This Founder is Funding New Majority Startups
Dr Roshawnna Novellus developed her interest in helping women-led and POC-owned businesses early on. The daughter of a serial entrepreneur who raised her and her brother as a single mom, her mom taught her that women can do anything, especially when they’re in...
6 Healthcare Tips for Early-Stage Startups
Your startup wouldn’t be the same without your employees’ hard work and dedication. Even companies with only a few team members should give back to them so they stick around long-term. Providing great benefits is an excellent way to do that, but navigating those...
A History of Women’s Health
The theme for Women’s History Month 2022 was Healing and Hope, calling attention to women’s role as caregivers and the hope they instill and sustain for the future. This feels particularly important after two years living through the pandemic in which women’s role as...
The Neuroscience Behind DEI
Neuroscience 101 The brain has a huge impact on our behavior, emotions, and how we show up in the world. There are three main parts of the brain – the neocortex, the limbic system, and the amygdala. The neocortex is the rational part of the brain right behind the...
Investing in Women is not Sympathetic
The Borski Fund has been around for over two years now, and we felt it was time to take stock of our experience as an investment fund that focuses on diversity and technology. In early 2020, we launched with millions of investment funds. Our own fundraising involved...
One Employer Sends a Clear Message on Sexual Harassment
Anti-harassment, -discrimination, and -retaliation policies and procedures are not just for show. These policies and procedures must be clear, strong, and, most important, followed. And the tone is set at the top. Leaders that ignore their companies’ own...
How Women’s Relationship with Money is Playing Out in Web3
Women have a different relationship with money than men do. This is seen not only in differences in our financial behaviors (and, of course, gaps in our earnings), but also in the confidence and transparency of our financial decisions. A Fidelity study found that 80%...
How to Get the Most Out of Your Local Startup Community
Launching a startup is an incredibly daunting task. Part of what makes building a startup challenging is that as a founder, you often encounter a huge variety of critical tasks that you’re experiencing for the first time. In my experience working with thousands of...