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Fundraising Now? Remember Morality Impacts Valuation

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Uber is still living down reports of its founder’s past behavior, and California pushed to treat drivers like full-time employees and take on the associated costs. Columbia University professor Sheena Iyengar has called out authenticity as being at the root of whether a customer, partner, or investor will do business with you.

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Being a Business Leader Amid Historical Events

Seeing Both Sides

The two Supreme Court decisions and the response to the tragic church shooting in South Carolina are among the most indelible events of our time and all three will be memorialized in history books and discussed for decades to come. How do I invite dialog with my employees? Others communicated more privately to their employees.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc., and Verizon Communications Inc. At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees. North Carolina. South Carolina.

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Transcript of Focusing on Gratitude to Build Relationships

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Chris Schembra: So eventually we realized we were damn good at doing that, and so we built an entire company around the idea of producing dinners and helping people build a community. My boss, who’s kind of like a partner, he had just gotten married, so all of a sudden, I was pretty much alone. And that’s our goal.