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Make accessibility part of your startup’s products and culture from day one

TechCrunch

An injury or an illness can cause someone to use the internet differently on a temporary basis. Despite this, the relative universal appeal of accessibility as a principle does not mean that it will be as easy as explaining the need and getting people on board to make major organizational changes. You have the why.

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An Early Investor's Postmortem of The Wing

This is going to be BIG.

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. It always made more sense as a way to mix it up away from another workspace you were more anchored to—the “third place”. It wasn’t priced to be such a thing either.

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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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Extra Crunch roundup: StockX EC-1, Early Stage recaps, unpacking Alkami’s IPO, more

TechCrunch

TechCrunch reporter Natasha Mascarenhas interviewed Kleiner Perkins partner Bucky Moore to get sector-agnostic advice for founders who are ready to raise a Series A. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Part 4: The consequences of scaling up sneaker culture. When should I hire a sales team?

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

TechCrunch

Platforms that are transforming how people and businesses operate, go about their business or leverage their core assets, using superior products, data and AI. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? This can be professional, personal or a mix of the two. What’s your latest, most exciting investment?

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What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming An Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Only 10p goes to mixed-gender teams, and less than 1p goes to all-female teams?—?despite This is a great place to find support and connection, and a useful resource for information and feedback. Instead, use it to make wellbeing and self-care a priority, and avoid becoming another statistic. Don’t worry, you get used to it.)

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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like.

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