Well, it’s finally official. If you’re an entrepreneur looking to start or grow your company with other people’s money, things are tough, and likely to get tougher. One lesson I learned raising for my first company, where I say we “skiied the...
ICYMI, the startup investing ecosystem took a nose dive. Again. It was a nose dive of about 0.5%, and represents the amount of US-based venture capital dollars allocated to women-led startups in 2022. 1.9%. 1.9%. And that’s down from 2.4% in 2021, which was down...
Do you ever wonder how people perceive you during a negotiation? When you think about the positive impression you want to make, certain postures, comments, and gestures will come to mind. Inevitably, some of these ideas about how to appear and behave will come to you...
We see in many organisations a rich and diverse population within the workforce at junior levels but then depleting numbers as you move up in seniority. 😕 I find the conversation around pay gaps so interesting; it was only a few years ago, after a conversation with...
As 2022 wound down, federal legislators passed two new workplace laws: the Pregnancy Fairness Workers Act (PFWA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) Act. Employers may wonder about the necessity of the PFWA when employers (with more...
Hit a few of the topics relevant to today’s discourse around creating a more empathetic workplace. Does Company Size Impact Happiness at Work?Here’s what the size of your firm says about your happiness, according to data from employees experiences with...
Dive into issues around career advancement and leadership. Stop saying “sorry”. Start saying “no”.Creating boundaries and setting a fence around the things that really matter in your work is a powerful way to make sure you’re aligning...
A list of key readings for funders as they go into 2023, to think about markets, dealflow, and the broader ecosystem. How women (and men) invest in startupsA newly released report shows that women are an untapped source of funding for startups and can lead to a...
A meaty list of key readings for founders as they go into 2023 ready to crush it. How a Board Can Support Founder & CEO SuccessFounders and CEOS have an important, and frequently untapped, resource in the form of their Board of Directors and Advisory Board...
The following is adapted from EPIC! I’m a firm believer that if you are not having fun in your life, you’re playing someone else’s game. Axiom is another word for norms that define “the way things are” today. Today’s accepted axioms best reflect what has worked...