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Chewy S-1: Category Leadership + Conveyor Belt Into Consumers’ Homes

View from Seed

The company launched in 2011 and then was acquired by PetSmart for over $3 billion in 2017 (PetSmart itself owned by PE firm BC Partners), but Chewy is now preparing for life as a standalone public company. Average revenue per customer has steadily increased from $223/yr in 2012 to $334/yr in 2018. worth of goods from Chewy in 2018.

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Chewy S-1: Category Leadership + Conveyor Belt Into Consumers’ Homes

Agile VC

The company launched in 2011 and then was acquired by PetSmart for over $3 billion in 2017 (PetSmart itself owned by PE firm BC Partners), but Chewy is now preparing for life as a standalone public company. Average revenue per customer has steadily increased from $223/yr in 2012 to $334/yr in 2018. worth of goods from Chewy in 2018.

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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

SXSW and Edelman have partnered to launch a special report of the Trust Barometer?—?Edelman’s March 9, 2018 3:30PM? March 9, 2018 3:30PM?—?4:30PM March 9, 2018 3:30PM?—?4:30PM March 9, 2018 5:00PM?—?6:00PM March 9, 2018 5:00PM?—?6:00PM March 10, 2018 9:30AM?—?11:30AM 4:30PM Hilton?—?Salon

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Listen To the Haters So You Can Prove Them Wrong

YoungUpstarts

Now I’m working on the leadership team, continuing to propel the mission forward. . It virtually disappears when female investors or VC’s with female partners are the ones investing in women-led companies. iBirth was acquired in June 2018 by Babyscripts, Inc., Learn from those women who came before you.

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8 of the Best Executive Assistant Conferences in 2018

YoungUpstarts

8 of the Best Executive Assistant Conferences in 2018. Dates: September 30 – October 3, 2018. The customized program nurtures leadership, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills—and that’s just the short list. Locations and Dates: Silicon Valley, CA – March 29, 2018. Boston, MA – May 31, 2018.

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As The Leader Of Your Company, It Pays To Be Emotionally Intelligent

YoungUpstarts

Gone are the days of absentee leadership or CEOs who operate out of sight or behind the scenes. In fact, a 2018 study calls EI a key predictor of relationships, overall effectiveness, and quality of life. Ask why they chose to work for your company, what they think of your leadership style, and what would make life easier for them.

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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

BCG (June 2018): “Startups founded and cofounded by women actually performed better over time, generating 10% more in cumulative revenue over a five-year period: $730,000 compared with $662,000.”. Just in 2018, 15 unicorns were born with at least one female founder; in 2019, 21 startups founded or co-founded by a female became unicorns.