For the last decade, Michael Avent has served as corporate counsel to up and coming startups in the technology and life sciences fields. He regularly aids these startups in negotiations …
Keeping it Lean with Trey Matteson
Trey Matteson, co-founder of Roadster, which was recently acquired by CDK Global for $360M, has always enjoyed solving problems collaboratively, so founding Roadster with a small, high-powered team was a …
My Journey into Customer Funding with Meetul Shah
Meetul Shah has always known he could build things. An engineer and the founder of technographics provider DemandMatrix, which was recently bought by Demandbase, Shah started creating innovative companies at …
7 Personal Lessons I Have Learned About Building Great Startups
Serial entrepreneur Micha Breakstone, co-founder of Chorus.ai, which was recently acquired by ZoomInfo for $575M, has every reason to focus exclusively on his many successes, but he prefers to speak …
The SdbS Method to Startup Success
Passion is a key ingredient in startup success, but according to serial entrepreneur Murli Thirumale, it plays a smaller part than many think. “What is truly important for a founder …
Five Questions to Founders who Want A Successful Startup from Alex Bean of Divvy
Alex Bean is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Divvy, the leading spend and expense management platform for businesses. Founded in 2016, Divvy makes it easy to access the …
How to find opportunity in an ever-changing world: A product panel
When the world came to a screeching halt 18 months ago, it was hard to imagine how any innovation could realize its full potential. Taking a pause made the most …
Data Engineering for Your Startup: Vinita Rathi’s Advice, Founder of Systango
Originally brought up in India, Vinita Rathi later moved to London and began working at Goldman Sachs. For five years – with initially, no financial knowledge – she worked her …
How to Hire Your First Executive Coach as a Founder
More and more VC’s and leaders are recommending founders hire an executive coach to offer emotional support and increase performance. Coaches can be game-changing for some founders. Similar to how …
Implementing Lean UX is the key to your company’s growth with Daniel Solomon
For Daniel Solomon, a great deal of that success comes from employing a Lean UX methodology. A lean methodology was first made famous by Toyota. Their system had been employed …
Effective Exit Strategies: A Talk on Acquisitions with Felipe Sommer
Felipe Sommer has a passion for technology and education. Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Nearpod, a mobile platform that focuses on empowering educators to create learning experiences that engage …
Reclaim your Purpose for Startup Success with Holly Woods
According to experts, about 90% of startups end in failure. In many cases, entrepreneurs simply run out of money and are forced to quit. However, according to consultant and coach …
Build your startup right: A growth panel on marketing, sales & SaaS
Our upcoming growth panel will cover a range of advice on communications, marketing, and founding a SaaS company. Below are some highlights of what you’ll learn from the panelists. Ataer …
How to Leverage Moats to Attract Early Stage Investors with Michael Stein
The moat is a concept originally made popular by Warren Buffett. While so much of a company’s initial focus is on solving a problem, and achieving product-market fit, Buffett contends …
Demystifying Product-led Growth with Mickey Alon of Gainsight
At the beginning of any startup, the focus is always going to be on closing the deal. It is a new startup’s job to prove the viability of its business …