I think this circles back to the idea of diversity of thought and life experience. What would you say to other tech and SaaS firms that may not have as diverse of a workforce as Oncue? I want to be able to represent and inspire future founders that may come from a similar background than my own. I don’t look like the typical founder, which makes me want to succeed all the more. We have these different statistics, but at the end of the day, the best thing you can do is to recognize the problem and make yourself aware of it. At Oncue we recognize that these challenges exist within the community. What I have always aimed to do within the entrepreneurship community is to know the rules of the game and play accordingly. How do you feel about the challenges pertaining to diversity in the entrepreneurship community? Learning about the diversity of our customers has led us to build an employee base that mirrors this. 40% of our customer base are immigrant or minority-owned businesses, with another portion being veteran-owned. I’m passionate about serving these small to mid-sized businesses. This shaped the idea of bringing technology to groups with great businesses that may not have access to it. Yet, these companies haven’t had much technology built for them. I had the opportunity to work with companies all across the US that were building amazing businesses powering some of the basic items we take for granted. Going from growing up in a very small town in upstate New York, to living in a large city, provided very different experiences for me. How has diversity shaped the progression of your career and impacted you as an entrepreneur? This is how we try to encourage diversity within our workforce where everyone can be open to new ways of thinking that they may not have considered previously. We try to live by the “Beginner’s Mindset”, meaning that everyone comes to the table with no preconceived notions and remains open to a different way of thinking. How does this apply to the values at Oncue?Īt Oncue, it’s about encouraging people to bring their authentic selves to work and being open to feedback. That is also how I think of diversity within a company: people with different life experiences and outlooks can come together to create a more well-rounded view of the different ways in which a problem can be considered. People coming from different backgrounds and experiences may have a different outlook and perspective than my own. What does diversity mean to you?ĭiversity means something a little different to me: I think of diversity as the diversity of thought. Kate has over 10 years of experience in go to market SaaS companies, is passionate about stimulating customer delight and economic impact, and is committed to creating a diverse workplace to empower improvement and kindness. Before founding Oncue, Kate was an early team member of the go to market groups at SuccessFactors (IPO and then acquired by SAP for $3.4B) and ServiceMax (acquired for $900M). Oncue is an end-to-end booking service and software platform that helps moving companies to book more moves and generate more revenue. his Soundcloud.The following article was originally written and published by Jessica Bernido at Bowery Capital as the second installment of a recently launched blog series titled “Diversity in Entrepreneurship” Kate DeWald is the Founder and CEO of Oncue. His upcoming project, Angry Young Man drops on the 11 th of November, “Way Too Far” is available to stream and download completely free via. I put my 100% into everything that is deemed project worthy.’ And strings in here and that shit takes for ever to get sounding proper. But it's here now, right? Don’t get mad if I don’t put songs out every other day. Ladies and genteleman, this is the sound of dedication if that wasn't already apparent, OnCue took to his Facebook page yesterday to explain the hold up on the track’s release: ‘Sorry for the wait on the song. His newest release “Way Too Far” is a continuation in this combination of technically superb beats – with compliments to Maki & Frequency – and the ever improving lyrical arsenal of this Brooklyn based spitter. His last releases “Never Do Better”, produced by Felix Snow and his combined effort on “Machines” with The Kickdrums are both audibly flawless in their production, allowing Cuey to do go no holds barred and do his thing to the fullest. However, he’s beginning to make firm indications that he is ready to climb to the next level as an artist it’s not just in his lyrics, but the beats he chooses to drop them on. In the last few years he's been a frequent feature on the rap radar, regularly raising eyebrows along the way with his innate lyrical ability and a singing voice that, although unorthodox, completely works for him. One thing that can’t – and shouldn’t ever – be underestimated is OnCue’s passion for making rap music.
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