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What A Time to Be Alive

John D. Rockefeller was the richest man the world had ever seen.

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What We’re Reading

Here are a few good articles the Collaborative Fund team came across this week.

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Good News: There’s Nowhere Left to Hide

Here’s my theory.

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Simple Rules of Capitalism

You can’t accurately describe how complicated the global economy is.

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When You Change the World and No One Notices

Do you know what’s happening in this picture? Literally one of the most important events in human history.

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How Warby Parker, Casper, and Dollar Shave Club Are Inspiring a New Generation of Entrepreneurs

By nearly any metric, it’s never been a better time to launch a consumer products company.

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The way we talk about exit matters.

WalMart announced a $3.3B acquisition of Jet.com last week, accompanied by press (e.g.

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Consumer Startups Are a Great Investment. Here’s Why.

Last month, the $1 billion acquisition of Dollar Shave Club by CPG giant Unilever prompted headlines like “Who’s Next?” and…

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Things We Make, Things We Grow

A few months ago I was having breakfast with a mentor and investor of ours, who said something very interesting…

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A New Basis For Brand Loyalty

Brand loyalty, for CPG and retail companies, can be tough to achieve, but once unlocked, can be a transformative force…

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Put down Pokémon Go, kids: there’s something better

For all its challenges, being a kid right now is pretty darn cool.

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The Business of Good Style

Shirley Kurata was 19 when she decided to move to Paris to study fashion.

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Adventuring with Sawyer, One Kids’ Class at a Time

Marissa Evans Alden was a college student when she started her first company.

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Grow the Pie (not Your Slice)

It’s incredibly common to hear the following as a seed stage VC: “I decided to hire [junior employee X…

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Leveling Up

Ryan Caldbeck wants to level the playing field.

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Putting Parents’ Oxygen Masks on First

Discussion about parental leave has reached a fever pitch these last few weeks, and it marks an important turning point…

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Wait, What Is Technology?

To start, I consulted the official definitions, to see if I could anchor in something that I understood well.

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Hydrating the World

Mike Del Ponte was standing in a puddle of spilled water when he first got the idea for Soma, a…

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The Case for a Millennial Ronald McDonald

Marketing to kids is big business.

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The Baby-Sitters Club v2.0

At Collab+Sesame, we think that helping families is one of the most important ways to help kids.

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Do Your Research Before Changing the World

Shivani Siroya knows what it means to do your research.

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Eliminate the Friction

When life hands Steven van Wel a frustrating problem, he builds a startup.

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Talk It Out

From cave drawings to Snapchatting, the way we communicate with each other has changed a lot.

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