The co-founders of a growing startup set out to decide what sort of CEOs they want to be and uncover some great advice… and a couple of horror stories. By Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg (Co-founders, theSkimm) 2014 is already a big deal at Skimm HQ. We will have...
The founders of an early-stage startup that’s currently hiring share the major mistakes they’ve seen from candidates. By Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg (Co-founders, theSkimm) We are very excited to add to our Skimm team in 2014 and so thrilled with the new...
One VC on why love and greed are the best emotional base on which to build a startup. By Hunter Walk (Partner, Homebrew) “You ever notice how the first slide in any pitch deck these days is ‘[industry] IS BROKEN?’” A friend pointed this out to me last week talking...
A pair of co-founders on the very steep learning curve they faced when raising money. By By Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg (Co-founders, theSkimm) Now that the fundraising process is complete, we can be honest: We had no idea what the F we were doing when we...
Two co-founders who recently raised their first round share the ups and downs of the process. By Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg (Co-founders, theSkimm) Last week, we announced that we had raised a round of funding. We could not be happier about who our partners are...