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Bplans Briefcase: Business Stories to Keep You in the Know

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Another interesting aspect of this business is that their leadership is 80% female, including co-founders Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss, and President Beth Kaplan, among others. See Also New York’s Billion Dollar Fashion Week. Jusoor runs an entrepreneurship program in Syria.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

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Founders don’t think their problems are due to trends. And in fact, overall trends are a second-order effect for founders.” And noted New York angel Chris Dixon recently made the leap to the venture world. Sarah Lacy is the founder and editor-in-chief of PandoDaily. Now it’s glutted.