# Building Brex

Lessons we’ve learned (and sometimes the hard way) while building a company.

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Building Brex

Lessons we’ve learned (sometimes the hard way) while building a company.

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How Brex + Capital One will accelerate how we serve startups

Hear from our CEO Pedro why our partnership with Capital One makes Brex even better for startups. More speed, more investment, same founder focus.

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**Excerpt:** Brex is working around the clock to support SVB customers and the broader startup community through this challenging time. 

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**Description:** Reimagining spend management to drive customer value
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**Description:** Announcing Catharsis – a new program designed to support startup founders’ mental health.
**Excerpt:** Today I’m excited to announce Catharsis, a new program designed to support startup founders’ mental health.
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**Excerpt:** Hear from CPO Karandeep Anand about how his work at Microsoft, Meta, and Brex have led him to build a category-defining solution that puts people first.
**Tags:** Midmarket, Enterprise, Brex Empower, Scaling your business

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**Excerpt:** Today, we’re announcing support for multiple accounts within Brex Cash. We’re excited to help early stage founders with the financial visibility and control they need from wherever they work.
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**Excerpt:** We’re excited to launch the Brex API this week! Now customers can programmatically read their data, issue cards, invite users, send payments and much more.
**Tags:** Midmarket, Enterprise, Startups, Brex news

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**Excerpt:** We’re thrilled to announce Brex Premium: a software layer on top of Brex Card and Brex Cash that brings expense management, bill pay, and (soon) reimbursements all in a single product.
**Tags:** Midmarket, Enterprise, Startups, Brex news, Startups

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**Excerpt:** This guide hopes to assist your team with launching products quickly and effectively.

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**Description:** I wanted to celebrate the amazing achievements of women across company and take a moment to share a story about a woman who has shaped my life. Thank you Mom.
**Excerpt:** I wanted to celebrate the amazing achievements of women across company and take a moment to share a story about a woman who has shaped my life. Thank you, Mom.

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**Excerpt:** This is a memo I shared with our team last year about the importance that a growth mindset had in my life — also becoming a Brex value at the end of 2020. 
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**Description:** We’re incredibly excited to reveal Brex’s new brand today!
**Excerpt:** We’re incredibly excited to reveal Brex’s new brand today!
**Tags:** Midmarket, Enterprise, Startups, Brex news

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**Description:** As Brex began hosting regular board of director meetings, we struggled to find resources that would help us manage them efficiently.
**Excerpt:** As Brex began hosting regular board of director meetings, we struggled to find resources that would help us manage them efficiently. Since...

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**Excerpt:** Candid reflections on the challenges we’ve faced navigating the COVID-19 crisis, and some important lessons learned.

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**Excerpt:** Earlier this year, Brex transitioned to a written decision-making culture. I wrote this memo to our team on why this transition was important...
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