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Congratulations to Upwork

A Crowded Space

Very shortly after I joined, Greg Gretsch (now my partner at Jackson Square Ventures) co-led oDesk’s Series A along with Venky Ganesan (partner at Menlo Ventures and lead investor in Rev.com). Greg Gretsch was and remains on the board and is my partner at Jackson Square Ventures. Upwork had truly life-changing potential.

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Nonprofit CEO Providing PPEs For Essential Workers

Hearpreneur

Along with longtime partners like Warby Parker, Ella and the VisionSpring team are making it their priority to use their immense resources for this unprecedented fight. The defining moment for VisionSpring was when Founder Jordan Kassalow went on a volunteer mission to Mexico at age 23. billion people worldwide who need them.

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Nonprofit CEO Providing PPEs For Essential Workers

Hearpreneur

Along with longtime partners like Warby Parker, Ella and the VisionSpring team are making it their priority to use their immense resources for this unprecedented fight. The defining moment for VisionSpring was when Founder Jordan Kassalow went on a volunteer mission to Mexico at age 23. billion people worldwide who need them.

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29 Seriously Inspiring Interviews For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

13, 2006: This distinguished Nobel Peace Prize recipient pioneered the use of microcredits through the Grameen Bank, which he established in his native Bangladesh in 1983; many for-profit and nonprofit ventures these days utilize the same concept when investing in underprivileged regions. Patrick Chukwura at Young Entrepreneurs , Sept.

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Remote Jobs: The Fair Pay Rate Dilemma

Transformify

Usually, the remote workers work from home or co-working spaces and visit the company office once per month or even once per quarter. ‘’ABC, a US company, signs an agreement with Mr ‘’X’’, a citizen of Bangladesh. A good example is a company based in London creating remote jobs in Bristol.

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William Miller on Business Model Innovation

Life Beyond Code

I have known Dr. William Miller (co-founder of Value Centered Innovation ) for a number of years and every conversation with him on business model innovation and beyond has been delightful and insightful. Partners: The allied people and organizations who enable the model. Hers is a quick interview with him on the topic.

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6 Forward-thinking Businesses That Are Making the World a Better Place

Up and Running

Bonus points for the fact that they partner with the social enterprise Vision Spring to facilitate training for optometrists and eye glass manufacturers in the same countries that they donate glasses to (India, Guatemala, and Bangladesh to name a few), so the communities also receive opportunities for sustainable income.

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