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Organization and culture

Organization and culture

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Growing a global tech unicorn: Five key insights from Infobip
– The CEO and cofounder of Infobip shares how the company has used small, mission-based teams and a positive growth mindset to capture... high-yield, low-cost tech markets.
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Building a culture that grows with the business: Lessons from Tibber
– Richard Eklund, chief technology officer of Tibber, discusses how the fast-growing energy company cultivates purpose, autonomy,... and mastery.
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One start-up’s successful organizational approach to speed and flexibility
– Once agile practices are truly embedded in a company’s DNA, even a pandemic can’t dent its ability to respond quickly... to evolving customer needs—and the competition.
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How to plan a successful leadership succession at a start-up
– After spending ten years turning their start-up into a highly profitable unicorn business, the cofounders of PropertyGuru were... able to successfully hand over the reins of the business and safeguard its continued success.
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Building a business culture with a single vision at its core
– Grab, the eight-year-old Southeast Asian company ranked as one of the world’s top innovators, credits its phenomenal success... to a strong, value-based culture.
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Helping start-ups overcome inevitable challenges and crises
– Launching a start-up may be one of the most difficult—and satisfying— things an entrepreneur will ever do. Here’s... expert advice on getting it right.
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The people-first approach to business building
– To attract top talent in today’s market, companies need to upgrade their recruiting skills—and their culture.
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Achieving M&A success by letting start-up acquisitions be themselves
– Acquiring a start-up is only the beginning. Successful integration takes time, a shared vision, and a strategy to get there.

Launching and scaling a start-up

Launching and scaling a start-up

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Building a human firewall to block cyberattacks: Lessons from SoSafe
– The cofounders of SoSafe share how they built a learning-by-doing platform solution to help organizations protect themselves against... cyberattacks.
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How start-ups can manage uncertain times: Insights from leading European venture capitalists
– Start-ups are shifting their focus from fast-paced growth toward sustainable economics amid global headwinds. Four prominent European... venture capitalists discuss how founders and funders can play the long game.
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Hyperscaling a fintech start-up: Lessons from Moss
– CEO and cofounder Ante Spittler discusses how an investor observation sparked the creation of a company that is valued at €500... million just two years after launch.
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Scaling from start-up to blue-chip company: Lessons from Delivery Hero
– Delivery Hero was able to scale rapidly by delegating authority, promoting accountability, and executing new business efforts... quickly.
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Building and scaling one of the world’s fastest-growing mobile banks
– Setting a bold vision, adapting the business to respond to market feedback, and putting customer satisfaction first has enabled... digital-banking start-up N26 to grow rapidly into a global bank valued at $3.5 billion.
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Scaling a start-up: Launching innovative products in international markets
– Expanding internationally is a major step in the life of a start-up, one involving a number of important considerations. Here’s... how Impossible Foods is tackling the challenge.
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When start-ups scale up: Lessons on building up culture and talent
– Financial-services company Raisin began in a basement in 2012. By constantly reflecting on and evaluating its own performance,... Raisin has been able to consistently grow.
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What start-ups need to scale and succeed
– Statistically, the odds against a start-up are formidable. Companies that emphasize talent, customer-centricity, and core principles... are the ones most likely to succeed.

Green business building

Green business building

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Transforming cutting-edge science into a business: Lessons from C1
– C1’s cofounder and CEO discusses the challenges he overcame in transitioning from “classical” internet businesses... to climate tech.
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How to accelerate innovation in new green business building
– Companies that want to scale quickly must cultivate deep market knowledge and a culture that embraces learning through failure.
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How a Spanish scale-up became a leader in green energy
– Holaluz cofounder Carlota Pi Amorós details her ambition for the start-up to become a decentralized energy-as-a-service... green-tech company.
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Launching net-zero businesses: Lessons from a digital leader
– Many companies are hustling to start low-carbon businesses. Ram Ramachander works at the speed of a start-up and with the backing... of a corporation.
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From vision to green-tech unicorn: Lessons from Enpal
– Enpal’s CEO and founder discusses how an interest in solar installation fueled the creation of a company moving toward full-scale... green energy and mobility systems.
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How quantum computing can help tackle global warming
– Quantum computing has the potential to drive the major breakthroughs needed to help solve the climate crisis. A pioneer in the... field discusses how his company is seeking to harness this technology for large-scale climate-change mitigation.
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Companies that care: Lessons from a unicorn founder and his purpose-driven investor
– Doing good may also be a good investment—and potentially transformative for the world. Two leaders on the front lines discuss... the current landscape and what’s next.
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Make room for alternative proteins: What it takes to build a new sector
– Alternative proteins have the potential to dramatically slow climate change. This interview with three leaders in the field reveals... the strategies and insights needed to unlock that potential.
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Inventing and scaling the world’s largest urban vertical farming network
– Launching a successful new business concept requires a strong purpose, a focus on research, an innovative business model, and... a willingness to adapt to the market.

Corporate business building

Corporate business building

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How incumbents can lay the foundations for hypergrowth
– To accelerate core-business and new-digital-business growth, established companies should adopt the best practices of successful... start-ups.
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From new business to unicorn: Scaling a new corporate business
– Quick pivots and a clear focus helped About You become the first $1 billion start-up business in Hamburg.
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Using built-in advantages and innovation to scale
– A commitment to partners, flexibility, and a good relationship with Bosch, the parent company, enabled scale to happen quickly... for S&ST.
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How traditional companies can overcome legacy obstacles to business building
– Supporting start-ups in a legacy business requires changes in both skill sets and mind-sets.

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