If you are looking for a group to support cannabis startups, join June’21 Cohort Pete Crawford in our peer-to-peer session to share resources and intro, and keep each other motivated. …
How to find opportunity in an ever-changing world: A product panel
When the world came to a screeching halt 18 months ago, it was hard to imagine how any innovation could realize its full potential. Taking a pause made the most …
Data Engineering for Your Startup: Vinita Rathi’s Advice, Founder of Systango
Originally brought up in India, Vinita Rathi later moved to London and began working at Goldman Sachs. For five years – with initially, no financial knowledge – she worked her …
Implementing Lean UX is the Key to Your Company’s Growth with Daniel Solomon
For Daniel Solomon, employing a Lean UX methodology has been vital. A lean methodology was first made famous by Toyota. Their system had been employed since the 1930’s to minimize …
Reclaim your Purpose for Startup Success with Holly Woods
According to experts, about 90% of startups end in failure. In many cases, entrepreneurs simply run out of money and are forced to quit. However, according to consultant and coach …
How to Leverage Moats to Attract Early Stage Investors with Michael Stein
The moat is a concept originally made popular by Warren Buffett. While so much of a company’s initial focus is on solving a problem, and achieving product-market fit, Buffett contends …
Demystifying Product-led Growth with Mickey Alon of Gainsight
At the beginning of any startup, the focus is always going to be on closing the deal. It is a new startup’s job to prove the viability of its business …
Report on Which Financial Software and Firms Startups Are Using
A founder trying to grow a company can get bogged down in operational decisions, such as which software and service providers the company should use and when to invest in …
Should You Outsource Your Product Development?
According to Alvaro Chacon, founder and CEO of the creative and technical digital agency Stateside, developing a long-term product development plan is important from the start. He recommends founders ask …
Leading Product Strategy into a $230M Acquisition
As co-founder of Telesign, Stacy Stubblefield recalls that the startup journey was “painful” at first. But along the 15-year path from a small Los Angeles-based incubator to an eventual acquisition …
How An In-Person Networking App Tripled Its Users During the Pandemic
In 2019, the networking app, Plain Sight, raised $1M in pre-seed funding. Plain Sight is a social networking platform that takes an unbiased approach to connecting like-minded people together virtually …
Awesense’s Mischa Steiner on Being in the Business of Saving the Planet
Mischa Steiner remembers hearing a question posed by Peter Thiel which became a mantra for him: What is something you believe to be true, that no one else believes? For …
Process to Product: Using Tech to Full Advantage with Dave Renz
Dave Renz began his career working for a large company, but found his true passion to be startups. However, that time at an enterprise level company proved to be invaluable …
The Product/Market Fit Reality Check with John Corcoran
Founder, product designer and CRO consultant John Corcoran has spent 15 years working on, then leading product teams, conducting market and user research. Among his accomplishments, as head of product …