Xoogler.co Event Recaps — On May 16, Malika Cantor joined the Xoogler.co community to discuss Hyper, an early-stage venture firm focused on helping startups grow through a four-week accelerator program. Prior to launching Hyper, Malika was at Sequoia Capital and Google. In this Q&A, Malika talks about how Hyper adds value to startups and…

Making a great investment is no easy feat. You have to find incredible teams with strong, differentiated products operating in growing, open markets; figure out how you can add meaningful value to their businesses; be willing to bet on trends and growth opportunities that others may not see; and of…

Xoogler.co Founder Stories: Denys Grabchak of Performetry — One of the biggest factors that affect employee productivity is employee engagement. Engaged employees are generally more satisfied with their job, which creates a more productive working environment, which leads to a more profitable company. On the other hand, employee disengagement can drive talented individuals to leave the company. When…

Xoogler.co Founder’s Stories: Orr Bibring, Krzysztof Kulewski, and Paulina Wrzeszcz of Plater — One night, Orr was ordering his dinner on Uber Eats when he felt the price was higher than expected. Orr began comparing the prices of various food delivery services and saw that they all offer notably different prices for the same meal. With a little extra research, he saw that…

Xoogler.co Founder’s Stories: James Chance of yourself.online — We live in a time where anyone can draw a complete conclusion about a person’s professional and personal life based on what is available online. Therefore, a person’s online footprint is just as important to their professional opportunities as it is to their personal relationships. When James Chance was working…

Devin Finzer launched OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, in 2017 when early NFT (non-fungible token) projects were starting to turn heads. This was around the time of the CryptoKitties craze, where people spent over $1M buying virtual cats on the Ethereum blockchain. Today, NFTs have seen rapid growth with…

Xoogler.co Founder Stories: Tyler Maloney of Faves — We consume content across different apps. Is messaging really the best place to share posts with the people we know and love? After messaging, link sharing is the most common user behavior in the world. Yet, amazingly, it has no dedicated platform. Most of us share links through messaging apps…

Xoogler Founder Stories: Deepa Vivekanandan and Lettie Malan Assaf of MixLife —

Xoogler Founder Stories: Zi Wang of Timeless — While Timeless founder Zi Wang worked at Google, he learned an interesting fact: Google Calendar users open the app 22 times a day. He did not think too much of this stat at the time, but the fact that it notably surpasses the famous Google “toothbrush test” did resonate with…