The Culture Behind Teams That Stay—and Succeed
How to establish a dynamic culture where teams have the energy to overcome the most difficult challenges, exceed targets, and stick through tough times.
Why It’s So Hard for Leaders to Change Culture
One of the fundamental characteristics of culture is that once we’ve become part of it, it’s difficult to see it and therefore difficult to be critical of it.
Pregnant and Pitching: Why I Refused to Shrink While Growing a Company (and Twins)
I was 90% closed on my pre-seed round for my startup when the strip turned pink.
Can Startups Scale Humanistically? The Case for Founder Agency
There are two familiar founder leadership styles: Founder Mode and Founder Syndrome. However, there’s a third option – Founder Agency.
The Silent Career Killer: Perimenopause’s Impact on Women in Leadership—and What to Do About It
Perimenopause nearly took this Founder down. She shares her experiences, and what other women in leadership can do about it.
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The Silent Career Killer: Perimenopause’s Impact on Women in Leadership—and What to Do About It
Perimenopause nearly took this Founder down. She shares her experiences, and what other women in leadership can do about it.
The Art of the Ask: How to Secure the Right Funding for Your Startup
How to craft a compelling ask, avoid common fundraising pitfalls, and get your startup one crucial step closer to success.
A Key Trait For Entrepreneurial Success
Entrepreneurs consistently exhibit behaviors that center around one key trait, often determining their chances of success.
From Diversity to Adversity: Executive DEI Orders in the Workplace
A workplace lawyers breaks down the impact of the most recent executive orders around DEI, and it's ripple effect across the corporate world.
AI… the perfect complement to human insight?
Startups are agile, making them great environments to adopt new technologies like AI. But is agility alone enough?
Enriching leadership skills while moving from Founder to CEO
The shift from Founder to CEO is a big one. Here are three components that are crucial for making that transition.
Hollywood scandal highlights employer responsibilities in harassment cases
A lawyer well-versed in workplace sexual harassment cases gives us a script for success, using the Blakely v Baldoni case a center piece.
Facing down bullies at the workplace
Office bully? You may be able to curtail the abuse through your own devices — and in the process show the bully you refuse to be tyrannized.
Will the $150 Billion Investment in AI Ever Pay Off?
The surge in AI investments, totaling $150 billion, has sparked significant debate among business leaders, economists, and technologists. Is it worth it?
The Art of Being Unapologetic
Are you apologizing too much as a Founder & CEO? Here are several insights on how to reverse an "I'm sorry" into a position of strength.
Leadership and Change Management for Startup Founders: Tips to get started and how to sustain success
20% of new businesses fail in their first two years, 45% in the first five, and 65% in the first 10. How can you avoid being part of these stats?
These leaders show that allyship is easier than you think
Four easy ways to start being an ally in the workplace.
Can Startups Scale Humanistically? The Case for Founder Agency
There are two familiar founder leadership styles: Founder Mode and Founder Syndrome. However, there’s a third option – Founder Agency.
A reminder: Why you should ask for what you’re worth
Whether you’re in the job search phase or have been with your company awhile, consider these valid reasons why you should ask for additional compensation.Â
Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
A review of Dahlia Lithwick's new book, Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America, delving into the efforts of women lawyers during the Trump years.
Taking parental leave as a founder: Setting you and your team up for success
Check Warner, General Partner at Ada Ventures talks about her journey as a mother, a boss, and an investor, and how each has informed an open conversation about having children while running a company.
4 trends and challenges for Impact Investing & Social Innovation in 2023
As issues like climate change and criminal justice become increasingly acute, innovation and capital flock to address them. But are we assessing them in the right way?
Raising capital in a down economy
One seasoned founder talks through how to think about fundraising in a world that definitely isn't favoring the startup CEO.
Congratulations investors. We’ve now stooped to a new low of 1.9%.
Thought things were getting better? Think again. A frank discussion on our industry moving in the wrong direction, complete with rage and empathy.