Tech for Black Founders, a new initiative that gives Black founders free access to valuable technology that can help them accelerate growth.
The Monthly Rundown: Hot Startups from October
Though October was no match for the impressive jump in startup funding in September, don’t let this distract you from the fact that there’s a strong batch of newly funded companies across the globe that are scaling like crazy. They need to put this new money to work, so try and understand how you can help them accelerate on their new expansion goals.
How Marstone’s Margaret Hartigan is Creating Solutions for the Next Generation of Investors
Margaret Hartigan is the founder and CEO of digital investment platform Marstone. In this Q&A, she shares how finance piqued her interest, why she started Marstone, lessons learned along the way.
Your Sales Team is Probably Thinking About Burnout the Wrong Way
Burnout threatens the best of sales teams. Fight it by focusing on recovery, not on hours worked.
The Great Outdoors: How Tana Hoffman is Getting Womxn into Adventure Sports
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. Tana Hoffman,...
What Breaks in Sales Organizations When Going From Seed to Series A?
Here’s what the move from Seed to Series A looks like for revenue or sales organizations. The dollar amount of funding will vary, but usually, how these rounds differ is...
Introducing Neythri: A Community By and For South Asian Womxn
The South Asian diaspora, comprised of immigrants hailing from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives, is the largest in the world. Over 18 million citizens or...
3 Key Leadership Lessons for Building Highly Motivated Sales Teams
David Weiss, enterprise sales director at Outreach shares three key lessons on leadership to help build high-performing sales teams.
Building a Zone of Trust Between Founder and Founding Investor
As we approach an election where we are being asked to vote on which leader we can trust more, I am struck by how trust is a key ingredient for success between a founder and an investor.
Why You Should Switch Your Call Blitzes to Video
Lacking the face-to-face experience can be a difficult way to form a relationship. Video gives you a new way to engage your potential buyer.
The Other 1%–How Institutions Enable Financial Inequality
Dennis Cail, Co-founder and CEO of Zirtue, on how institutions like state retirement funds enable financial inequality.
Building a Better Future: Rosario Casas’ Mission to Support Hispanic Founders and Technology Solutions
Rosario Casas, co-founder and CEO of XR Americas and co-founder and managing partner of BC Partners, is solving humanity’s most pressing problems through technology.
Work in the Time of Coronavirus
I founded Terawatt, an online marketplace, to make accessing career coaching easier and more affordable.
How to Create an Effective Training and Development Program for Startups
While it is understandable for startups to be cautious spenders, there is one internal investment that they should never overlook when working toward growth: training and development programs.
How the Future of Personal Finance is Self-Driving Money
Despite most industries falling at the feet of a crumbling economy, the fintech industry is being re-energized by an uptake in use.
Hearts and Minds: How to Keep Tech Talent Post-COVID
With many businesses adopting remote work, tech workers have more opportunities to take their skills elsewhere. Here's how to keep them.
Pivot Strategies and Technology to Master Sales Digital Transformation
Some of the biggest changes that happen during a sales digital transformation involve using data and insights to better understand customers.
Stars in a Stormy Sky: Startups Thriving During COVID-19
An ethos of compassion, the capacity to pivot, and digitization are all elements helping startups deal with the challenge of this moment.
How the Shift to Remote Work Is Changing Silicon Valley for the Better
While the current pandemic may have hastened the process, remote work was always going to be the future of Silicon Valley.
From Inspiration to Visualization: Randi Bushell’s Mission to Streamline Event Planning
Randi Bushell, co-founder and CEO of Merri, is bridging the gap between envisioning an event and bringing it to life.