Management Leslie’s Law: When Small Meets Large, Small (Almost) Always Wins Longtime entrepreneur and investor Mark Leslie on the inevitable truth that when small companies meet big ones, small usually wins out. Here's why.
Fundraising What the Seed Funding Boom Means for Raising a Series A Josh Kopelman on why raising a Series A is harder than ever, and how startups can adapt to survive the changing investment landscape.
Management The Arc of Company Life - and How to Prolong It Mark Leslie, longtime executive and advisor, explains how companies can prolong their lifespan by innovating at the right time.
Management Survive the Leap to Hyper-Growth with This Advice from Steve Blank Most startups die right before they enter hyper-growth. Steve Blank shares his perspectives on how companies can cross the chasm.
Management How This Founder Turned Slow Burn Rate into a Big Exit Location Labs' founder provides a template for a low-burn strategy that strengthened his company while extending its runway.
Management What Everyone Should Know About How Talent is Bought and Sold Mike Brown, corporate development veteran from Facebook and Twitter, explains how to win the talent acquisition process.
Engineering Head of Amazon Web Services on Finding the Next Great Opportunity Amazon's James Hamilton reveals the many opportunities for innovation nested within cloud computing.
Management Keith Rabois on the Role of a COO, How to Hire and Why Transparency Matters The two most important things a COO needs to do, from the man who helped build LinkedIn, PayPal and Square.
Management How to Make OKRs Actually Work at Your Startup Swipely CEO Angus Davis shares how his company deployed OKRs to grow past 50 employees and $1 billion in sales.
Sales From Zero to 10,000 Clients in Two Years Using Channel Partners Alex Rampell, CEO of TrialPay, shares how startups can land vital channel partnerships that open up doors to many more customers.
Product The One Tool Startups Need to Brainstorm, Test and Win At the heart of the Lean Startup movement, the Business Model Canvas can help early stage startups carve out a successful model.
PR & Marketing Positioning Your Startup is Vital — Here’s How to Nail It Arielle Jackson has experience crafting marketing campaigns at Google, Facebook and Square. This is her messaging toolbox.