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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear

We’re less than 8 years old so you can do the math on growth rates and figure out that we’re on an elite trajectory. The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. We just announced a few more things.

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EO and Flow

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I launched Flow Forum in September 2014 and since then, we’ve held nine meetings and our activities have included a one-mile swim in San Francisco Bay, snowshoeing up a 10,000 ft. Bowen Dwelle is a member and former chapter president of EO San Francisco, the founder and former CEO of AdMonsters , and the founder and CEO of 8 Meter.

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6 Things Alexis Ohanian Wishes Someone Had Told Him Before He Started Reddit

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Ohanian returned in November 2014 as chairman, and Huffman eight months later as CEO. The site is now far more sprawling than when they left, with 230 million monthly active users who click on 8 billion pages per month. The post 6 Things Alexis Ohanian Wishes Someone Had Told Him Before He Started Reddit appeared first on THE BLOG.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Profitability.

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Flashback Friday: How to Raise Financially Intelligent Children

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This article was originally published in the March 2014 issue of Octane magazine. You don’t need to teach them to be bankers by age 8, but the building blocks are a good start. The post Flashback Friday: How to Raise Financially Intelligent Children appeared first on THE BLOG. By Clint Greenleaf. I’m a lucky guy.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

Fast forward a couple of years and the company is now beyond 8-figure million of recurring revenue, has dozens of sales reps and growing rapidly and is now gearing up for multiple offices, enterprise integrations and relationships with Salesforce.com, HubSpot, Marketo, Marin Software and many others.

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2015 EO24 Recap: A Record-Breaking Year

Entrepreneurs' Organization

537 % growth in viewership from 2014. Click here to see all our speaker previews and Octane blog coverage from 2015. We’ll post new pictures, stories, videos and memes every day on: Octane blog , Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn and Instagram. The post 2015 EO24 Recap: A Record-Breaking Year appeared first on THE BLOG.