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Steve Case Testifies on Expanding Access to Capital Across America

Revolution

Post-AOL, I dedicated myself to backing and supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs as Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Revolution. At the same time, industries that once powered cities in the middle of the country have suffered, leading to an outflow of potential founders and tech employees and creating what I call the possibility gap.

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i2E Names Darcy Wilborn as President

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Since joining the organization in 2014, she has held several key leadership roles, most recently as Vice President of Operations. These programs have significantly broadened access to entrepreneurial resources and supported hundreds of founders in turning their ideas into viable businesses.

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Max MRR: Your growth ceiling

A Smart Bear: Longform

Figure 9 Buffer went through a few phases: Time­frame New MRR 1 & Cancels 2 Dis­cussion 2012- 2014 MRR $3k → $40k Cancel 8% → 6% As they found Product/ Market Fit, they got cancellations under control, and accelerated new MRR, resulting in Max MRR increasing and revenue starting to accelerate. The chart shows the answer.

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HPA Announces Acquisition of Portfolio Company Simple Mills by Flower Foods, Inc.

HPA

HPA led the first round of institutional capital in 2014, providing subsequent capital and strategic support to help drive growth and innovation. The firm invested in the founder’s vision and shared Smith’s belief that the company could revolutionize the way food is made to positively impact people and the planet.

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Supporter Profile: Magnify Consulting

NZ Entrepreneur

At Magnify, we help founders of SMEs to grow a healthy sales pipeline without the risk of hiring. Every day, we get to use our sales strategy and skills to grow pipeline and revenue for some of the most talented founders and business owners on the planet. Its our job to set founders and business leaders up for sales success.

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Praise Our Lord For Secondary Markets, Because Selling Shares Is Now an Essential Part of (Seed) Venture Capital

Hunter Walk

[While I’m going to focus on investor secondary here, I support common share sales as well – for example, back in 2014 writing “ Getting Some Founders Early Liquidity Can Benefit VCs ” during a period where many founders were being shamed for even asking about taking some money off the table.]

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The Architecture of Impact: Hope Horner on Reinventing Branded Content

Jason Malki

Top Female Founders in 2023 and 2024. We started Lemonlight in 2014 at a time when the industry was inefficient and outdated, and I knew there was a better way. If you had to share, words of wisdom, with a Founder whos about to start their own startup, what would theybe? Thank you so much for joiningus!