Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs
7 min read

We Need To Do More To Support The Rise Of Microentrepreneurs. Here’s Why.

Each year, millions of Americans go into business for themselves for the first time. Many do so because: They want to start a business; they love to hustle; they believe they’ve innovated something that could help millions of people; or because they just want to share what they make with the world.

Nicole Jarbo, Founder of Goodbets Group

Entrepreneurs
4 min read

Business Lessons from a ‘Border Town Kid’ Turned Established Academic and CEO

Growing up as a border town kid was really formative in the early stages of my career. However, I wanted to more formally build on those skills to become a better academic and business leader.

Irene Ng, CEO, Dataswift

Entrepreneurs
8 min read

Does Fintech Actually Contribute to Financial Inclusion?

Accessibility and discrimination have been key themes in the formal financial system since its inception. Recent progressions in technology have allowed fintech to emerge as a way to break down these barriers and positively impact the world through financial inclusion.

Kiara Taylor, Finance and Technology Expert

Entrepreneurs
5 min read

Q&A with Samantha Ettus, Founder and CEO of Park Place Payments

The Crunchbase “Female Founder Series,” is a series of stories, Q&As, and thought-leadership pieces from glass-ceiling-smashers who overcame the odds, raised funding, and are now leading successful companies. Sam Ettus...

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

How To Hire For The Jobs Of The Future In Your Startup

What entrepreneurs can learn from the moving parts of now to prepare to hire for the jobs of the future.

Dina Bayasanova, CEO and Co-founder, PitchMe

Entrepreneurs
10 min read

Daring Greatness Resonates: Know Your Fruit’s Jacqueline Alexander on Community, Culture and Commitment

Jacqueline (Jackie) Alexander has a proven track record in business. A lawyer by trade, she purchased a pear orchard and, after realizing how much fruit goes to waste due to falling off the tree, discovered an opportunity to create freeze-dried fruit for snacking.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
9 min read

Q&A with Contentstack’s Neha Sampat

In this Q&A, we asked Sampat about her entrepreneurial journey, lessons learned from her recent Series A funding round, and advice she has for others looking to advocate for diversity and inclusion within their own companies and broader communities.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

4 Tips To Drive Ethical Product-led Growth During A Crisis

Growing your business with your users’ wellbeing in mind, rather than your bottom line, means connecting with the genuine value you’re giving people and evolving alongside them.

Katya Skorobogatova, Chief Growth Officer at TheVentureCity

Entrepreneurs
15 min read

Female Leaders Share the Most Impactful Business Lesson They’ve Learned in 2020

Although the new year is promising a fresh start, we can’t look forward without first looking back at what this year has taught us.

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Raising Funding
5 min read

Raising Funding Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

This unfamiliar landscape is paving the way for new opportunities to bridge emerging market gaps and serve as a catalyst for digital transformation at an unprecedented scale.

John Berkowitz, co-founder and CEO of OJO Labs

Entrepreneurs
9 min read

Q&A With Appify CEO Jen Grant: Nurturing Your Superpower

In this Q&A Grant dives into her experience becoming Appify’s CEO, and why the days of women trying to break into “the boys’ club” are over.

Jaclyn Robinson, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at Crunchbase

Female Founders
6 min read

Caribou Co-Founder Christine Simone on Fundraising, Bias and the Pandemic’s Toll on Women

Christine Simone, Co-Founder at Caribou

Entrepreneurs
6 min read

Q&A with Keira Kotler, Founder of Everviolet

Azizza Brinson, Media Relations & Strategy Specialist at Hotwire

Entrepreneurs
5 min read

Achieving Waste-Free Product Development

What's the secret to achieving waste-free product? First, let’s take a look at what a waste-free product development process actually means.

Lior Sion, Founder & CTO of Bringg

Entrepreneurs
8 min read

Inlightened’s Shelli Pavone on Impacting Health Care Through Diversity and Inclusion

Pavone shares why she founded Inlightened, and how a true commitment to diversity and inclusion in health care organizations is the only way to address the diverse needs of the patients they serve.

Shelli Pavone, Co-Founder & CEO of Inlightened

Raising Funding
4 min read

How to Have Meaningful Investor Conversations During a Pandemic

Any entrepreneur can tell you that the process of pitching your startup to VC firms in order to land funding can be an overwhelming and intimidating process.

Zeb Evans, Founder & CEO of ClickUp

Entrepreneurs
9 min read

How Startups Can Lead the Charge in Meeting Sustainability Goals

Startups, as businesses that can move fast, break the rules, and weave sustainability into their fabric from day one, are perhaps in a position to make the most immediate impact.

Jonathan Greechan, Co-Founder at Founder Institute

Female Founders
5 min read

Fresh Conversations: How Mia Pokriefka is Reimagining the Content Experience

Dreamers & Doers, A Private Collective for Entrepreneurial Womxn

Entrepreneurs
4 min read

3 Ways to Empower Female Engineers

Today, women account for 46 percent of the total U.S. workforce, but only 16 percent of all senior-level tech roles. When we consider the percentage of women in software engineering...

Tal Barak-Manela, Director of Engineering at Capacity