TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

GPARENCY is looking to hire for sales, including entry-level roles, and says it is open to no experience — they’ll train new hires in the skills they need, and in company culture. The firm, valued last year at about $2 billion, has raised over $500 million in equity.” Read more on the company’s blog post here.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

The first three tools are only relevant if you’re going to generate significant content yourself: Teten.com , my blog and content marketing strategy. I typically publish essays in a major media venue, and then cross-post it on my blog. The mailings are just roundups of recent blog posts, so don’t require extra work. Linkedin.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 3, 2020

Retail sales of plant-based meats increased 20% in the US in 2018 — a significant figure considering that all food sales grew only 2% and that production was slowed by a dearth of processing capacity for the pea-protein isolate used by plant-based producers.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

The first three tools are only relevant if you’re going to generate significant content yourself: Teten.com , my blog and content marketing strategy. I typically publish essays in an established media venue, and then cross-post it on my blog. The mailings are just roundups of recent blog posts, so don’t require extra work.

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

And I published this on my own startups blog. So for a long time, it was brand, culture, and what I call boldness, which is is the organization taking on enough risk? So when I had culture on my list, I spent 300 hours in the culture code deck at HubSpot. PART 2 OF 4 ENDS [00:42:04]. Yeah, so I find it enjoyable.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2011

I wrote an entire blog post about this in the past highlighting my belief that you should hire people who “punch above their weight class.” It means a welter weight who wants to fight in the heavy-weight category. Culture matters. Along the same lines as aptitude I would say that “company culture” matters.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Using data from the World Bank, World Economic Forum, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development allow us to take a data-driven approach to determine which countries in Europe are the best for startups. Best by Category. Labor Quality.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Do your research, and get to learn the lingo and culture behind them. This happens in 2 flavors. Here’s my guide on the 6 categories of keywords to track for sales opportunities. Building up some helpful blog posts on topics your target audience is interested in increases the number of conversations you can be helpful in.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Challenge 2: Unsustainable Funds. As you grow, you’ll be presented with opportunities for partnerships, funding and even expansion into other categories. While recruiting employees who will mix well with your culture is certainly important, be careful not to stack the deck too far on one side or the other.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

My 2 biggest positives: 1. In America being in this type of job means that you get 2 (maybe 3) weeks of vacation per year. I wrote a blog post related to this called Is it Time to Earn or to Learn? I got to experience much of the local culture and customs. So in that context let me use it.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

We spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category. For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.

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