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Category Archives: Startup Stories

9 Sales Incentives I Wish I Knew on Day 1

October 15, 2016by nanxiliu 1 Comment

Setting effective sales incentives and pay structures that motivate your sales reps can make the difference between hitting or missing your targets. This article is what I would have wanted […]

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Startup Stories

Enplug named in Forbes 30 Under 30

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The best characterization of the success of a business is by its revenue and net income, but awards are a nice way to remind our team to celebrate our milestones. I’m […]

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Awards, Startup Stories

Fortune’s 2015 Top 10 Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs: Enplug

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Since 2009, Fortune Magazine selects its Top 10 Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs. I remember learning about the list in college and setting a goal to one day build a company that would […]

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Awards, Startup Stories, Technology

8 Odd Ways to Build a Family Culture at Your Company

August 5, 2015by nanxiliu Leave a comment

I’ve worked at companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500s. Most described themselves as having a “family-style culture.” They do happy hours, bring cake into work for birthdays, and host bring-your-kids-to-work days. In my mind, […]

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I interviewed the founders of Waze, Vizio, Match.com, Rotten Tomatoes. Here’s what they said.

June 29, 2015by nanxiliu Leave a comment

For the past month, our Enplug team has been putting together a free downloadable book with 33 secret recipes of building great company culture. You can use these for your own […]

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We’re named in Inc. Magazine’s 30 Under 30!

May 2, 2015by nanxiliu 1 Comment

Inc. Magazine named Enplug in their 2015 30 Under 30 list! Inc.’s team certainly did a great job keeping things under wraps because we had no idea until it was […]

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Awards, Startup Stories, Technology

Enplug on the cover of Marie Claire UK

April 1, 2015by nanxiliu 2 Comments

This definitely brought a lot of laughter into Enplug’s office: Gwyneth Paltrow and Enplug sharing the April cover of Marie Claire UK magazine. Can you guess which article title is referring […]

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8 Affordable Ways to Make Your Team Happier and More Productive

March 4, 2015by nanxiliu 1 Comment

When it was just the 5 co-founders and two engineers, it was easy to maintain our fierce, productive, and fun culture. But as we grew to 10, 15, then 20, […]

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Startup Stories, Technology

5 Company Team Activities To Try

January 23, 2015by nanxiliu Leave a comment

In the 2 years since we started Enplug, we’ve tried a lot of different team activities, some cliched and many unconventional. We’ve gone ice skating, attended concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, […]

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EnplugEmails: The 94 silly awards we gave out to our teammates

January 1, 2015by nanxiliu 1 Comment

EnplugEmails are a series on my blog of actual emails sent to my teammates at Enplug. I’m sharing these because it may give other startup founders ideas. Before the end […]

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EnplugEmails: The 17 companies that became $1+ billion in 2014

December 27, 2014by nanxiliu 2 Comments

The EnplugEmails series on my blog are real emails that I’ve sent to my teammates at Enplug. I’m sharing some of these emails because I thought they might be useful to other […]

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Startup Stories, Technology

Nanoly Bioscience wins The Tech Awards

November 22, 2014by nanxiliu Leave a comment

When I was in high school, I learned about The Tech Awards, which recognizes 5 companies each year that have built technology that benefits society. The award is sponsored and […]

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Awards, Startup Stories, Technology

Interviewed On-Stage by the Former Prime Minister of Finland

October 5, 2014by nanxiliu Leave a comment

The Ambrosetti Forum, is an annual international economic conference held at the beautiful Villa d’Este in Lake Como, Italy. It is also the best forum/conference/event that I have ever been […]

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Life, Startup Stories

Hosting Women in Tech Night Out

July 10, 2014by nanxiliu Leave a comment

I had an incredible time hosting LA’s Women in Tech Night out! From the CEO of LA Film School to the Senior Partner of Ogilvy & Mathers, we had amazing women in attendance. The […]

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Life, Startup Stories, Technology

LA Business Journal: 20 in their 20s

June 5, 2014by nanxiliu Leave a comment

I’m very thankful to be included in LA Business Journal’s 20 in their 20s for 2014. My answers were summarized in the article, so I’ve included the uncensored version in this blog […]

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