silicon valley
VC
+3
Jan 13, 2026
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6 min read
Why Black Startup Founders Have to Play a Different Game
What changes when you don’t start at the same starting line
500 global
+20
Mar 7, 2025
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6 min read
What Your CEO Won't Tell You About Your Stock Options
“The company that you held shares in: if it went to zero, would you regret that you didn't sell?"
VC
+21
Feb 26, 2025
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3 min read
Why PR Comes Before PMF
“PR should be done at the very beginning, right from the very start.”
startup
+18
Feb 24, 2025
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3 min read
Investor Insights for African Startups with Capria Ventures’ Mobola da-Silva
“We're getting a bit more creative in Africa around funding for startups.”
startup
+19
Jan 27, 2025
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3 min read
2025 Cybersecurity Trends, Insights and Storytelling Advice from YL Ventures' Andy Ellis
"Reading the room is knowing when somebody already agrees with you.”
PMF
+13
Jan 17, 2025
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3 min read
From Seed to Series A: Lessons from Operant AI's Startup Journey
“We're not wasting time on wheel spinning.”
survey
+22
Dec 23, 2024
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3 min read
Mercury Raise 2024 Survey: Founder Challenges, Fundraising Trends, and the AI Hype Cycle
“The peer connection that founders have? It’s almost trauma bonding.”
startup
+17
Dec 16, 2024
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3 min read
How Fractional CFOs Become a CEO's 'Strategic Teammate'
"Part of it is getting a handle on cash flow and spend.”
PMF
+18
Dec 12, 2024
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3 min read
MaC Venture Capital's Marlon Nichols Shares Seed-stage Insights for Future CEOs
”You are the expert. We're a sounding board. “
GenAI
+14
Nov 25, 2024
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3 min read
Transforming Practical Wisdom into Iconic Brands with David Placek
“We create a vessel that will carry the story into the marketplace.”
startup
+22
Nov 1, 2024
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3 min read
How to run a board meeting in 60 minutes
“Our motto is: ‘go towards where it hurts.’ Go fix it.”
VC
+17
Oct 31, 2024
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3 min read
Starting up in stealth
"It’s much harder to be mediocre at a small startup," says TigerEye CEO/co-founder Tracy Young.
cultural fit
+16
Oct 23, 2024
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3 min read
'Cultural fit' is a polite way to say 'personal bias'
Hot takes are lazy, but indulge me — I wrote this on my birthday.
VC
+19
Oct 22, 2024
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3 min read
“El talento no tiene código postal.”
La capitalista de riesgo Laura González-Estéfani habla sobre la creación de startups fuera de Silicon Valley
journalism
+22
Oct 7, 2024
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3 min read
Crafting influence: Early-stage PR strategies from Chikodi Chima of Moonshot
“You can sell a problem long before you have a viable solution for it.”
VC
+21
Oct 1, 2024
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3 min read
"To get something off the ground, it takes everything."
From tech worker to tech founder: Lessons from Naveen Rao (VP Generative AI, Databricks)
startup
+20
Sep 25, 2024
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3 min read
Unlocking growth-stage VC: Insights from CapitalG's Jill (Greenberg) Chase and James Luo
"Could this company be a $100 billion company? Could it be a trillion-dollar company?”
VC
+20
Sep 18, 2024
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3 min read
How Dovetail CEO Benjamin Humphrey scaled an Australian startup to global success
“I think you just have to develop a thick skin as a founder.”
