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Canva: Melanie Perkins (2019)

How I Built This with Guy Raz - March 01, 2021 05:01 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 29.2K ratings
When she was just 19 years old, Melanie Perkins dreamt of transforming the graphic design and publishing industries. But she started small, launching a site to make yearbook design simpler and more collaborative. Her success with that first venture—and an unexpected meeting with a VC inv...

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144 - A Fresh Look at Design: Melanie Perkins, co-founder and CEO of Canva

Fortt Knox - November 10, 2019 06:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratings
I was on the road this week, doing a little tour of California. Three cities in three days. San Francisco Monday, L.A. Tuesday, San Diego Wednesday. Adobe’s MAX conference was this week in LA, where the creative software giant unveils its latest features.   Well, everybody’s got challengers, an...

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SV001: Canva, Disrupting Design with Melanie Perkins

Silicon Valley - The Investor's Podcast Network - September 17, 2019 13:31 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 57 ratings
On today’s show, we have Melanie Perkins. She is the CEO and co-founder of Canva, an online design and publishing tool which makes graphic design simple for everyone. Since launching in 2013, Canva has grown to over 15 million users across 190 countries, with more than 1 billion designs created, ...


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Canva: Melanie Perkins

How I Built This with Guy Raz - January 28, 2019 05:01 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 29.2K ratings
When she was just 19 years old, Melanie Perkins dreamt of transforming the graphic design and publishing industries. But she started small, launching a site to make yearbook design simpler and more collaborative. Her success with that first venture — and an unexpected meeting with a VC i...

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20VC: Start Niche, Move Broader & Become Profitable Quickly with Melanie Perkins, Founder & CEO @ Canva

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch - June 10, 2016 07:45 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 292 ratings
Melanie Perkins, Founder & CEO at Canva the disruptive online platform allowing anyone to create professional quality designs. They have over 10m users from 179 countries and have funding from our friends at Shasta, Felicis and upcoming guests Blackbird Ventures and Airtree in Australia. Prior...

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76: 8 Million Users, $233m Valuation & Rockstar Investors all in 2 Years? The Canva Story with Melanie Perkins

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan - January 26, 2016 02:11 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 557 ratings
Finding the right startup idea is difficult even for lifelong entrepreneurs. But when it comes down to it, the best approach is to take a long hard look at what you're passionate about and try to figure out a way to share that with the world. By sharing her passion for graphic design to anyone wh...