Once upon a time, one founder got things badly wrong… By Heidi Roizen (Operating Partner, DFJ) This post originally appeared on Heidi’s blog. This is a grim fairy tale about a mythical company and its mythical founder. While I concocted this story, I did...
It turns out that giving yourself a break pays huge dividends for your business. By Jen Helms (Co-founder, Playmation Studios) As entrepreneurs, we have to be effective with our time no matter what we’re doing. We try to optimize everything from scheduling meetings in...
It’s time to start thinking big. Thanks to e-commerce, the world really is your oyster. By Stephanie McLean (Founder, Trendy Treat) It’s 12 p.m. and I’ve already had a call with a designer in Ethiopia to discuss strategy and new product lines, a...
Growth can be as daunting as it is exciting, so how should you go about growing your team? By Tessa Greenleaf (Happiness Lead, CloudPeeps) You’ve started your first company, congrats! Like so many other first-time entrepreneurs, you’ve gone at all alone. You’ve been...
30 seconds on the clock. Ready… Set… Pitch! By Nichole Montoya (Co-founder & CEO, Cheddar Up) This is part five in a series from one of our PITCH finalists documenting behind-the-scenes life at her growing startup Cheddar Up. Here are parts one, two, three and...
