Are you standing in your own way as a founder? Better manage your biases and investor relationships to land that next funding round.
Why You Should Consider Selling to Governments and How To Do It Well
As the macroeconomic environment becomes more challenging, public servants are an attractive new category of buyer for startups.
How To Get a VC to Boomerang Back For a $5 Million Series A Extension
Fundraising is hard — but you can make the process a little easier with these tips from an expert on how to secure an extension round.
How Early-Stage Startups Can Survive and Prepare for the Investor Winter
Startups can implement the following strategies to ensure that they survive and thrive in a tumultuous economic climate.
Emerging Stronger: Three Tips to Help Startups Thrive Through a Downturn
Crunchbase CEO, Jager McConnell, shares three tips to help startup leaders position their businesses to thrive through an economic downturn and how he’s applying these tips at Crunchbase.
How to Do Market Research for a Startup: Tips for Success
Looking into how to do market research for a startup? Discover how to conduct market research for startups and small businesses with Crunchbase.
The Eastern European Paradox: How a Troubled Region Generates Unicorns and Decacorns
Despite a tumultuous 2021, Eastern Europe generated a record number of unicorns and kept appealing to tech investors in 2021.
5 Customer Retention Strategies to Win Back Lost Sales
Let’s take a look at five customer retention strategies you can use to win back lost sales and keep loyal customers for years to come.
Startup Genome’s 2021 Global Startup Ecosystem Report: An Analysis of 280 Ecosystems and 3M Startups
In partnership with Crunchbase, Startup Genome has just released The Global Startup Ecosystem Report GSER 2021, ranking the top 30 and 10 runner-up global ecosystems and the top 100 emerging ecosystems.
How To Conduct A Security Risk Analysis When Raising Capital For Your Business
A thorough security risk analysis is necessary to prove to your business’ investors that you have the appropriate plans to safeguard your financial assets, funds and proprietary sets of data.
Top Startup Ecosystems in 2021: Ranking 1,000 Cities and 100 Countries
StartupBlink, a global startup and innovation research center, has launched the Startup Ecosystem Rankings Index 2021.
Amanda Schutzbank on Investing in Highly Emotional, Values-led Brands
Since 2015, Schutzbank has worked in venture capital across two leading firms before starting her own, all focused on early-stage companies.
Insights From Partnering With Six Breakout Infrapreneurs
Navin Chaddha, managing director at Mayfield, shares insights from his experience with six recent infrapreneurs.
The Proof Is In The Product: Why 2021 Will Be The Year Of Product-Led Growth
This is why product-led growth will be preferred by all serious businesses in 2021, and how to harness it properly.
Building An AI-enabled Startup In 3 Steps When You’re Not An AI Startup
Ever get the feeling that you can apply artificial intelligence in a meaningful and value-adding way to your startup but you are sitting on the sidelines? If the answer is...
SPACs 101 FAQ: A Primer On Today’s Hottest Exit Strategy
SPACs, shorthand for special purpose acquisition companies, have become this year’s most popular alternative option.
2020 Report: Baltic startup scene shines after a lackluster 2019
6 million inhabitants, 6 unicorns. That’s the Baltic startup scene in a nutshell. This small-but-mighty region’s tech-savvy innovators have punched well above their weight, and the success stories of such...
The Monthly Rundown: Hot Startups from November
Crunchbase Sales Manager Shamus Noonan highlights five of the hottest startups with new funding in November.
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.