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Betting Beyond the Bowl: Investing in Sweetgreen Was Always About More Than Salad

Revolution

In 2013, Sweetgreen had 22 locations in D.C., Fast forward to today, the tech-forward company spans more than 140 stores nationwide; partners regularly with chefs , artists , and cultural icons ; caters to millions of app users; and has officially debuted as a public company on the NYSE. Maryland, Virginia, Boston, and New York?—?the

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“I think viewing your board as an audience to be ‘sold’ to instead of a partner in your journey will orient your board to be less trusting and collaborative.” Five Questions with Nilam Ganenthiran, Former President of Instacart

Hunter Walk

Hunter Walk: You started at Instacart in 2013, just a year after it was founded, which obviously turned out to be an epic decision. Nilam Ganenthiran : The story of me joining Instacart in 2013, is actually rooted in an epic bad decision. Rafa runs Background Capital, and is one of the best partners for early company builders I know.

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TamatemGames raises $11M Series B led by PUBG maker Krafton

TechCrunch

Tamatem publishes games relevant to Arabic users and customizes its games to fit the culture. . Tamatem makes the games culturally relevant to the end-users,” said Hammo. It has published over 50 games since 2013, including its four main games: VIP Baloot , VIP Jalsat , Fashion Queen , and Clash of Empire.

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The Breakout Tech Company Of 2018

Haystack

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase. 5/ The Enduring Allure Of Platform Potential: Revenue is important.

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Reflecting On Haystack’s Investment In HelloSign (Acquired By Dropbox)

Haystack

At that time, back in 2013, Docusign was known to be a well-performing company. Was Dropbox just a storage provider, or a collaboration platform? I took Joseph out for lunch, told him about me and Haystack, and asked to invest in the company. Ultimately, Joseph invited me into the seed round. That turned out to be a good lunch.

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Pangyo Techno Valley Surfaces as Korea’s R&D Epicenter with an Advanced Industrial Cluster

AsiaTechDaily

This transformation is the outcome of a decade-long collaborative effort by Gyeonggi-do, Seongnam-si, and the associated companies. In the long term, an R&D culture will be fostered, firmly positioning Pangyo as Korea’s premier R&D city.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Christina Theodoraki

Ecosystem Builder Hub

I am a professor in entrepreneurship and educate students to this reflection and contribute to the development of an entrepreneurial culture and mindset. I wish I had access to several data from different cultural settings and understand how the ecosystem differs and evolves in different countries.