Feedough

APRIL 16, 2021

This unique concept went viral in 2014 and initiated a chain reaction that helped spread awareness about the disease ALS and encouraged donations to research on the same. The idea was to inspire people to take action and support a cause from the ground up, which eventually grew to a nationwide campaign that grabbed everyone’s attention.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

OurCrowd was an early investor in BioCatch in 2014 and invested in the recent $168M lead by Bain Capital. mPrest, which serves major utility companies worldwide, joins Microsoft’s global independent software vendor partner ecosystem which includes sales and go-to-market support. Medical Manager and Director for BrainQ (Israel).

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

We want to arm these people with capital, to help grow their businesses but we also want to support them. I have a blog post on that, fundraising advice for founders raising for the first time. There's a lot of blogs out there now on Medium and elsewhere where you can just learn.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 19, 2022

In 2014, I started working a cocaine trafficking case, which eventually led to the largest cocaine haul and most complex wiretap case in Nashville history. (I We’ve experienced an outpouring of support from the local community and media. Five years of hard work later, I landed my dream job on the 20th Judicial District Drug Task Force.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2019

Today, there are more nonprofits and incubator programs supporting potential entrepreneurs than ever before. Hall actively supports entrepreneurs and start-ups. appeared first on THE BLOG. We can and should address these obstacles to resurrect the American dream for all citizens. The post Is American Entrepreneurship In Crisis?

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OurCrowd

JULY 22, 2020

That’s not to say many didn’t see it coming: WHO published a strategic action plan for pandemic influenza in 2007 and in 2014 Bill Gates, representing the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, presented a TED Talk about his anticipation of both a pandemic and societal lack of preparation for such an international medical crisis.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2020

Your ability to empathize with people in your business and your key relationships will ensure support and loyalty. Your support in these difficult times will go a long way in retaining them for life. Engaging clients through knowledge sharing, thoughtful ideas, and proactive support will build a strong, long-lasting relationship.

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Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

We eventually launched the product, which didn't generate enough revenue to support us- so we shut down the business after all my credit cards maxed out. In mid-2014, Caya started Slidebean. I probably met with 20+ investors, including Fred Wilson and Josh Koppelman, and both rejected our company as too early.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

And now, with Silver Lake’s investment and support, we can accelerate our growth investing even more into our strategic roadmap, and placing some new bets on ideas we’ve had but haven’t been able to find the space to explore. We remain steadfast in our commitment to continuing to increase all of the above.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

This is especially true in a booming market (like 2014) where PR firms can charge premiums and be super selective about whom they work with. But having somebody in-house means they can do many things like help with website copy, running events, writing training manuals and even handling customer support calls. Just don’t spam people.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 5, 2018

It started as a hobby, but by 2014, with the support of my EO Fort Worth “Tamarindo” Forum, it became a real business. EO Fort Worth was amazingly supportive. This level of support was extraordinary, and I couldn’t have done it without their help. But it’s just the opposite—it’s an amazing company. I was thrilled!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

By some estimates, it takes 1 million pounds of raw material to support the lifestyle of an average American in a year. By 2014, mobile banking offered a full range of services and processed over $16.3 The post How To Unleash Sustainable Innovation That Matters appeared first on THE BLOG. Waste as a resource.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 17, 2019

But every once in a while you get a WhatsApp scenario —where a bigger competitor is so scared of your product that they’re willing to offer almost anything to mitigate that risk (like the $19 billion Facebook paid for WhatsApp back in 2014). Get support from trusted people. Don’t do an exit off the side of your desk.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

He did not provide further details, saying only the company would provide the affected “with generous packages, engage in consultation where required, and support them with their transitions.” The New York–based firm, started by Joshua Kushner, also led the company’s $70 million Series C in 2014 when it was valued at $3.5

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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? We look forward to supporting Onboard Dynamics’ ongoing efforts to lower fuel costs and carbon emissions. “In

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Y Combinator

MARCH 30, 2021

But most importantly, you are the support system for the other person when things are hard. This was 2013, 2014. Instead, I messaged Jeff Jordan and said, ‘You know, I read your blog post about retail, and the transition of retail to online.’ You need to invest a lot more money to support that growth before you make money.

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

From 2004 to 2014, the average payments for coinsurance rose 107% from $117 to $242. In the second part of that same journey, I stumbled upon what I believe to be a large and investible trend — and that is the key subject of this blog post. Also like high deductibles, coinsurance usage in on the rise.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Profitability.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

billion by 2014. In a way it feels intuitive to us – the readers of this blog – because we’re the tech crowd. I suppose I could have skipped the whole rest of the blog post and just posted that. Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). There are 2.9 billion email accounts.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

In 2012 I penned an article called “ It’s Morning in VC ” that highlighted many of these trends and in 2014 I published a series of data in this VC SlideShare presentation of “ Why VC is Much More Compelling ” now, which updated many of our earlier analysis. Final venture outlook 2016 from Mark Suster.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

I remain a huge supporter and am very proud of our accomplishments and hugely optimistic about our future. “Ok, so this guy can write a blog and source deals but can he make any money?” ” So it’s now March 2014 – 5 years since I started investing. 5 years ago. The monkey on my back. ” Yup.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

You’ve had a few difficult years outside of work – I feel confident 2014 is going to be a great one! I know your 2013 success will lead to more sustained travel in 2014. I feel confident in our 2014 plans. This would be an unbearably difficult job without your support. Oh, and thank you to Nick Foles.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2021

When I moved to Washington State in 2014, I initially registered my business as Julia L F Goldstein Communications. The entrepreneurial mindset requires a willingness to invest in your business to support your vision for the future. Making the mindset shift appeared first on THE BLOG. If you didn’t, should you do so?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2020

In 2014, Greg contributed a chapter to Verne Harnish’s book, Scaling Up on how to improve profits though labor efficiency. Decide if you can support more labor at full or reduced pay, or if you have to cut faster and harder than you originally thought. In 2020, Greg will release his newest book, Simple Numbers 2.0:

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

I recently read a blog post by Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director of Sapphire Ventures about why entrepreneurs should care about from whom their VC funds raise their capital. which matters for getting future support) Where the fund is in its investment cycle (year 1 out of 10 or year 7 out of 10)? I could go on for a long time.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Obviously I’m a proponent of still working closely with your investors to make sure that they feel bought into your decisions which will matter a lot if you ever need their support in the future. See as a board we can already see very clearly how our 2014 & 2015 years pencil out with a fair degree of predictability.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 7, 2019

Getting a line of credit to support receivables was going to release monetary stress. He and partner Steve Denny launched the business in 2014 to perform business valuations, help people buy and sell companies, and provide exit planning and consulting. But our value and ability to succeed were going to be judged by others.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 10, 2017

From 2014 to 2015, we are proud to have grown the program from 14 to more than 40 companies. The first major change we implemented was in 2013 when we added an EO co-chair position to support the chair, which established the groundwork for our rapid growth. This created a much stronger foundation for the program to support growth.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2021

The acquisition fits nicely with RedHat OpenShift, its container platform, but the company says it will continue to support StackRox usage on other platforms including AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform. This approach is consistent with IBM’s strategy of supporting multicloud, hybrid environments.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

We still share good and bad news with each other and provide much-needed support if one of us hits a wall–it’s priceless.” Hao Lam is an EO Seattle member who joined the organization in 2014. Read more perspectives about executive learning on EO’s Inc.com blog. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2016

When I had to close my B2B marketing and branding agency in September of 2014, that feeling of optimism shifted toward scarcity and desperation. I was 10 years into my entrepreneurial journey, unemployed with zero savings and had no back-up plan to support me. The post Making Failure Your Friend appeared first on THE BLOG.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The fresh cash will be put toward several efforts, CEO and co-founder Frederic Lalonde said in a press release, including supporting Hopper’s new social commerce initiatives.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Writing in a company blog post announcing the deal, executive vice president and chief product officer Manoj Leelanivas sees 128 Technology adding great flexibility to the portfolio as it tries to transition from legacy networking approaches to modern ones driven by AI, especially in conjunction with the Mist purchase.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

percent in the fourth quarter of 2014, compared with a national joblessness rate of 5.7 The home buyer has been a major supporter of Techtonic Academy, and as a result, they have saved 20% percent on software development over the past two years without sacrificing quality or time-effective solutions.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 23, 2016

In my years of being a business owner, I’ve discovered that inspiration—and support—can come from the most unexpected of places. This story was originally printed in the March 2014 issue of Octane magazine. The post Looking Back: Life Lessons From a Nun appeared first on THE BLOG. state, as well as 83 countries.

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EntreWorks Consulting

MAY 23, 2019

Back in 2014, Congress wisely opted to try a new approach for revitalizing American manufacturing: the Manufacturing USA Network. EntreWorks Blog. Manufacturing USA is a public-private network of 14 Manufacturing Institutes that fund and promote research in key disciplines related to manufacturing. Evaluating Manufacturing USA.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

We originally filed to go public in March of 2014, and didn’t actually become a public company until January of 2015. The first was in July of 2014, when we made the unusual move of raising and announcing another round of private financing while on file to go public. Any good stories or memories about the process or listing day itself?

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