1. Visualize Crunchbase data with Charts [🎖 Pro Only] When did today’s unicorns gain momentum? Get the whole picture at a glance with Charts. Located on profile pages, Charts make our...
How to Start a Company in Consumer Products: Interview with Founder of Tom & Sheri’s Products
This article will discuss how to start a company, specifically in consumer products with first-hand information from the founder of Tom & Sheri’s Products. Sammy is a co-founder of Blossom...
Must-Know Trends for Revenue Multiples in Consumer Tech Companies
This article will cover the revenue multiples from consumer tech companies from various industries including social media, marketplaces, gaming, e-commerce, and more. We follow 59 publicly traded internet companies in...
How Crunchbase News Tackled Their Redesign
Guest writer Holden Page is an editor of Crunchbase News, an independent news organization. For more on how Crunchbase News operates independently of Crunchbase, go here. Crunchbase News is a...
Webinar: Power Prospecting with Crunchbase Pro
In this webinar, our team dives into how to power your sales prospecting with Crunchbase Pro. Here is a summarized transcription and video of the webinar. Webinar: Power Prospecting with...
How to Negotiate: Lessons from Never Split the Difference [Part Two]
This article will cover how to negotiate by using the tactics from Chris Voss’s book, Never Split the Difference. This is part one of a two-part series on how to...
Webinar: How to Build Your Pipeline and Market Strategy
In this webinar, our team dives into how to build your sales pipeline and market strategy. Here is a summarized transcription and video of the webinar. What Do We Do?...
Life in a Startup Accelerator
This article discusses a founder’s experience participating in a startup accelerator, Launch Delta Home Services Accelerator, located in Memphis, Tennessee. Sammy is a co-founder of Blossom Street Ventures. We invest...
Venture Capital Report | Dow Jones VentureSource’s Q2 2018 Summary
This article discusses the key findings from the Dow Jones VentureSource’s quarterly findings for U.S. venture capital fundraising, investment, valuation, and liquidity. Sammy is a co-founder of Blossom Street Ventures. We...
How Market Size Determines Your Round Size
This article will review how market size affects round size when raising funding. Sammy is a co-founder of Blossom Street Ventures. We invest in companies with run rate revenue of...
One of the Best Startup Post Mortems We’ve Ever Read
Linked here is one of the best startup post-mortems I’ve ever read. It’s by Rand Fishkin, founder of a company called Moz. The business had fantastic growth out of the...
The SaaS M&A Report for Q2 2018
This article will cover the Software Equity Group’s SaaS M&A Snapshot for Q2 for SaaS companies. We recently got Software Equity Group’s SaaS M&A Snapshot for Q2. SEG is a...
4 Private Companies Capitalizing on Corporate Ethics in the Millennial Age
Research suggests that Millennials will overtake Boomers as the largest living generation in 2019, surpassing them by around 1 million people as Millennial numbers swell and Boomers decline. The group...
How ABM Increases Sales B2B Deal Size
Forty percent of B2B companies had a full account-based marketing (ABM) program in 2016 according to a SiriusDecisions survey. This increased to 62% in 2017 and will likely increase even...
4 Tips for Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Ask for Venture Capital
Let’s face it, not everyone is comfortable talking about money, let alone asking for something like venture capital which has its own unique set of risks. Evidence suggests that the...
Inclusion in the Workplace: Alone In The Boys Club Part 1
A few weeks ago, I swore to do my best to use my voice to expose the inequities present in tech and tech sales for marginalized people. This week’s piece...
The Sales Machine: How to Build an Early Stage Sales Team
Building a sales team at an early stage company can create a platform for startup success and fast-growing revenue. So how do you ensure you’re setting up a dream sales...
Find Investors, Customers, and Benchmarks
Filtering through thousands of companies, investors, and people can be intimidating at best. When you aren’t quite sure who or what organization you’re looking for, staring at a blank search...
My Follows List: Keep a Close Eye on Your Favorite Startups
Ever browse Crunchbase and come across an interesting startup or potential investor? Keep track of them by adding an organization to your My Follows list. It’s a quick and easy...
Finding a Startup Co-founder: The Luck and Science
The 48-hour sailing trip from Barcelona to Ibiza was a spontaneous idea. It wasn’t a leisure trip or a means of getting to an infamous party island, but a tool...