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Investment perspectives, market analysis, and growth playbooks from 30 years of backing Founders. What we've learned, what we're seeing, and what actually works.
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Enterprise is Eating the Software World with Ed Anuff (Apigee / Google)
Have you noticed how many venture-backed software companies seem to be focusing on B2B these days, instead of say, consumer apps, or developer...
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Security for Startups in the Age of the Weekly Leak with Tony Gauda (ThinAir)
As leaks & hacks mount, security remains an elusive state for startups. And as Tech moves more of our life online, the startups that facilitate...
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3 Mistakes (almost) Every Startup Makes when they Grow
Tim Anglade, Executive in Residence at Scale Venture Partners: What was it called, portfolio operations?
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What a Seed Investor Looks For with Mike Miller (Liquid 2 Ventures)
Mike Miller is a Partner at Liquid 2 Ventures, a seed-stage firm started by hall of fame quarterback Joe Montana. They specialize in early-stage...
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Tim Anglade
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Thinking Bigger / Thinking Smaller with Justin Kan (Twitch/YC)
The Twitch Founder & YC Partner welcomes us in his house, and opens up about how he had to think bigger — and sometimes think smaller — on the way...
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Tim Anglade
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Founding, Leaving, Leading your Company with Dave Finocchio (Bleacher Report)
The founder of Bleacher Report (200M MAU, 2nd biggest sports website in the US), has a very candid conversation about why he and his co-founders...
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Hiring for Inclusion & Diversity with Sarah Nahm
The Founder & CEO of Lever goes beyond the tropes of gender diversity, to talk about Lever’s fight to get to 50% female employees...
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Top Tips for Startup Recruiting
Guest Author, Leela Srinivasan, CMO at Lever, shares the inside scoop for recruiting on startup budget
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Hey Alexa! and other ways voice is changing our lives
Key Trends Driving the Voice Revolution
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Virtual Reality: Ready for Prime Time? Or Gamers Only?
Will 2017 be the year VR adoption goes all the way?
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Cack Wilhelm
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How Millennials are transforming the tech landscape
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SaaS Metrics: The Growth Rate Mirage
How a SaaS Business Can Be Simultaneously Growing at 150% and 400%
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Jeremy Kaufmann
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New Demands on the Software Delivery Pipeline
An inside look at what the experts think
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Investment perspectives, market analysis, and growth playbooks from 30 years of backing Founders.
