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‘We still have a lot to prove’: VC-backed union startup responds to skepticism around its model

  By Clint Rainey August 24, 2022   Jamie Earl White grew up in a rural Texas town near Uvalde where there was a clear resources divide between “the ranching class and the non-ranching class.” As an MIT student, he took careful notes during Occupy Boston and helped lead the “Justice for Janitors” campaign—a lesson … Continue reading ‘We still have a lot to prove’: VC-backed union startup responds to skepticism around its model

Tech leaders: We don’t know what’s around the corner. Here are 3 strategies for moving forward

By Michelle Davey     June 04, 2022   Over the last few weeks, I’ve taken a trip back to the early 2010s, watching Jared Leto, Amanda Seyfried, and Joseph Gordon Levitt bring some of the most infamous tech founders and their fall-from-grace-stories alive on the silver screen. I was an early employee at food … Continue reading Tech leaders: We don’t know what’s around the corner. Here are 3 strategies for moving forward

This Gen Z-founded period brand is building a community around sustainable, inclusive menstrual care

By Rachel Kim Raczka February 09, 2022 Nadya Okamoto wants to make your period better. Well, better for you, and better for the environment.   On average, Global Citizen estimates that menstrual products can sit in landfills for 500 to 800 years before they fully decompose, to say nothing of the single-use plastic applicators. August, … Continue reading This Gen Z-founded period brand is building a community around sustainable, inclusive menstrual care

How to Turn Around a Dysfunctional Team

Freddy Muriuki October 21, 2021 An effective team comprises of people who are working towards achieving a common goal. They hold themselves accountable and complement each other’s skills. However, an effective team can easily become dysfunctional. Team members can suddenly become undervalued, competitive, and overwhelmed. It goes to show that there’s a problem somewhere. Distrust, … Continue reading How to Turn Around a Dysfunctional Team

How to Engage a Community Around Your SaaS

Natalie Luneva September 25, 2021 Do you believe in community-led growth? Even if you don’t, thousands of SaaS companies have already built their communities on different platforms and have reached a new level of relationship with their users. Private communities help lower ad expenses, build social proof, better serve your users, and the list goes … Continue reading How to Engage a Community Around Your SaaS

Top 10 Profitable Business Ideas in 2021 and How to Make Money Around Them

Andrey Sergeenkov June 22, 2021 The post-covid era is gradually coming into action as vaccines continue to be rolled out globally. However, most businesses that took a hit from the pandemic are yet to recover or probably shut down completely. Currently, many people and companies are looking for alternative survival solutions as the world resumes … Continue reading Top 10 Profitable Business Ideas in 2021 and How to Make Money Around Them