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Lu Zhang of Fusion Fund: “More female tech entrepreneurs should consider joining the VC community”

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even for investors with a tech background?—?as as most focus on the software side. My advantage is that I have a material sciences background that covers hardware, healthcare, and network technology. I was the company’s first check back in 2015. In 2014, this experience was different from other companies?—?even

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Bob Dougherty of Buckle: “Iterate quickly and capture lessons learned”

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Give yourself the space to considerthe situation and gather additional information before moving forward. From 2015 to 2019, he served on active duty as a company grade officer with both general purpose and special operations forces, deploying twice in support of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Alex Collmer Of VidMob: “Keep your eyes on the future”

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Since founding the company in 2015, Alex has raised more than 95M dollars and led initiatives that earned VidMob official marketing partner badges from Facebook, Instagram, Google/YouTube, Snapchat, Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn, and recognition by Apple as one of the Best Apps of the Year. That’s a good question. Can you share a story?

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Whetstone Education CEO Libby Fischer: “Progress can’t always come from behind a desk”

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computer screen. through uncertain waters with no business background led to her being. in any business, and I think my non-traditional background is what gives me my competitive advantage. schools to shadow them as they tested our updated software. I don’t know how funny this is, but in 2015 we attempted a re-brand.

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“5 things I wish someone told me before I became a CEO” with Robin Fleming CEO of Anvl

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I have found over the years that it’s easy to fill every moment with bits and pieces of life and miscellaneous information. Robin has over 30 years experience in technology delivering Enterprise and eCommerce software solutions. In 2018 she co-founded Anvl, a B2B SaaS software company focused on worker safety.

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Andrew O’Shaughnessy of Poppulo: “You will be no use to the business if you get burnt out”

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My background is in computer science and mathematics and I have pioneered innovation and development in the IT sector in Ireland since the mid-1990s. What we hadn’t known was that 10% of our customers were using our email marketing software for their employee communications?—?we Thank you so much for doing this with us Andrew!

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Training in a Virtual World: The New Normal

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Derek Belch, CEO of virtual-reality-software company STRIVR, was let go from his football coaching job at Stanford University so he could pursue virtual reality. In 2015, Belch took STRIVR to the National Football League and, for the first year in business, focused solely on training sports teams. businesses spent $90.6