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Clickety, a ‘project management for people’ tool from Puppet founder Luke Kanies, is shutting down

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Clickety, a ‘project management for people’ tool from Puppet founder Luke Kanies, is shutting down

(Clickety picture) Clickety, a Portland, Oregon-based startup designed to help CEOs and managers record their relationships and conversations with employees, will close in late September. Puppet founder Luke Kanies, who founded the company in 2019, emailed customers Tuesday morning. Lukas Kanies. (Clickety photo) “It sucks to close,” wrote Kanies. “But we prioritize the health of … Read more

WhiteHat Jr founder departs a year after selling to Byju’s – TechCrunch

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WhiteHat Jr founder departs a year after selling to Byju’s – TechCrunch

Karan Bajaj, the founder and CEO of WhiteHat Jr, is leaving the company a year after selling the startup to Indian edtech giant Byju’s for $ 300 million. In an email to staff on Wednesday, Bajaj and Byjus Founder and CEO Byju Raveendran said the departure follows a “mutually agreed” decision made at the time … Read more

Unmuted founder Max van den Ingh on success beyond the metrics – TechCrunch

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Unmuted founder Max van den Ingh on success beyond the metrics – TechCrunch

Heutzutage gibt es kein maßgebliches Playbook für das Marketing. Jedes Unternehmen muss seine eigene Stimme finden, und während es wächst und sich weiterentwickelt, muss sich auch sein Marketing weiterentwickeln. Es reicht nicht aus, sich auf bewährte Taktiken und messbare Metriken zu verlassen – heute studieren die effektivsten Marketingspezialisten ständig innovative Ansätze und lernen von ihnen, … Read more

adyn founder Elizabeth Ruzzo is on a mission to make scientific discovery more inclusive

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adyn founder Elizabeth Ruzzo is on a mission to make scientific discovery more inclusive

adyn CEO Elizabeth Ruzzo. (adyn photo) As a scientist, Elizabeth Ruzzo likes to make decisions based on data. When she went through trial and error with several doctors trying to find a method of contraception that would not make her unhappy, she was angry and confused. She consulted a doctor only to learn what she … Read more

How one founder made the most of Y Combinator in a pandemic year – TechCrunch

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How one founder made the most of Y Combinator in a pandemic year – TechCrunch

This week we welcome guest Hana Mohan to our Found Podcast. Hana is the co-founder and CEO of MagicBell, a new startup she co-founded with Josue Montano that recently completed the Y Combinator Winter 2021 cohort. MagicBell is a full-featured, plug-and-play notification inbox aimed at developers who want to add one to their own product … Read more

After struggling to adopt a child, this founder launched a matchmaking platform for other families

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After struggling to adopt a child, this founder launched a matchmaking platform for other families

Erin Quick and her adopted son and daughter. (Courtesy photo of Quick) After Erin Quick and her husband tried having their own baby for four years – including $ 70,000 for fertility treatments and three miscarriages – they turned to adoption. “It felt like falling off a cliff,” said Quick. The couple struggled to navigate … Read more