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How ‘Company Culture’ Became Overused

Duct Tape Marketing

Gottlieb, an inspirational business leader, and Harvard Business School executive education alumnus, champions a leadership philosophy centered on strategy, empowerment, and consistent execution while founding charitable initiatives like “Windows for a Cause” and “Baths for the Brave.” Is there some story behind the name there?

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

Both Sides of the Table

Because Bird was first to market, extremely innovative, quick to hire talented leadership and an experienced founder it was able to raise $125 million in an extraordinarily short period of time. name your city]? Ah, but Bird doesn’t have network effects! There is nothing viral! Anybody can launch a scooter service! Not really.

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The Past, Present and Future of Gender Lens Investing

Austin Startup

While the value of diverse teams and women in leadership are relatively new topics in the business world, the field of gender lens investment is even newer. No uniform metrics or standardized criteria currently exist to compare actual fund portfolios to determine gender impact in terms of women’s leadership profile.

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Building The Machine Podcast Episode 5: Dan Kimerling Deciens Capital

Eric Friedman

In 2007, he was named the Anne Armstrong Leadership Fellow, a position given annually to the most promising young foreign policy professional. On Describing His Current Work without Naming His Fund/Investments. Dan has a B.A. with Honors) in Political Science and an M.A.

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

What’s some of the ways that that kind of informs your leadership? And it was 2007. And I think one of the things that we’ve learned is, when I came to Silicon Valley in 2007, we were starting Airbnb in 2008, it was a marketplace. Everyone’s going to get a year of healthcare in the United States.

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

What’s some of the ways that that kind of informs your leadership? And it was 2007. And I think one of the things that we’ve learned is, when I came to Silicon Valley in 2007, we were starting Airbnb in 2008, it was a marketplace. Everyone’s going to get a year of healthcare in the United States.

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Blitzscaling Beyond Startups

Reid Hoffman

The fund generated $17 billion in returns in 2007. Even the value of enduring market leadership can erode over time. Earlier in its history, Airbnb was busy blitzscaling its business in the United States when it suddenly faced a serious challenge in Europe. The more common big prize is a lasting, long-term advantage.

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