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March 21 2019

What is This Site?

Hi, we’re Businesses With Stories. We’re dedicated towards sharing the best entrepreneur stories with as many people as we can.

September 30 2020

VC Profile: Underscore’s Jenni Goodman

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Jenni Goodman is a Community Manager at Underscore, a VC firm that invests in Boston Companies.

September 10 2020

VC Profile: Nextview’s Rob Go

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Rob Go is a partner at Nextview, an early stage firm that focuses on the Everyday Economy.

August 24 2020

Stukent

Joseph Zhang Learning, Media, Stories, Tech Adjunct Professor, Brigham Young University, Digital Marketing, Digital Platform, Edtech, Marketing, Mimic Pro, Stuart Draper, Stukent, Textbook, Wharton 0

Stukent provides cutting-edge simulations and courseware to help educators help students help the world.

August 14 2020

Le Tote

Oscar Hong Personal, Stories Brett Northart, Clothing Subscription, Entrepreneurship, Fashion Subscription, Le Tote, Lord and Taylor, Maternity Clothing, Rakesh Tondon, Startups, Waitlists, Women’s Apparel 0

Le Tote is a subscription-based fashion startup that brings the cost of owning up-to-date clothes down to a fraction of the traditional price.

August 5 2020

BMW

Joshua Gauthier Adventure and Travel, Automotive, Stories Adam Sykes, BMW, BMW Cars, Car, Cars, coronavirus, Coronavirus business, COVID-19, Luxury, Public Relations 1

BMW is a German multinational company which produces luxury vehicles and motorcycles.

July 1 2020

Birchbox

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Interview with Katia Beauchamp, co-founder and CEO of Birchbox.

June 14 2020

Winnie

Joseph Zhang Media, Personal, Stories Anne Halsall, Better User Experience, Big Data, childcare, Millenial Parents, Parenting, Sara Mauskopf, Tech, user acquisition, Winnie 2

Winnie provides parent-trusted child care resources and community.

June 6 2020

Short Story of the Week: Bank of America

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Bank of America Corporation is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company.

May 30 2020

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May 13 2020

Chowbotics

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Interview with Mara Behrens, VP of design and marketing at Chowbotics, an innovative food tech startup on a mission to bring fresh food anytime, anywhere.

April 23 2020

ProjectileX

Oscar Hong Learning, Stories Entrepreneurship, High School Startup, projectilex, Rahul Bavirisetty, Steven Li 1

High schoolers Steven Li and Rahul Bavirisetty cofounded ProjectileX to provide a education rooted in entrepreneurship to elementary and middle school students

March 17 2020

Samasource

Joseph Zhang Diversity/Culture, Stories, Tech Africa, AI, Artificial Intelligence, East Africa, Foreign Aid, Ghana, Leila Janah, Non profit, Samasource, Social Entrepreneurship, Startup 0

Samasource employs low-income workers in developing countries for tech work. Samasource mission is to expand opportunity for low-income individuals through the digital economy.