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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). Realistically for entrepreneurs, no matter how hard you try, you’re going to make hiring mistakes. Congrats again to the Upwork team.

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29 Seriously Inspiring Interviews For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

Business ventures build on top of one another like Lego towers — they don’t spring Athena-like from the foreheads of entrepreneurs, no matter what some may claim. Lauren Bush at Under30CEO , April 21, 2011 : Lauren Bush, co-founder of FEED Projects, discusses how she applied her entrepreneurial skills to the nonprofit, social justice sector.

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Nonprofit CEO Providing PPEs For Essential Workers

Hearpreneur

The move is not a stretch for Ella , who has spent her life as a social entrepreneur, philanthropist, and humanitarian. The defining moment for VisionSpring was when Founder Jordan Kassalow went on a volunteer mission to Mexico at age 23. Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners? How was VisionSpring named?

Jordan 77
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Nonprofit CEO Providing PPEs For Essential Workers

Hearpreneur

The move is not a stretch for Ella , who has spent her life as a social entrepreneur, philanthropist, and humanitarian. The defining moment for VisionSpring was when Founder Jordan Kassalow went on a volunteer mission to Mexico at age 23. Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners? How was VisionSpring named?

Jordan 62
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How a startup should leverage a personal assistant

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. A virtual assistant (VA) is a remote worker hired to complete tasks you should not be doing as the founder of a startup. You are now an entrepreneur. Introduction. This article intends to answer those questions.

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TEDx Bay Area Women, quick fire talks

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Founder of JackCards.com. people in India, 700k have cell phones with SMS, not smart phones, 66% of women do the work but receive 10% of income, 1% of property. In any case, the valley is small. I met 2-4 women whom I’ve met at other SV events. Some folks whom I met: Debra Bowen, Secretary of State of California.

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TEDx Bay Area Women, quick fire talks

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Founder of JackCards.com. people in India, 700k have cell phones with SMS, not smart phones, 66% of women do the work but receive 10% of income, 1% of property. In any case, the valley is small. I met 2-4 women whom I’ve met at other SV events. Some folks whom I met: Debra Bowen, Secretary of State of California.