Archive - Venture Voice

Matt Mullenweg built Automattic into a $7.5B company

How the WordPress founder used remote work and open source to build a connected, distributed business

Nov 22, 2021 •

July 2021

David Cohen’s Techstars

The startup advocate, advisor and investor founded the seed accelerator to give entrepreneurs more than just a check

Jul 19, 2021 •

Henrik Werdelin’s Bark fetches $1.6 billion valuation

The Prehype founder and co-founder of Bark is making dogs and shareholders happy while helping other entrepreneurs build their own ventures

Jul 5, 2021 •

June 2021

Fabrice Grinda on growing Zingy into a $200 million business

The entrepreneur and angel investor relies on a business-oriented approach to select, build and grow successful companies.

Jun 22, 2021 •

Guy Kawasaki’s evangelizing Canva

The tech guru talks about bringing the good news to help grow Canva, a $6 billion unicorn.

Jun 7, 2021 •

May 2021

How Derek Sivers decided to sell CD Baby

The musician and entrepreneur sold his “baby” for $22 million in 2008, but he didn’t do it for the money.

May 24, 2021 •

LivePerson’s Robert LoCascio got in mental shape to build a $3.5 billion business

The LivePerson founder and CEO talks owning your disruption, navigating the anxieties of entrepreneurship and mining wisdom from dark days.

May 10, 2021 •

April 2021

How Tom Perkins pioneered venture capital in 1972

After creating his own multimillion-dollar startup while at HP, the Kleiner Perkins co-founder went on to fund some of the biggest names in tech

Apr 26, 2021 •

Shutterstock’s Jon Oringer turned his amateur photos into a $3 billion business

Jon’s now placing his bets on the next generation of entrepreneurs in Miami.

Apr 12, 2021 •

March 2021

Curative founder Fred Turner’s fast pivot into COVID-19 testing

With 18 million tests and half a million vaccines administered in its first year, Curative is on a mission to put itself out of business. CEO Fred…

Mar 29, 2021 •

How DRY Soda founder Sharelle Klaus pioneered the culinary soda category

After the dot-com bubble burst, the self-described foodie pivoted to something bubblier — and much more profitable

Mar 15, 2021 •

How Amanda Hesser cooked up success with Food52

From chef to baker to New York Times journalist, the Food52 co-founder followed her gut and turned a lifelong passion into a multimillion-dollar…

Mar 1, 2021 •

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