Startups

When we started our business, we followed advice from self-made billionaires, and guess what it got us. Radio silence, that's what.

In this Q&A, Lynn Dang talks intersectionality in recruitment, the importance of being your authentic self and the pursuit of work-life integration.

Having founded social media leviathan Twitter and then $26 billion payments fintech Square, Jack Dorsey knows a thing or two about building a business.

Here are three misconceptions about what to expect if your business or startup is considering raising funds with this approach.

"I’ve always been a ‘grass is greener’ kinda human ... I value growth, experiences, adventure, and the occasional shiny thing."

Receiving a term sheet is exciting as it is validation an investor shares the founder’s vision and confidence in the venture.

“I’ve lost my way. I’m in over my head, trying to do and be all things in my early-stage, purpose-driven, startup. I care too much about everything.”

We all know how important the first few hires are for a startup. But, what if those high-pressure hires didn’t have to be hires at all?

Alan Jones continues to run, even though he is terribly slow, because spending time doing things we’re bad at is kind of the point of, well, life.

The ‘lean startup methodology’ and the canvases available to practice it surely has its benefits. But only if you think critically too.

A well-worded, warm introduction can help founders rise above the background noise and capture the attention of influential people.

"I’m really good at giving up. It’s a real problem and probably the thing that keeps me from the level of success I really want to attain in life."