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Building a better company, introducing Populate.

Hi! My name is Kirsti Grant, I’m the CEO of Populate and formerly the VP Talent at Vend, a high growth startup that within my two years…there grew from 37 people to 250. Lance Hodges, my fiancé and our Specialist Generalist was formerly VP Product at Vend and employee #12. There were a million highs and a few lows at Vend, it was the typical startup rollercoaster that is often talked about and ultimately it was the best learning experience anyone could ask for. ¶ In August 2015 we finished up at Vend and when thinking about what we wanted to do next we really wanted to spend some time using our lessons learned to help…

Kirsti GrantFeb 8

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Don’t risk your culture for growth

Over the last few years working in a high growth tech startup has become pretty popular and these days it’s normal to see startups headcount growing 100% year on year. Some have gone down the sustainable, profitable route — growing only when they can afford it. Others…