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Sidebar thinks the key to career dev is small peer groups

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By Kyle Wiggers

October 19, 2023

Sidebar thinks the key to career dev is small peer groups

Sidebar, a company developing a group coaching program focused on driving individual career growth, today announced that it raised $13.3 million in a seed round from investors including Foundation Capital, Scribble Ventures and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp. Former Facebook product manager Lexy Franklin founded Sidebar after running into challenges finding supportive peer groups while at […]

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