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☆ Canva says it's investigating claims of 'inappropriate behavior' by former executive
  + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Canva is investigating claims of inappropriate behavior by an executive, a representative said. AdvertisementCanva says it's investigating claims of inappropriate behavior by a former executive. "We have a zero-tolerance policy for inappropriate behavior and we're fully committed to thoroughly investigating and actioning any instances of this." Canva confirmed the investigation after users on the anonymous social network platform Blind posted complaints involving former CFO Damien Singh. Another Blind user, who claimed to be “from the People and Legal leadership team,” encouraged Canva employees on Blind to report any misconduct allegations to the company.
Persons: Canva, Damien Singh, Singh's, —, we're, ”, “, Singh, Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, Cameron Adams Organizations: Service, BI, People, Legal, Australian, Canva Locations: Canva
☆ Here's the 6 personality traits you need to found a successful startup
  + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Researchers used AI to determine the personality traits of 21,000 startup founders. They found that the success of a startup is linked to the personality traits of its founder. Here are the six personality traits you need to be a successful founder. AdvertisementAdvertisementA startup founder's personality traits may have a major impact on their company's success, a study published in Nature suggests. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe researchers found that these core personality traits were dramatically different to the wider population, the report says.
Persons: —, Paul X, McCarthy, It's, " McCarthy, Melanie Perkins, Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Horacio Villalobos Organizations: Service, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, University of Technology Sydney, University of Melbourne, University of New Locations: Nature, University of New South Wales, Sydney
☆ Australia's Canva expands A.I.-powered design business to Europe
  + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Melanie Perkins, co-founder & chief executive of Australian graphic design firm Canva, says the business is in a "uniquely strong position" as it expands to Europe. LONDON — Australian graphic design company Canva believes it is in a "uniquely strong position" to withstand industry headwinds as it embarks on a European expansion. The Sydney-based software company opened its new Europe headquarters in London last month as it competes with tech heavyweights Adobe and Microsoft to attract individual and enterprise users to its design suite. Canva, which offers both free and paid tools for designing websites, presentations and social content, had annualized revenues of $1.5 billion in the year to May. Of its 135 million global users, 16% are in Europe.
Persons: Melanie Perkins, Canva, Perkins, We've Organizations: LONDON, Adobe, Microsoft, CNBC, WPP, Unilever, Rolls Royce Locations: Europe, Sydney, London
☆ Executives from Google, NBCUniversal, Uber, and others have poured $7 million into a new fund to turn 15 women-led companies into billion dollar businesses
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Princeton classmates Lynda Clarizio and Joy Marcus are aiming to create a new ecosystem for funding women-led businesses. The $7 million fund is still raising money to help 15 women-led businesses have a chance at success. Clarizio and Marcus hope to fund women-led companies around media, advertising, and content — areas that they both know well. The98 also hopes to create even more proof in the market that women-run businesses can be billion dollar companies, said Marcus. In the first half of 2022 start-ups with female founders raised $20.8 billion of venture funding, according to Pitchbook.
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