Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2016

In 2013, Kim sold the company to her co-workers, making it 100% employee owned at a moment of growth and expansion. New Belgium is admired for its culture of engagement that you formalized in 2013 when you sold the company to your co-workers. How did the notion of ownership evolve? Part of giving people the map is financial.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 24, 2016

Culture Index) and Fregata Fitness, Inc. utilizing the Culture Index program) a couple years prior to this, and this year we signed a three-location agreement to bring Iron Tribe Fitness to San Antonio, Texas, USA, where we currently reside. Culture Index) and Fregata Fitness, Inc. Doug is also an EMP graduate, Class of 2013.

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Haystack

JANUARY 20, 2019

That escalation from $25K back in 2013 took a little over four years. Over the years, that check size grew slowly to $50K, then a few $100Ks, and I followed-on into a few at the $250K level, with two outsized pile-ins at $400K and $600K total exposure, respectively.

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Haystack

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

The company’s blog has become a destination for original research on consumer behavior and insights — check it out here: [link]. When I began investing in 2013, the Series A rounds were quite fast and furious after the seed rounds. That is not the case today.

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 27, 2023

Looking Back At My Own Departure in 2013. High performers and culture carriers for years — terminated via email and without the opportunity to celebrate their time with their teams. Leading up to my departure in 2013, and after, I too feared the impact of losing that part of my self-worth.

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Haystack

JANUARY 12, 2020

For those following this blog and the seed market over the past decade, you may have noticed that every year, we see increases across the board — more investors, newer funds, and funds that get larger. Rather, this short blog is filled only with my own observations from being in the middle of the evolving seed market since 2013.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2012 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2013; Slack in 2014 (after prematurely saying there wasn’t one); took a break in 2015-16, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; in 2017 it was Coinbase ; and last year, 2018, it was Airtable.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 30, 2019

But then I talked to a mentor who reminded me this blog usually was and should still be a medium for me to think out loud, and that this act of constantly thinking should be valuable to at least me. So, with that caveat, here we go… As 2020 is nearly around the corner, what’s on my mind?

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 29, 2020

By: Kathie Priebe and Cristina Almeida, Managing Directors of Golden Seeds Reposted with permission from Golden Seeds blog. Editor’s note: This is an update to the original blog post, “How did she do it? In October 2013, we incorporated and established Onboard Dynamics. This will also play into your company culture.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In 2013, when I started the company, I wanted to focus on a niche instead of being all things to all people. Evan developed a three-part hiring process to ensure that we identify the right talent fit for our culture. When you care about each other as teammates, it shows and leads to a positive culture that attracts more top talent.

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Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 30, 2024

After spending 15 years working in the UK and Europe, I returned to India in 2013, where I’ve been dedicated to mentoring the product, operations, and marketing teams at Vantage Circle. I wanted to create a platform that could help companies prioritize employee wellness and create a culture of health and fitness in the workplace.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2019

A last-minute trip to drop my wife off at her internship in October 2013 led to the brightest idea I’ve had so far as an entreprener. After all, we as a culture are fairly judgemental. The post Building a Groundbreaking Platform for Mental Health Support With Passion and Purpose appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Haystack

MAY 19, 2018

Fast forward to 2013 — we became parents, I started investing, and life as we knew it changed. There are plenty of other blogs you can find that list all the email tools, to-do apps, and other things folks weave into their daily lives. The marine layer of fog that draped Dolores Park shielded us from the world.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2016

Picture this: It’s early 2013. The post How I Lost 40% of My Company in Four Hours appeared first on THE BLOG. By Adam Morris, and EO Portland member and President of West Coast Careers, Oregon. There are five of us on staff: My partner, me, two recruiters and a young office manager. Contact Adam at adam@westcoastcareers.com.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2018

Jill shared lessons learned and more in a blog post to mark the occasion. … 2013: The achievement of a long-term goal can be accomplished with clear metrics, a path and a team who is aligned and focused. What would our culture look like? The post Lessons Learned After 15 Years in Business appeared first on THE BLOG.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 18, 2022

Once you find your USP, include it in your messaging and share it in your marketing assets like your website, blog and marketing campaigns. For instance, Dunkin Donuts’ slogan “America Runs on Dunkin” makes people feel part of American culture. Select the ones that no other business offers. Tell your personal story.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2018

Lisa Sugar’s part-time pop culture hobby grew into the wildly popular media outlet, PopSugar. My mother used to call failure a stepping-stone to success, as opposed to the opposite of success,” she recalled in a 2013 Inc. The post How 5 Expert Entrepreneurs View Success and Failure appeared first on THE BLOG. Lisa Sugar.

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2022

Israeli startup ProFuse aims to cut the production price of lab-cultured protein. PitchBook has ranked OurCrowd as Israel’s most active investor each year since we were founded in 2013, with investments in more than 330 portfolio companies. The post Newsletter: Some good news for a change appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2023

Image Credits: Tumblr “When adding something new to Tumblr in the past, we’d simply add a new icon to our navigation with little further explanation,” Tumblr wrote in a blog post. The company was founded in 2007 and acquired by TechCrunch parent company Yahoo for $1 billion in 2013.

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