This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Audrey Gelman was on the cover of Inc magazine, visibly pregnant. 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. I don’t think Audrey was particularly well supported by her high-profile board members.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

I have often thought that creative endeavors where one has a quick turn-around between idea and realization of one’s work as one of the more fulfilling experiences in life. I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Not only that, but Song himself is a member of Censys’s board. Duo’s creative director is also an advisor at Blumira. The fact that so many people have put in many years at the company and then progressed in their careers speaks volumes about a culture centered on learning and empowerment that Duo Security fosters for its employees. “I

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Four Pillars of Governance Best Practice (strategy, culture, accountability and compliance) still underpin governance in a startup context but they are applied differently than on an established corporate board. Strategy is everything for a startup company board. A startup board is brave and supportive. Compliance.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 16, 2022

From automating mundane processes to satisfying changing customer demands, startups count on agility and creativity to see them through. For instance, Sleep Advisor , an independently published, reader-supported magazine, curates tips on products and sleep. Creative edtech solutions. Virtual event marketing solutions.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. To be truly effective, everyone must be on board with your vision. Some people don’t see themselves as creative and don’t know how they can be “innovative.” … Read the rest of Victoria’s story in the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In the process, he helped to create a culture in early twentieth-century Durham so entrepreneurial that it became known as the “Black Wall Street.”. Two black entrepreneurs, despite living in segregated America, found ways to exercise their creativity and disrupt their worlds. What did they share? The barbershop.

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