Announcing Rainbow Round — A Monthly Series of Inspiring Talks from LGBT People in Tech PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 28 2014

I’ve been at 500 for just over a year now. One of the things that first drew me to 500 is how many different kinds of people are in our…

How to Get Hired by a Startup (Even if You’re not Technical)

Joining the tech world might seem like a mysterious process, but I can assure that you don’t need magical powers, luck, or a blessing from Mark Zuckerberg to join a startup. Back in 2009, I was a completely non-technical…

500 Women — Funding #Flawless Female Founders

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Team 500 lives and breathes diversity. It isn’t just something we say in press to make ourselves look good, or a poster we put up in our office. It is in our DNA. When it comes to…

500 Adds Super Mentor and Bitcoin Honey Badger to Investment Team

In case you haven’t heard, we’re now DOUBLING our startup efforts by running simultaneous accelerator programs in Mountain View and San Francisco. It’s gonna be a lot of work (goodbye sleep!), so we decided to…

500 Takes Over the City of Brunch, Bikes & Burritos — Introducing Batch 8

After months of planning, picking startups, and drinking Blue Bottle Coffee, we’re excited to unveil our very first San Francisco batch of startups! While we love and adore all our companies down south…