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Will Reed
4 years
we all find our own ways to stay busy during quarantine...
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4 years
founders - spark’s newest investor would love to grab coffee with you and trade notes on what she’s seeing in the market
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Will Reed
2 years
proud of you @andrew__reed 🥹 - photo of term sheet signing - tweetstorm - “honor of a lifetime” shocking didn’t throw in a “humbled” to bat for the cycle!!! :)
@andrew__reed
Andrew Reed
2 years
1/4 I remember pulling out my phone to take this picture of @zoink signing our term sheet on the Figma office rooftop, and telling him "trust me, it'll be cool when I tweet it out in a few years". Here goes! Today @figma announced it will be acquired for ~$20B by @adobe .
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4 years
@andrew__reed how it started:
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4 years
one of us is loving WFH
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3 years
wow @andrew__reed FLEXING the deal sleds @litcapital 👀
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Vanessa Larco
3 years
The beginning of the next chapter. Congrats @RobinhoodApp . Thanks for letting me be a part of the journey!
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Will Reed
4 years
microcap stocks trying to get investor interest
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Will Reed
3 years
Thrilled to join the board @ClarifyHealth with our friends @insightpartners . Clarify's products are changing how insights are generated + consumed across our healthcare system - lowering costs, increasing efficiency, and improving outcomes in the process.
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Will Reed
3 years
(1/5) We first heard about @DoolyHQ from *raving* users inside the Spark portfolio. Reps told us they'd "quit or pay out-of-pocket" if they weren't able to continue using the product, given it tends to save them HOURS/week in admin work - helping them spend more time selling.
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DoolyHQ
3 years
💸 $80 MILLION! 💸 Now that we’ve got your attention, we’re pleased to announce our Series B funding at @DoolyHQ ! A huge thank you to all of our investors( @Boldstartvc , @BoxGroup , @mantisVC , @TheChainsmokers , @SVAngel , @HarryStebbings , @NeerajVC )& users ❤️ #DoolySeriesB
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Will Reed
4 years
using #LoveYourPetDay as an excuse to show off river’s athleticism @VCBrags
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Will Reed
4 years
there are truly not enough words to describe how grateful i am to have had the privilege to work with @msquinn at Spark - and how excited i am to continue to work with her @NianticLabs going forward. an incredible friend, partner, mentor, investor & operator 💙
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Megan Quinn
4 years
It is unquestionably an unusual time to make -- let alone share -- a career change. But, I’m deeply grateful to so many, chiefly the entrepreneurs I work with, my partners at @sparkcapital , @JohnHanke and the entire @NianticLabs team.
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Will Reed
4 years
texted @afc to see how he was handling the s-1 onslaught
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Will Reed
2 years
Biotech is transforming the world and scientists need R&D software designed for the new speed of science. All of us @sparkcapital are proud to continue to support @Benchling and their mission to help breakthrough products get to market faster.
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Will Reed
3 years
we are *so* thrilled to partner with the team @FireblocksHQ + good friends @paradigm , @sequoia + more to help any business become a digital asset business (tweeting this on behalf of our fearless leader @jgphilips !)
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TechCrunch
3 years
Crypto infra startup Fireblocks raises $310M, triples valuation to $2.2B by @bayareawriter
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Will Reed
5 years
very proud of @andrew__reed for the well-deserved recognition here. don't know anyone (outside of spark!) who works harder to serve their founders - he presents fierce competition that i look forward to beating for decades to come!
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Will Reed
6 years
Welcome, SmileDirectClub!
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Will Reed
4 years
So thrilled to partner with the @CatalystIO team to help bring customer success to the center of every organization. It's a truly special product for both CS end-users & other stakeholders, and the right team to build the category-defining CS platform.
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Will Reed
2 months
Thrilled to partner with @tuhinone + the team @basetenco . They are powering the next generation of AI apps with the most performant and reliable platform for inference at scale, allowing sophisticated ML teams to focus on models and product rather than infra scaling challenges.
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Baseten
2 months
We're excited to announce that we've raised a $40M Series B to help power the next generation of AI-native products with performant, reliable and scalable inference infrastructure.
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4 years
saturday morning with the pup
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5 years
Welcome, Instabase!
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1 year
celebrating her fourth bday on the trails!
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Will Reed
4 years
found some swimming buddies to help me burn off the thanksgiving cals this AM (h/t @rylo_inc !)
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3 years
my powderhound
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Will Reed
3 years
request for startup: dog-friendly airline
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2 years
river on the river
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Will Reed
3 years
Remote access was already shifting from the network layer to the application layer pre-Covid, + that shift has accelerated due to challenges faced by legacy solutions like VPNs. @AxisSecurityHQ is building the future of ZTNA - we couldn't be more excited to partner with the team.
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Axis
3 years
Well how about that for an exciting Monday start! Axis Security Accelerates Growth with Series C Funding Led by Spark Capital; Raises $100 Million in First Year with Disruptive Platform that Transforms Secure Remote Access #growth #funding #startup
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Will Reed
6 years
big congrats to @sparkcapital portfolio companies @SlackHQ , @InVisionApp , @cartainc , @outreach_io & @pendoio on making the Cloud 100!
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Will Reed
2 years
happy new year from miss river :)
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Will Reed
3 years
miss river was SHREDDING today
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Will Reed
3 years
(1/4) Working with @GarrettLord + team for the last five years has been a highlight of my career. They've built an exceptional company - with all the great characteristics of a category-defining, high-growth SaaS business...but also networked!
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Garrett Lord
3 years
Big news: @JoinHandshake wrapped our $80M Series E-at a $1.5B valuation! [THREAD] 👇
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Will Reed
3 years
it’s clear that @sajithw , @daashu and the team @benchling are building an “n of 1”-type company that will power the coming decades of biotech innovation. so thrilled for the continued recognition of this special team. all of us @sparkcapital continue to be so proud to be partners
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Benchling
3 years
We're thrilled to announce our Series E. It's an honor to accelerate R&D at more than 1,000 organizations around the globe. This funding will help us continue to deliver innovation across the life sciences to solve some of our world's greatest problems.
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Will Reed
4 years
*google meet/hangouts/chat team furiously taking notes*
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Natalie Jarvey
4 years
Just in: After some significant brand confusion around HBO Max and all the other HBO apps, WarnerMedia is officially "sunsetting" HBO Go and will rebrand HBO Now as, simply, HBO.
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4 years
river on the prowl
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Welcome, SmartRent
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4 years
after a YEAR of training, river went on her first MTB this weekend. she crushed it.
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Will Reed
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@milesgrimshaw POV: day one back at Thrive, reopening the special black Common Projects closet for the first time since 2020
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Will Reed
4 years
finished tiger king just in time to tune into the trademark dispute of the century kicking off between @Friday_Beers & @TGIFridays
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Will Reed
2 years
While other career networks focus on who you already know, "Handshake is about helping you build relationships without a network.” On @joinHandshake , students + alumni are building NEW relationships, learning NEW skills, and ultimately *getting jobs!*
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Will Reed
3 years
labor day weekend with my best friend ❤️
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Will Reed
4 years
all of us at spark are so thrilled to be in business with @sajithw , @daashu , and the rest of the team at @benchling
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Will Reed
3 years
so excited about the opportunity ahead for @TrialSpark . building a patient-first pharma co that lowers costs and increases access is a *hugely* ambitious goal, and @BenjamineYLiu , @lintaho + the rest of the team are certainly up to the task. proud to be partners on the journey.
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Formation Bio
3 years
We're super excited to share that TrialSpark has raised a $156M Series C to support our mission to bring new treatments to patients faster and more efficiently.
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Will Reed
4 years
blessing your TL with a pic of river @ sunset tonight
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Will Reed
2 years
spent the weekend chasing around @andrew__reed + river
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Will Reed
5 years
So thrilled to be in business with @alexandr_wang and the rest of the @scale_AI team. Excited to work together to accelerate the development of AI applications globally.
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Scale AI
5 years
We’re proud of what we’ve built over the last three years. Today we’re pleased to announce our $100M Series C fundraise led by @FoundersFund , with participation from @Accel , @IndexVentures , @sparkcapital , @ThriveCapital , @kevin , @mikeyk and @adamdangelo .
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Will Reed
3 years
sometimes it really is that simple: “The better the data you have the better performance you get at the other end.” nice write-up on how @scale_AI is powering a critical part of any AI/ML development cycle.
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Will Reed
6 years
🚨major 🐐 alert @TWlegion
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Will Reed
3 years
working with @alexandr_wang the last couple years has been so much fun - would *highly* recommend. good news is the team @scale_AI is just getting started!
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Scale AI
3 years
🎉 Today, we are pleased to announce our Series E round of funding of $325 million at a valuation of $7B+! 🎉
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Will Reed
4 years
It’s been so much fun working with @GarrettLord @benmchristensen @scottringwelski and the rest of team Handshake - a ton accomplished to-date and still a long way to go to achieve their mission of democratizing opportunity in early career. Thrilled to be partners on the journey!
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TechCrunch
4 years
Handshake raises $80M more to build a more diversity-focused LinkedIn for college students by @ingridlunden
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Will Reed
4 years
The CS Platform of the future ( @CatalystIO ) just launched the CS community of the future - w/ workshops, newsletters, and content available for CS leaders and practitioners everywhere. So impressed by this community (the e-book alone has 40+ contributors!) & so much more to come.
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Edward Chiu
4 years
It’s my incredible honor to launch @CatalystIO 's official #CustomerSuccess Community! Unlike any other CS community before us, we are focused on the #FutureOfCS , with exclusive events + content + newsletters that go beyond the basics. Join us at !
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Will Reed
3 years
Brilliant in its simplicity: "We really believe we can build products that make Discord more fun and that people will pay for them." - @jasoncitron
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Will Reed
5 years
proud of @sparkcapital portfolio companies @Affirm , @scale_AI , @SonderStays , @Plaid , @glossier , @coinbase , @BookCameo , and @outreach_io for making the LinkedIn Top 50 Startups to Work For list. good news: they're all hiring!! 🚀
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Will Reed
5 years
. @GarrettLord & @joinHandshake are a mission-driven, scrappy team taking on an underserved market. the results speak for themselves: 700+ colleges, 14M students/alumni, and 300K employers (100% of the F500) on the platform. excited for the next stage of the company’s growth!
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TechCrunch
5 years
Handshake, a LinkedIn for university students and diversity, raises $40M on a $275M valuation by @ingridlunden
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Will Reed
3 years
@BenjiNaesen “he was 12th in GC at the Giro!” “...yeah, 31 minutes back” was a classic LRCP moment
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Will Reed
2 years
It's been a privilege to work with the team @ClarifyHealth as they've built the most powerful system of intelligence for healthcare. A killer vertical software company in the making, with a second act enabling value-based payments on the way.
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Will Reed
3 years
*super* exciting launch by @benchling today - adding chemistry workflows to its best-in-class bio platform to support the development of RNA therapeutics in one unified product. no shortage of ambition for @sajithw @daashu + team :)
@benchling
Benchling
3 years
Check out this @Forbes article on our new solution for #RNA therapeutics! Learn why this category of medicine is about to explode and how we're helping scientists collaborate more easily across bio/chem workflows and different labs around the 🌍
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Will Reed
3 years
terrific milestone for the team @SmartRentdotcom as they continue building a category-defining business. all of us @sparkcapital are so proud to be partners.
@NYSE
NYSE 🏛
3 years
SmartRent is opening doors to a smarter world. And today we open our doors as SmartRent joins our #NYSECommunity 🏛 Stay tuned for the Opening Bell 🔔 $SMRT @SmartRentdotcom
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Will Reed
7 years
waiting for @mgsiegler 's WWDC takes like...
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15 days
celebrating this baby’s 5th (!) bday with her favorite activity :)
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Will Reed
6 years
best shot from the weekend 📷🐮
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Will Reed
6 years
“That’s 9 million students and young alumni that have the opportunity to connect with more than 250,000 employers actively recruiting on Handshake. From every Fortune 500 company to thousands of local mom and pop shops, non-profits…” —  @joinHandshake
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Will Reed
5 years
exciting partnership (with both CVS retail and Aetna) that will bring SDC closer to consumers - furthering the team’s mission of delivering convenience + quality + affordability nationwide. 😁🚀
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Will Reed
4 years
uncle @andrew__reed taking river for a dip in lake tahoe
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Will Reed
2 years
Thrilled to partner with @afreshai on its mission to reduce food waste by transforming fresh supply chains globally. Rare to find a product so transformative for its customers with this much potential to impact the world positively. They're hiring!
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Will Reed
4 years
well deserved recognition for a world-class founder @GarrettLord
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Handshake
4 years
Thrilled to have #JoinHandshake CEO @GarrettLord recognized as an award winner among so many inspiring leaders in @EY_US 's Entrepreneur of the Year Northern California 2020 program! #EOYNorCal
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Will Reed
3 years
BIG next step towards delivering on a truly global and omnichannel customer communication platform. certainly no shortage of ambition for @RobertDVis and team @messagebird - excited to join forces with @SparkPost to get into email and 🇺🇸 :)
@messagebird
Bird
3 years
The news is out! We’ve just announced our intention to acquire @SparkPost , the world’s leading email sending and deliverability platform. We couldn’t be more excited to build the future of communication together! Read all about the acquisition here:
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Will Reed
4 years
@sarthakgh fun wealthfront feature - shake your phone to get demo balances for sharing
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@henrylmcnamara mind posting the link where i can download this virtual background?
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3 years
“It's not quite group chat...not quite conference calling. It's all of those things and none of them. It turns out, in that messy middle, is a place that mirrors what it's like to be human and interact with other humans, more closely than just about anything else on the internet”
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Will Reed
3 years
(1/2) So excited for the next phase of @SmartRentdotcom 's growth. Under the radar, the team has built a *dominant*, high-growth, efficient vertical software business, with zero churn to-date. The product is a win-win for owner/operators + residents...
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Will Reed
5 years
the @joinHandshake network is now open to all students. big step: - more opps for the 9M+ students on the platform to learn from each other via reviews/Q&A - more candidates for the 400K employers actively recruiting on handshake - more data for unis
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Will Reed
5 years
☁️💯 big congrats to the teams at @sparkcapital portfolio companies @Plaid , @InVisionApp , @jfrog , @carta , @Braze , and @pendoio for making the @Forbes Cloud 100!
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Will Reed
6 years
finally!! @AmherstCollege x @joinHandshake // talent, meet opportunity 🤝🚀
@amherstloeb
Amherst College Loeb Center
6 years
A new way to engage with the Loeb Center is coming soon! Stay tuned for updates over these next few weeks as we prepare to launch Handshake @joinHandshake at Amherst College.
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Will Reed
2 years
thank you for understanding
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Will Reed
9 months
well-deserved recognition for @sparkcapital portfolio companies @Grammarly , @cartainc , @benchling , @scale_AI , @Plaid , @deel , @outreach_io , @pendoio , @AnthropicAI , and @messagebird here. we’re privileged to be in business with these great teams, + more to come!
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Forbes
9 months
Introducing the 2023 #Cloud100 :
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Will Reed
3 years
@sarthakgh bout time those folks caught a break
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Will Reed
3 years
let me rephrase - with this acquisition, @ClarifyHealth finally becomes a value-based METAVERSE for their most forward-thinking plan + provider customers
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Will Reed
3 years
BIG moves from @ClarifyHealth today, as they become an end-to-end platform for value-based contract design, payments reconciliation, performance management, and reporting. @jpdrouin + team are on an absolute tear - won't remain under the radar for long!
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@samir_vasavada @andrew__reed @dougleone samir - interestingly enough, we have both been following fintech closely AND we invested in affirm. do you have 20 min next week to talk??
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Will Reed
3 years
"For Gen Z, the internet is the path to social capital—a wealth of information, resources, and network potential, facilitating access to a richer job pool and catalyzing broader professional networks than their parents." Great, data-driven insights from @joinHandshake here:
@joinHandshake
Handshake
3 years
73% of Gen Z says it’s easier to make professional connections than it was for their parents. With lower barriers to social capital, these digital natives are taking advantage. Learn about the future of networking in new #HandshakeNetworkTrends report:
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Will Reed
4 years
Having worked tirelessly to help their customers begin to process PPP loan applications at scale, proud that @InstabaseInc is now offering these capabilities for any lender - large or small, on-premise or hosted on AWS, Azure or GCP - free of charge.
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Will Reed
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