Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

How Botco.ai Co-Founder and CEO Rebecca Clyde Fought the Funding Battle as a Female, Latine 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.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

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.

By Heriberto Diarte, Founder and Managing Partner, SE Ventures

Entrepreneurs
10 min read

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.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

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.

By Sudheesh Nair, CEO, ThoughtSpot

Female Founders
5 min read

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...

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
12 min read

How To Find The Right Investors To Fund Your Startup

Learn how to find investors for a startup. This guide explains how to execute a plan, raise capital, and find investors. ✓ Read more and get started now!

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Founders
5 min read

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.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Diversity
6 min read

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.

By Nahla Davies, Technical Writer

Crunchbase Partnerships
3 min read

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.

By Andres Wydler, Executive Director at StartOut

Entrepreneurs
7 min read

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.

By Rachel Sheppard, Director of Global Marketing at the Founder Institute

Entrepreneurs
9 min read

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.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
8 min read

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.

By Gabriel Smith, Chief Evangelist and Vice President of Innovation at Pricefx

Female Founders
12 min read

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.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
8 min read

Competitive Monitoring: How and Why You Should Track Your Competition

By the end of this article, you’ll walk away with the knowledge you need to start competitive monitoring and beat your competition.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

After Diversifying Silicon Valley, Angela Benton is Tackling Data Ownership

A seasoned entrepreneur and tech executive, Angela Benton has successfully launched three companies. Her latest is Streamlytics, a next-generation data ecosystem that provides ethical, human-powered data, to democratize data collection that compensates consumers for opting in to share their data.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Leaders
4 min read

Crunchbase Q&A with Jessica Lindl, Vice President of Social Impact at Unity

Throughout her career, Jessica has been a champion for social impact, working to improve learning outcomes and earning potential for learners worldwide.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

4 Tips from a Venture Capitalist for Entrepreneurs Seeking Investment

Let’s face it: Fundraising has never been easy, especially for early-stage entrepreneurs or new fund managers.

Pingrong “PR” Yu, Venture Capitalist

Entrepreneurs
5 min read

Key Founder Considerations When Starting a Company

This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. The author is an expert in their field and a Crunchbase user. We are honored to feature and promote their contribution...

By Tim Poydenis, Partner in Goodwin’s Technology Companies Group

Entrepreneurs
11 min read

Women Leaders on How to Build an Inclusive Team Culture (at Any Company Size)

The following 12 women leaders have made inspiring strides in ensuring they meet the diverse needs within their teams, ultimately setting an example of upfront and ongoing effort.

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Women

Entrepreneurs
4 min read

Identifying Investment Opportunity on the Edge

The marriage of big data and analytics is the catalyst patent forecasting has been waiting for. AI and machine learning will make these software platforms an insightful tool for those hoping to identify the bankable winners emerging from the patent office.

By JiNan Glasgow George, Global IP Strategist and CEO of Patent Forecast

Entrepreneurs

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