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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear

Period, full-stop. And everyone else at WP Engine would tell you the same thing. So to everyone at WP Engine, let me repeat the message from one year ago: Look what we did !

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Empowering millennials in Peru to take action volunteering

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. It was a culture shock,” she states. She was just focused on doing the work.

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6 Tips for Hiring and Keeping the Right Team Members

Entrepreneurs' Organization

He bought into Sharp & Carter in 2013, and the firm has grown from seven people in Melbourne to 120 people across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, Australia. . The biggest bulk, 50 percent, must focus on character and culture fit. Aim for good leadership and continuous improvement.

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AI and analytics platform Dataiku raises $200M at a reduced valuation

TechCrunch

Dataiku has taken a leadership position helping enterprises put massive datasets to work at unprecedented speed and creating a culture of AI focused on delivering compounding business results.” We are pleased to partner and contribute to their impressive journey. ” The bump in the road comes as something of a surprise. .

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10 years, 10 moments with Gabriela Gandel

Impact Hub

An achievement I am deeply proud of as I hand over the reins of leadership to the amazing leader Tatiana Glad and shift to the Board of the organisation to help with larger-scale partnerships and influence through social entrepreneurship policy. Global leadership pioneering meetings. Impact Hub Global Gathering, Oaxaca 2013.

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Daily Crunch: Intel will reportedly buy cloud-optimization startup Granulate for $650M

TechCrunch

Grab your calendar and add these two: We’re doing a Data and Culture Transformation event on April 26 for the big data aficionados, and now is your last chance to buy discounted tickets for our in-person TC Sessions: Mobility event on May 18 and 19, as well as the virtual event on the 20th. DeWitt, who became a VC after selling Drop, Inc.

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New Belgium Brewing’s Kim Jordan On How To Get Your Team To Own It

Entrepreneurs' Organization

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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