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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. I wrote a post in 2015 that memorialized at the time how I felt about all of this, titled, “ Why I F **g Hate Unicorns and the Culture They Breed.” In the past 7 years we built cultures of quick money, instant wealth and valuations for valuations sake. Until we weren’t.

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How Understanding Multigenerational Workforces Can Make You a Better Leader

StartupNation

Generation Z (2001-2020) = 5%. Here are four challenges multigenerational workforces must consider: Company culture. While fun company perks, such as game rooms and bringing your pet to work, are appreciated, defining a company culture goes beyond office perks. Cultural expectations. Baby boomers (1946- 1964) = 25%.

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Transforming Visions into Reality: An Interview with Libby Swan, Co-founder/CEO of Axioned

Jason Malki

With over two decades of experience in product development and technology, Libby embarked on her career journey at GE in 2001 through their prestigious technology graduate program, IMLP (Information Management Leadership Program). What motivated you to launch your startup? What is it that excites you about what you’re building?

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How to Engage Employees—Sustainably

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The media has picked up our story, and it’s a story that highlights our culture and values. After having worked in London, Frankfurt and San Francisco, he returned to Hamburg in 2001, where he lives with his wife and his seven-year-old twins. The Cost of Days Off.

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What Everyone Should Take Away from Twitter’s 8% Staff Reductions

Both Sides of the Table

And I actually think we could learn a lot from public investors even if we don’t always feel culturally aligned. We have an entire generation of startup founders who don’t have muscle memory from getting their burn rates back into shape from 2008/09 or 2001-2005. Some companies have to go first. Others will follow.

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The Power of Entrepreneurial Community

Entrepreneurs' Organization

One culture. It is the heart of my culture. This spirit is also not unique to my culture. It is in other cultures too. This sense of community is at the heart of all our cultures and the root of our humanity. We are borderless. We are all one community. Bayanihan. In Kenya, it is called Harambee.

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Be Careful not to be Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

Both Sides of the Table

Don’t get me wrong, I do think an important sign from startups is their ability to keep a startup culture going for as long as possible and one sign of this in the early days is scrappiness. It was probably true, but I created the wrong mindset – the wrong culture. I love this saying and what it implies and I use it often.

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