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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. Our company developed a cost-conscious mentality.

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Entrepreneurial Spirit Drives a Mission to Connect People With Popongo

StartupNation

I later moved to Denver, Colorado, and have worked in the world of banking and real estate as a partner and co-CEO of a company called Legacy Management Group since 2004. In this role, I spearhead a program that helps veterans and community heroes like teachers, police, firefighters, medical professionals and social workers acquire housing.

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Feature Friday: Megan Burton, EO Atlanta

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When she joined in 2012, her company, CoinX, was in high growth mode, which made support from her EO community an invaluable asset. Megan is a pioneer in the IT security industry and founded CoinX, a fintech company that specializes in domestic and international payment processing and transfer services (money transmission), in 2004.

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Investors are missing out on Black founders

TechCrunch

However, I have pressed forward despite the disparities that often plague the Black entrepreneurial community. Developers and coders historically go to specific schools and colleges, entering a funnel that guides them to success. I was in college from 2000 to 2004. Get in front of as many investors as you can.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee.

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Transcript of Redpoint Office Hours with Stripe’s Chief Corporate Advisor and former COO, Claire Hughes Johnson and Redpoint Managing Director, Tomasz Tunguz

Tomasz Tunguz

Good morning, afternoon, and evening Redpoint community. And as Travis mentioned, we’ve had lots of great recent guests, Hollie Wegman, CMO at Segment, Adam, the head of developer relations at HashiCorp, G.C. Well, I joined Google, I guess now fairly early, but it was 2004. I’m Travis Bryant. So I’m a fan.

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Grantee Perception Report: What We Heard and How We Plan to do Better

Surdna Foundation

This is our fourth such survey since 2004. We’re proud that grantees noted Surdna’s focus on social justice as a strength, describing the Foundation as clear and consistent about its “strategic investments in communities of color.”. What we’re doing to improve: A culture of care. Source: Surdna Grantee Perception Report.

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