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Bullish blends capital, consulting and creation to design the most remarkable businesses in the world.

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@bebullish
Bullish
4 months
Jumping onto easy trends, developing quality “things” at a fair price point, and raising large sums at IPO-minded valuations to won’t lead to success for early-stage consumer companies in 2024. @brentvartan and @N_Sportelli shared their POV on what will.
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@bebullish
Bullish
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@HustleFundVC 1. Bullish Brand Fund II 2. $500k-$1mm (pre-seed, seed); $1mm-$2mm (pre-A/A where no prior involvement) 3. US-based, consumer only 4. k.smith @bullish .co
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
We invested in, created the marketing launch for and opened up an “app” store in NYC for ⁦ @thelightphone ⁩ this week. What did your investor do for you this week?
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Bullish
6 years
Wow! We are proud to have made the list! Thank you to @AdAge , our people and the brands we invest with.
@adage
Ad Age
6 years
Ad Age's 2018 A-List
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5 years
VCs of DTC: The investors fueling the startup brand boom Proud to be one of five investors highlighted.
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
This nontoxic lawn care startup wants to take on Roundup
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
We are hiring. Are you a creative (or team) early in your career that seeks something different? Are you a new brand strategist frothing with questions/curiosity? Are you looking to break into consumer investing and work oh-so-hard to be great? Hey @bullish .co. Carpe Diem.
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
Proudly featured by ⁦”Invest Like the Best”⁩ for our Consumer investment through the lens of Brand. Thank you to ⁦ @onepeloton ⁩, ⁦ @harrys ⁩, ⁦ @Casper ⁩ and then many portfolio companies that are the ultimate proof of our approach.
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
Proud to have invested in three of the top five.
@RichLightShed
Rich Greenfield, LightShed 🔦
5 years
Interesting #D2C valuation chart from @tkawaja at #bdmisummit
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
Excited to add a new wellness investment and a phenomenal entrepreneur in @sarahsmi1e to our consumer disruption fold.
@alpacavc
Alpaca VC 🦙
5 years
Excited to welcome Core Wellness ( @Hey_Core ) and @sarahsmi1e to the @CoriginVentures Family, and to partner with @SperoVentures @BoltVC @bebullish on this journey. Read more here -->
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
Bring it. #Bullish19
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@bebullish
Bullish
4 years
We are live with our limited partner and key ally overview on "The Power of Why" (more)
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@bebullish
Bullish
7 years
Welcome to Bullish. We have a roof deck. #joinus
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
Almost 40% of our investments have a female founder...and 100% of our team is dedicated to building them. #d5g5
@droga5
Droga5
5 years
Calling all female-led start-ups! Droga5 ladies want to do your advertising, for free. Apply now at #d5g5
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
We aim to be the most consumer empathetic early-stage investor. Why? How? LP/Invite-only Consumer Summit in a cool rooftop space in May. Invites going out next week. Should you be there? Why?
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@bebullish
Bullish
11 months
Welcome to Bullish, @N_Sportelli !
@MikeDuda
Michael Duda
11 months
At @bebullish , we're combining capital, consulting and creation to give consumer businesses an unfair advantage. We're glad to share that @N_Sportelli is our new Director. She'll help find and support new investments, and assist @brentvartan and I as we build the Bullish brand.
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@bebullish
Bullish
3 years
This makes our day. Thanks for the entrepreneurs and brands that have put us in a situation to get wonderful comments like this.
@MacConwell
Mac The VC
3 years
Hey @bebullish , I'm a huge fan and would love to connect with your team. Love your branding work and your investments!
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Bullish
6 years
"The following eight are all at advertising's cutting edge: Bullish (us!!!!), IBM, Publicis, R\GA, Anomaly..." Proud to be the only independent entity. Thank you, @adage .
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
24-hour pre-game before #BullishConsumer unveiling. Can’t. Wait.
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
Go, @onepeloton , go!
@cpen
Carolyn Penner
5 years
“Their app-only revenue this year is gonna almost equate to what Beyond Meat’s total revenue is. This isn’t a bike company. This is a digital fitness company that’s making money in ways that I don’t think most people have gone deep into.” - @MikeDuda $PTON
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@bebullish
Bullish
4 years
This is a fair observation. To all the entrepreneurs out there, Bullish is the only investor in the country that will invest up to $500k and play CMO, like we did to help @thelightphone . Money is the least valuable thing we bring to a relationship.
@amysundae
Amy ☀️
4 years
I didn’t fully internalize how often people in this industry say “let me know how I can be helpful” until I crossed over to the founder side...seriously a deluge 😳 Suggestion: maybe offer a few ways you can help instead of leaving it open ended?
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@bebullish
Bullish
9 years
New name, new way, new things.
@adage
Ad Age
9 years
Deutsch vets Mike Duda, Brent Vartan open creative agency Bullish
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@bebullish
Bullish
8 years
Hello, World.
@GoDaddy
GoDaddy
8 years
What can we say? We love a good game. We're teaming up with our friends @bebullish to advertise in the Super Bowl.
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
Every Tuesday, we will be releasing some of Bullish’s POV on DTC and the consumer world. #BullishWhy #BullishDTC Feedback welcome!
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
Dear @Wharton , Do you have any curious, insationable, passionate people intrigued by investing, consumer and believe that brand matters? 10.14.19 6:00pm @brettnotaboy and @MikeDuda want to meet for internship or full-time opportunities.
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@bebullish
Bullish
3 years
The all-time high of women-led co’s receiving VC funding was 2019: a paltry 2.8%. Over 11 years, 50% of our active companies have a female founder and 42% are CEOs. If you are a pre-seed/seed B2C founder who is overlooked & underestimated,we are open for business. #bebullish
@aubriepagano
Aubrie Pagano 🦙
3 years
Your daily reminder: women-led startups received 2.3% of VC funding in 2020
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Bullish
7 years
Thank you, @ADWEEK . (And thank you to the toy duck and rocket ship for participating in the shoot.)
@Adweek
ADWEEK
7 years
How ‘America’s Most Dangerous Agency’ went from launch to the Super Bowl in just over a year:
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@bebullish
Bullish
3 years
We are closed today for our annual Citizenship Day, where our team is working both collectively on a passion project that we think makes the world a better place and individual matters that are important to us. Happy Friday!
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
“Best. Agency. Ever.” an almost-direct quote from Anheuser Busch’s @ChelsCPhillips . #AdAgeAList
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
Thanks, Web!
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Web Smith
5 years
Mike Duda and team were pivotal in both companies’ early brand strategies. In an industry of few exits, he has watched Harry’s and Peloton exit in just six months. Both were statements in the DTC industry. Bullish gets attention but they deserve more.
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Bullish
5 years
Great news. We've been doing this for years.
@adage
Ad Age
5 years
Horizon Media aims for more than half its ad deals to be guaranteed on business outcomes in next five years
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@bebullish
Bullish
7 years
Welcome @Drake to the investment group and check out how Bullish helped @MatchaBarNYC gain national @WholeFoods distribution.
@BevNET
BevNET.com
7 years
Rap icon @Drake invests in matcha company MatchaBar. @WholeFoods picks up bottled line nationwide.
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@bebullish
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3 years
If imitation is a form of flattery, we suppose this is a marriage proposal?
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Bullish
5 years
"It’s less about being direct, and more about being a valuable brand." says @MikeDuda The end of DTC: Digitally native brands are acting like normal brands. via @digiday
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Bullish
6 years
Us.
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@bebullish
Bullish
8 years
The business cards have arrived. #GoFurtherFaster
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@bebullish
Bullish
7 years
Good morning, New York! #newview
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
We are hiring: entry-level Fund Associate role. Internships and a year or so experience in consumer VC, PE or M&A coveted. EOE employer that's fun, collaborative and in need of high-potential stars. If you, tell us why here or hey (at)bullish (dot) co. #consumer #vc #brand
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@bebullish
Bullish
10 months
Join us for a consumer-centric happy hour to close out NY Tech Week! We’re opening up a few more spots for our upcoming NYC Fall Consumer Happy Hour, co-hosted by @JoyancePartners and Bullish. DM us for the event password. See you there. 👋
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
How Target is getting more DTC brands to sell in its stores (Thanks for featuring Bullish and Harry’s!)
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
Proud to be recognized as a leading investment firm in direct to consumer businesses.
@LUMA_partners
LUMA Partners
6 years
@bebullish is featured on LUMA's D2C LUMAscape! Check it out.
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@bebullish
Bullish
11 months
Next week @MikeDuda and @Linds_Daugherty are hosting office hours for founders building consumer brands in Rhode Island. (Lindsay's home state📍) Sound like you? Join us on the 14th. Set up time below.
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@bebullish
Bullish
9 months
On November 16th, @MikeDuda and @amandazhaozhao are hosting office hours for founders building consumer brands in Salt Lake City, Utah.📍 Sound like you? Set up time here:
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@bebullish
Bullish
7 years
Thank you @VCU_Brandcenter , @NorthwesternU and @Columbia_Biz for letting us borrow three of your finest this Summer!
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@bebullish
Bullish
9 years
Our very own @brentvartan in the @WSJ on how we strive for equity versus short-term economics with brands. http://t.co/XDCmvGFyqu
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
A refreshed bathroom. Brought to you by ⁦ @clarepaint ⁩ ($)
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
We are Bullish too. Several reasons. This is a good look at the what, but an incomplete version of The Why.
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
Congratulations to Pepsi for an inspiring challenge that created one of the top global creative campaigns that celebrated diversity and inclusion. @brentvartan and @brettnotaboy picked up the award in your honor and thanks for believing in us!
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
Natalie Massenet, Nick Brown launch Imaginary Ventures with $75m Fund. (Looking forward to partnering with them on the TBA consumer co launching this Summer!)
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
What do you think of the new SpikedSeltzer can? New Brand, new look from our team.
@BONVIVSeltzer
BON V!V Spiked Seltzer
6 years
New year, new look. BON & VIV Spiked Seltzer: great taste, now with 0 grams of sugar, only 90 calories, and still gluten free. #BONandVIV
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Bullish
5 years
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@henrylmcnamara
henrylmcnamara
5 years
. @MikeDuda unveils sneak preview of @bebullish ’s 2020 Super Bowl ad
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Bullish
4 years
Proud investor in three of the 21 (two of which are valued much, much higher!) Thank you, Clare, Cuup and function of beauty for making us look so good!
@BusinessInsider
Business Insider
4 years
These are the 21 thriving DTC companies to bet your career on in 2021, from Mirror to Magic Spoon
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Bullish
5 years
👀
@gerstenzang
Sam Gerstenzang
5 years
One of the most astonishing things to me is that there isn’t a VC firm focused on consumer insights, in a deep, people-driven way. Most consumer VCs follow growth, which should work eventually. But look at the intersection of US demographics and senior GPs - whole lot missing.
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
Most Analytics Projects Don’t Require Much Data (h/t @web )
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Bullish
6 years
Very proud of this partnership and what we’ve already done together.
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@bebullish
Bullish
3 years
Entrepreneurs and brand builders: we are here to prevent this from happening.
@JonErlichman
Jon Erlichman
3 years
Early logos for Amazon, Google, Netflix and Twitter:
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Bullish
7 years
ICYMI, we’re excited by our latest investment in @amplehills and are partnering on marketing. You could call us excited.
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
Check out our new creative campaign launching some cool new shoes. Thank you to ⁦ @Nike ⁩ and ⁦ @footlocker - ⁩ for believing that we could rise to the challenge!
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@bebullish
Bullish
2 years
1/Last month, we published our Cultural Themes in a report titled “Bullish on Consumer.” Consumer investing can yield exceptional returns when done with a demand-side bias. Here’s what that looks like at Bullish:
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@bebullish
Bullish
2 years
Seeing a lot of VCs seemingly discover “brand” for the first time.
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
Once again, we are linked to something that is untrue. People, just ask us! 😎
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Bullish
2 years
Our next investment comes out tomorrow. It’s fresh. It’s clean. It’s beautiful.
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Bullish
8 years
We like this brand neighborhood.
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Bullish
7 years
Snow day. Office culture clearly affected.
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
We are only as good as the founders who believe in us. So proud that @fxofbeauty founder @zahir_dossa crediting @GGVCapital and us for being helpful on the journey. #shoptalk18
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@bebullish
Bullish
1 year
Thanks to @notnotphoebe @adage for telling a bit of this story @AdamsGolf ⛳️ our ‘Built for Play’ campaign celebrates a new kind of golfer supported by the best tech of @TaylorMadeGolf
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@bebullish
Bullish
7 years
Happy Birthday to our Independence Day comrade, @thatLev .
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
More to come!
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Bullish
5 years
Proud to have partnered with Mike and team during this journey. Power of brand, internalized.
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Bullish
5 years
This is why we are proud investors in @Nom_Nom_Now . Pet food the right way. So awesome to see @Petco commercializing on a bigger stage!
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Bullish
6 years
Our co-founder @brentvartan on the state of travel disruption. In a world of AI mayhem, don’t forget about core human needs. (Thanks @LaurenJohnson )
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@bebullish
Bullish
6 years
We believe that the founder(s) are the true Chief Brand Officers. This cannot be outsourced. Period.
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Bullish
6 years
Proud to be the marketing operating partner to @spikedseltzer . Major credit to founder Nick Shields and @AnheuserBusch !
@adage
Ad Age
6 years
How the brand that started the spiked seltzer craze is trying to keep its edge
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
@mduboe @leepnet @MikeDuda 👋🏽 We are big believers in operating off of a brand storyline versus CAC-happy steroid solutions which are temporary.
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@bebullish
Bullish
4 years
The thanks we owe @chrisfralic @kentgoldman @joshk etc., is immense.
@chrisfralic
Chris Fralic
4 years
Dear @MikeDuda : While this is not the typical submission method, your artifact has been accepted into the collection. One of the first 100 Peloton screens is a unique addition, and I’ll be sure to keep it near another of my favorite objects from you. Sincerely, The Curator
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Bullish
4 years
Proud to have invested in three of the top eight and the fastest growing DNVB brands in the @2PMinc DTC Power list.
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@bebullish
Bullish
8 years
@GoDaddy We are so proud and fired up to develop truly kick-ass results together. Yeeee haaaaa!
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Bullish
3 years
@LandonAinge We are Bullish and we love pre-revenue/pre-launch investment opportunities.
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Bullish
5 years
Yep.
@jasonwstein
Jason
5 years
Whenever possible, get paid in equity. Take the risk of making less today for the potential reward of making a lot more down the road. This is the path to wealth creation. It's not easy, but you’d be amazed how much more you’re capable of when you have skin in the game.
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Bullish
7 years
Another week, another unicorn. Proud of the Peloton team! #4thunicorn
@onepeloton
Peloton
7 years
. @WSJ features Peloton's latest round of financing, which values the company at $1.25 billion: #ridepeloton
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@bebullish
Bullish
7 years
J.Crew’s Mickey Drexler Confesses: I Underestimated How Tech Would Upend Retail
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
Those attending our Summit this week will get a copy. One week before the world can!
@profgalloway
Scott Galloway
5 years
Intro to my new book #algebraofhappiness Things are never as good or as bad as they seem Happiness = depth & breadth of meaningful relationships We anchor off the most successful person we know Preorder 👉🏼
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Bullish
11 months
What’s driving the crowdfunding craze among consumer brands? “Crowdfunding has become a necessity due to the criteria of what healthy growth was defined as," Bullish Managing Partner @MikeDuda tells @gabrielabarkho . Read more in @modernretail .
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@bebullish
Bullish
4 years
Congratulations to IPG employees. After 9 years, you achieve 67% full-paid time off that you’d get with our growing 20-person company on day one.
@OllieMcAteer
Oliver Marketeer
4 years
Take a look at the language agencies use to describe their policies -- it’s telling. There’s a reason why we don’t lay this out cookie-cutter style. You’ll see which shops are human. And the ones so strangled by red tape they appear devoid of empathy.
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Bullish
7 years
We are in to sign/pledge.
@reidhoffman
Reid Hoffman
7 years
VCs must hold the same moral position to entrepreneurs as manager/employee or professor/student #DecencyPledge
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Bullish
4 years
Proud to be a part of the @onepeloton ride to raise $117,000 for @FoodBank4NYC !
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@bebullish
Bullish
5 years
New infrastructure companies are capitalizing on the DTC boom (We will keep miming for gold.)
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@bebullish
Bullish
10 months
We’re proud to unveil our new home online, designed in collaboration with @workandco . While building our new website, we aimed to fully embrace the dynamic nature of everything Bullish and share that story with the world. Take a look around:
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Bullish
2 years
"We have the highest NPS scores in our category, but we want it to go higher...we are obsessed and driven to be loved by our customers more and more." - @jeffreyraider , co-founder, @harrys
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@bebullish
Bullish
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Earlier this year, Bullish rebranded Ann Arbor-based Goodhood and led the company's $2.6M seed round. @adage 's @ejschultz3 recently covered the rise of mobile car repair and maintenance businesses focused convenience, including Goodhood. Read more here:
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Bullish
5 years
How not to get funding 101
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