When you skim the headlines it seems like all successful companies see big money. I bet you barely raise an eyebrow at the fact that Didi Chuxing has secured $20.1 ...
Six months ago I walked into the most unusual startup recruiting event of my life. A startup decidedly held their preliminary interviews at an Escape Room in Barcelona. Yep, you ...
As the San Diego tech community continues to thrive, our region has become a growing focal point for investments. In fact, funding for local tech and life science companies has increased ...
With as many as 100 million new businesses being launched each year, standing out from the crowd and reaching the right audience is becoming increasingly challenging. This is forcing smart ...
In 2017 we had our first zero at Blossom Street Ventures. I’ll withhold the name of the company, but I do want to share key learnings from that failed business. ...
A startup CEO salary ranges. A lot. We’ve seen a wide range of CEO salaries at venture-backed companies, from as low as $35k annually to as much as $325k (plus ...
Everyone wants to scream about their startup launch from the rooftops. After an eternity nurturing your brainchild from a ‘eureka moment’ to a real, functioning product or service, it’s a ...
“The startups that give the best startup pitch are the ones who do the best job of filtering the advice they receive before taking the stage. In order to do ...
Profitability and exits seemingly don’t go hand in hand. We look at the companies who have proven you don’t need to be profitable to go public and why exactly you ...
The demand for strategic investors lead us to ask: how important are Strategic Investors and are they critical to success? The answer in our view is ‘no.’ Entrepreneurs are always ...