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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.