Rippling’s Post

Kicking off the week with innovation and passion! Starting the week with a focused mind and positive energy is key. Here’s a glimpse into my workspace, where ideas turn into reality and challenges become opportunities. 💡 Every line of code written is a step towards creating something impactful. Here’s to a new week full of possibilities and fresh opportunities for growth! #GrowthMindset #Productivity #Minterminds

High-growth businesses are those that have achieved success but aren't satisfied to stop there. They face real challenges and are looking to scale beyond the 'heroic efforts' stage. The key? Transitioning to a culture rooted in systems, processes, and consistency for sustainable growth. Ready to move beyond working tirelessly and start enjoying life as you grow? Let's chat: https://lnkd.in/gxkKgwfk #highgrowth #scalingup #scalablesystems #fastslowmotion

Are you curious to learn more about the VC behind investments like Commonwealth Fusion Systems - Form Energy - Boston Metal - Lilac Solutions - Sublime Systems - AtmosZero - Syzygy Plasmonics, and others? (psst. pick up your jaw) We spoke with Michael Kearney from Engine Ventures, perhaps one of the best climate Funds. They have a really cool founding story since they were spun out of MIT. Being connected with MIT + being based in Boston gives them great proximity to some of the coolest startups in the world of hardware climate tech. Check out today's episode - it's FULL of great stuff! #climatetech #hardware #deeptech #venturecapital #MIT #bostonclimate

We’re busy working on our pitch decks, materials, and applying to accelerators. A few we’ve applied to and/or applying to soon: Sequoia ARC, Y Combinator, PearX, and a16z SPEEDRUN. I’ve found that the application process itself is IMMENSELY useful. It’s allowed us to think about things and finely craft/hone our messaging and purpose. Take away from my post: apply to accelerators—there’s value in going through those steps. You’ll learn with each one and be able to sharpen how you think and talk about your product. Cheers!

🚀 How can founders go from Seed to Series A? In the Next47 Seed to Series A Playbook, Lak Ananth and William Smith answer common questions enterprise founders face and explore what separates success from failure. Learn how to tackle early-stage decisions that can make or break your business here: bit.ly/49I1C8S

In a new Client Conversations series on our Gravel2Gavel blog, Pillsbury partner Adam Weaver chats with Bandak Project Management CEO Niklas Bandak to discuss interest rates and financing trends, human capital and presence equity, AI and proptech in the real esate sector, and more. Watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/ewxgyGZ4

Those who work with us at Equal Ventures, know that we’re obsessed with value creation, not just revenue generation We believe moats are essential to creating long-term value in a business and have observed a playbook for creating them We've seen companies create category monopolies by: Step 1 - Leverage a WEDGE to get critical mass in the market Step 2 - That kicks off a FLYWHEEL for increasing returns to scale Step 3 - This establishes an initial MOAT trajectory Step 4- They then EXPAND upon that moat Learn more about our playbook for value creation here! https://lnkd.in/eM-pJuAt

After our Q&A session together, I was thrilled to discover being surrounded by curious, driven, and creative minds! In the spirit of growth, I’d like to share more of what I know about investments, technology, and achieving success with you all. What would you like to learn about most? Choose one of the topics and comment below. We’ll start our knowledge-sharing series with the topic with the most votes! #wealthmanagement #retireearly #favoritesubjects #probablynotmath #knowledgesharing #mentoredbyMadina #votenow

I’m excited to share our case study with The unFIX Company about our ongoing journey into new and challenging territories at Nordeck IT + Consulting GmbH. 🌟 In this piece, I discuss how we're navigating the complexities of self-organization and new work concepts. It’s been an incredible experience to be part of a team that embraces innovation, even when it's uncomfortable. I’m proud to work for an employer that is not only brave enough to explore these new approaches but also committed to making them work. Thanks to Jan-Paul Ouwerkerk and Jens Thiemann for all your interesting questions that not only lead to this case study but also to new insights and ideas. Curious to know more? Check out the article below. #unfix #NewWork #Leadership #agiletransformation

🍜 From the Soup Nazi's Kitchen to a CTO: A Seinfeld Guide to Tech Leadership Is being a CTO like one big Seinfeld episode? I can't help but draw some parallels: 🚀  Legacy Code = Kramer's Apartment: Nobody knows how it works, full of surprises, and touching anything might bring it all down! 🚀 Explaining Technical Debt To Your CEO: It's like Kramer pitching his "make your own pizza" place. Sounds great at first, "We're innovating!" But now we're left with half-baked features, messy code "toppings" everywhere and a platform as stable as Kramer's business ideas. 🤷♂️ 🚀 Managing "That" Engineer: It's like dealing with George after he storms out, quits, only to return the next day as if nothing happened. The same as “that” engineer who throws a tantrum in a meeting,"That's it, I'm outta here" and slams their laptop shut. Next morning? They're back, coding away, wondering why everyone's walking on eggshells. You're left juggling their brilliant code contributions with their... let's call it "vibrant" personality, feeling like Steinbrenner trying to figure out if he should fire George or promote him. 🚀 Innovation Pressure: You’re expected to ideate faster than Elaine can say "Get out!" Deploy your code, no bugs allowed—not even one little yadda yadda yadda. 🚀 CTO Life: The CTO is basically the Soup Nazi of tech, running a tight ship, making tough calls and sometimes just yelling "No pull-request for you! Come back, one year!" Who knew Seinfeld had so much to teach us about tech leadership? #TechHumor #CTOLife #SeinfeldInTech #LeadershipLessons #InnovationChallenges #CTOs