TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

In June 2015, Duolingo raised a $45 million Series D round led by Laela Sturdy of Google Capital ( later rebranded CapitalG ), valuing the company at $470 million. She invested because of Duolingo’s growth and engagement numbers, but confronted von Ahn with some direct advice. It has to be an exit of some sorts, and a big one at that.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

I was referred to EO Accelerator by a former EO member and applied to the program in 2015. In EO Accelerator, we learned basic principles about the critical aspects of running a business and put strategies into place that enabled us to grow at a rapid but sustainable pace?which I love that we don’t give each other advice in Forum.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

What advice the initiators have for other ecosystems looking to hire a professional ecosystem builder. A small planning grant from DRF in 2015 brought many service providers together. Advice for replication in other ecosystems. How they managed to rally other ecosystem stakeholders into supporting these efforts. Patience is key.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

Stephen Harper, the country’s prime minister from 2006 to 2015, famously quipped that the region suffered from “ a culture of defeatism.” Once lone rangers, Q1 Labs and Radian6 are now surrounded by thriving copycats in a self-sustaining ecosystem. Soon, the region’s hard-luck narrative stuck.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2019

I created withSimplicity in January 2015, creating products for people who are looking for safe, sustainable, and effective alternatives for their beauty and skincare routines. [.] She asked questions of people who knew about business and followed their advice. Read on to learn more about this inspiring story. “I

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In a four-part series, he explores the origins and operations of Bowery Farming, a profitable startup that has raised almost $500 million since 2015 to create new tech and facilities that raise leafy greens sold in nearly 900 markets. Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley? Any advice?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

A great leader has a strong sense for when the troops can do a big push and work hard for a sustained period of time and when the team needs a break. She can anticipate reactions to price increases or product changes by customers and she can sustain competitive challenges because she knows the customer will stick by her. Team Building.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2018

But recently, I’m feeling particularly strong and optimistic because I think we’re finally on a sustainable growth path with a winning set of products … and it feels so good. I paid no attention to his well-intentioned advice. but make it sustainable, too. We were featured in O, The Oprah Magazine.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In 2015, the world’s first and only flexible window screen was born. Hopefully, the reason was passion, because it all starts here, and this is what sustains you through the inevitably trying times. I showed my “bubble gum and duct tape” prototype to some industry professionals, and the response was overwhelming.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders. I’m excited to have Vidit Aatrey, CEO and co-founder of Meesho, which was founded in 2015, and you went through YC in 2016. We have widows who were not able to sustain their family, feed their kids, et cetera. I need to have people so that we can sustain this.

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Unvalidated Learnings

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Johnson, the company’s first employee, built an epistolary community of fellow runners (a forum of sorts), who, in exchange for his expert advice, would provide him with invaluable product feedback: “ Unlike me, however, most customers came to depend on Johnson’s letters. That was no longer enough to sustain me, or my company.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

In order to determine one, you should ask fundamental questions: What’s the long-term, sustainable reason that the company will stay in business? As we saw in part 1 of this EC-1 , this led him to the revelation that it’s easier to figure things out for yourself than finding advice that applies to you. Launching a rolling fund.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When APCO pivoted away from government relations work in 2015, Chris McCannell joined leading Republican lobbyist Doyle Bartlett, former House Financial Services Republican staffer Greg Mesack and the team at what was then The Eris Group. ACA is also working with FINRA and NASDAQ to gauge interest in engaging with ACA on testing requirements.

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