Jul 19, 2016Entitled Millennial Seeks Know-It-All Baby Boomer for Unlikely PartnershipBy Kristen Bashaw, Director of Talent Development at PitchBook “By a show of hands, how many of you work with millennials?” The question was posed to a crowd of roughly 300 people, and the woman who asked it was, in a word, intimidating. Her hair was meticulously cropped, her dress…Leadership5 min readLeadership5 min read
Jul 11, 2016Launching a New Office While Maintaining Your Culture: 6 Things to ConsiderBy Lauren Widmaier, Customer Success Manager at PitchBook London When your startup’s growth scales and is ready to open another office location, whether domestic or international, it can be a whirlwind. First off, if you’ve just opened another office, congratulations on getting to this point. But now that you are…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Jun 28, 2016If You Build It, Creativity Will ThriveSparking creativity in the workplace — By Carly Cahill, Lead UX Designer at PitchBook Being creative isn’t always as easy as it sounds. One day you have 500 ideas, the next you’re staring at a blank screen for hours and hoping your boss doesn’t ask you for the mock up till tomorrow. We’ve all been there…Creativity3 min readCreativity3 min read
Jun 10, 2016The ROI of Employee DevelopmentBy Kristen Bashaw, Director of Talent Development at PitchBook The request sounded simple enough: write a “brief but compelling” marketing email that targets the unique pain points of investment bank analysts. Sure, I thought. I’ll get right on that — just as soon as I figure out what the hell…Venture Capital4 min readVenture Capital4 min read
May 31, 2016Startup KryptoniteBy Lucas Anderson, Associate Producer at PitchBook Founders are like superheroes. We love learning of their unlikely origin stories, their strange habits, and their super secrets that give them the strength and bravery to make the tough choices. Their companies stand against the rest of the corporate world as near-perfect…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
May 20, 2016The Value of a Cool OfficeBy peter.escher, Director of Creative & Brand at PitchBook Two things happened this week. I finally saw Episode 2, Season 3 of Silicon Valley and Geekwire held their annual awards for the Seattle tech community. On Silicon Valley, the Pied Piper gang moved into fancy office digs (spoiler alert: “gluten…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Published in HackerNoon.com·Mar 9, 2016Inside Silicon Wadi: Why VC in Israel is a booming businessOriginally published at pitchbook.com. Israel is a country of just 8.5 million people, roughly the same population as New Jersey. But the sliver of a nation on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea punches well above its weight in the world of venture capital, earning the nation’s tech-centric coastal…Venture Capital4 min readVenture Capital4 min read
