Unexpected Questions that Drive us as Founders
Several questions one founder started to answer that drove her to think more deeply about her company.
08/28/19
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From Harvard Dorm Room Startup to Big Business: How Unique Product Culture Helps With Scale
Handy's Chief Product Officer Rebecca Greene sees a strong connection between organizational structure and the end result, the product.
“An Elevator Pitch, but Not for an 88-story Building”
The core values that inform a successful marketing strategy, according to Zinc CEO Stacey Epstein, who will speak at the 36/86 Entrepreneurship Festival Launch in Tennessee.
Why Who You Marry Matters to Your Career
“Marry the right person. I’m serious about that. It will make more difference in your life. It will change your aspirations, all kinds of things.”
What I Would Tell My Younger Self About Starting a Family
Sittercity's CEO has been lucky having kids AND a big career at the same time, but she knows not all women enjoy so much support at work and home. Here's how we can fix that.
A Founder With a Special Appreciation for Working Mothers Explains Why
This former CMO for the NYSE has noticed that teams provide much better marketing for clients when they truly care and get a kick out of the client's product. And it helps to have working mothers on your team, too.
Always Be Networking?
You're looking at your relationships all wrong. Expert Kelly Hoey shares insights into modern networking and how it really works.
Beyond Safe Spaces: Talking about Diversity and Inclusion
He's a former NFL player-turned D&I expert. She's the CEO of a company that aims to get more women and minorities in tech. Here's what they had to say to each other.
How 9 Sectors Are Engaging with D&I
From changing the storytelling to investing in women-led startups to encouraging entrepreneurialism in students, diversity and inclusion is the aim in many quarters, and here are some of the highlights from a D&I conference at CUNY.
Are You Unintentionally Mansplaining?
Let's really talk frankly about mansplaining: what it is, how to respond to it, and how to stop doing it?
4 Hands-on Approaches for Leaders Who Want to Move Beyond Lip Service on Diversity & Inclusion
As she rose through the ranks, Julia Stead realized that nobody in power seemed to know how exactly to advocate for underrepresented folks, which is why she's been working to develop real, actionable guidelines for leaders.
5 Ways to Modernize Mentorship and Make It Relevant in the #MeToo Landscape
Take it from a woman who built a company around mentorship: mentorship doesn't always have to be time-consuming one-on-ones. If you're doing these five things for your mentees, you're providing incredible value they can use throughout their careers.
On Equal Pay Day, Vow to Hire More Moms
Want more bang for your buck, better efficiency, and higher dedication? Hire a mother. Zinc CEO Stacey Epstein doesn't understand why more executives don't see the obvious advantages of hiring motivated, part-time or partly remote, talent.
An Introvert’s Guide to Collaboration
UX lead Rachel Robertson used to be the only woman on the team. Back then, she liked to work alone, in the corner. But then she realized she needed to learn from others, have a bigger impact, and be a better role model to other women at the company. Here is her hard-won wisdom on how to collaborate well and the value of diversity and inclusion.
5 Reasons Why Recruiting Talent From Top Schools Is a Terrible Idea
Slavish pursuit of Ivy League grads doesn't make good business sense when you look at the facts and consider drawbacks like perpetuating biases, paying too much, and overlooking promising candidates.