In this Q&A Grant dives into her experience becoming Appify’s CEO, and why the days of women trying to break into “the boys’ club” are over.
What is a Sales Trigger Event and Why It’s Important to Close More Deals
What is a Sales Trigger Event and Why It’s Important to Close More Deals - Discover 10 ways track sales trigger events & how Crunchbase Pro can help.
Caribou Co-Founder Christine Simone on Fundraising, Bias and the Pandemic’s Toll on Women
The Crunchbase “Female Founder Series,” is a series of stories, Q&As, and thought-leadership pieces from glass-ceiling-smashers who overcame the odds, raised funding, and are now leading successful companies. I was...
5 Steps to Effectively Scale Your Sales Strategy (or Goals) Without Dropping Quality
With the correct tools, knowledge, and processes, you can scale your sales strategy and keep the quality of your product or service high.
Q&A with Keira Kotler, Founder of Everviolet
The Crunchbase “Female Founder Series,” is a series of stories, Q&As, and thought-leadership pieces from glass-ceiling-smashers who overcame the odds, raised funding, and are now leading successful companies. Keira Kotler,...
The Monthly Rundown: Hot Startups from November
Crunchbase Sales Manager Shamus Noonan highlights five of the hottest startups with new funding in November.
Achieving Waste-Free Product Development
What's the secret to achieving waste-free product? First, let’s take a look at what a waste-free product development process actually means.
Inlightened’s Shelli Pavone on Impacting Health Care Through Diversity and Inclusion
Pavone shares why she founded Inlightened, and how a true commitment to diversity and inclusion in health care organizations is the only way to address the diverse needs of the patients they serve.
How to Have Meaningful Investor Conversations During a Pandemic
Any entrepreneur can tell you that the process of pitching your startup to VC firms in order to land funding can be an overwhelming and intimidating process.
How Startups Can Lead the Charge in Meeting Sustainability Goals
Startups, as businesses that can move fast, break the rules, and weave sustainability into their fabric from day one, are perhaps in a position to make the most immediate impact.
Fresh Conversations: How Mia Pokriefka is Reimagining the Content Experience
The Crunchbase “Female Founder Series,” is a series of stories, Q&As, and thought-leadership pieces from glass-ceiling-smashers who overcame the odds, raised funding, and are now leading successful companies. Mia...
3 Ways to Empower Female Engineers
Today, women account for 46 percent of the total U.S. workforce, but only 16 percent of all senior-level tech roles. When we consider the percentage of women in software engineering...
How to Catch Your Prospects’ Attention When They’re Away from the Desk
Sales reps likely had a specific block of time when they knew they could catch you at work, but now hardly anyone is sitting at their office desk. Prospects may...
The Value of Staying True to the Inspiration Behind the Innovation
Kyle Lomeli, CTO at CarGurus, on the importance of staying true to your company values as you scale.
3 Strategies to Test Product-Market Fit That’ll Take You Less Than an Hour
One of the biggest reasons many companies fail before they even truly get started is that excited entrepreneurs follow their latest big idea without making sure they have the customers...
10 Social Selling Best Practices for the New Normal
Marketers should seize the opportunity to use social selling and potentially have 45 percent more sales opportunities. Read on to find out the best practices for social selling for the new normal.
Jeff Kofman, CEO and Founder of Trint on Maintaining Growth Through COVID
Trint, an artificial intelligence speech-to-text company, saw record revenue and growth in the first two months of the pandemic.
A New Chapter: How Meha Agrawal is Harnessing the Power of Pen and Paper to Transform Self Care
Meha Agrawal, CEO and Founder of Silk + Sonder, is transforming the way people practice self care and mental wellness at home.
How a Growth Mindset can Help Sales Teams Navigate this Pandemic
Joshua Hezghia, director of sales at Blueground, shares the growth mindset that helped him become a multi-year Top Seller.
5 Security Factors to Consider When Expanding to Global Markets
Due to the current business climate, expansion to global markets isn’t necessarily at the top of an organization’s to-do list. However, as companies slowly get back into the swing of things and look forward to the future, expansion may become an important point of discussion.