TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

Hiring continues to be one of the hardest parts of building a startup, and those early employees can define the trajectory, culture and eventual success of it. The public markets get educated. Singer Jay-Z performs before US President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Columbus, Ohio, on November 5, 2012. techcrunch.com.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As the co-authors of one wrote in 2012: “actions and attitudes [students] experienced in K-12 schools highlight a type of cultural ‘othering’ that contradicts our goals for multicultural school environments. Beyond those three, the 30-person startup claims to have more than 300 education and corporate clients worldwide.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

. “I believe knowledge is power, and my mission is to change the way companies work by creating a data-driven culture that is accessible to everyone. Since 2012, he’s served as CEO, moving the company’s headquarters from Marseille to New York in 2017.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

These things, in turn, exert a determining influence on our culture.”. A 2012 study of company performance showed that more than 150 listed German firms excelled when they had at least 30% women representation on their executive boards. Why is diverse deal flow important? That is a crime, and it is a waste of incredible talent.”.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

Sean Lane co-founded Olive in 2012, and signed on Chris Olsen from Drive Capital as the company’s first investors. Darrell, Jordan and Claire got into how she landed on a B2B model for Aunt Flow and the importance of free, accessible period products — which is something she often has to educate prospective investors or customers on.

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 27, 2023

High performers and culture carriers for years — terminated via email and without the opportunity to celebrate their time with their teams. This was the role I kept until I left Google roughly 15 months later (with another brief absence for paternity leave in 2012. What happened once I vacated my throne?

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

These are educated women but handicapped so no one ever gave them jobs. It’s not just us, this is 2008 to 2012. I think as a whole company, it’s not just me, as a whole company, we have built a culture which is very, very user-focused. It’s a lot about what were they doing before.

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

That doesn’t mean I’m advising founders to permanently move to Silicon Valley, but all of the best founders I’ve met have spent serious time in the Bay, immersing themselves in the tech culture and dynamics of the region. For example, we had a hybrid work schedule starting in 2012. We didn’t overthink things. M/W/F in the office.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

Since 2012, there’s been little increase in venture capital going to women-founded businesses. They’re highly committed to body positivity and diversity, both in their advertising and in their company culture. So, the Detroit native started The Lip Bar in 2012, and has expanded far beyond her kitchen. The Lip Bar (Detroit).

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

I really didn’t think about a fund prior to my co-founder, HanJoo Lee, bringing up the idea of launching a “YC of Korea”back in 2012. It’s good to be ahead and early in the market, but there is also too early when you are educating the market and potential customers for years. What types of companies/sectors do you look to invest in?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Our team has been involved and invested in crypto since 2012, so we’ve been excited about the industry for a long time. Norway is a country where you get access to a highly educated and technically skilled workforce that is proficient in English, and the valuation of the companies is well below the levels you see in the U.S.,

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