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The Intense Power of a Strong Company Culture

Tom Tunguz

Redpoint partnered with 2U at the Series A, and they are now a $2B publicly traded education company that powers online degree programs for Georgetown, USC, Syracuse, Berkeley, and Yale, among others. It was an inspirational moment for me because I observed the intense power of developing strong company culture.

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Dear SaaStr: Is It Acceptable for VCs to “Ghost” Founders Who Have Invested So Much Time and Effort with Them?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: Is It Acceptable for VCs to “Ghost” Founders who have invested so much time and effort with them? They meet 1000 startups a year, but they are lucky to meet 10 a year that they really want to invest in that also meets their investment criteria. How should founders respond to this? You’ll know.

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10 Learning from Off The Record with Pat Grady of Sequoia Capital

SaaStr

Takeaway: The best habits are ultimately specific to the individual leader and their company. Video: #2 – Building Cultures That Scale. As shown by his biography on the Sequoia website, his investment approach prioritizes company culture and values. ” is a “must watch.”

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From Stealth to Unicorn in 11 Months: Top 5 Lessons Learned with Drata CEO Adam Markowitz and Cowboy Ventures Partner Amanda Robson (Video)

SaaStr

The company culture you build. From an investment perspective, having your customers be public advocates of what you’re building can attract investors. Lesson 5: Build a successful company culture. You must have the proper structure and culture in place to enable faster growth. The strategies you deploy.

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Building Company Culture, Before It’s Too Late

Mucker Capital

When I was leading my last business, I always knew that company culture was important. With a thousand other things demanding my time, thinking about culture was perpetually on the back burner. The Moment that Culture Becomes Crucial. The Moment that Culture Becomes Crucial.

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What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Scaling from 2 to 200 Employees and 0 to 75,000 Customers with Storyblok CEO Dominik Angerer and VP of Operations Lydia Kothmeier (Video)

SaaStr

Partner: investing in different partnership channels. Storyblok then invested in an onboarding and learning platform to create a four-week onboarding program rather than the lengthy wiki pages they previously used. To create a strong company culture in a remote work environment, Storyblok focused on its employee benefits early on. “We

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Why Founders Should Prioritize Personal Development with Shopify (Podcast 502 and Video)

SaaStr

Aydin believes that investing in a founder’s personal development is essential professionally and ethically, especially since the modern SaaS climate can give off a distorted definition of success. Company Culture of Personal Development.