mid-stage companies saw what it was like to grow a startup business firsthand as the vice president of human resources at Quora, a position she held from 2012 to 2016.

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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 ).

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Onevest

MARCH 19, 2015

Garnishing media attention since before 2012, the JOBS Act's Title III is among the most important landmarks in the history of modern crowdsourcing. Even 2012's Congress agreed, passing the JOBS Act with bipartisan support through both the House and Senate. The SEC seems quite okay with postponing finalization until October 2015.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 29, 2020

RH: In 2012, Dr. Chris Hagen, one of my co-founders, had recently joined the engineering group at Oregon State University, when he received a seedling award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E) within the Department of Energy (DOE). This will also play into your company culture.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

2/ Consolidating Hardware And Time – Another watch-enthusiast brand — Pebble — was unceremoniously folded into Fitbit after launching in 2012 to rabid fanfare. For Fitbit to even maintain that percentage in the face of the Apple freight train is remarkable.

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 27, 2023

High performers and culture carriers for years — terminated via email and without the opportunity to celebrate their time with their teams. This was the role I kept until I left Google roughly 15 months later (with another brief absence for paternity leave in 2012. What happened once I vacated my throne?

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 26, 2023

YC Fireside: Surbhi Sarna and Tracy Young - Founder of TigerEye and PlanGrid Tracy first went through YC in Winter 2012 with her company PlanGrid, a construction software company that was sold to Autodesk for $875M. Here is a schedule of the online firesides Surbhi will be hosting in March. We hope you join us!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

They also argued that business models should fluidly change, in response to the cultural climate, in order to best serve clients and support the organizations themselves. When asked what motivated her, Ms. I was particularly captivated by Fujiyo Ishiguro’s story and presentation.

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 9, 2022

Zapier was founded in 2012 by Wade Foster , Bryan Helmig , and Mike Knoop. The founders went through YC’s Summer 2012 batch and S18 Growth Program , and today, Zapier automates work by connecting with over 5,000 apps. How has your job as a CEO changed from leading a 3-person company in 2012 to a 700-person organization today?

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Kevin joined Upfront in 2012 as an Associate. We also look for a cultural fit with Upfront, which includes the gravitas to deal with executives and founders at the startups we back as well as the other board members. Watching him develop over the past 4.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 31, 2022

When the plan to take over my friend’s business fell through in 2012, I started Aureus Auto Body (which is now The Aureus Group). We are going “all-in” on Lean Principles , which align perfectly with our culture. Accidental exposure to the auto body industry opened my eyes to just how awful the industry is.

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Feedough

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In 2012, the Windows phone failed to make an impact on an already established smartphone market. But because of the corporate culture that was prevailing, it never saw the light of the day. The main reason behind this was a few numbers of applications on the windows store as compared to Google’s Playstore and Apple’s store.

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