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How Canva Raised Funding After Nearly 100 Rejections
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How Canva Raised Funding After Nearly 100 Rejections

Anup Yadav June 6, 2026 No Comments Australian StartupsBlackbird VenturesCanvaCanva Funding StoryCanva InvestorsHow Canva Raised FundingInvestor RejectionMelanie PerkinsStartup FundraisingVenture Capital Stories

Melanie Perkins heard no nearly a hundred times. This is the story of what it actually took β€” and who it took β€” to finally hear yes.

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What Warby Parker Teaches Every Startup Founder
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What Warby Parker Teaches Every Startup Founder

Anup Yadav August 12, 2026 No Comments

Warby Parker’s real lesson isn’t disruption β€” it’s staying loyal to the customer problem, not the business model.

How Warby Parker Grew From an Online Startup to a Retail Brand
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How Warby Parker Grew From an Online Startup to a Retail Brand

Anup Yadav August 9, 2026 No Comments

An online eyewear disruptor built its reputation on skipping stores β€” then built one of retail’s most productive store networks.

Neil Blumenthal: The Co-Founder Who Helped Build Warby Parker
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Neil Blumenthal: The Co-Founder Who Helped Build Warby Parker

Anup Yadav August 7, 2026 No Comments

Before Wharton, before Warby Parker, Neil Blumenthal spent five years inside the eyewear-poverty problem he’d later help solve at scale.

How Warby Parker Started by Selling Affordable Glasses Online
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How Warby Parker Started by Selling Affordable Glasses Online

Anup Yadav August 5, 2026 No Comments

Four Wharton students turned one lost pair of glasses into Warby Parker β€” the $95 eyewear brand that upended a billion-dollar industry.

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What Warby Parker Teaches Every Startup Founder
Startup Lessons

What Warby Parker Teaches Every Startup Founder

Anup Yadav August 12, 2026 No Comments

Warby Parker’s real lesson isn’t disruption β€” it’s staying loyal to the customer problem, not the business model.

How Warby Parker Grew From an Online Startup to a Retail Brand
Growth Stories

How Warby Parker Grew From an Online Startup to a Retail Brand

Anup Yadav August 9, 2026 No Comments

An online eyewear disruptor built its reputation on skipping stores β€” then built one of retail’s most productive store networks.

Neil Blumenthal: The Co-Founder Who Helped Build Warby Parker
Founder Journeys

Neil Blumenthal: The Co-Founder Who Helped Build Warby Parker

Anup Yadav August 7, 2026 No Comments

Before Wharton, before Warby Parker, Neil Blumenthal spent five years inside the eyewear-poverty problem he’d later help solve at scale.

How Warby Parker Started by Selling Affordable Glasses Online
Startup Origins

How Warby Parker Started by Selling Affordable Glasses Online

Anup Yadav August 5, 2026 No Comments

Four Wharton students turned one lost pair of glasses into Warby Parker β€” the $95 eyewear brand that upended a billion-dollar industry.

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