Mariam Naficy
Mariam Naficy is the founder and CEO of Minted, an online marketplace for artists and designers with nine-figure revenue. Her first startup, Eve.com, launched at the height of the dot-com boom and sold for over $100 million.
“You’ve got to factor in all the failures and all the optimizations that really kill great entrepreneurs and businesses all the time.”
— Mariam Naficy
Think you’ve raised enough money for your startup? Think again. You’ll face a minefield of unexpected expenses — and opportunities. So raise more money than you think you need — possibly a lot more. MInted founder & CEO Mariam Naficy shares her white-knuckle experiences founding startups that survived two financial crashes – online cosmetic company Eve.com in the ’90s, and the design boutique Minted.com today.
A strong company culture emerges when every employee feels they own the culture — and this starts before the first job interview. Netflix’s outgoing CEO Reed Hastings built a high-performing culture at Netflix by being upfront about who Netflix is, in the company’s famous culture deck. It won’t appeal to everyone — and that’s the point. If you can define your culture, while resonating with a diverse group of employees, you have a winning formula.