theSkimm Raises $6M to Smarten Your Inbox Every Morning

Journalism is dying! Wait, really? Because Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin just raised $6 million for their all-about-the-news startup. By Betsy Mikel (Editor, Women 2.0) Remember when each morning started with opening your front door, picking up your...

Parlez-vous Tech?

The co-founders of theSkimm share lessons learned from their struggles to hire a developer. By Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg (Co-founders, theSkimm) So we’ve been trying to hire a developer. Apparently developers are the cronuts of the tech industry—very...

Our Favorite Position Is CEO, Too

The co-founders of theSkimm reveal some of the less than enlightened questions they were asked while fundraising. By Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg (Co-founders, theSkimm) We haven’t wanted to write this one. But yesterday we were interviewed on NPR (!). When we...
What Kind of CEO Do You Want to Be?

What Kind of CEO Do You Want to Be?

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...
How Not to Get a Job at a Startup

How Not to Get a Job at a Startup

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...