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VC Cafe
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
The past year was a wild ride for startups and founders, giving a whole new meaning to the ”rollercoaster” aspect of being an entrepreneur. Patrick Collison , self-made billionaire founder of Stripe. Bill Gates , founder of Microsoft. Choosing a co-founder, and hiring the early employees is key to building a successful company.
David Teten
MARCH 5, 2021
(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. Of the 43 U.S.-based
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thebarefootvc
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
I overviewed demographic and economic trends globally and outlined the opportunity for technology companies to access growth in the emerging markets. Jan Koum, one of WhatsApp’s founders, immigrated to the US from Communist Ukraine as a teenager. He worked at Yahoo, where he met his co-founder.
Hearpreneur
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. Using this capital , the founders launched and enjoyed exponential growth in their first year, with 10K users and thousands of listings. Photo Credit: Jack Underwood.
ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Although it’s tempting to blame it all on the coronavirus situation and its formidable ripples, the pandemic only accelerated the processes of globalization and digitization that have been underway for decades. Still, COVID-19 helped tip the balance towards a globally distributed model. The world of work is transforming.
A Crowded Space
OCTOBER 3, 2018
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). Upwork has built a global meritocracy, providing access to high-quality jobs and earning potential for the right people, anywhere in the world.
Hearpreneur
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
#10- Funding scholarships Photo Credit: Samuel Leach CSR has always been an aspect of Samuel and Co Trading, and we are always keeping an eye on social issues both globally and locally. For example, in April of 2022, we donated 10 tonnes of aid to Ukraine. Thanks to Samuel Leach, Samuel and Co Trading ! #11-
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