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Claire Adams

The Rise of Marissa Mayer, Founder of Sunshine Contacts

Marisa Mayer is one of the incredible women in the tech world who rose from an early employee to a big time tech founder. Before…

Jun 6, 2023

Marissa Mayer accepted the job offer from Google in 1999

Jun 6, 2023

Claire Adams

The Rise of Chad Hurley, YouTube Co-Founder

Chad Hurley is a pioneer of user-generated content (UGC) and online video sharing. As the Co-Founder of YouTube Hurley had a significant…

May 27, 2023

Chad Hurley

May 27, 2023

Claire Adams

Text Messages to Crypto Taxes: The Path of Jon Lerner, Co-Founder of CoinTracker

Jon Lerner is one of the most influential entrepreneurs in the crypto space. He is the co-founder and CEO of CoinTracker, a $1.3 billion…

May 18, 2023

Jon Lerner, CoinTracker Co-Founder

May 18, 2023

Claire Adams

Vlad Magdalin, Leading No-Code With Webflow

Not everyone can bounce back from a string of failures. But Vlad Magdalin, the CEO and co-founder of Webflow, did just that. His story is…

May 13, 2023

Vlad Magdalin, Co-Founder of Webflow

May 13, 2023

Claire Adams

Meet Jen Rubio, Who Created the Perfect Suitcase at Away

“We started Away because we saw a real gap in the market. There wasn’t a travel brand that truly understood the way people travel today…

May 12, 2023

Meet Jen Rubio, Who Created the Perfect Suitcase at Away

May 12, 2023

Claire Adams

Tel Aviv to SF: The Story of Amiad Soto and Guesty

From startup founder to short-term rental leader, the rise of Amiad Soto and Guesty tells the story of a visionary entrepreneur and his…

May 12, 2023

Amiad Soto is a 35-year-old Israeli graduate of industrial engineering from Tel Aviv University

May 12, 2023

Claire Adams

The Rise of Dimitri Dadiomov, Modern Treasury Co-Founder

Dimitri Dadiomov left a fintech giant to create Modern Treasury and is now among the Bay Area’s top fintech entrepreneurs, reshaping how…

May 9, 2023

Modern Treasury grew during the pandemic

May 9, 2023

Claire Adams

Laura Behrens Wu’s Shipping Woes Led to the Birth of Shippo

“Every day I’m running the largest company that I have ever worked at,” says Laura Behrens Wu, co-founder and CEO of Shippo in an…

May 8, 2023

Laura Behrens Wu, Shippo

May 8, 2023

Claire Adams

Billionaire Brian Chesky’s Path To Airbnb

Brian Chesky, a former bodybuilder and industrial design student, is now worth $10 billion thanks to his founding Airbnb. Follow Founder…

May 6, 2023

Brian Chesky, Entrepreneur and Airbnb Founder

May 6, 2023

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