Hosted by Greylock Partners and TechCrunch — For the fourth year in a row as part of TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco, Greylock partnered with TechCrunch to host an afternoon of career guidance, feedback and networking through Include Office Hours and the “Women in Tech(Crunch)” reception. TechCrunch Include Office Hours Founded in 2014, TechCrunch launched the Include Program in an effort to…

2017 was a year of considerable change. Across industries, people challenged the status quo and fought for equality and accountability. Markets that aren’t historically known for innovation, like trucking and financial services, were disrupted by new technologies (hello crypto!). These new technologies will fundamentally change the course of many industries…

Hosted by Greylock Partners and TechCrunch — For the third year in a row, Greylock partnered with TechCrunch to host an afternoon of career guidance, feedback, and networking with TechCrunch’s Include Office Hours and the “Women in Tech(Crunch)” reception. TechCrunch’s Include Office Hours During TechCrunch’s Include Office Hours, Greylock investors Sarah Guo, Matt Heiman and Saam Motamedi met with a total…

Startup Communications with Square’s Aaron Zamost — Forming a well crafted communications strategy is part action, and part reaction. It’s about developing and telling your brand story in a deliberate way, while at the same time understanding the macro media landscape and thoughtfully responding to the narratives about your industry. Aaron Zamost, the Head of Communications at…

We are at an exciting moment in time for technology. Secular shifts, including mobile and cloud, have created a unique opportunity for scale ups across all industries. Entrepreneurs are solving real problems with technology. Last year, the industry saw some impressive advancements in messaging, AI, and machine learning. Platforms like…

Creating a New Business Category at VMware — In the age of developer-defined infrastructure, where developers have decision making power in application and cloud infrastructure technologies, open source has proven to be a powerful go-to-market and distribution method for both startups and enterprises. Developers are always looking for new technologies to improve their productivity. For example, Docker has…

Keep Comms and Carry On — You are the founder of a startup. You get a call. “I am looking for your comment. I heard from my sources that your company is…” The reporter begins to fill you in on the piece. They are chasing a story leaked from a source (or two…or three…) and…

The Power of Platforms — When Facebook opened its API, the platform spawned a completely new way of distributing apps on the web. Developers now had unprecedented access and deep integration into many of Facebook’s core features, allowing anyone to sign up and start building. In just six months after opening up the platform, more…

Dan Portillo from Greylock Partners shares his insights (Video) — In today’s heated market, recruiting for top talent is more competitive than ever. Employees have more career options — which means that established technology companies and startups are often aggressively pursuing the same top candidates. For early stage companies to be successful, founders need to develop a thoughtful recruiting process…