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The moat is a concept originally made popular by Warren Buffett.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 …
Hire and keep top talent for your startup: An HR panel
Early in the pandemic the employment crisis promised to head in the direction of forced unemployment for many. During the pandemic, those with jobs stayed put, opting for the secure …
Pitch Deck and Hiring Lessons That Pay off With VC and Founder Michael Silton
“I love the pre-seed and seed stage of company formation, because this is where the hard work of understanding what makes a difference in customers’ lives comes about,” says Michael …
Building a Team Early On: Bandwagon Founder Harold Hughes Shares Key Tips
There is so much unpredictability that goes along with the startup journey, especially in the beginning stages, but Harold Hughes cautions about how important it is to create consistency in …
Report on Which Financial Software and Firms Startups Are Using
A founder trying to grow a company can get bogged down in operational decisions, such as which software and service providers the company should use and when to invest in …
Sara Deshpande from Maven VC’s criteria for funding startups
Sara Deshpande, Partner at Maven Ventures, became the company’s first employee in 2014. Since that time, she has been part of over 30 investments, and nine exits. These have included …
How to Pitch a Non-Silicon Valley Investor
According to a 2021 US Venture Capital Outlook report from Pitchbook, funding analysts expect that the Bay Area will fall below 20% of U.S. deals for the first time this …
Keeping More of the Money You’ve Made Along the Way: A Wealth Management Panel
Wade Pitts’ philosophy on taxes is pretty straightforward: “paying what’s appropriate is patriotic, paying more than your fair share is not.” However, what’s not as straightforward is determining what precisely …
Reflections Following a $450M Acquisition: Two Things Giles Palmer Would Do Differently Next Time
After 13 years as CEO and Founder of Brandwatch, Giles Palmer reflects on what he would have done differently to grow his company. These reflections come on the heels of …
The Secrets to SaaS Startup Success with Dave Lambert
Dave Lambert grew up in Colorado and moved to the Bay Area to attend Stanford. Right after college he started a computer hardware company which he ran for a decade. …
Wattpad’s Allen Lau on Founding a Company with Global Ambitions
Wattpad was started by two immigrants, Ivan Yuen and Allen Lau, in Toronto, which is known to be the most diverse city in the world. As CEO & co-founder Allen …
