5 Key Steps to Landing Funding From Your Dream VC

5 Key Steps to Landing Funding From Your Dream VC

When asking for money from a venture capitalist, remember that VCs are humans too. Sales are a meaningful transaction between two human beings, so the only way to raise money from a VC is to make it clear in your pitch that you are offering them something of value....

Creating Company Culture: It’s About Why, Not What

So you’ve heard a strong culture is key to building a great company? Ellen Leanse shares the how and why. By Ellen Leanse (Tech Veteran, Investor & Entrepreneur) Culture, it’s been said, is among the few things a CEO can’t delegate. It’s the glue that focuses a...
Boom! Tony Hsieh to Speak in Las Vegas

Boom! Tony Hsieh to Speak in Las Vegas

You can’t talk startups in Vegas without hearing from the CEO of Zappos! By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Think of Las Vegas and startups at the same time, and one company is 100% sure to pop into your mind. Yup, you guessed it — Zappos. Thanks to the...