Ikigai for founders: what purpose actually looks like in the startups we build
Hyper reflects on how founders find purpose through ikigai, using portfolio company GymGoer's founding story and Canva's origins as examples.
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Hyper reflects on how founders find purpose through ikigai, using portfolio company GymGoer's founding story and Canva's origins as examples.
Women's Agenda interview with Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins on her SXSW Sydney conversation with investor Mary Meeker, covering Fusion Books, Silicon Valley rejections, and the early backers who funded the design platform.
Sydney online design startup Canva, founded by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams, has secured a $3 million seed round from Australian and US backers after the founders met investors at a Hawaiian kitesurfing camp.
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