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Making an Impact During COVID-19: 3 Tips to Bring Investors on Board With Your Brand’s Big Mission

While the long term effects on startups from the COVID-19 pandemic is still to be seen, recent reports predict companies seeking seed-stage funding are likely to be hit hardest. Q1...

By Bryan Janeczko, Founder of Grō Academy

Entrepreneurs
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The 54 Sales Leaders You Should Get to Know in 2020

Update: June 26, 2020 This blog post was originally “The 25 Sales Leaders You should Get to Know in 2020.” Initially, the list criteria was based off of the total...

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
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This is What Supporting Your Employees In Today’s Changing and Chaotic World Actually Looks Like

On the importance of providing employees opportunities for sponsorship From startup founders to nonprofit leaders, CEOs to collegiate head coaches, it’s widely acknowledged that investing in your people proves...

Nicole Jarbo, Founder of Goodbets Group

Entrepreneurs
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Fighting for Employment and Equality: Fairygodboss Co-founders Share their Story of Entrepreneurship

Following the release of our recent report, A Decade in Review: Funding to the Female Founders, Crunchbase is highlighting female founders who are paving the way for the next generation...

Georgene Huang & Romy Newman, Co-Founders of Fairygodboss

Entrepreneurs
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Thriving in Tough Times: Making Remote Meetings Successful

This is the eighth and final part of the Mayfield series, “Thriving in Tough Times: Expert Insights.” In this series, we have shared key takeaways and lessons learned from experts...

Navin Chaddha, Managing Director at Mayfield

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Thriving in Tough Times: Building Community Trust in a Digital-First World

This is part seven of the Mayfield series, “Thriving in Tough Times: Expert Insights.” In this series, we will share key takeaways and lessons learned from experts across a variety...

Navin Chaddha, Managing Director at Mayfield

Entrepreneurs
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Part 2: Outbound ABS: Creating Your Own Growth Index

Howdy! I’ll bet you an Impossible Burger you’ll have at least 30 new accounts to outbound once you finish this article. Still have your Google Sheet bookmarked from Part I?...

Shamus Noonan, Sales Manager at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
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Sehreen Noor Ali: Visible Health Founder is Managing Bias Against Parents and Tapping into a Market Ripe for Innovation

Following the release of our recent report “A Decade in Review: Funding to the Female Founders” Crunchbase is highlighting female founders who are paving the way for the next generation...

Sehreen Noor Ali, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Visible Health

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

Only 3% of Business Investment Goes to Women, and That’s a Problem for Everyone

Following the release of our recent report “A Decade in Review: Funding to the Female Founders” Crunchbase is highlighting female founders who are paving the way for the next generation...

Rachel Sheppard, Director of Global Marketing at the Founder Institute & Co-founder of the Female Founder Initiative

Entrepreneurs
4 min read

Follow These 6 Easy Steps to Reduce Startup Costs

“You need to spend money to make money.” Anyone who has founded a startup knows this old adage contains quite a bit of truth. That said, most people who found...

Rae Steinbach, Funding Circle

Entrepreneurs
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WayUp CEO Liz Wessel: Find Genuine Investors and Learn From Wins and Losses

Following the release of our recent report “A Decade in Review: Funding to the Female Founders” Crunchbase is highlighting female founders who are paving the way for the next generation...

Liz Wessel, Co-Founder & CEO of WayUp

Entrepreneurs
5 min read

As A Female Founder, I Don’t Have 108 Years for Gender Parity

Following the release of our recent report “A Decade in Review: Funding to the Female Founders” Crunchbase is highlighting female founders who are paving the way for the next generation...

Rachel Olney, Founder & CEO of Geosite

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

Just Women’s Sports’ Haley Rosen Shares Female Founder Path to Equality

People are often surprised when I tell them that before joining the workforce, I’d never really experienced sexism firsthand. Of course, I knew it existed—I’d heard all the stories and...

Haley Rosen, Founder of Just Women's Sports

Entrepreneurs
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Trust & Brand: How Chris Morgan Helped Build MOAT from $0 to $100M in ARR with less than $20M & 4 years

Interview with Chris Morgan, CRO at MOAT (acquired by Oracle) hosted by Rajeev Batra, Enterprise Investor at Mayfield Chris’ Background Chris Morgan is the CRO of Moat, which was...

Rajeev Batra, Enterprise Investor at Mayfield

Entrepreneurs
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Owning Your Moment in the Hot Seat: How Women Can Tackle Pitching Challenges

At some point on their journey, most founders will need to ‘enter the dragon’s den’ and pitch potential investors to raise funding to scale their businesses. Regardless of how experienced...

Rachel Sheppard, director of global marketing at the Founder Institute & co-founder of the Female Founder Initiative

Entrepreneurs
7 min read

From $5 Million to $1 Billion: How Tableau’s Elissa Fink Helped Redefine Business Intelligence

Interview with Elissa Fink, hosted by Rajeev Batra, Enterprise Investor at Mayfield Elissa’s Background As a long time data-driven marketing executive, Elissa Fink recently retired from Tableau Software as...

Rajeev Batra, Enterprise Investor at Mayfield

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

My Startup Survived the Last Financial Crash: Building Businesses That Stay Afloat Even When Customers Are Feeling the Pinch

Today, Americans are more driven than ever to launch a new business – after all, the economy is strong, resources for startups abound, and with a new decade come new...

Bryan Janeczko, founder of Gro. Academy

Entrepreneurs
9 min read

25 Black Entrepreneurs Making Waves

These 25 Black entrepreneurs have built successful companies in logistics, tech, retail, and more, setting new standards for business.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
5 min read

Pitching to Investors: 6 Tips to Nail Your Startup Pitch

Pitching to investors is one of the most nerve-racking parts of entrepreneurship. Here's a list of tips to help you plan and prepare.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
5 min read

From Good to Great: How Go-to-Market Leaders Transform B2B Software Companies

As an entrepreneur and operator-turned-investor, I’ve worked at a few great companies, been fortunate to partner with many talented founders, and observed many trends and patterns in the industry. I...

Rajeev Batra, Partner at Mayfield

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