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The Rise of the Rest Class of 2019

Revolution

Atomos is building the railroad of space using high-powered electric propulsion space tugs to move satellites to any orbit beyond low Earth orbit. We launched in Denver as it is an aerospace hub with a lively startup community, which also has the perfect mix of cost-of-living and lifestyle that make it desirable for aerospace talent.

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The two powerful skills every 10X entrepreneur needs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Elon Musk: In 2019, Tesla faced death “within single-digit weeks.” People and Culture. The root cause was not having the right people and culture. At rocket speed, Martin flattened the organization, brought in domain experts with high adversity quotient (AQ) , and fostered an ownership culture.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2019

Haystack

And, with that warning, I offer to you what I believe to be the big, consequential forces driving trends in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2019, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. In 2019, Microsoft hit that milestone, and Google isn’t far behind. 2/ The Global Culture Clash And Bull Markets Effect.

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An Early Investor's Postmortem of The Wing

This is going to be BIG.

I wasn’t privy to the financials at the time, but by the end of 2019, I had penciled out a guess that they were at a $50 million run rate—or at least on a clear path to it. This drew the attention away from companies in the space that weren’t trying to be anything but what they are—cultures that employees have very low expectations of.

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Yes Is the Answer—and Other Ways to Succeed in Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

How Faith In People and a Culture Of Hospitality Built a Modern American Restaurant Company, Mitchell shares the keys to his company’s 25 years of success: including a steadfast commitment to a nurturing culture, a “people first” philosophy, and the humility to recognize reckless and ego-driven decisions. WHAT IS THE QUESTION?:

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Jendaya raises funding to scale its Africa-focused luxury e-commerce platform

TechCrunch

The luxury goods market in Africa and the Middle East was worth over $35 billion in 2019, with designer apparel and footwear generating more than $7 billion in retail alone. So these customers don’t just want Orange Culture, they want to mix the Orange Culture with Versace. to shop for and ship luxury items to them.

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Israel’s startup ecosystem powers ahead, amid a year of change

TechCrunch

Israel’s heady mix of questioning culture, tradition of national military service, higher education, the widespread use of English, appetite for risk and team spirit makes for a fertile place for fast-moving companies to appear. At the start of 2020, Israeli startups and technology companies were looking back on a good 2019.