By Sarah Tavel (Senior Associate, Bessemer Venture Partners) Several months ago, I wrote a post about the four stages of learning. Implicit in the transition out of stage 1 (the “enthusiastic beginner”) is the fact that to really learn something, you need...
By Christina Gunarto & Angie Chang (Co-Organizers, Women 2.0 Startup Weekend 2011) On Sunday, the teams wasted no time working on their projects. The Hatchery was filled with both excitement and anxiety building up to pitch time. Everyone was full of energy,...
By Sarah Tavel (Senior Associate, Bessemer Venture Partners) Facebook is an incredible company, and it’s incredible for many, many reasons. But one of the things that most impresses and amazes me is Facebook’s relentless reinvention. The company has disrupted its...
By Sarah Tavel (Senior Associate, Bessemer Venture Partners) Facebook is an incredible company, and it’s incredible for many, many reasons. But one of the things that most impresses and amazes me is Facebook’s relentless reinvention. The company has disrupted its...
By Sarah Tavel (Senior Associate, Bessemer Venture Partners) It’s become commonplace to describe products as either painkillers (“need to have”) or vitamins (“nice to have”). Painkillers are products that address existing needs/pain points. Companies selling...