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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

Both Sides of the Table

Andrew was head of North America and international head of licensing meaning he knew how to take these characters and blow them out into the endearing franchise that they became by extending the brand to the physical world and then ultimately to the big screen. It is what Seriously was designed to do. Clear path to execution.

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10 Positive Signs For Starting Your Own Business Now

Startup Professionals Musings

Crowd funding is setting new records worldwide, with $17 billion from North America alone, and VCs poured another $100 billion more into small growth companies last year. This approach, popularly known as “glocalization,” means you design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market you plan to attack.

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We are Adding a Principal to Our Investment Team

View from Seed

You have unbounded curiosity for emerging trends, a love for experimentation, and you’re always eager to dive into new products and technologies before others do. You have 5-10 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, and/or investor. You enjoy meeting new people and have a healthy appetite for conversation.

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The Heartfelt Holiday: Nine Ways To Show Your Employees You Care This Holiday Season

YoungUpstarts

Give meaningful credit when credit is due. When I conducted 360 reviews of CEOs, one of the biggest complaints I heard was from employees who resented getting emails from the boss on weekends or late at night. Designate a volunteer day to spread goodwill. Deb has delighted and inspired over 1,000 audiences across North America.

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How to Build an All-Star Remote Technology Team

The Startup Magazine

Remote teams work from the same office and include a wide range of specialists – UX designers, solid software engineers and project managers. This kind of companies, for example, can augment the teams behind successful startups in the Bay area while operating in Asia, Eastern Europe or South America. How to hire technology superstars?

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A Non-Profit Lean Startup: The Story of Adopt-a-Pet

Startup Lessons Learned

Today it’s North America's largest non-profit pet adoption website, with millions of visitors to the site each month and partnerships with more than 17,000 animal shelters, pet rescue groups, humane societies and shelters. Everyone from engineers and designers to customer service and support staff was included.

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5 Ways AI’s Role In Sales Might Surprise You

YoungUpstarts

AI is a catch-all term for computer systems designed with the capability to perform human tasks—functions like speech recognition, decision-making, and complex analysis. AI technologies include computer vision (think self-driving cars), natural language processing, evolutionary computation, and machine learning.