Growth
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TQ is a label for growth. We help push tech startups towards exponential growth by providing them with community, events and facilities.
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5 female entrepreneurs on how to perfect a pitch
With only two percent of all US venture capital going to female founders in 2017, saying women have it tough when pitching to investors is a huge understatement. Whether that’s because of unconscious bias, social conditioning, or simply due to the fact we’re outnumbered, it’s ...
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5 crucial lessons learned from 2 years of building TNW’s tech hub
Two years ago, we opened the doors to TQ — TNW’s first tech hub in the center of Amsterdam. At the time, I was organizing TNW’s conferences but when I heard about the project, I was super excited to be involved. It just seemed like the logical next step for us as a company. In ...
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These 5 startups prove being a DJ has never been easier
You need to wear many hats if you want to succeed in the music industry. Here are five startups that prove it has never been ...
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10 top tips to make sure your startup's first hire is fire
Research has found that hiring is the biggest struggle for first-time founders. Here's advice from 10 successful entrepreneurs ...
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Google’s 3 secrets for startups struggling with hiring
At one point or another, the bane of every startup founder’s existence is hiring. Here's what Google recommends to get ...
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3 simple ways to nurture your culture when you start to scale
As you start to scale, the risk of diluting your culture becomes so much more real. Here's how to nurture your culture, no ...
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How Ring went from Shark Tank reject to Amazon’s $1B acquisition
Just five years ago, wireless doorbell company, Doorbot -- now Amazon’s billion-dollar Ring -- was a team of eight struggling to make ends meet in CEO Jamie Siminoff’s Pacific Palisades garage. Desperate for investment, Siminoff took a gamble and applied for season five of ABC’s ...
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8 key takeaways from the Growth Quarters stage at TNW2018
TNW Conference 2018 went by in a flash. As we cut off our now-manky wristbands and start getting tagged in embarrassing photos from the afterparty, let's instead reminisce about all the incredible content witnessed at the first ever Growth Quarters stage hosted by TQ and Google for ...
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7 tactics you can implement right now to grow your startup
As a first-time founder or entrepreneur, knowing where to start when it comes to scaling your business can be extremely overwhelming. With an overabundance of resources telling you the right way to grow your startup, focusing on the wrong thing before having the basics down pat could ...
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How salary transparency can lead to a more trusting workplace
As many tech companies scramble to become more diverse and inclusive, unequal pay has been found to be the top factor impacting inequality in the workplace. To fix this problem, some companies have made the bold move of going transparent with employee salaries. However, this brings ...
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Gaza’s thriving tech scene is its lifeline to the rest of the world
Through the media’s narrow lens, the Gaza Strip is a land of sealed borders, numerous conflicts, and an unemployment rate hovering around 50 percent. An unlikely consequence of this repression, however, is the city’s thriving tech scene which has become its lifeline to the rest ...
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Goodbye you stupid pitch: 2 essential tools to make PR and journalism play nice
PR professionals and journalists aren't going to make up of their own accord. So, could using tech as the mediator to build ...
