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How to Build a Successful Partnership in Work and Life

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In January of 2000 my husband, Jamie, asked me to come work with (for) him. His creative recruitment business was growing and he needed stronger personnel management skills, which was an area I had spent the previous 10 years developing in my own career. It all sounded fabulous—on paper. Maintain outside interests together.

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

Both Sides of the Table

We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. We were immediately thrust into a globally competitive market for B2B collaboration tools. But this was early 2000 and our US competitors had already closed rounds North of $45 million.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 2

Both Sides of the Table

I don’t believe that search is the only answer in 2010 as it was in 2000. Quirky - Platform facilitating collaborative design of consumer products through an online community. On the first point – think of Steven Blank’s customer development but for physical products.

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How Understanding Multigenerational Workforces Can Make You a Better Leader

StartupNation

Generation Y (1981-2000) = 35%. Baby boomers are described as confident, ambitious, hardworking and collaborative as well as those who appreciate commitment, synergy and responsibility. To support them, provide real-time feedback, flexible work arrangements that favor work-life balance and develop personal development opportunities.

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Bending Spoons acquires Evernote, marking the end of an era

TechCrunch

Evernote, the note-taking and task management app founded over 20 years ago, has been acquired by Milan-based app developer Bending Spoons. But it largely failed to keep pace with competitors like Notion, opting to rely heavily on a consumer-focused freemium model while eschewing the kinds of collaboration features embraced by its rivals.

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GitLab S-1 Analysis: How 7 Key Metrics Stack Up

Tomasz Tunguz

More than 2000 employees work all over the world and have collaborated to build a massive software business. Congratulations to the entire (distributed) team at GitLab on having developed a massively successful business. GitLab is the first fully remote software company to go public.

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After 80% ARR growth in 2020, Saltmine snags $20M to help employees return to a ‘new normal’ office

TechCrunch

Saltmine , which has developed a web-based workplace design platform, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round. Looking ahead, Saltmine plans to use its new capital to (naturally) do some hiring and continue to acquire customers — in particular, seeking to expand its portfolio of Global 2000 companies.