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Building a Talent Culture: Why You Need More Than Good Ideas and Funding
Great leadership is the difference between success and failure. It’s why some good ideas take off and others don’t. To run a successful…
Seed Fundraising — How to get “Reservations” from Angel Investors
At the beginning of your seed fundraising process, you may have to wait several weeks for the first “yeses” from any investor. During this…
An Interview with Toni Schneider, Founding Venture Partner, True Ventures
A Swiss native who studied computer science at Santa Barbara City College and Stanford University, Toni Schneider started his career as a…
An Interview with Laura Gomez, CEO, Atipica
Her family immigrated to America when she was eight years old and settled in the Silicon Valley area. Shortly afterwards, she got an…
Checklist for Running Your First Board Meeting
A first board meeting is a big and life changing milestone. As founders, you survived weeks of due diligence, followed by a term sheet and…
Using Design to Inspire Disruptive Thinking
Emotion factors into customer experience, and as a result, into purchasing decisions. A customer’s experience isn’t just about features, it…
Emotional Triggers and Investing
Directors like James Cameron, James L. Brooks, and Steven Spielberg are masters when it comes to understanding human emotion. In just a few…