Patientco CEO, Bird Blitch, shares three tips and observations to keep in mind as you develop your elevator pitch.
Attracting An Audience Versus Building A Community (And Why Community Is Worth Every Penny)
In 2020, community became the hottest “buzzword” in tech. Communities popped up left and right as companies sought new ways to reach customers.
Building A Vibrant Partner Ecosystem: Taking A Page From The Salesforce Playbook
Companies looking to grow and succeed in today’s hypercompetitive enterprise cloud market need more than a great product and a compelling value proposition. They need a partner ecosystem. This isn’t...
Key Insights From Founders To Solve The Coming Talent Crisis
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Duality Technologies Co-Founder And Chairwoman Rina Shainski On Innovation, Team Culture, And Preserving Privacy And Trust
The Crunchbase “Female Founder Series,” is a series of stories, Q&As, and thought-leadership pieces from glass-ceiling-smashers who overcame the odds and are now leading successful companies. Rina Shainski is the...
How Technology and Data Leaders Can Redefine Financial Inclusion
The World Bank has defined financial inclusion as the share of households and firms that use financial services. Understanding how this metric contributes to the overall success of a community, country, and the world is paramount.
Paying It Forward: How One Female Co-Founder Aims To Make Tech More Inclusive To Women
We can create inclusive spaces where women can feel comfortable reaching out for help and guidance. All it takes is paying it forward.
How Botco.ai Co-Founder and CEO Rebecca Clyde Fought the Funding Battle as a Female, Latinx Tech Leader
In this Q&A, Rebecca Clyde shares why it’s important to trust your gut, prepare yourself for rejection, and lean on grit, scrappiness, and resilience when starting a company.
A Tech Entrepreneur’s Guide To Funding In A Boom
Historically, most entrepreneurs looking for financing don’t have the luxury of choice. But the past 18 months have been anything but normal.
Stark CEO Cat Noone on Accessibility, Design, and Leaving the World a Better Place
Cat Noone is passionate about ensuring everyone can access the world’s latest innovations. That’s why Noone co-founded Stark and developed a suite of tools designed to help make widely used software products more accessible.
Early-stage Growth: Why Shifting the Founder Mindset is Critical to Acquiring Your First 10 Customers
As an inherent part of the job, early-stage founders spend the first days of their company’s existence facing inward.
How Leila Kashani Disrupted the Beauty Industry with an Anti-Beauty, Beauty Brand
The Crunchbase “Female Founder Series,” is a series of stories, Q&As, and thought-leadership pieces from glass-ceiling-smashers who overcame the odds and are now leading successful companies. Leila Kashani is the...
How To Find The Right Investors To Fund Your Startup
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How Fabi Hubschmid is Connecting Small Businesses Around the World
Fabi Hubschmid is COO and co-founder of Markaaz, the world’s first global platform to verify and connect every small business on the planet and the network of partners that support them.
How Investors Can Build an LGBTQ+ Friendly Portfolio
There are many ways to get started investing while focusing on diversity through indexes like the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and LGBTQ-specific indexes which rate companies based on their gender diversity, racial diversity, etc.
StartOut Pride Economic Impact Index
In July 2020, with support from JPMorgan Chase, StartOut, Socos Labs, and Crunchbase launched the StartOut Pride Economic Impact Indexes (SPEII), the first of our Inclusion Impact Indexes created to gain insight into LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs' economic impact.
5 Steps To Ensure Your Return To Work Strategy Isn’t Excluding People From The Future Of Work
This is what business leaders can be doing make sure their industries equally include workers with disabilities, and those of all ages, backgrounds and family situations.
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.
Your Guide to Pricing in 2021: 5 Effective Models to Consider
The five following key pricing concepts can help you adjust your pricing strategies to meet current demands and stay agile.
Persistence Wins the Race: GoNoodle’s CMO on Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Female Investment
In this Q&A, we asked Julie Crabill how she began her career and what advice she would give to other entrepreneurs.