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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Motivation to Grow Their Business

Hearpreneur

In the past year alone we’ve had several partners expand their cleaning centers, hire new staff, and invest in their machinery thanks to the revenue from ihateironing. But it's also deeply rooted in my desire to create opportunities, not just for myself but for my team and the partners we serve.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments In 2021

Hearpreneur

We have won vacations with the other companies we partner with. 20, 2021 we opened our first flagship store in Waikiki, Hawaii. During hectic periods, the hiring department had difficulties locating specific files and maintaining paperwork, which took too much time. I am proud of launching our company's website and blog.

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Waiakea Water Joins List Of Sustainable Companies

YoungUpstarts

They want to hire employees who care about the environment and are committed to sustainability. They hire people passionate about helping animals and habitats around the world. They hire people who are passionate about helping the planet and being a part of a progressive company. This organization is based in Washington, DC.

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eve is coming to Austin

Austin Startup

From Hawaii to Ho Chi Minh, we hail from 10 different countries (and counting). I don’t confine hiring decisions to a particular type of person or a specific kind of experience; my team is made up of people that come from corporates, people that were looking for a career change and people who are just starting out.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

They hire their initial co-founders and early employees and everybody has a sense of “mission.” We try to recruit investment partners who bring startup operating experience. We try to hire deeply analytical associates to can help companies problem solve and who make us better investors. A Sense of Purpose.

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What I Read On Spring Break

Feld Thoughts

Amy and I just spent a week off the grid in Hawaii with my partner Ryan, his wife Katherine, and their son. Last year on spring break we cancelled a trip to Hawaii (with the McIntyres) because of the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Japan. Better than book #1 – more fun, better characters, faster pace.

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If, Why, and How Founders Should Hire a “Professional” CEO

Reid Hoffman

My partners at Greylock and I have invested in a number of young founding CEOs who match this pattern and are doing a fantastic job leading their companies through hypergrowth, such as Brian Chesky of AirBnB and Drew Houston of Dropbox. Couldn’t we just hire a COO and have you stay as CEO?”. James and Jeff had worked together at Yahoo!,

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